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1980
s Dusty Rose Swivel Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Redding, CT
1980's Dusty Rose Swivel chair. Classic channel back barrell shape design .
Comfortable and good
Category
Vintage 1980s Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Chenille, Upholstery, Wood
Poul Hundevad Folding Chair And Ottoman
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Pawtucket, RI
. Adjustable leather arms determine the reclining position of the chair.With channeled linen seat. Signed with
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Linen
Pair of Hollywood Glam Slipper Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A pair of glamorous lounge chairs, with channel tufted seats and backs and button detailing. True
Category
Vintage 1930s American Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Post Modern Swivel Chairs
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of Post Modern Swivel Chairs. Nice channel back design for comfort. Rich velvet feel to this
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,800 / set
Overstuffed Banana Club Chair Danish, 1940s
By Slagelse Mobelvaerk, Viggo Boesen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
we love the combination of the velvet fabric with the channels in the back. The chair was re
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Beech, Velvet
Pair Curved
Channelback Floral Upholstered Wing Chairs.
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of uncommon curved & channel back wing chairs in a newer large floral print polished cotton
Category
Vintage 1940s American Wingback Chairs
Arts and Crafts Solid Mahogany Rocking Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
Solid mahogany rocking chair with channel in the back.
Really very comfortable.
Category
Early 20th Century American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Lounge Chairs
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Chicago, IL
Channeled tub chairs. Features tilt swivel solid aluminum bases. Upholstered in navy blue mohair.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$10,200 / set
Arne Norell "Ari" Lounge Chair with Ottoman
By Arne Norell
Located in Stamford, CT
Chrome-plated steel and leather channeled cushion. Ari lounge chair with ottoman by Arne Norell
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
$8,750 / set
Art Deco Slipper Chair by Gilbert Rohde
Located in Pasadena, CA
Glamorous slipper chair with channels in the back and round sitting reupholstered in a texture
Category
Vintage 1940s American Slipper Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
1940s
s Edward Wormley for Dunbar club chair
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large scale club chair, channeled dark brown mahogany frame with thick picture frame back
Category
Vintage 1940s American Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair Edward Wormley Leather
Mahogany Arm Chairs
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar taupe leather and mahogany arm chairs. Original channeled leather
Category
20th Century American Lounge Chairs
Pair of 1980’s Scalloped Swivel Chairs
Located in Redding, CT
Pair of 1980’s Scalloped Swivel Chairs. Fabulous cloud shaped channel back swivel chairs in
Category
Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$2,016 / set
Pair of 1940’s Danish Lounge Chairs
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Exceptional pair of 1940’s Danish cabinet maker lounge chairs. Stunning channel tufted green velvet
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Beech
$7,200 / set
Pair of Outstanding Swivel Chairs by Milo Baughman
Located in Pasadena, CA
Brass base and channels make these chairs very Hollywood glamour.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Swivel Chairs
Materials
Brass
Fabulous Pair of Pink Velvet Barrel Back Chairs
By Edward Wormley, Ward Bennett
Located in Houston, TX
Striking pair of fluted / channeled barrel back chairs. Chairs are freshly upholstered in a luxe
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Gilbert Rohde Style Chanel Back Swivel Chair Deco
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Westport, CT
Gilbert Rohde Style Art Deco Black Velvet Channel Back Swivel Chair,petite design.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Swivel Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Jay Spectre Post Modern Eclipse Leather Lounge Chair
By Jay Spectre, Century Furniture
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Century Furniture Company. This chair has a channeled leather cushion supported by arcs of light oak that
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Midcentury Swivel chairs with ball feet
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of channeled barrel back swivel chairs with dark walnut legs ending in nickel ball feet
Category
Vintage 1950s American Club Chairs
Early 1930
s Danish Deco Mohair Club Chair
By Slagelse Mobelvaerk, Flemming Lassen
Located in Oakland, CA
1930's Danish channel back lounge chair handcrafted in a solid wood frame with eight-way hand tied
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Wood
Early 1930
s Danish Deco Mohair Club Chairs
By Mostly Danish Furniture
Located in Oakland, CA
Danish channel back lounge chairs, circa 1930 Denmark, handcrafted of a solid wood frame with eight
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Beech
$6,800 / item
Hollywood Regency Pair of Grey Polka Dotted Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
Pair of asymmetrical channel-back chairs. Upholstered in a charming light grey chenille with darker
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Black and Ivory Vinyl Lounge Chair
Located in Redding, CT
Mid-Century black and ivory vinyl lounge chair. Channel back design with dramatic cream and black
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
PVC, Wood
Pair of Italian Lounge Chairs Attributed to Zanotta
By Zanotta
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of wide, deep seated lounge chairs attributed to Zanotta. These chairs feature removable
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery
Pair of Swivel and Rocking Chairs by Milo Baughman
Located in Pasadena, CA
2 chairs with channels in the back and bases recovered in the same fabric.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Swivel Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Karl Springer Pair of Sumptuous Leather Swivel Chairs 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of beautifully crafted swivel chairs with channeled solid mahogany bases by Karl Springer
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Lambskin, Mahogany
English Chippendale Mahogany Barrel Back Wing Chair, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany barrel and channel back upholstered wing chair with acanthus and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Danish Cabinetmaker, Banana Lounge Chair, Honey Sheepskin, Denmark, 1940s
Located in Manhasset, NY
modernist channel-back club chair, crafted by an unknown Danish cabinetmaker c. 1940s, features original
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
Charles Pollock Pair of cp1 Lounge Chairs by Bernhardt
By Bernhardt Design, Charles Pollock
Located in Highland, IN
The last design created by the late Charles Pollock was the cp1 lounge chair manufactured by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Chic Large Leather Club Chairs by Pace Collection
By Pace Collection
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of super chic large club chairs in channeled gray leather with polished steel bases by Leon
Category
Vintage 1970s American Club Chairs
Pair of Streamline Art Deco Club Chairs in Gunmetal Mohair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Machine Age style club
chairs with streamline details.
Chairs have horizontal
Category
20th Century Club Chairs
Danish Midcentury Wingback Lounge Chair Attributed to Fritz Hansen V
By Peter Hvidt, Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Super charming 1950s semi tall channel back lounge chair by Peter Hvidt and Orla Molgaard. Very
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Pair of decorator right and left tete a tete Lounge Chairs
Located in Ferndale, MI
Pair of tete a tete , channel upholstered lounge chairs
in the manner of Schmieg & Kotzian.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Lounge Chairs
Pair of 20th Century Italian Barrel Back Chairs in Cognac Leather
Located in Houston, TX
A pair of Italian channeled barrel back chairs professionally reupholstered in cognac leather with
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Leather
Vintage French Art Deco His and Hers Chanel Back Parlor Chairs
Located in North York, ON
Vintage French Art Deco his and hers Chanel back Parlor chairs. Classic Art Deco design channel
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Italian Club Chairs with Brass Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
barrel-shaped backs with beautiful channeling. The chairs sit on brass tapered cylindrical splayed legs
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Brass
Luxe Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Swivel Chairs by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
design in new smoked pewter velvet with a ruching channel back detail. These gorgeous chairs have a low
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Uncommon Pair Of Edward Wormley "Bucket Seat" Leather
Mahogany Club Chairs
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Edward Wormley for Dunbar taupe leather and mahogany arm chairs. Original channeled leather
Category
Vintage 1950s American Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Sumptuous Pair of Blue Velvet Barrel Shaped Club Chairs with Ottoman
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Luxurious blue velvet curvy comfy club chairs having channel backs, removable seat cushions and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Club Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Sumptuous Pair of Billy Haines 1940
s Slipper / Hostess / Lounge Chairs
By William Billy Haines
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each upholstered slipper / lounge chair having a channeled back over a generous seat all raised on
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Slipper Chairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Haus Koller Lounge Chairs Designed by Josef Hoffman Newly Upholstered - Pair
By Wittmann, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Chicago, IL
Mohair with a Gold/Blue Trim- Pair
These beautifully designed Art Deco style Channel back lounge chairs
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Upholstery
Rare Pair of Swan Leda Chairs Designed by Suzanne Geismar for Vermillion
By Suzanne Geismar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
designed by Eileen Gray and famously owned by Yves Saint Laurent. The chairs feature a channel back design
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Lacquer, Velvet
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Baughman Style Swivel / Lounge / Tub Chairs, Boucle
By Milo Baughman
Located in Manhasset, NY
pair of custom quality springer barrel back lounge chairs. Each having channel backs on sturdy
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Swivel Chairs by Milo Baughman in Platinum Velvet
By Milo Baughman
Located in New York, NY
Sophisticated pair of Mid-Century Modernist channel back swivel chairs by Milo Baughman in a chic
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Vintage Sculptural Wicker Barrel Egg Pod Chairs in the Manner of Eero Aarnio
By Eero Aarnio
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
This captivating pair of vintage wicker barrel chairs channels the iconic sculptural design of Eero
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Edward Wormley Desk Chair
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Wormley for Dunbar, channel back desk chair.
Original pea green leather. Tilts, swivels
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Eight Cal-Mode Walnut Dining Chairs
By Cal Mode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and channel-tufted backrests. Each chair bears the Cal-Mode manufacturer’s label. A matching dining
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set Four Chrome Dining Chairs With Rolled Ivory Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Outstanding set of four horizontal channel dining chairs. Possibly by Brueton, and evocative of
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Edward Wormley Executive Desk Chair
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Wormley for Dunbar Desk chair, Channel seat and back Spinneybeck leather with mahogany woof frame
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of 6 Black Leather Sling Dining Chairs, Italy 1980s
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of 6 1980s black leather dining chairs, channeling the sculptural minimalism that defines
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Luxury Costantini Pietro High Back Modern Italian Cherry Dining Chairs
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Chattanooga, TN
channel back may remind you of Frank Lloyd Wright’s famous Robie chair. Costantini updates Wright’s design
Category
Early 2000s Italian Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cherry
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite
Chrome Side Dining Chairs Newly Upholstered or COM
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage lucite and chrome Charles Hollis Jones CHJ channel back side dining chairs. Meticulously
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Charles Hollis Jones Hill Lucite 25 Available Chrome Dining Side Chairs Set
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
dining chairs. Original channel back orange upholstery will need new upholstery. I have more of these
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Incredible Highback Stainless Steel
Leather Lounge Chairs
Located in Phoenix, AZ
wonderful pair of high back channeled leather lounge chairs from Denmark circa early 1970's. Chairs
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Samuel Chan Alba Dining Chairs in Solid Walnut, Early 20th Century
Located in Faversham, GB
Set of four Samuel Chan Alba high back dining chairs, designed for Channels of Chelsea. In solid
Category
Vintage 1980s British Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1970s i4 Mariani for Pace Collection Lugano Leather Dining Chairs, Set of 8
By Pace Collection
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
the 1970s. Streamlined with rich channel-tufted leather, the Lugano Chair brings a modern aesthetic
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
1960s Rolling Desk Chair by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A sculptural barrel-back desk chair with original channel-stitched midnight blue mohair velvet
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
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Channel Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of channel chairs available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct channel chairs — often made from fabric, wood and upholstery — can elevate any home. Find 148 antique and vintage channel chairs at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 6 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Channel chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of channel chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency and Modern channel chairs are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made channel chairs over the years, but those made by Milo Baughman, Vladimir Kagan and Marcel Breuer are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Channel Chairs?
Channel chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,250, while the lowest priced sells for $465 and the highest can go for as much as $24,975.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
Questions About Channel Chairs
- What is a channel back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A channel back chair is a chair that features deep channels in the upholstery along the back. These can create a seashell-like effect. This kind of back may also be called a fluted back. On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage and new channel back chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To upholster a channel back chair, you will need to remove the seat and back of the chair, measure for new padding and upholstery and make specialized cuts and patterns for the channels. Upholstering channel back chairs is challenging, so if you’re not experienced in upholstering furniture, it’s best to take it to someone who is. Shop a selection of upholstered channel chairs from top sellers on 1stDibs.
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