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Early Alvar Aalto nr. 31 Laminated Plywood Chair
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Toronto, Ontario
An exceptionally early example of the cantilever chair nr.31. Also manufactured by the Huonekalu-ha
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Bauhaus B34 Cantilever Chair in Plywood
Chrome by Marcel Breuer, 1930s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Żory, PL
rare version with a seat and backrest made of plywood, probably made in the early 1930s. The chair is
Category
Early 20th Century Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Pair of Chiavarine Eclectic Chairs , Carlo Molino designer
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century unique and rare pair of Chiavarine Chairs, by Carlo Mollino in ebonized mahogany
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
George Mulhauser Bent Plywood Mid Century Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By George Mulhauser
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960's molded plywood lounge chair and ottoman by George Mulhauser. The chair features stylish
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Folding Chair, Beech Plywood, Revived Polish, Czechia, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Bauhaus Folding Chair.
Style: Bauhaus
Period: 1930-1939
Source: Czechia
Seat height
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Early LCW Lounge Chair stained red by Charles
Ray Eames, Evans Plywood, 1950s
By Evans Products Company, Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brussels, Brussels
abbreviation for the Loung Height (L) Chair (C) on Wood (W) Base. The all plywood chair was finally released in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plywood
$3,574 Sale Price
21% Off
Set of 2 Restored Bauhaus Chairs, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Plywood, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
extraordinarily well-connected, and his career intersects with important moments in the history of 20th-century
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Carlo Ratti Set of Six Chairs in Plywood by Industria Legni Curvati Lissone 1950
By Industria Legni Curvati, Carlo Ratti
Located in Cascina, Pisa
processing in Italy from the early 20th century, drawing inspiration from Michael Thonet’s techniques and
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair A.M.Luther "Luterma" Art Deco Bentwood/Embossed Plywood Chairs-Estonia/1920
By Luterma
Located in Beirut, LB
furniture manufacturing in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, celebrated for its high-quality
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Restored Bauhaus Armchair, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Beech, Plywood, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
extraordinarily well-connected, and his career intersects with important moments in the history of 20th-century
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Restored Bauhaus Armchair, by Mart Stam, Chrome, Beech, Plywood, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
extraordinarily well-connected, and his career intersects with important moments in the history of 20th-century
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Early Alvar Aalto
Hallway
Chair
Model 403
for Finmar
By Alvar Aalto, Finmar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finland. The chair features a honey toned birch wood with bent plywood seat and backrest.
Dimensions
21
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Set of Two Authentic Thonet Bentwood Armchairs, Austria – Late 20th Century
By Thonet
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of Two Authentic Thonet Bentwood Armchairs, Austria – Late 20th Century
This elegant pair of
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Plywood
Set of Three Thonet 1216-S17-B1 Bent Plywood Saddle Seat Dining Chairs, 1940s
By Thonet
Located in Miami, FL
Early set of three vintage Thonet 1216-S17-B1 dining or side chairs. Rendered in steam bent oak
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Bauhaus Armchairs, Mart Stam, Beech Plywood, Restored, Germany, 1930s
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Period: 1930-1939
Source: Germany
Seat height: 45 cm / 17.72″
Material: Beech Plywood, Chrome-plated
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of 4 Restored Bauhaus Beech Plywood Armchairs by Mart Stam, 1930s, Germany
By Mart Stam
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Set of 4 restored Bauhaus beech plywood armchairs by Mart Stam.
Style: Bauhaus
Period: 1930
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Early Warren McArthur Reclining Shampoo Chair, Custom Wood-Base Model, 1930s
By Warren McArthur, Warren McArthur Corporation
Located in Camden, ME
This exceptionally rare reclining shampoo chair was created by Warren McArthur, confirmed through
Category
Mid-20th Century American Machine Age Swivel Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 20th MCM Mr. Chair Lounge Chair
Ottoman by George Mulhauser for Plycraft
By Plycraft, George Mulhauser
Located in Topeka, KS
-20th Century.
There are chairs. And then, there are EXTRAORDINARY, iconic chairs such as THIS
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Thonet Chair HO. 41, 1905s
By Thonet, Michael Thonet
Located in Čelinac, BA
Thonet chair HO 41, restored in good condition. Designed by Michael Thonet.
Category
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Five Italian Side Chairs
Located in Albany, NY
Side chair from the 1930s with early example of plywood seat. Chairs can be sold separately
Category
20th Century Italian International Style Chairs
Materials
Plywood
$7,500 / item
4 Mid-Century Vintage Norman Cherner Chairs by Plycraft
By Norman Cherner, Plycraft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
" sidechairs made for Plycraft Furniture of Lawrence, Massachusetts. These early production chairs feature
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Upholstery, Naugahyde, Wood, Bentwood
Scandinavian Modern Early KEVI Task Desk Chair By Jørgen Rasmussen
By Jørgen Rasmussen, Engelbrechts
Located in Brooklyn, NY
: the better you sit, the more you get done. These chairs are a rarer early version KEVI that feature
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Early Grand Prix Dining Chairs in Teak, Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Denmark
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Brussels, Brussels
come by.
Early edition, moulded teak plywood, curved legs in stained beech wood.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak, Plywood, Beech
Arne Jacobsen Series 7 Child Chair, Orange, Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 2005
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Lisboa, PT
to one of the most important chair designs of the 20th century.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$947 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair early DCW Dining Chair in black by Charles
Ray Eames, Herman Miller 1950s
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brussels, Brussels
discontinued between 1954 and 1994).
Made of plywood, refinished in black (as original).
The Eames DCW Chair
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Plywood
$3,813 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique English Folding Chair Royal Military Interest Smith
s Lawn Windsor
Located in Norwich, GB
has been part of the history of Windsor Great Park.
The chair is made of cherry wood with plywood
Category
Early 20th Century English Campaign Chairs
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern LCM Chair By Charles And Ray Eames, Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
chair was designed by the duo in 1946 and manufactured by Herman Miller in the late 40s and early 50s
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Antique Set of Eight (8) Gustav Stickley Dining Chairs - W7468 MUST SELL
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
This is a set of eight (8) Gustav Stickley Dining Chairs from the early 1900s in very good
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Oak
$3,835 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Vintage Herman Miller Eames DCM Ebony Mid Century Modern Dining Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early Herman Miller Charles Ray Eames DCM Ebony Mid Century Modern Dining Chair. Item features a
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 7 Mid-Century Model 3103 Hammer Stacking Chairs by Arne Jacobsen, 1960s
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Hamburg, DE
early 1950s.
In contrast to the ubiquitous model 3107, the Hammer Chair is rarely found. Especially
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Eero Saarinen
Finnish-American, 1910-1961
"Grasshopper" Chair, Knoll Original
By Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
condition. No issues exist.
This chair is a very early model from Knoll and shows a beautiful patina to
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Birch, Plywood
Early Eames Bent Walnut DCW for Herman Miller
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A pair of very well grained early bent walnut plywood side chairs designed by the iconic team of
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$2,250 / set
Afra
Tobia Scarpa Two Chairs Mod. 121
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Two chairs mod. 121 by Afra and Tobia Scarpa
Italy, 1965
Manufactured by Cassina
Walnut wood
Category
Early 20th Century Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$6,672 / set
Set of 6, Mid Century Cow Hide Upholstered Bentwood Chairs by Thonet, 1950s
By Thonet
Located in Basel, BS
American Made, Mid Century Thonet chairs after Eames.
Stunning, very cool authentic Bruno Weil’s No.1294
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Cowhide
$7,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Black Oxford Chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark 1960s
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
back black Oxford chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, Denmark 1962. This is a pair of early
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Folding Chairs with Star Brand Advertising Theater Type Style
Located in Fulton, CA
Exceptional and scarce "Star Brand Shoes" folding shoe store fitting chairs. Circa. 1920's
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Chairs
Materials
Iron
Thonet Gebruder Vienna Gmbh No.56 Bentwood and Vienna Straw Chair
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Prato, Tuscany
contact us directly so we can offer you the best possible price.
Iconic and famous Viennese chair of the
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Beech
Jugendstil Otto Wagner Chair Beech 1902 Postal Saving Bank Vienna Thonet
By Otto Wagner, Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
- 1902 designed and manufactured 1904 / 1906 by Thonet.
The chair shows a perforated seat from plywood
Category
Early 20th Century Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Beech
1960 Thonet Bentwood Side Chair
By Thonet
Located in Wheat Ridge, CO
early-to-mid 20th-century European design. This piece features a beautifully sculpted, one-piece molded
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Mid Century Modern Walnut
Black Vinyl Executive Swivel Desk Chairs by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Lafayette, IN
of the most striking office chair designs to come out of the mid-century era! With its fantastic
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$1,399 Sale Price / item
53% Off
Otto Wagner Jugendstil One Chair Beech Postal Saving Bank Vienna 1902 Thonet
By Otto Wagner, Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
Jugendstil Otto Wagner One (1) Chair Side Chair Chocolate Brown Beech Postal Saving Bank Vienna
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Chairs
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Modern Vintage Black Office Chair by Arne Jacobsen 1950s, Denmark
By Arne Jacobsen
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage black swivel office chair, an early model, designed by Arne Jacobsen
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Pair of Glagow School Arts
Crafts Oak Bedroom Side Chairs by E A Taylor
By Wylie
Lochhead
Located in Leicester, GB
chairs from the early 1900s. Attributed to E A Taylor for Wylie & Lockhead. Made in Scotland. The chairs
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Four Thonet Chairs Attributed to Otto Prutscher
By Thonet, Otto Prutscher
Located in Vienna, AT
Set of four rare Thonet chairs attributed to Otto Prutscher.
Fully restored, upholstered with
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech, Plywood
Arne Jacobsen Series 7 or 3107 Chairs by Fritz Hansen Mid Century Modern 1964
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in London, GB
production models.
This highly practical early set of 8 dining side chairs are stackable which makes them
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Stella
Armchair / Fireside Chair
Art Deco Style
Green and Blue Wool
By Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, IDF
Armchair or fireside chair by Russian designer Dmitry Samygin
Plywood and metal structure. PU
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Spindle-Back Dunbar Model Dining Chair by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley
Located in Pasadena, CA
Designed by Edward Wormley for Dunbar in the 1950s, this dining chair features a spindle-back
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$950 Sale Price
32% Off
2 Midcentury Organic Modern / Sculptures/ Lounge Chairs, Frederick Kiesler, 1947
By Frederick John Kiesler
Located in New York, NY
Two Rare Organic Modernist Sculptures that also function as lounge chairs and attributed to the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Plywood, Oak
Norman Cherner for Plycraft Bentwood Swivel Chair with Cream Upholstery
By Plycraft, Norman Cherner
Located in Chicago, IL
industrial design. The molded plywood ‘Cherner Chair' became his most recognized design and is found in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
Canada
Lounge Chair in Paisley Fabric and Wood
By Tecno, Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Waalwijk, NL
orientation of the early 20th century. In the 1930s, he graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Plywood
Antique Theater Seats
Located in Oakville, CT
Antique Cast Iron & Wood Theater Seats
Overall Dimensions: 42 1/2" x 20" x 32 1/4" high
Seat
Category
Early 20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Iron
Set of 6 Air Chairs by Jasper Morrison for Magis, 1999
By Magis, Jasper Morrison
Located in Izegem, VWV
skin is applied for the seat and back, in much the same way as the earlier Plywood Chair uses a thicker
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Norman Cherner Pretzel Chairs for Plycraft - Set of Four
By Plycraft, Norman Cherner
Located in Miami, FL
Set of four early edition Cherner Pretzel chairs originally designed to by Norman Cherner for
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Plywood
MCM Plycraft Lounge Chair
Ottoman in Saddle Color Italian Leather Attributed
By Plycraft
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome Mid Century Modern (MCM) Style Mid to Late 20th Century Plycraft Eames style lounge chair
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Vintage LCM Lounge Chair by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller, c. 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Bristol, GB
Mid-Century Lounge Chair
An iconic design by the legendary American husband and wife team.
An
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Arne Jacobsen 3107
Butterfly
dining chairs Fritz Hansen Denmark 1967
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
for its sculptural form, comfort, and innovative use of molded plywood.
Each chair features a black
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Four Blond Wood Dining Chairs by Dutch Cor Alons 1950s
By Cor Alons
Located in London, GB
Set of four early 1950s blond wood bent ply chairs reupholstered in dark aubergine red bouclé wool
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wool, Plywood
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Early 20th Century Plywood Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of early 20th century plywood chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique early 20th century plywood chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, plywood and hardwood. Early 20th century plywood chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Early 20th century plywood chairs bearing Mid-Century Modern or Art Deco hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made early 20th century plywood chairs over the years, but those made by Tatra Nabytok, Thonet and Charles Eames are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,600, while they’re typically $449 on the low end and $9,600 highest priced.
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.
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