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Set of Six "Tongue" Chairs, Joseph-André Motte for Steiner, France 1954
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in Paris, FR
Set of six chairs model 771 (said "tongue chair") by Joseph Andre Motte for Steiner. Circa 1954.
Redone and recently covered with Bergamo fabric by Bisson Bruneel.
Bases in origina...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Chairs
Materials
Metal
Chairs
Z
Pair Lucite Plexiglass Cantilever Gerrit Rietveld Mid-Century Modern
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A PAIR OF VINTAGE, LUCITE OR PLEXIGLASS, CANTILEVER, ‘Z’ CHAIRS
- Stylish minimalist design with distinctive low backs creating suitability for different functions: seating, occasio...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Lucite
Pair of Mies van der Rohe Tubular Chrome Brno Chairs by Knoll
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Knoll
Located in Hanover, MA
Designed in 1930 for the Tugendhat house in Brno, Czechoslovakia, the Brno chair is in the Pantheon of modern design icons. The cantilevered frame is a single piece of tubular chrome...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Bauhaus Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Set of 2 Miroslav Navratil Easy Chairs in Original Fabric, Czech Republic, 1960
By Miroslav Navratil
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of 2 Miroslav Navratil Easy Chairs in Original Fabric, Czech Republic, 1960
An iconic pair of easy chairs designed by Miroslav Navratil and produced by Cesky Nabytek in the form...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Beech
Miroslav Navratil Easy Chairs in Original Green
Red Fabric, 1960
By Miroslav Navratil
Located in Almelo, NL
Miroslav Navratil easy chairs in original fabric 1960.
Lovely set of two easy chairs by Miroslav Navratil, manufactured in Czech by Cesky Nabytek circa 1960. These chairs have a b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Beech
Vintage Mid-Century Postmodern Minimalist Leather Rocking Chair by Takeshi Nii
By Takeshi Nii
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This folding modern rocking chair was designed by Takeshi Nii during the 1950s. It has a black leather upholstered and aluminum frame on wooden sleds. This folding model is easy to s...
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Minimalist Rocking Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$1,819 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Wrought Iron chairs by José Zanine Caldas, Brazil, 1950s
By José Zanine Caldas
Located in Whitstable, GB
Awesome unique chairs by Zanine!
In true 1950s style, these rare and unique pieces are testimony of the genius of Zanine, a self taught artist who kept innovating and pushing bar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Red Tram Chair By Miroslav Navratil For Vertex, 1960s
By Miroslav Navratil, Vertex
Located in Zohor, SK
Great industrial chair from midcentury era of Czechoslovakia. Designed by Miroslav Navratil for Vertext company in 1960s. Some of the chairs still have the original Vertex label visi...
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
$213 Sale Price / item
60% Off
Miroslav Navratil Easy Chairs in Original Red and Green Fabric, 1960.
By Miroslav Navratil
Located in Almelo, NL
Miroslav Navratil easy chairs in original fabric 1960.
Lovely set of two easy chairs by Miroslav Navratil, manufactured in Czech by Cesky Nabytek circa 1960. These chairs have a b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Beech
Miroslav Navratil Basket Chairs in Original Red Fabric, 1960
By Miroslav Navratil
Located in Almelo, NL
Miroslav Navratil easy chairs in original fabric, 1960.
Lovely set of two baskets chairs by Miroslav Navratil, manufactured in Czech by Cesky Nabytek circa 1960. These chairs have...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass, Beech
Giuseppe Davanzo Set of Eight Dining Chairs
Serena
in Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Giuseppe Davanzo for Appiani Selezione, set of eight dining chairs 'Serena', elm, plastic, Italy, 1960s
This set of eight Italian dining chairs was designed by Giuseppe Davanzo in t...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic, Elm
Set of Eight Eero Saarinen Tulip Chairs for Knoll, Mid-Century, 1950
By Knoll
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Set of 8 "Tulip" chairs designed by Eero Saarinen (1910 - 1961) and manufactured by Knoll. Glass fiber, aluminium base and synthetic leather cushion.
United States, Circa 1950.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$28,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pareja De Butacas De Jardín De Hierro Y Ratan
Located in Madrid, ES
Pareja de dos sillones de jardín en hierro y ratan azul de los años 60
Son muy cómodas y están en buen estado aunque con signos del uso y el tiempo.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Iron
George Nelson Prototype DAF Chair for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Cincinnati, OH
An early per production prototype fiberglass arm shell or DAF chair designed by George Nelson. This chair came directly from a engineer working for the Herman Miller company in Zeela...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Pr. Tubular Chrome and Woven Plastic Cantilevered Lounge Chairs
By Lloyd Loom
Located in New York, NY
Pair of cantilevered lounge chairs having tubular chrome frames and continuous plastic wicker style woven seats and backs. Very chic design, manufacture attributed to Lloyd Loom, uns...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Mid Century Modern Authentic Three Chairs with Armrests Gian Franco Legler 1950s
By Gian Franco Legler
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage authentic three dining chairs or chairs with armrests from rattan and metal by Gian Franco Legler 1950s Switzerland.
A fabulous and rare set of three chair...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Floris Chair by Gunter Beltzig
By Gunter Beltzig
Located in Princeton Junction, NJ
The name Floris chair comes from the Latin meaning flower and bloom.
This chair was designed by German designer Beltzig günter to reflect the peaceful and prosperous society of th...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Marco Zanuso
Richard Sapper, ‘Lambda’ Chairs, Gavina Production, Italy, 1959
By Marco Zanuso, Gavina
Located in Argelato, BO
Designed by the famous Italian architect Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper nel 1959, the chair has an absolutely futuristic shape for the times which it was made. The "Lambda" was desi...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Poul Henningsen, Pair of Foldable Theatre Chairs for the Betty Nansen Theatre, 1
By Poul Henningsen, Andreas Christensen
Located in Uppsala, SE
Rare pair of foldable theatre chairs designed by Poul Henningsen in 1957 for the renovation of the Betty Nansen Theatre (earlier The Young Theatre) in Copenhagen and made by Andreas ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Fibreglass Dining Chair La Fonda by Eames for Vitra, 1960s
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Vienna, AT
Midcentury dining chairs La Fonda by Eames for Vitra, orange, fiberglass, 1960s.
This lovely La Fonda armchair is the absolute eye catcher in every stylish room. They are reupholste...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Vintage Mid Century Fiberglass Shell Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fiberglass shell chairs circa 1960 salmon color chairs
Iconic design with fiberglass shell on stackable steel base.
Comfortable contoured ergonomic design.
Embossed number on both...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Cleo Baldon X-Form Chairs Restored with Acrylic Dowels and Sunbrella Upholstery
By Cleo Baldon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Four Mid Century classic Cleo Baldon Style chairs - the four have been completely restored with powder coated finish in white satin, and sunbrella fabric - what makes the four stand ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Arflex
Solar
Lounge Chairs in Fiberglass by Carlo Bartoli, Italy, 1960s
By Carlo Bartoli, Arflex
Located in Antwerp, BE
'Solar' armchairs, designed by Carlo Bartoli for Arflex in 1965, standout pieces of Italian modernist design. These iconic chairs, crafted from fiberglass and polyester resin with a ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass, Polyester
Series of Six Chairs, 1960s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Series of six chairs in fiberglass, in yellow color. Base in chrome metal.
American work realized in the 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Metal
$5,279 / set
Space Age Vintage Yellow Plastic Armchair Gaudi by Vico Magistretti 1968 Italy
By Vico Magistretti, Artemide
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage armchair model Gaudi by Vico Magistretti from plastic in yellow color tone for Artemide 1968, Italy.
The wonderful armchair model Gaudi in the rare color tone lemo...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Space Age Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Wim Rietveld "1401" Chair For Gispen with Lemonade Upholstery
By Gispen, Wim Rietveld
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century "1401" chair by Wim Rietveld for Gispen. This stylish lounge chair has original enameled gray steel frame, Bakelite armrests, and is outfitted in new lemonade colored uph...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Rare Orange Space Age "Carousel" Sofa by Elsie Crawford for Sintoform, 1969
By Elsie Crawford
Located in Media, PA
The "Carousel" fiberglass sofa was designed by Elsie Crawford in 1969 for Sintoform's "Architectural Fiberglass" line. At least three sizes were made, including a 4, 6, and 8-seater ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Space Age Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Matteo Grassi Black Saddle Leather Chair Armchair Golfo Dei Poti
By Matteo Grassi
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Jacques Toussaint and Patrizia Angeloni designed this armchair for Matteo Grassi.
It can be used as office Chair also on the dining table.
It is made of black lacquered aluminium a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Vintage GF GoodForm Aluminum Task Chairs
By General Fireproofing Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of vintage GF GoodForm aluminum task chairs.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$2,000 / set
Set of 4 stackable Dining Chairs by Steen Østergaard for Cado, 1960s
By Steen Ostergaard
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Set of 4. Steen Ostergaard Cado period molded plastic all original stack chairs with original cushion in all original condition, rare and unusual set.
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Egon Eiermann Chair Wilde
Spieth Modell SE68 Hopsak Brown 1 of 16
By Egon Eiermann, Wilde + Spieth
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Egon Eiermann chair Modell SE 68 for Wilde & Spieth.
This is the brighter seating version .It is not stackable.
Brown Hopsak fabric and black feet.
Produced in 1993 and in good co...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Laverne International Buttercup Lucite Lounge Chair Pair, Invisible Group, 1959
By Erwine
Estelle Laverne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Laverne International buttercup Lucite lounge chair, Invisible Group, 1959. Considered a masterpiece upon release, Laverne's Invisible Group Collection remains the epitome of midcen...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Lucite
Chairs Acrylic Glass Lucite Chair in Style of Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Köln, NRW
A beautiful set of 4 lucite dining chairs, exemplary and typical of the so-called Hollowood Regency style, created in the 1920-1950s, as a product of the Hollywood golden age, a peri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
Acrylic glass chairs lucite chair in style of Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Köln, NRW
A beautiful set of 4 lucite dining chairs, exemplary and typical of the so-called Hollowood Regency style, created in the 1920-1950s, as a product of the Hollywood golden age, a peri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
Set of 4 Off White Tulip 151 Chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid-Century Modern
By Eero Saarinen, Knoll
Located in Montecatini Terme, Toscana
Eero Saarinen (1910 - 1961)
Four ‘Tulip 151’ chairs
Fiberglass and fabric
Manufactured by Knoll
Measures: Width 49 x Depth 53 x Height 81 Cm
Literature: Charlotte&Peter Fiell...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fiberglass
Set of Four Steen Østergaard Model 291 Chairs
By Steen Ostergaard, Paul Cadobius
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Steen Østergaard
Manufacturer: Paul Cadovious
Era: 1966
Materials: Plastic, wool
Measurements: 33? wide x 37? deep x 36? tall
Condition: Original p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Plastic
1970
s Vintage Retro 6 Gert de Lange for Thornet
The Flex
Chairs
By Thonet, Gerd Lange
Located in amstelveen, NL
Set of 8 chairs designed by Gert De Lange and made by Thornet, the chair was call ''The Flex'' chair and was awarded the 'Gute Form' price in 1969, black beech frame and black synthe...
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
"4854" Chair by Gae Aulenti for Kartell, 1968
By Gae Aulenti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Gae Aulenti for Kartell in the 1968, the 4854 chair is made of white ABS plastic and lacquered white and features Aulenti's characteristic curved lines and edges. Her wor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,050 / item
Charles Eames 1950s 2nd Generation LAX Armshell Lounge Chair for Herman Miller
By Charles Eames
Located in Dallas, TX
Charles and Ray Eames designed low lounge armshell with X-base. Original zinc base, original screws, Original boot glides. Early transitional parchment fiberglass shell with large sh...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
1967, Paolo Lomazzi, Donato D
urbino, Jonathan de Pas, for Zanotta, Blow Chair
By Zanotta, Gionathan de Pas
Donato D’Urbino
Paolo Lomazzi
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
This item is part of the private collection of Casey Godrie and is situated in his private house. Ask him for competitive shipping quotes. His incredible Dune Villa, Amsterdam Beach...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,372 Sale Price
21% Off
Pair of Blue Plexi Ero Chairs by Philippe Starck for Kartell
By Philippe Starck
Located in Brecht, BE
wonderful blue color, these plexi Ero chairs, designed by Philippe Starck for Kartell, Italy in the
1970's ... price is for 2 chairs !
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
Marco Zanuso
Richard Sapper Metal ‘Lambda’ Chairs, Italy, 1959
By Richard Sapper, Marco Zanuso
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Set of four Lambda chairs by Richard Sapper and Marco Zanuso for Gavina, Italy 1959. Industrial and revolutionary design made from stamped and enameled metal and rubber feet. The tec...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
1950s Rare Eames Zenith Side Chair for Herman Miller, USA
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Wilnis, UT
A very rare side chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames, manufactured by Zenith / Herman Miller in the United States of America around 1950.
The first fiberglass Eames chairs were pr...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Four White
Acton Stacker
Chairs by American Seating
By American Seating
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Unique set of four Acton Stacker chairs by American seating. Comfortable and practical set of chairs for dining, office, or casual use.
Chairs have a gentle rock to them by design....
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Laverne International Buttercup Lucite Lounge Chair, Invisible Group, 1959
By Erwine
Estelle Laverne
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Laverne International buttercup Lucite lounge chair, Invisible Group, 1959. Considered a masterpiece upon release, Laverne's Invisible Group Collection remains the epitome of midcent...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Lucite
$4,160 Sale Price
35% Off
6 Charles Hollis Jones Chairs for Belgo Chrom
By Charles Hollis Jones, Belgo Chrome
Located in Brussels , BE
6 charles hollis jones chairs for belgo chrom.
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plexiglass
$4,079 / set
Pair of Richard Schultz by Knoll Mid Century Modern Chairs
By Knoll, Richard Schultz
Located in Melville, NY
Pair of Richard Schultz dining chairs, made by Knoll circa 1960s. Off white steel frame and Black boucle upholstery. Very good condition.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Garden Egg by Peter Ghyczy
Located in Brecht, BE
Fun object in your garden or interior, designed by Hungarian Peter Ghyczy in 1968.
Measures: Height open 100 cm, height closed 45 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Chairs
Materials
Polyester
Wendell Castle Purple "Castle Chair"
By Wendell Castle
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Purple fiberglass castle chair from Wendell Castle's iconic Molar Series.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Patrick Gingembre Ginger Orange Fiberglass Chair Ginger, Paulus, France, 1970s
By Patrick Gingembre
Located in Vienna, AT
An orange midcentury stool or chair from the 1970s, crafted from lacquered fiberglass. This beuatiful piece, known as the "Ginger" model, was designed by Patrick Gingembre for Paulus...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Giancarlo Piretti Space Age Vintage Red Plastic Armchair Plona 1969 Italy
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Vienna, AT
Giancarlo Piretti Space Age red foldable plastic vintage armchair which is executed by Castelli, Italy.
This joyful foldable chair model Plona in a powerful red color comes from an e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Scandinavian Chairs by Overman, Sweden, circa 1960
By Overman
Located in CANGAS, ES
Pareja de sillas apilables diseñadas por Svante Schöblom para la firma sueca Overman en la década de los 1960’s. Aunque editadas en varios colores, el diseño en blanco se adapta a cu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Steel
Pair of Foldable Plia Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti
By Giancarlo Piretti
Located in Cape Town, WC
The essential folding chair, the Plia showcases function while marking the move towards transparent furniture design trends from the late 1960s to the 1970s. It is a cult object of t...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Set of Stackable 40/4 Chairs By David Rowland in Green and Black
By Howe, David Rowland
Located in Cape Town, WC
Recognised as the first truly stackable chair, the 40/4 Chair is a feat of elegance and ergonomics; encompassing the full range of multi-function that has come to challenge modernist...
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Early Diamond Chair by Harry Bertoia, White and Dark Red Enameled Metal, c. 1956
Located in Berlin, DE
Early diamond chair by Harry Bertoia in white and dark red enameled metal. The chair was manufactured by Knoll Associates c. 1956.
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Space Age Vintage Ten Red Plastic Dining Chairs Helmut Baetzner Bofinger, 1964
By Helmut Bätzner 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age vintage ten dining chairs or chairs from plastic in cherry red color tone by Helmut Baetzner Bofinger 1964 Germany.
The chairs are stamped underneath and are presented in ...
Category
Vintage 1960s German Space Age Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Friso Kramer Revolt Folding Chair for Ahrend de Cirkel, 1953
By Friso Kramer
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare Revolt folding chair designed by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel, Holland 1953. Though the Revolt chair was already designed in 1953, the production started in 1958. The chair...
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
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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.
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