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Pair of Antique French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Chairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique French Empire style mahogany and gilt bronze chairs French, 19th century Dimensions: Height 93cm, width 51cm depth 48cm This pair of French Empire style side cha...
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Louis Philippe Gold Bronze and Rosewood Parlor Chair, circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Louis Philippe gold bronze and rosewood parlor chair with red and gold upholstery, Circa 1880.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Four Chairs by Joseph Andre Motte, France, 1950s
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in Echt, NL
Set of four chairs in very good condition. Designed by Joseph Andre Motte in the 1950s The chairs can be used separately but can also be combined to form a four-seat sofa. They a...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Original Chairs in Lacquered Metal, in the Style of Jacques Adnet circa 1940/195
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Original set of 6 chairs in lacquered metal, in the style of Jacques Adnet circa 1940/1950. many gaps and wear to the lacquer. 1 table, a sideboard and 2 stools are also available...
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Zanotta, Pair of Grey Leather and White Lacquered Metal Folding Chairs, Italian
By Zanotta
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This pair of folding chairs is made of white lacquered metal with a grey leather seat and back. These are comfortable and easy to store as they can be fold. These chairs are Italian,...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Baroque Style Upholstered Armchair
Located in Marbella, ES
French Baroque style hand carved fruit wood armchair with typical neoclassical rock and plant decorations, gold leaf gilded and painted over in additional colours. Upholstered in gol...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Armchairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Jean Prouvé Model 305 Black Standard Chair by Atelier Prouvé circa 1950
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Jean Prouvé Model 305 Black Standard Chair by Atelier Prouvé Circa 1950 Rare and important mid century Jean Prouvé Model 305 Black Standard Chair by Atelier Prouve Circa 1950, in ...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 6 Art Deco Walnut Chairs, Brass Foot Clogs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 6 Art Deco walnut chairs, brass foot clogs.
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Brass

Jean Prouvé Dactylo Desk No. BD 41 Black Standard Chair Circa 1948
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Jean Prouvé Dactylo desk no. BD 41 & black standard chair Circa 1948 Rare and important mid century Ateliers Jean Prouvé Black Dactylo Steel & Oak Desk No. BD 41 circa 1948, comm...
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel

Brass and Red Velvet Chiavari Chair, circa 1940
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This Chiavari chair is all made of brass with a red velvet on the seat. The quality of this chair is a very nice. This is a French work, circa 1940.
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Vintage 1940s French Rococo Chairs

Materials

Brass

Eight Chairs by Pierre Cardin for Maison Jansen, 1970s
By Maison Jansen, Pierre Cardin
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Eight chairs by Pierre Cardin for Maison Jansen, 1970s Metal structure. Original orange velvet. Vintage condition.
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of French Mid Century Hand Painted Neoclassical Cock Fighting Chairs
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of neoclassical cock fighting chairs with lyre backs and swivel seats. Hand painted with bronze rods in the lyre. Seat height is 19inches.
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Vintage 1950s French Neoclassical Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pierre Guariche, Set of Four "Amsterdam" Chairs, circa 1953
By Pierre Guariche
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Guariche, set of four "Amsterdam" chairs, circa 1953. Metal and leather.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 6 dining chairs At Cost Price
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Set of 6 chromed chairs, seat and back covered with foal skin "zebra"
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Vintage 1970s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 6 dining chairs At Cost Price
Set of 6 dining chairs At Cost Price
$2,848 Sale Price / set
75% Off
19th Century French Hand Carved Wooden Chair Metal Ornaments Red Velvet
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful chair made in France, circa 1860. Special about the chair are the metal ornaments and the headline contains initials. The chair is fully new upholstered in red velvet.  
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Antique 1860s French Louis XVI Chairs

Materials

Metal

French 19th Century Child s Chair
Located in Round Top, TX
A delightful and charming child's chair from the South of France. Soundly constructed from richly stained pine and beechwood with iron supports. A wonderful accent piece for any chil...
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs

Materials

Iron

Vintage French Wicker and Rattan Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful French wicker and rattan chair on iron base.. Rattan in excellent condition. Chair sits upon a sturdy iron frame. Super comfortable. Great lines and classic design. Four av...
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Vintage 1950s French Chairs

Materials

Iron

5 Vintage Aluminum Armchairs, Gaston Viort
By Gaston Viort
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Salon de Provence - Gaston Viort 5 vintage aluminum armchairs of aerodynamic quality Manufacture of salon de Provence Circa 1930 Dimensions : H 83 x D 57 x L 50 Seat heig...
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Vintage 1930s French Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Python Medium Chair with Polished Kudu Horns
Located in Paris, FR
Chair Python medium with structure in solid beech wood, covered with natural python skin. With 2 pairs of Aries horns up and down. On the top option with black ostrich feathers or po...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Chairs

Materials

Bronze

6 chairs in lacquered metal, french reconstruction circa 1950/1960
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
6 chairs in lacquered metal, french reconstruction circa 1950/1960 seat to restore
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

French Empire Green Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Empire style (19th century) mahogany armchairs with bronze trim and eagle heads with green seat.
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Shiro Kuramata Sing Sing Sing Chair, circa 1985
By XO Design, Shiro Kuramata
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Sing Sing Sing chair designed by Shiro Kuramata circa 1985 in France Coated steel. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautif...
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Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

Fun and Decorative Side Chair, France, 1950s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
A lovely side chair of very nice design, in tubular metal with a black laquer finish. Raised on tapering, splayed legs. Curlicue detail and brass finials. Large round seta upholstere...
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Vintage 1950s French Side Chairs

Materials

Iron

1940s French Industrial Square Dining, Console Table
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940s French Industrial square dining – console table 1940s French industrial square dining – console table. An exceptional original piece in it’s faded original paint. The table ha...
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Vintage 1940s French Chairs

Materials

Metal

Iconic Metal Chairs by Joseph Mathieu Produced by Pierre Benite, Franche 1940’s
By Joseph Mathieu
Located in Milano, IT
set of two 1940’s vintage Multipl’s metal dining chairs in excellent original condition. Designed by Joseph Mathieu and made in Pierre Benite in Lyon. These chairs are an iconic part...
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Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of 760 Chairs by Joseph Andre Motte, France, 1957 for Steiner, Paris
By Steiner, Joseph-André Motte
Located in Beirut, LB
A beautiful pair of “760 chairs” designed by Joseph André Motte and manufactured by Steiner, France in 1957. Editions Sieges Steiner. The chair features polished stainless steel fe...
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Mid-20th Century French Bauhaus Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Dark and Lianes Chair
Located in Paris, FR
Chair dark and Lianes with structure in solid beech wood covered with natural hemp, paper mache. With natural lianes and with amethyst geode and citrine stone from brazil. Detail...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Chairs

Materials

Amethyst, Copper

Maison Jansen, Set of two chairs and a table, iron, circa 1970, France
By Maison Jansen
Located in Nice, Cote d Azur
Maison Jansen, Set of two chairs and a round table, Black lacquered iron and golden brass, With cane decoration, Table with curved base, circa 1970, France Measures: Chairs: depth...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass, Iron

20th Century, Chaise Beinaise, French Industrial Workshop Chair by Henri Lieber
By Henri Lieber, Flambo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A single, vintage French industrial iron workshop chair with metal framing and a wooden seat made of hand crafted Plywood, designed by Henri Lieber for Flambo, in good condition. The...
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Mid-20th Century French Industrial Chairs

Materials

Metal, Iron

Piraruku Chair with Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Chair Piraruku with structure in solid beech wood and covered with Piraruku skin from Amazonia, and with Aries and Ibex horns. Nails, details and finishes in solid bronze. Excepti...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Chairs

Materials

Bronze

Pair of French Louis XV Style Fauteuils, circa 1940
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of French upholstered Louis XV style fauteuils with brass nailhead trim, circa 1940.
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Set of Square Verner Panton Wire Stools, 1960s
By Verner Panton
Located in Echt, NL
Set of wire stools in very good condition. Black wire frame in the original lacquer. The seats are upholstered in a black faux leather. The stools can be stacked. We offer a v...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Metal, Metallic Thread

Vintage Retro 1950 s Pair of French Red and Blue wire chairs
Located in Markington, GB
Pair of French red and blue wire chairs.  Measures: Seat height: 44cm, height: 82cm, depth: 55cm, width: 52cm.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Steel

1980s, French Steel Design Sofa Chair
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Original French polished steel sofa chair with S-shaped patterns and zebra upholstery decorations.
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Late 20th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Iron

Dining Chair Black Nickel Stainless Steel Legs
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Dining chair Black nickel stainless steel legs Measures: W 47 cm, D 52 cm, H 82 cm Production time: 6 weeks.
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2010s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass

6 CH4 Chairs by Edmond Vernassa, Chromed Steel and Plexiglas, circa 1973
By Edmond Vernassa
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
6 CH4 chairs by Edmond Vernassa, chromed steel and plexiglas, circa 1973.
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

1950s Garden Furniture in Metal and Perforated Sheet
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Paris, FR
Garden furniture in metal and perforated sheet including a table, two chairs and two armchairs. France circa 1950 in the style of Mathieu Matégot. Table dimensions: Height 26.77...
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Vintage 1950s French Chairs

Materials

Sheet Metal

Flex2 Low Chair by Stephane Ducatteau, France, 2005
By Stephane Ducatteau
Located in London, London
'Flex2' low chair by Stephane Ducatteau, France, 2005. Signed All Ducatteau pieces are available exclusively from Decoratum and are To Order only. Please allow 6-8 weeks for d...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Chairs

Materials

Cut Steel

Typical French Design, circa 1950
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Typical French design, circa 1950, Thermoformed wood and lacquered metal. Stackable chairs Many blows and wear.  
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Coquetier Chairs by A.R.P. Guariche Motte Mortier, France, 1955
By ARP (Research Plastic Studio), Studio A.R.P. (Joseph-André Motte, Michel Mortier and Pierre Guariche)
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Extremely rare pair of 'Coquetier' chairs designed by Pierre Guariche, Joseph Andre Motte and Michel Mortier and manufactured by Studio A.R.P. (Atelier de Recherche Pastique, founded...
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 1960 Chairs
By Colette Gueden
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Iron and formica chairs from the 1960s.
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Vintage 1950s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

Set of 1960 Chairs
Set of 1960 Chairs
$1,162 / set
1970s Pair of French Wrought Iron White Upholstered Chairs
Located in Marbella, ES
1970s pair of French wrought iron white upholstered chairs.
Category

Late 20th Century French Chairs

Materials

Iron

Cadre Steel Chair by Stephane Ducatteau, France, 2005
By Stephane Ducatteau
Located in London, London
'Cadre' Steel Chair by Stephane Ducatteau, France, 2005. Signed. Don't be put off about the thought of sitting on a steel chair, this is perfectly proportioned and very comfortab...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Chairs

Materials

Steel

Vintage Set of Four Attributed to Mathieu Matégot Dining Chairs, France, 1950s
By Mathieu Matégot, Mathieu Matégot
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striking set of four vintage dining chairs attributed to Mathieu Matégot in his trademark perforated and lacquered sheet steel. Wonderful lightness to these, masterful use of steel e...
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Vintage 1950s French Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

19th Century, French Louis XVI Style Six Wood Chairs and Two Wood Armchairs
Located in IT
19th century, French Louis XVI style six wood chairs and two wood armchairs France, late 19th century Size: chairs, cm H back 90, seat height 46 x W 44 x D 50; armchairs, H back...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Directoire Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Set of Twelve French Louis XVI Style Ormolu Mounted Dining Chairs
By François Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine set of twelve French 19th-20th century Louis XVI style Belle Époque mahogany and ormolu-mounted dining chairs. The rounded and padded backrests and sides, surmounted with...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Bronze Stool by Anasthasia Millot
By Anasthasia Millot
Located in New York, NY
These elegant stools are examples of Anasthasia Millot's finely crafted objects. Anasthasia Millot originally studied fashion design in Paris, and her work with fabric has left a...
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2010s French Stools

Materials

Bronze

Handwoven Artist Chair by Cheik Diallo
Located in New York, NY
An architectural chair with a solid square form given the appearance of lightness by dozens of cut pieces of metal assembled by hand and woven in nylon fishing nets. The chair is the...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Modern Pierced Metal Chairs with Rustic Finish
Located in Hudson, NY
Great modern lines. Paint restoration an easy task and included in purchase if desired.
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Mid-20th Century French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Mid-Century Modern Silvered and Leather Chairs
Located in London, GB
These two chairs are designed and executed with the sleek, minimal design of French modernism. They are crafted with chic, curving silvered metal which takes an X-form. Between the s...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Shiro Kuramata 1985 Sing Sing Sing Chair XO, France
By Shiro Kuramata
Located in London, GB
Sing Sing Sing chair designed by Shiro Kuramata in 1985 in France and produced by XO, co-founded by Philippe Starck. Expanded metal, silver-grey coated tubular steel. In good ori...
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Vintage 1980s French Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Maison Jansen, Set of Six 1970s Chairs in Chrome Metal and Velvet
By Maison Jansen
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
set of six 1970s chairs in chrome metal and velvet.  
Category

Late 20th Century French Modern Chairs

Materials

Chrome

"Prisme" Bar Stool by Stephane Ducatteau
Located in London, London
"Prisme" bar stool by Stephane Ducatteau, signed by artist, France, 2010. All Ducatteau pieces are available exclusively from Decoratum and are to order only. Please allow 6-8 wee...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Stools

Materials

Steel

18th Century Invalide Chair in Working Condition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved beechwood, reclining, wing-back invalide chair in wonderful working condition. The frame fit with hand-forged, wrought iron handles and toothed arc to specify chair back ...
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Antique 1790s French Chairs

Materials

Iron

Six Modernist Art Deco Chairs in the Style of Robert Mallet Stevens
By Pierre Dariel, Robert Mallet-Stevens
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Six modernist Art Deco chairs in the style of Pierre Dariel or Robert mallet Stevens, circa 1930.   
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 4 Bamboo and Brass Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
This set of 4 bamboo dining chairs have beautiful green cushions and lovely brass detail. Made in France in the 1960s for the Galerie Portuondo in Paris. Dimensions: Full heig...
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

Bakelite Amphitheater Folding Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bakelite 1930s jump seat on steel base. Gun metal patina base.
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Vintage 1930s French Industrial Chairs

Materials

Steel

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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
    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 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 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.