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Riviera Style Organic Vintage Six Rattan Lounge Chairs Gio Ponti Lio Carminati
By Lio Carminati
Located in Vienna, AT
Riviera Style organic vintage lounge chairs, armchair or wingback chairs from rattan designed by
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Lio Carminati Sedie Da Giardino 4 Pz Design Anni 50 Modernariato
By Lio Carminati
Located in Taranto, IT
Elegante set di 4 sedie da giardino attribuite a Lio Carminati, realizzate in ferro battuto
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Lio Carminati Sedie Da Giardino 4 Pz Design Anni 50 Modernariato
Lio Carminati Sedie Da Giardino 4 Pz Design Anni 50 Modernariato
$2,378 / set
H 40.95 in W 29.93 in D 20.48 in
Italian Caned Armchair Attributed to Lio Carminati, 1950s
By Lio Carminati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury Italian handcrafted high-back rattan armchair repainted black. The armchair has no defects and is in excellent condition as you can see from the images, beautiful design ...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Rattan High Back Chair in the Style of Gio Ponti and Lio Carminati
By Lio Carminati, Gio Ponti
Located in Wichita, KS
Vintage style round handwoven rattan, wicker high back chair. attributed to Gio Ponti and Lio
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Lio Carminati set of four chairs iron 1950s
By Casa e Giardino
Located in bari, IT
Set of four lounge chairs of Lio Carminati in white painted metal Italian production mid 50’s, the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wrought Iron

Lio Carminati set of four chairs iron 1950s
Lio Carminati set of four chairs iron 1950s
$2,762 / set
H 33.86 in W 28.75 in D 19.3 in
Armchair Biancamano in Rattan by Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Berlin, BE
Armchair Biancamano in rattan by Gio Ponti 1950s Gio Ponti & Lio Carminati 'Biancamano' rattan
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20th Century Chairs

Materials

Wicker

Armchair Biancamano in Rattan by Gio Ponti
Armchair Biancamano in Rattan by Gio Ponti
$1,799
H 47.25 in W 33.08 in D 31.5 in

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Lio Carminati wicker bamboo cane armchair, Italy circa 1950
By Lio Carminati
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
. Gio Ponti chose this chair design, by Lio Carminati (his former student), for this ocean liner "
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Vintage 1950s Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bamboo

Emanuelle armchair designed by Gio Ponti and Lio Carminati for Casa e Giardino
By Casa e Giardino, Gio Ponti, Lio Carminati
Located in Milano, IT
Poltrona in rattan di Lio Carminati e Gio Ponti per Casa e Giardino anni ’50. Utilizzata anche da
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs

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Bamboo

Pair of Italian Rattan Chairs from 1940s by Lio Carminati for Bonacina
By Lio Carminati
Located in Prato, IT
Pair of Italian rattan chairs from 1940s designed by Lio Carminati, edited by Bonacina. Saleable
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Lio Carminati edition Casa e Giardino Six Sweet Chairs
By Lio Carminati, Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid set composed of 6 iron chairs designed by Lio Carminati for the Casa e Giardino edition
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Iron

High Rattan Wingback Chair Designed by Lio Carminati and Gio Ponti
By Vittorio Bonacina, Lio Carminati
Located in Antwerp, BE
High Rattan chair, designed for the Cruiser 'Conte Biancamano' in the late 1940s. Produced by
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs

Gio Ponti Lio Carminati Midcentury Armchair "Conte Biancamano" for Bonacina
By Gio Ponti, Vittorio Bonacina, Lio Carminati
Located in bari, IT
This Italian handcrafted wicker high-back armchair was designed by Lio Carminati & Gio Ponti in the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker

Pair of Chairs by Lio Carminati, 1949
By Lio Carminati
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of chairs by Lio Carminati - Casa e Giardino, 1949. A wicker wonderland! May be sold
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Vintage 1940s Italian Armchairs

Pair of Chairs by Lio Carminati, 1949
Pair of Chairs by Lio Carminati, 1949
H 47.2 in W 31.5 in D 29 in
1940s Italian Caned Armchairs
By Lio Carminati
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Set of four caned armchairs, circa 1940s by Lio Carminati Wonderful curved shape with original
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Vintage 1940s Italian Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Cane

1940s Italian Caned Armchairs
1940s Italian Caned Armchairs
H 28.5 in W 26.5 in D 23 in
Gio Ponti and Carminati Bamboo Italian Peacock Chair 1950s
By Lio Carminati, Gio Ponti
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Wicker chair designed by Lio Carminati for Vittorio Bonacina, 1950. Carminati was a student of Gio
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Rattan Chair Designed by Lio Carminati, Edited by Bonacina, Italy, 1940s
By Lio Carminati
Located in Prato, IT
High quality rattan chair designed by Lio Carminati for the Cruiser "Conte Biancamano" towards the
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Rattan

Mid-Century Modern Italian Wicker Wingback Armchair by Lio Carminati. 1950s
By Lio Carminati
Located in Prato, IT
Wicker wingback chair designed by Lio Carminati, 1950. Lio Carminati and Gio Ponti originally
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wicker

Two bamboo chairs by Gio Ponti and Lio Carminati for Conte Biancamano transatlant
By Gio Ponti, Lio Carminati
Located in bari, IT
The model of the pair of armchairs, designed by Gio’ Ponti & Lio Carminati, is called Biancamano
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bamboo

Lio Carminati Set of Eight Lacquered Iron Garden Chairs Casa Giardino, 1930s
By Casa e Giardino, Lio Carminati
Located in Cascina, Pisa
An exquisite set of eight garden chairs in white lacquered iron, designed by Lio Carminati and
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

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Iron

Carminati "Conte Biancomo" Wicker Chair, circa 1950, Italy
By Lio Carminati
Located in Girona, Spain
Carminati high back wicker and ratan armchair. Designed by Lio Carminati. Designed for the cruise
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Rattan, Wicker

Fan Back Wicker Chair by Lio Carminati
By Lio Carminati, Vittorio Bonacina
Located in New York, NY
ocean liner "Conte Biancamano" Gio Ponti chose this chair design, by Lio Carminati (his former student
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wicker

Fan Back Wicker Chair by Lio Carminati
Fan Back Wicker Chair by Lio Carminati
H 48.5 in W 31 in D 29.5 in
Wicker chair designed by Lio Carminati
By Vittorio Bonacina, Lio Carminati
Located in London, GB
A wicker armchair designed by Lio Carminati and made by Vittoro Bonacina & Co, Como. Whilst working
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan

Wicker chair designed by Lio Carminati
Wicker chair designed by Lio Carminati
H 47.64 in W 36.23 in D 31.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Rattan Chair by Lio Carminati Edited by Bonacina, 1940s
By Bonacina, Lio Carminati
Located in Prato, IT
Mid-Century Modern Italian rattan and cane armchair by Lio Carminati for Bonacina, 1940s.
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Cane, Rattan

Italian Mid-Century Modern Rattan Wingback Chair by Lio Carminati for Bonacina
By Bonacina, Lio Carminati
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Offered by Amsterdam Modernism: Italian Mid-Century Modern rattan wingback chair by Lio Carminati
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Wicker Chairs designed by Lio Carminati, Italy, circa 1948
By Bonacina, Gio Ponti, Lio Carminati
Located in Vienna, AT
These High Back Wicker Chairs are designed by Lio Carminati circa 1948. The Italian architect Gio
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Rattan

Gio Ponti Lio Carminati Biancamano Lounge Chair in Cane
By Gio Ponti, Vittorio Bonacina, Lio Carminati
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Gio Ponti and Lio Carminati for Vittorio Bonacina, 'Biancamano', lounge chair, rattan, Italy, 1950s
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Cane

Lio Carminati Gio Ponti Wicker Bamboo Rattan Design Midcentury Peacock Armchair
By Casa e Giardino, Lio Carminati
Located in Brescia, IT
Lio Carminati by Casa & Giardino Italy, 1950s Wicker and bamboo cane Excellent condition.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Wicker

Figural Full Body Carved Teak Lioness Club Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular and unique find, these two figural carved teak Lioness chairs are front-cover
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20th Century Unknown Primitive Armchairs

Materials

Teak

Pair of Cane Chairs by Lio Carminati
By Lio Carminati
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of cane chairs by Lio Carminati.
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bamboo

Figural Full Body Carved Teak Wood Lioness Club Chairs, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular and unique find, this pair of figural carved teak Lioness chairs is front-cover
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Armchairs

Materials

Teak

Gio Ponti and Carminati Bamboo Italian Peacock Chair 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Lio Carminati
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Wicker chair designed by Lio Carminati for Vittorio Bonacina, 1950. Carminati was a student of Gio
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Figural Full Body Carved Teak Wood Lioness Club Chairs, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A spectacular and unique find, this pair of figural carved teak Lioness chairs is front-cover
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Armchairs

Materials

Teak

Pair of Figural Full Body Carved Teak Lioness Hunting Lodge Chairs
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular pair of hand carved teak lioness club chairs are front-cover-magazine-worthy and
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20th Century Organic Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Teak

Pair of Figural Full Body Carved Teak Lioness Hunting Lodge Chairs
By Pedro Friedeberg, Judy Kensley McKie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular pair of hand carved teak lioness club chairs are front-cover-magazine-worthy and
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20th Century Organic Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Teak

Pair of Figural Full Body Carved Teak Lioness Hunting Lodge Chairs
By Pedro Friedeberg, Judy Kensley McKie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular pair of hand carved teak lioness club chairs are front-cover-magazine-worthy and
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20th Century Organic Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Teak

High Wingback Rattan Chair by Gio Ponti and Lio Carminati, Italy, 1950s
By Lio Carminati
Located in Den Haag, NL
. Produced by Vittorio Bonacina, Como. Extremely comfortable Rattan high Chair.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bamboo

Pair of Figural Full Body Carved Teak Lioness Hunting Lodge Armchairs
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This spectacular pair of hand carved teak lioness club chairs are front-cover-magazine-worthy and
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20th Century Organic Modern Club Chairs

Materials

Teak

Set of Five Gio Ponti Dining Chairs for Casa e Giardino, Italy, 1942
By Lio Carminati, Gio Ponti, Casa e Giardino
Located in The Hague, NL
A rare set of five dining chairs designed by Gio Ponti in collaboration with Lio Carminati for the
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wool, Upholstery, Wood

Beautiful Pair of Chairs, Design Lio Carminati, 1940
By Lio Carminati
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Beautiful pair of chairs, Design Lio Carminati, 1940. Painted steel structure, reclining seat and
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Vintage 1940s Italian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Mid-Century Lounge or Club Chairs by Lio Carminati, circa 1955
By Lio Carminati
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century club or lounge chairs each featuring tight seats and backs with two button
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Steel

Fabulous Pair of 1950s Lio Carminati Italian Rattan Lounge Chairs
Located in Washington, DC
Wonderful large-scale pair of woven rattan lounge chair designed by Lio Carminati, some of which
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Vintage 1950s Italian Lounge Chairs

Green Wicker Armchair in the style of Gio Ponti and Lio Carminati | Large
By Gio Ponti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian style Kelly green painted wicker armchair with newly upholstered blue round cushion.
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

High Wingback Wicker Chair by Lio Carminati, designed ca. 1948
By Gio Ponti, Lio Carminati, Bonacina
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Designed by Lio Carminati for Bonacina circa 1948, this High wingback Wicker chair had been chosen
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Wicker

Rattan Wingback Armchair by Lio Carminati for Bonacina, Italy, 1950s
By Lio Carminati, Bonacina
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
This Italian handcrafted midcentury rattan high back armchair was designed by Lio Carminati in the
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs

Materials

Bamboo

Woven Rattan and Bamboo Chair
By Franco Albini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. This stunning sculptural wicker side chair by Lio Carminati and Gio Ponti is designed and accented with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bamboo, Fabric, Rattan, Wicker

Woven Rattan and Bamboo Chair
Woven Rattan and Bamboo Chair
H 46 in W 32 in D 29 in

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Lioness Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of lioness chairs available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique lioness chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using natural fiber, bamboo and rattan. Lioness chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Lioness chairs are generally popular furniture pieces, but Mid-Century Modern style is often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made lioness chairs over the years, but those made by Lio Carminati, Bonacina and Vittorio Bonacina are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Lioness Chairs?

Prices for lioness chairs start at $425 and top out at $13,595 with the average selling for $2,200.

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.

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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.