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Set of Four Lugano Dining Chairs by Mariani for Pace
By Pace Collection
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of four comfortable cantilever Lugano dining chairs by Mariani for Pace Collection. Cream
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern set of 6Armchairs+2chairs - Marcel Breuer Style, Italy 1980s
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mid-Century Modern set of 6Armchairs+2chairs - Marcel Breuer Style, Italy 1980s Wear consistent
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 6 Pozzi dining chairs by Augusto Savini, 1960
By Augusto Savini, Pozzi
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
The set of 6 dining room chairs is in excellent condition. The honey-colored wood of the chairs
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Set of 6 ‘Vela’ Chairs Designed by Enzo Mari for Driade, 1980
By Driade, Enzo Mari
Located in Athens, Attiki
A set of 6 ‘Vela’ chairs designed by Enzo Mari for Driade, 1980. A masterpiece of formal elegance
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Vintage 1980s Italian Minimalist Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

Eames 670 Lounge chair and 671 ottoman designed by Charles and Ray Eames for ICF
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Poltrona Eames 670 e ottomano 671 disegnati da Charles e Ray Eames per ICF su licenza di Herman Miller, 1970. Scocca in multistrato curvato e impiallacciato, base in alluminio, sedut...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Vintage Dining Chairs by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot Set of 4, 1970s
By Willy Rizzo, Mario Sabot
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 4 rare wooden and rattan dining chairs designed by Willy Rizzo for Mario Sabot.. The
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Bentwood

Set of 4 Lyra Stools Italia 90’s Wooden Bar Stools
By Magis
Located in Houston, TX
Italy’s most significant industrial design firms. Its chromed frame in tapered steel tube features
Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

1970s Set of Four Marcel Breuer Cane and Wicker Chrome "Cesca" Chairs
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Marbella, ES
Cantilevered tubular chrome frame with cane seats and back. Modernist, architect and furniture designer, Marcel Breuer, extended the sculptural vocabulary he had developed in the ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

A 20th Century Set Of Six Dining Chairs By Giotto Stoppino For Sim c.1960
By Giotto Stoppino
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An wonderful set of six 20th-century dining chairs, featuring a sleek and elegant design by Giotto
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Other Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Medea chair by Vittorio Nobili for F.lli Tagliabue Anni 50-60
Located in Milano, IT
Bentwood chair with enameled metal frame; iconic chair that has marked the history of design seating, produced by the historic Brianza-based company 'F.lli Tagliabue' since 1955, it ...
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Sedia Medea Vittorio Nobili per F.lli Tagliabue Anni 50-60
By Vittorio Nobili
Located in Milano, IT
Variante dell'iconica sedia Medea in legno curvato con struttura in metallo smaltato; presenta il marchio della manifattura. Sedia che ha segnato la storia del Design Italiano e prod...
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Group six Medea Chairs by Vittorio Nobili for F.lli Tagliabue 1960s
By Vittorio Nobili
Located in Milano, IT
Group of bentwood chairs with enameled metal frame. Iconic chair that has marked the history of design seating; produced by the historic Brianzola F.lli Tagliabue company since 1955,...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Triple Bentwood Chair Back 1970s
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Triple Chair Back 1970s Features 3 simple style chair backs. Flowing arms with drop in woven seats
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Rope, Hardwood, Bentwood

Single bentwood and metal desk chair
Located in New York, NY
Single bentwood and metal desk chair. View our complete collection at www.johnsalibello.com
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass, Metal

Pierluigi Molinari for Pozzi, 1970
By Pierluigi Molinari
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Chairs by Pierluigi Molinari for Pozzi 1970, black lacquered wood and restored seats.
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Dining Chairs in the Carlo Bartoli Style - Vintage 1980s
By Carlo Bartoli
Located in Mariano Del Friuli, GO
Elegant pair of bent oxygenated Oak armchairs from the Chair District ( Manzano considered the capital of the World Chair). In Carlo Bartoli style with ergonomic and very comfortabl...
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Abalone, Bentwood

Pierluigi Molinari for Pozzi, 1970 set of 8
By Pierluigi Molinari
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Set di 8 sedie disegnate da Pierluigi Molinari per Pozzi, 1970. Nate come sedie per tavolo da gioco, trovano spazio negli ambienti più raffinati ed eleganti, questa raro set è in con...
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Mid Century Modern Bentwood Bar Stools, Thonet Style Chairs, Italy 80a
By Thonet
Located in Lucija, SI
This three beautiful vintage Thonet style, Wooden Stools were made in Italy in '80s. They are made
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Art Nouveau Stools

Materials

Rattan, Beech

Bentwood and Rush Cantilever Chair Attrituted. Giuseppe Pagano, circa 1940
By Giuseppe Pagano Pogatschnig
Located in Surbiton, GB
A rare bentwood and rush cantilever armchair attributed to Giuseppe Pagano, the Italian architect
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Bentwood

Pair of Italian Mid-Century High Back Chairs with Bentwood Frames
Located in Troy, MI
Italian armchairs have been newly upholstered in a woven gold and taupe abstract stripe fabric
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Mid Century Modern Bentwood Bar Stools, Thonet Style Chairs, Italy 80a
By Thonet
Located in Lucija, SI
This three beautiful vintage Thonet style, Wooden Stools were made in Italy in '80s. They are made
Category

Vintage 1980s European Art Nouveau Stools

Materials

Rattan, Beech

Pair of Art Deco Bentwood Arm Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Having black painted bent wood arms and frame, with woven-rope seats and backs.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Rope, Walnut

Italian Stilo - Novo Pair of Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bent Wood Chairs. Reholphosltered.
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Bentwood, Silk

Italian Chair with Geometric Dark Wood Frame and Vintage Cover, 1960s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Chair with geometric dark wood frame from Italy, 1960s. The chair has been restored and was re
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Set of Four 1980s Costes Dining-Chairs by Philippe Starck for Driade, Italy
By Philippe Starck, Driade
Located in Antwerp, BE
A set of four beautiful elegant and timeless design plywood arm chairs with three-legged frame and
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

G23 Chair In Canvas By Piero Palange And Werther Toffoloni For Germa, Italy 1970
By Germa, Werther Toffoloni and Piero Palange
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Amazing model G23 ‘Hoop’ lounge chair, designed by Piero Palange & Werther Toffoloni in beautiful
Category

Vintage 1970s Armchairs

Materials

Canvas, Bentwood

Pair Art Deco Wicker Club Chairs with New Leather Upholstery
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Italy, this pair of wicker and bentwood frame club chairs date from the 1940s. We had them
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Upholstery, Wicker, Bentwood

Vintage ‘Andover’ Arm Chairs by Davis Allen for Stendig
By Davis Allen
Located in Raleigh, NC
rosewood with a glossy finish. Spindles wrap along the arms and backs of the chairs adding depth and
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Bouclé, Rosewood, Bentwood

Italian Bentwood Caned Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Fantastic set of 10 Italian bentwood dining chairs Newly caned seat Refinished in black ebony
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Set of Six Italian Bentwood Dining Chairs
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Great set of six bentwood dining chairs, Italy, 1960s. The chairs are very nice made from solid
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Bentwood

Set of Four Italian Bentwood Dining Chairs, Italy 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Set of four sculptural dining chairs, Italy 1970s. Beautiful bentwood frames in dark stained ash
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Ash

Italian Bentwood Cane Chairs in Natural Beech
By Cassina
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Set of four Italian beechwood dining or kitchen chairs in natural oil and wax finish revealing
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Beech

Set 6 Italian Midcentury Bentwood Chairs with Original Red Vinyl Upholstery
Located in Troy, MI
Set of six Italian beech bentwood casual dining chairs with original red vinyl upholstery, circa
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

8 Thonet Bentwood / Cane Dining Chairs
By Thonet
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A set of eight high back sculptural satin black bentwood dining chairs with woven back and bottom
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Early 20th Century Matched Pair of Classic Bentwood Thonet Chairs Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century Matched pair of Classic bentwood Thonet chairs Thonet seated in Vienna's straw
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Bentwood Prague Chairs, Model N.811 Designed by Josef Hofmann, Italy 80s
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Lucija, SI
Set of 6 black bentwood dining armchairs in style of Prague Chair by Josef Hoffmann. The set is
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Art Nouveau Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Beech, Bentwood

Pair of Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chairs, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Pair of midcentury bentwood or bamboo rocking chairs. Great patio furniture or garden chairs
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Bentwood

1 of 6 Italian Sculptural Lacquered Bentwood Dining Chairs, 1970s Italy
By Pierluigi Molinari
Located in Zagreb, HR
One of six stunning vintage Italian postmodern sculptural chairs, black lacquered bentwood with
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Classic Pair of Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Lounge Chairs after Carlo Mollino
By Carlo Mollino
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic pair of Mid-Century Modern bentwood lounge chairs in the manner of Carlo Mollino, retain
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Italian Armchairs with Architectural Bentwood Frame
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Armchairs, leather, lacquered wood, Italy, 1960s Armchairs in wood with cognac leather. The chairs
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Marylin Chair By Arrben Italy 1980s
By Arrben
Located in Čelinac, BA
Arrben Italy 1980s Chair model Marylin
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Luigi Crassevig ‘Dondolo’ Bentwood and Woven Leather Rocking Chair for Crassevig
By Luigi Crassevig
Located in Miami, FL
Bentwood frame rocker with tan woven distressed leather bands designed by Luigi Crassevig and
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs

Materials

Leather, Bentwood

Antique Thonet Model #10 Bentwood Rocking Chair; Salvatore Leone, circa 1890s
By Michael Thonet, Salvatore Leone
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This design, the Thonet Model #10, is an iconic curvilinear rocking chair first conceived by the
Category

Antique 1890s Italian Art Nouveau Chairs

Materials

Beech, Cane

Set Six #17 Thonet Style Black Natural Tall Bentwood Chairs by Salvatore Leone
By Thonet, Salvatore Leone
Located in Topeka, KS
Amazing set of six (four side chairs and two armchairs) tall back bentwood chairs in black with
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood, Paint

set of six Guglielmo Ulrich att. dining chairs, bentwood H shape, velvet, 1940
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Rome, IT
important set of 6 dining chair att. to Guglielmo Ulrich , circa 1940 bentwood wood at H shape
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Bentwood

Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue Desk Chair, Italy, 1950s
By Vittorio Nobili
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
Vittorio Nobili for Fratelli Tagliabue office or desk chair with rare swivel base, Italy, 1950s
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Italian Chairs Designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli, 1960s
By Giancarlo Piretti, Castelli
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
Two stackable chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli. The frame is made of polished
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Italian 1930s Fine Pair Side Chairs Curved Back Dark Carved Wood with Armrests
Located in London, GB
A 1930s elegant pair of Italian design side chairs/ carvers. Carved dark wood, curved back with
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Aesthetic Movement Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Thonet. A Vintage Bentwood Child s Rocking Chair with Cane Back and Seat, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Thonet. A vintage bentwood child's rocking chair with cane back and seat, 1930s.
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Other Rocking Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

Two Cantilever Cane and Bentwood Dining Chairs after Alto and Breuer
By Alvar Aalto, Marcel Breuer
Located in New York, NY
Interesting variation of the Classic Breuer, and alto chairs, probably Italian made circa 1970s
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Birch, Plywood

1970s Bentwood Dining Chairs in New Pendleton Blanket Upholstery, Set of Six
By Poltrona Frau
Located in Austin, TX
with bentwood frames. Off-white, red, green, black and yellow. Side chairs are 19.25" W x 19" D x
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wool, Birch

Arrben Italy Dining Chair Set of 2
By Arrben
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This elegant leather chair was produced by Arrben from Italy. It has a nice shape an the armrests
Category

1990s European Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Bentwood Dining Armchairs with Caned Seats by Salvatore Leone, Set of Four
By Salvatore Leone
Located in Wilton, CT
An exquisite example of fine Italian craftsmanship very much in the style of Thonet. These chairs
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Ash, Beech, Bentwood

Bentwood Rocker Model #10 with Cane Seat and Back
By Salvatore Leone
Located in Dronten, NL
Antique Thonet model #10 bentwood rocking chair. The maker of this early 20th century rocker was
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Rocking Chairs

Materials

Ash, Cane

Cesca Chair, 1980s, 1 of 3
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Cesca chair, 1980s Designer Marcel Breuer Design Period: 1920 to 1949 Production Period: 1980s
Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Mid-Century Italian Carlo Ratti Swivel Desk Chair
By Carlo Ratti
Located in London, GB
1950s Italian height adjustable swivel desk chair by Carlo Ratti in bent plywood with original
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass, Steel

Fully Restored Medea Side Chair in Medium Exotic Hardwood, Nobili, 1955 Italy
By Vittorio Nobili
Located in Grand Cayman, KY
'Medea' chair, designed by Italian designer Vittorio Nobili for Tagliabue, Italy 1955. Molded
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

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Italian Bentwood Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of Italian bentwood chairs available for sale. Each of these unique Italian bentwood chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bentwood and metal. Italian bentwood 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 Italian bentwood chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Nouveau Italian bentwood chairs are of considerable interest. Large Italian bentwood chairs can prove too imposing for some spaces, so the smaller Italian bentwood chairs available at 1stDibs — each spanning 14 inches in width — may make for a better choice. There have been many well-made Italian bentwood chairs over the years, but those made by Vittorio Nobili, Fratelli Tagliabue and Salvatore Leone are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Italian Bentwood Chairs?

Prices for Italian bentwood chairs start at $175 and top out at $38,000 with the average selling for $3,000.

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 Italian Bentwood Chairs
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A bentwood chair is a chair made out of wood that has been steamed and formed into its desired shape. The iconic No. 14 chair made by Thonet is a well-know chair made in this technique. There are many bentwood chairs for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify a bentwood chair, look closely at its back. With a real bentwood chair, an artisan achieves the curved effect by steaming or soaking wood and then bending it. As a result, you won't normally see any tool marks that indicate carving, and each curved component will be an individual piece that is screwed, glued or bolted together. If you spot the “Thonet” name on the seat, it's another good indication that your chair is bentwood, as the maker was famous for this type of seating. If you're still unsure about the type of chair you have, consider seeking the opinion of a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer. Explore a selection of bentwood chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024
    To identify a bentwood chair, search the piece for a maker's mark. Most often, you will find it under the seat. Once you have located the marking, consult trusted online resources to learn more about the maker. From there, you can find chairs similar to yours in online catalogues to gain more information about your piece. Another option is to have a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer assist you with the identification process. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of bentwood chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The Bentwood Chair was made by German-Austrian cabinetmaker Michael Thonet in the mid-19th century. His design is still popular with interior designers and homeowners worldwide. Shop a collection of Bentwood chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.