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Sculptural Chair in Bronze Patina Brass by Patrick Coard Paris
By Patrick Coard
Located in New York, NY
Patrick Coard Paris expands on his unique and beautiful sculptural object collection with a furniture line. The Caudal capsule explores creating organic lines and sculptural dimensio...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Brass

François Liguori Zest Lounge Chairs - Wicker/Rattan Original - 1988 - Set of 2
Located in Bishop s Stortford, GB
Pair of original Francois Liguori 'Zest' lounge chairs from his original production run in 1988. Designed by Liguori in the late 1980s and manufactured through his Pescatore entity ...
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20th Century French Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Hiroyuki Yamakado, 2 Cinderella Folding Chairs, Design, 1987
By Hiroyuki Yamakado, Porada Arredi
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of Hiroyuki Yamakado Cinderella folding stools for Arredi with new Faux leather seats. They are constructed of Black etching tubular steel and equipped with pivoting and anti-sk...
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

A-Chair in Graphite by Xavier Pauchard Tolix, US
Located in Shakopee, MN
Created in 1927 by Xavier Pauchard, the A-chair met with worldwide success from the beginning. It has been imitated but never equaled! Before becoming part of the collections at the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Design Mathieu Matégot Style Armchairs Perforated Metal
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
3 mid-century design armchairs in perforated metal from the 50's. They may well have been made in Mathieu Matégot's studio, wen you see it is fashioned with his signature "Rigitulle...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal, Sheet Metal, Metallic Thread

Baptisitin Spade Rare Suite of 8 Art Deco Chairs in Faux Macassar circa 1930
By Baptistin Spade
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Baptisitin Spade (1891-1969) rare suite of 8 art deco chairs in (faux) macassar with petit point tapestries. around 1930 All the chairs are finished with 4 bronze clogs; All the ta...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Set of 4 Chrome and Blue Lacquered Perfored Metal Chairs
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This set of 4 design chairs is very unusual and decorative. The chairs are made of chrome and blue lacquered perfored metal. This is a French work, circa 1980.
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Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Post Modern Oak Yellow Steel Small Sculptural Chair, France 1980 s
Located in New York, NY
Post modern tripod chair in yellow enameled steel with an oak seat and accents.
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Mid-20th Century French Post-Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Two French 19th C Folding Children s Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
We have had this model of garden chairs before, but have never seen them in a children’s size. Constructed of wrought iron and sporting a beautiful weathered painted patina with pale...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Iron Chair from the 1930s, Unusual Model, Great Patina
Located in Brecht, BE
A quirky, very unusual model of a French iron garden chair, can be used inside or outside, great charm!
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Vintage 1930s French Chairs

Materials

Iron

A Chair Indoor in White by Xavier Pauchard and Tolix
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Shakopee, MN
Created in 1927 by Xavier Pauchard, the A-chair met with worldwide success from the beginning. It has been imitated but never equaled! Before becoming part of the collections at the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Steel and Gilt Metal Hall Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Stamford, CT
An attractive pair of steel and gilt metal side chairs with black leather seats. Sold in pairs. Four available.
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Vintage 1970s French Neoclassical Chairs

Materials

Steel

French Art Deco Set of Four Dining Chairs in Red Leatherette Oak Brass
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Set of four dining chairs, leatherette, oak, brass, France, 1940s The strong, elegant form of the geometrical backrest with spindles, all executed in the finest oak is absolutely s...
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Iron Leather Lounge Chair with Extension
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Avant-garde leather and iron lounge chair with leather tied upholstery, wrought iron frame with pull-out foot rest; wood carved arm rests and bronze tassels at the top back.   
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Iron

Vintage French Industrial Steel Chairs
Located in New York City, NY
Pair of Vintage Industrial Slatted Chairs, France, c. 20th Century.
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20th Century French Industrial Chairs

Materials

Steel

Amazing "Set of 12 Chairs Art Deco ", 1930 France in Leather and Wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Luxury 12 Art Deco chairs in leather and wood. Year 1930 Country: French Materials : wood and leather, chrome studs Finish: polyurethanic lacquer Elegant and sophisticated 12 chairs...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Chair "bb" in Sand-Casted Metal with Polished Edges by Corpus Studio
By Corpus Studio
Located in PARIS, FR
The “bb” chair is part of Corpus Studio’s sculptural bb collection. The collection seeks to explore the limits between minimal and maximal, brutalist and glamorous, sensual and humor...
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2010s French Futurist Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Midcentury Plan O Hoffer Spider Chair / Lounge Patio Chair French, circa 1958
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fabulous Plan 'O' spider web chair designed by Hoffer of France, circa 1958, the circular tubular steel frames with a elasticated cord seat in the form of a spiders web, the chair ca...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

19th Century Carved Walnut Piano Stool, Black Forest
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century carved walnut piano stool, Black Forest in the shape of a faun, which is a mythological half human half goat creature from Roman mythology. The height is adjustable to u...
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Antique 19th Century French Black Forest Stools

Materials

Metal

Sedia1
By Julia Chiaramonti
Located in PARIS, FR
The chair SEDIA 1 is made by hand from a single folded stainless steel sheet. The few necessary welding seams are hidden yet visible inside the folding. The exterior of the chair is ...
Category

2010s French Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Sedia1
Sedia1
$2,907 / item
Elephant Chair by Bernard Rancillac, Limited Edition 37/100, 1985
By Bernard Rancillac
Located in Antwerp, BE
Elephant Chair; Fauteil Éléphant; Bernard Rancillac; Limited Edition; 37/100; 1985; 1980s; Bedside Chair; Side Chair; Lobby Lounge Chair; Reading Chair; Space Age; Mid-Century Modern...
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Vintage 1980s French Space Age Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Black Leather Metal Chairs, French Work, in the Style of Jacques Adnet
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
Pair of black leather and metal chairs. Circa 1950.
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Ten Jean Prouvé "Standard" Chairs, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Great early set of ten black "Standard" chairs, style 305 manufactured by Atelier Prouve in the 1950s. Offered as a complete set. Molded plywood seats and backs, bent steel enamele...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

1940 s Pair Of Original French Multipl s Armchairs
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s Pair Of Original French Multipl’s Armchairs 1940’s Pair Of Original French Multipl’s Armchairs. Designed by Joseph Mathieu and made in Pierre Benite in Lyon . These chairs are...
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Vintage 1940s French Chairs

Materials

Metal

1950 s Original French Multipl s Table And Chair Set - Blue
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Original French Multipl’s Table And Chair Set – Blue 1950’s Original French Multipl’s Table And Chair Set – Blue. Designed by Joseph Mathieu and made in Pierre Benite in Lyon ...
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Vintage 1950s French Chairs

Materials

Metal

1950 s Original French Multipl s Table and Chair Set, Yellow
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950’s Original French multipl’s table and chair set – yellow 1950’s Original French multipl’s table and chair set – yellow. Designed by Joseph Mathieu and made in Pierre Benite in ...
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Vintage 1950s French Chairs

Materials

Metal

French Mid-Century Red Leather and Steel Chair by Jean Prouvé for Tecta, 1980s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in MIlano, IT
French mid-century red leather and steel chair by Jean Prouvé for Tecta, 1980s Chair with steel structure and resealable seat. The seat is made up of a padded cushion covered in red ...
Category

Vintage 1980s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

4 Vintage Chairs from the Reconstruction Period circa 1950
By Pierre Guariche
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1950 lacquered metal armchair in the style of Pierre Guariche. Original fabric.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mathieu Matégot "Kyoto" Kids Chair, 1950s
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Mathieu Matégot chair for kids. "Kyoto" series. 1950s. Black lacquered tubular steel and peacock green upholstery.
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Vintage 1950s French Chairs

Materials

Metal

Garouste Bonetti Chairs, rare set of 6 forged by Diego Giacometti s ironworker
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Encino, CA
Garouste et Bonetti Extremely rare set of six chairs from the couple of designers, Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti. Ironwork made by Pierre Basse (Ferronnier), former Diego Gi...
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1990s French Chairs

Materials

Iron

Rare 1920s Wirework Garden Seat with Scroll Wrought Iron Feet Aged Patina
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A beautiful petite Garden Seat with intricate wirework detail, sitting on rivetted wrought iron scrolled feet. These early 20th Century examples are rare to find in such lovely condi...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron, Wire

Set of 4 Chairs Made of Iron in the Style of René Jean Caillete, circa 1950
By René-Jean Caillette
Located in CANGAS, ES
Conjunto de cuatro sillas de hierro apilables de origen francés. Divertida y ergonómica sillería lacada en amarillo y verde con patas horquilla negras. Se encuentran en muy buen e...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Iron

Pair of Chrome and Palmwood Chairs by Hubert Nicolas, France 1970 s
Located in New York, NY
Rarest pair of Hubert Nicolas chairs in Palmwood and chrome. Freshly re-upholstered with Bisson Bruneel Alpaga fabric. Please see pictures and condition comments below. This item wi...
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Vintage 1970s French Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mullca 511 Chair Designer Gaston Cavaillon, France, 1950
Located in Milan, IT
Group of metal and wooden Mullca 511 school chairs Designer by Gaston Cavaillon - manufacturer Lafa Aurillac. France 1950 ca.  
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Vintage 1950s French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern Brown Saddle Leather Bar Stool by DalVera 1960s
By DalVera
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid-Century Modern brown saddle leather bar stool by DalVera, 60s. French Mid-Century Modern bar stool designed and produced by DalVera for the ski resort “Les Arcs” in France in ...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Chrome

Antique Vintage 1850 French Adjustable Dentist Drilling Chair
Located in Markington, GB
Circa 1850 French Adjustable Metal Dentist Chair A fantastic mid-19th century French dentist chair, featuring a wooden seat and fully adjustable design. The chair is constructed of ...
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Antique 1850s French Victorian Chairs

Materials

Metal

Guillerme et Chambron, 4 Oak Chairs, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Guillerme et Chambron, 4 chairs, Edition Votre Maison, circa 1970.
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Late 20th Century French Modern Chairs

Materials

Other

Set of Four Brass Chairs attr. to Maison Jansen, circa 1950
By Maison Jansen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Maison Jansen set of four brass chairs, circa 1950.
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

Rattan and Iron Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French sculptural rattan and iron chair. Handwoven cone shaped rattan seat sits freely inside the iron frame. One of a kind, prototype chair. Very good vintage condition.
Category

Vintage 1970s French Corner Chairs

Materials

Iron

Rattan and Iron Chair
Rattan and Iron Chair
$950 Sale Price
47% Off
1950s Original French Bienaise Swivelling Workshop Chair Cream and Metal Frame
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s original French Bienaise swivelling workshop chair – Desk chair – Cream and metal frame 1950s original French Bienaise swivelling workshop chair – Cream and metal frame. The C...
Category

Vintage 1950s French Chairs

Materials

Metal

Planet Chair - Fabric from Lelièvre by Jean-Baptiste Souletie for La Chance
Located in FR
Planet bar is an upholstered high chair inspired by the distinctive silhouette of planet Saturn. The bar version of the original Planet chair offers a comfortable and practical solu...
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2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Planet Bar Chair, Fabric from Lelièvre by Jean-Baptiste Souletie for La Chance
Located in FR
Planet bar is an upholstered high chair inspired by the distinctive silhouette of planet Saturn. The bar version of the original Planet chair offers a comfortable and practical solu...
Category

2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Michel Mangematin Mid-Century Modern Eight Steel and Brass French Chairs
By Michel Mangematin
Located in Ibiza, Spain
This rare and exceptional set comprises eight chairs designed by Michel Mangematin in France during the 1970s. They feature a steel and brass structure, elegantly upholstered in grey...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass, Steel

Authentic Vintage Tolix A56 Armchairs in Original Paint
By Tolix, Jean Pauchard
Located in Woodbury, CT
Designed by Jean Pauchard in 1956, son of Xavier Pauchard who founded Tolix in 1925, the A56 armchair or “fauteuil” in French has become one of the most influential pieces of 20th Ce...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Steel

Set of Six Rare Authentic French "Model A" Tolix Chairs in Original Blue Paint
By Xavier Pauchard, Tolix
Located in Woodbury, CT
This wonderful set of six Tolix Model A metal dining chairs is in excellent condition and features its original lovely dark blue paint with a bit of surface rusting. Originally desig...
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of Six French Multipl s Chairs in Stunning Mottled Paint
By Joseph Mathieu
Located in Woodbury, CT
This rare set of six French 1940s Multipl’s metal dining chairs is in excellent original condition and features an amazing mottled painted surface of grey, green, red, and blue. Desi...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Sheet Metal

Stackable Metal Chairs, France, 1929
Located in Milan, IT
Stackable green, galvanized tin chairs, from Joseph Mathieu, for Multipl’s. France 1929 ca. Can be purchased separately 500 euro each.
Category

Vintage 1930s French Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Raoul Guys Antony , Chairs Designed for Cite University, Paris , 1954
By Raoul Guys
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
Rare and important pair of Raoul Guys 'Antony' chairs designed in 1954 for the world famous 'Cite' university's 'Jean Zay / Antony' residence 'in Paris . This stunning design was pro...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

1925 Robert Mallet-Stevens Chair, Made in France
By Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in Milan, IT
Astonishing Robert Mallet-Stevens chair in perfect condition, France, 1925. This is a museum piece.
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Iron

Garden Set in Cast Iron and Wood, France, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Garden furniture consisting of a small sofa and two armchairs. Cast iron and wood, France around 1930. Bench: Height: 29.53 in Width: 51.2 in Depth: 26.4 in Seat height: 16.14 in ...
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Vintage 1930s French Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Iron

Jacques Adnet, Original Chair, 1955
Located in Encino, CA
Jacques Adnet ( 1901-1984) Original chair in black lacquered metal and faux-leather camel color upholstery and vinyl piping. Original condition.   
Category

Vintage 1950s French Chairs

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern French Wood, Chromed Metal and Black Leather Bar Stool, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing barstool in wood, chromed metal and black leather with footrest. This fantastic item was designed in France during the 1930s. The piece is fantastic because of the mix of ...
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Stools

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Jacques Adnet Chairs for Air France, France 1960’s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Rare chairs for the Air France lounge by Jacques Adnet. The legs can be attached forward or back facing. Original upholstery. Sold in pairs, two pairs available.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

1940 s Original French Multipl s Arm Chair, Green
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s original French multipl’s arm chair – green 1940’s original French multipl’s arm chair– dark green. Designed by Joseph Mathieu and made in Pierre Benite in Lyon. This chair i...
Category

Vintage 1940s French Chairs

Materials

Metal

"Cadre" Chair
By Stephane Ducatteau
Located in London, London
Brutalist chair in steel with a smooth waxed finish. Stephane Ducatteau's pieces are sculptural and yet ergonomic and functional. He uses a range of metal treatments to achieve a glo...
Category

2010s French Brutalist Chairs

Materials

Steel

"Cadre" Chair
"Cadre" Chair
$4,575 / item
Set of Four Vintage Tolix Café Chairs by Xavier Pauchard
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in Stockton, NJ
A set of four original Tolix bistro café chairs designed by Xavier Pauchard. Wonderful patina and red paint to each.
Category

Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of French 1920s Iron Chairs
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant and unusual pair of wrought iron chairs with a graceful line, and original, distressed paint.
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Early 20th Century French Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Iron

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French Metal Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of french metal chairs available on 1stDibs. There are 3175 antique and vintage french metal chairs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 241 modern editions to choose from as well. There are all kinds of french metal chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. French metal chairs bearing mid-century modern or modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. French metal chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Pierre Guariche, Jacques Adnet and Charlotte Perriand are consistently popular.

How Much are French Metal Chairs?

Prices for french metal chairs start at $65 and top out at $1,500,000 with the average selling for $3,398.

Finding the Right Chairs for You

Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?

With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.

“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.

Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.

“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames

Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.

The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office. 

A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today. 

Questions About French Metal Chairs
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    French chairs are called bergère. Bergères have an upholstered back and armrests with wooden exposed framing. Bergère continues to be a popular style that adds an elegant touch to any room. You’ll find a selection of antique chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A French berère chair is a style of chair with an upholstered back and armrests. These French-style chairs are crafted to be wider than standard chairs with comfort in mind. You’ll find a variety of French berère chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    The term French-style chair usually refers to one of two styles of chairs. The first is an upholstered armchair with an exposed wood frame, and the other is a cane chair with loose seat cushions. Both types of French-style chairs are also called bergères. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of bergères from some of the world’s top boutiques.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    What French bistro chairs are made of varies. Introduced during the 19th century, many French bistro chairs feature a frame made of aluminum or wrought iron, while the seat cushions and backrests of these furnishings are frequently made of rattan. This type of chair became especially popular in the busy cafes of Paris during the 1920s. On 1stDibs, find a selection of bistro chairs.