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Set of Four Venetian Grotto Shell Back Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of four Venetian Grotto shell back chairs.
Dimensions: 24.5" W x 24" x 39" T,
seat height
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
$2,400 / set
Set of 12 Neoclassical Style Grotto Palm Leaf Dining Chair by Tropitone
Located in Van Nuys, CA
for an additional charge.
Neoclassical Style Grotto Garden Chairs
These chairs closely follow the
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Two Italian Grotto Style Armchairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
Set of two Grotto Style beautifully carved armchairs. The chairs feature shell and dolphin motifs
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Chairs
Materials
Wood
$3,800 / set
Vintage Regency Carved Grotto Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your dining space with this stunning set of six vintage carved grotto dining chairs
Category
Late 20th Century American Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Four Brown Jordan Grotto Style Aluminum Shell Chairs
By Brown Jordan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of four Brown Jordan Grotto style cast aluminum shell back chairs newly powder coated in light
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Eight Venetian Grotto Style Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Venetian grotto style. The set consists of six side chairs and two host chairs measuring 25 inches wide
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Brown Jordan Style Shell Form Grotto Inspired Outdoor Dining Chairs, Set of 4
By Brown Jordan
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a set of Brown Jordan style cast aluminum shell form grotto style outdoor dining chairs
Category
Vintage 1980s American Other Side Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set of Eight Polished Venetian Grotto Style Aluminum Shell Dining Chairs
By Brown Jordan
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of eight polished Venetian grotto style aluminum shell dining chairs. Price is for the set of
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Set 6 Paint Decorated Serge Roche Style Grotto Shell Dining Chairs
By Serge Roche
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a stunning set of 6 Grotto shell style chairs in the manner of Serge Roche in a painted
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Coastal Venetian Shell Back Carved Grotto Armchair - Hollywood Regency
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
wood. The back resembles a Venetian Grotto shell. It has paw arms and splayed legs. It is upholstered
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Maitland Smith Painted Grotto Shell Armchairs or Dining Chairs in Pink and Green
By Maitland Smith
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An exquisite pair of hand-painted grotto armchairs by Maitland Smith. This pair will be an
Category
20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Fantastic Italian Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Grotto Revolving Music Stool
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fantastic Italian antique Victorian carved walnut Grotto revolving music stool having a fantastic
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Swivel Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Walnut Shell Back Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Italian regency pair of walnut shell back armchairs or dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Shell Grotto Garden Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Rare composite chair with unique form and original patina.
Category
20th Century American Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Composition
Vintage Primitive Naturalistic Ironwood Table And Chair Set, Rustic Garden
Located in Bristol, GB
(Eusideroxylon Zwageri) in their most naturalistic forms to create an almost grotto-style table and two-chair set
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive Chairs
Materials
Wood
Silver Gilt Venetian Scallop Shell Side Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Single grotto style side chair, having a silver gilt finish showing natural wear, its back hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Shell Grotto Garden Chair, 20th Century
Located in Culver City, CA
Shell grotto garden chair, 20th century
Rare composite chair with unique form and original
Category
20th Century English Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Composition
Jacob
Josef Kohn Bentwood Mazowia Thonet Style Cafe Bistro Chairs Poland, 1910
By Jacob
Josef Kohn, Mazowia, Thonet
Located in Southampton, NJ
Set of 4 Grotto style bentwood chairs marked with Mazowia as the maker. Chairs feature bentwood
Category
Early 20th Century Polish Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Bentwood
Set of Eight Shell Back Dining Chairs
By Brown Jordan
Located in Stamford, CT
Measures: 18.5 seat height, 18.25 back width.
Two sets of four grotto shell back dining chairs.
Category
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$4,800 / set
Bentwood Embossed Shell Mazowia Cafe Chair in the Style of Thonet Poland, 1910
By Mazowia
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Grotto style bentwood chair marked with Mazowia as the maker. Chair features bentwood back with
Category
20th Century Polish Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Wood
Antique Venetian Grotto Music Chair Stool, Circa 1880
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique North Italian walnut and parcel gilt Venetian grotto music stool, with
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Stools
Vintage Coastal Hand Carved Grotto Arm Chairs, a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fantastic vintage Coastal dining arm chairs. A pair of the iconic Grotto shape. Acquired from a
Category
Late 20th Century North American Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Venetian Silver Gilt 19thC Grotto Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
These rare early 19thC grotto arm chairs have a carved seashell back and seat. The arms are carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Vermeil, Silver
Pair Italian Grotto Arm Chairs In Walnut With Suede Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
brass nailheads, these chairs were made in Italy for Bamberger's department store.
Category
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Suede
Brown Jordan Grotto Shell Back Dining Chairs Table Patio Sunbrella Fabric
By Brown Jordan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage Brown Jordan Grotto 5-piece patio set which includes 4 dining chairs, table base, and round
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair Ebonized Wood Grotto Bar Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
Terrific pair of wooden grotto tall chairs, hand carved and ebonized, with circular brass
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Stools
Materials
Brass
Brown Jordan Five-Piece Grotto Shell Back Metal Dining Table Chairs Patio Set
By Brown Jordan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Brown Jordan Vintage Grotto set five-piece which includes round dining table with glass top and
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Metal
Pair Of Ebonized Wood Grotto Bar Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
Terrific pair of wooden grotto tall chairs, hand carved and ebonized, with circular brass
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Stools
Materials
Brass
Brown Jordan Grotto Shell 5-Piece Patio Dining Set Table Chairs Newly Restored
By Brown Jordan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely 5-piece Brown Jordan grotto patio set. This includes 4 chairs and table base. Glass top is
Category
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Metal
Brown Jordan Grotto Style Shell 5-Piece Patio Dining Set Table Chairs Restored
By Brown Jordan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely 5-piece Brown Jordan grotto style patio set. This includes 4 shell back chairs and matching
Category
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair Shell Back Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair of chairs in the "grotto" style. Nicely carved shell back. Graceful legs.
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Italian Inlaid Game Table and Four Shell Back Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Stunning Italian game table together with four wood carved shell back grotto style chairs. Chairs
Category
20th Century Italian Game Tables
ANTIQUE CRADLE
Located in valatie, NY
"Fantasy Furniture." The first example of grotto furniture is a chair that dates to the late 17th century
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Beds and Bed Frames
1930s Venetian Grotto Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved and painted, parcel gilt, Venetian grotto chair with faux drapery and tassels.
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Stools
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian Mid-Century Silver Clam-Shell Grotto Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian carved wood grotto chair, in shell and dolphin motif, from the mid 20th century. This
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Rare Italian Shellback Grotto Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ornate walnut grotto chair with carved dolphin arms and shell back.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Maitland Smith Carved Grotto Chair with Dolphin Arms
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful carved grotto chair by Maitland Smith.
A Pair of silver leafed dolphins sit either side
Category
Vintage 1980s Philippine Chairs
Materials
Silver Leaf
Set of Four Ebonized Wood Venetian Grotto Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of four Italian wood grotto chairs, hand-carved and ebonized. Upholstered in a dark charcoal
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Lacquer, Upholstery
Set of Six Extraordinary Gilded Grotto Chairs by David Barrett
By David Barrett
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Set of six hand-carved gilded wood grotto chairs, open clam shell motif by David Barrett for Circa
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Gold Leafed Venetian Grotto Chairs, circa 1950
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a great pair of iconic, circa 1950 Venetian gold leafed grotto chairs. The chairs are newly
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Side Chairs
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Midcentury Painted and Silver Gilt Italian Grotto Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
A midcentury painted and silver gilt Grotto chair with hand carved dolphin legs and arms.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Gilded Shell Grotto Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A 20th century gilded Italian shell back chair newly upholstered in a creamy Alpaca velvet. Two
Category
20th Century Italian Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Beech
Giacometti Style Sculptural Grotto Chair
By Diego Giacometti
Located in Dallas, TX
Grotto Side chair in the manner of Giacometti.
Leather seat with a decorative leather trim.
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Iron
Silver Gilded Shell Grotto Chair
Located in Houston, TX
A 20th century silver gilded Italian shell back chair newly upholstered in a white creamy low pile
Category
20th Century Italian Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Beech
Set of Four Venetian Grotto Chairs
Located in Denton, TX
Carved wood shell back dining chairs.
Category
20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Italian Carved Wood Grotto Chair Clam Sea Shell and Full Dolphin Arms
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian carved wood grotto chair clam sea shell and full dolphin arms. Item features hand
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Italian 19th Century Grotto Chair
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning 19th century Venetian Grotto armchair in giltwood. Hand-carved with the seat and back in
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Late 19th c. Venetian Polychrome and Gilded Shell Top Grotto Chair
By Pauly et Cie
Located in San Francisco, CA
chair of this type, attributed to Pauly & Cie, Venice,
Third Quater 19th Century.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Side Chairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Six Tropitone Fan Shell Back Grotto Chairs Patio Sunroom Cast Aluminium Set
By Tropitone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of six vintage fan or shell back Grotto style dining chairs by Tropitone. Item features fan or
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair Italian Grotto Silver Parcel Gilt Wood Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
An iconic pair of 20th Century silver gold Italian giltwood grotto chairs with clamshell seat and
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Spectacular Venetian Hand Painted Grotto Shell Chair Italian
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This is a beautiful original example of the Italian grotto chair.
It retains it's original hand
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Baroque Revival Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Eight Italian Creamy Glazed Wood Grotto Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant set of eight Italian limed fruit wood grotto chairs with striped cream silk upholstered
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Sublime Set of 6 Vintage Italian Walnut Grotto Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sublime newly restored rich carved walnut shell back Grotto chairs newly upholstered in an elegant
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
The Monumental Grotto Garden Oyster Chair
Located in Banbury, GB
An exceptional carved teak garden/Grotto chair. The large back carved stylistically in the form of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Six Dining Chairs 1910 Art Nouveau Art Deco Rare Find Hollywood Grotto
Located in Labrit, Landes
Six dining chairs, circa 1910 Art Nouveau Art Deco
Italian inspiration from antique grotto chairs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Pair of Venetian Style Grotto Pedestals or Side Tables
Located in East Hampton, NY
Unique and rare pair of Venetian style grotto chairs with tripod bases and carved silvered sea
Category
Mid-20th Century Pedestals
Materials
Wood
Antique Venetian Grotto Armchairs
By Pauly et Cie
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of antique Venetian grotto chairs with well detailed carved dolphin arms / shell backs / conch
Category
Antique 1890s Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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Grotto Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal grotto chair for your home. Each grotto chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and fabric. If you’re shopping for a grotto chair, we have 258 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the grotto chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right grotto chair, those designed in Hollywood Regency, Rococo and Baroque styles are of considerable interest. Brown Jordan, Maitland Smith and Tropitone each produced at least one beautiful grotto chair that is worth considering.
How Much is a Grotto Chair?
A grotto chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,325, while the lowest priced sells for $360 and the highest can go for as much as $120,082.
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.
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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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