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Pedro Friedeberg “Hand Chair”
By Pedro Friedeberg
Located in Hampstead, QC
Paris, and so many other museums.
The present chair was hand sculpted from stacked mahogany wood
Category
Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Strap-Auto Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
example of Buffington’s chair can be seen in the Metropolitan Museum. This chair is much smaller in size
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
$1,074
Venetian Illustrated, Polychrome, Gilt, and Leather Gondola Chair, c. 1820
Located in San Francisco, CA
An absolutely stunning and rare circa 1820 museum-worthy Venetian gondola chair with illustrated
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Chairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
Easy Edges Cardboard Chair by Frank Gehry, Early 1970s Model
By Frank Gehry
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Museum. Two chairs are available.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Other
20th Century Hexagonal-Backed "Peacock" Chair from the Imperial Hotel
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Chicago, IL
Original museum-quality 20th century American hexagonal-backed side chair salvaged from the
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Prairie School Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
POF 1 Light Chair by Horgen-Glarus
N2 for Hidden Nl
By Horgen-Glarus
Located in cham, CH
Victoria Albert Museum London.
The chair is made of bent beech wood with an acrylic plate for the seat
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set of Six Dining Chairs, Biedermeier, Germany, 1830, Burled Walnut by Knussmann
By Wolfgang Knussmann
Located in Ettlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg
A set of six identical dining chairs, museum value, by Johann Wolfgang Knussmann, Mainz, Germany
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Steel
Etruscan Chair, Glass and Steel Chair
By Danny Lane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
.
Danny Lane's Etruscan chair is in the permanent collections of the Corning Glass Museum Of Glass NY, USA
Category
Vintage 1980s English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Jacobean Welsh Oak Great Chair c. 1620
Located in Heathfield, GB
chair.
Examples of early children’s wainscot chairs are well documented and most reside in museums
Category
Antique 17th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Belter Slipper Chair, Rococo Revival NY, circa 1850
By John Henry Belter
Located in Long Island, NY
laminated furniture and his furniture is in all major American Museums. The chair has a Berlin work beaded
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Slipper Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Mid-century Grasshopper chair by Eero Saarinen for Knoll (1950s)
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen, Wohnbedarf
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
in museum exhibits around the world
This chair production has been attributed to Wohnbedarf AG
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Bentwood, Plywood
Pair of 18th Century English Queen Anne Oak Occasional Chairs
Located in Malvern, Victoria
.
Excellent colour and patination.
These chairs are of Museum quality and it is a pleasure to be handling
Category
Antique Early 17th Century English Queen Anne Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Important Pair of Neo-Antique Chairs by Michael Gottlieb Birckner Bindesbøll
By Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll
Located in New York, NY
chairs)
This pair of chairs was de-accessioned from the State Art Museum, Copenhagen and still bear the
Category
Antique 1840s Danish Neoclassical Side Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Throne Chair Carved by the Renowned Artist Luigi Frullinni
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-19th century, Elaborately carved museum throne chair by Luigi Frullini.
We were told at the
Category
Antique 19th Century Corner Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1800s Victorian Balloon Back Accent Chair on Casters in Emerald Green Velvet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
is a museum quality chair highlighting the best of Victorian design and fabrication.
Measures: 23
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Three Legged Chair by John Makepeace and Ann Sutton Pop Art Sculpture
By Ann Sutton , John Makepeace
Located in London, GB
permanent collection of the V and A Museum.
This chair is of historical significance in the field of
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of x6 Glossy Green Carimate Chairs by Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. These timeless chairs feature green glossy painted wood
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set of x2 Glossy Black Carimate Carver Chairs By Vico Magistretti
By Vico Magistretti
Located in London, GB
and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. These timeless chairs feature green glossy painted wood
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
Kaare Klint Set of 12
Red Chairs
Model KK39490, Nigerian Goatskin Upholstery
By Rud Rasmussen, Kaare Klint
Located in New York, NY
won the Grand Prix. Another variant was made for the Thorvaldsen Museum in Copenhagen. The chair was a
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Midcentury Dining Chairs by Andrew J Milne, for Heals, London
By Andrew Milne, Heal
s
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
& A Museum, London.
The chairs demonstrate superb craftsmanship and the skills of the traditional
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wool, Rosewood
Museum Würth Wrapped Chairs
By Javacheff Christo
Located in Tbilisi, GE
Original photograph, hand signed by Christo and by W Volz (Christo's photographer)
Category
20th Century Contemporary Prints and Multiples
Materials
Other Medium
Zuiderzee Stoel
By Richard Hutten
Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH
Originally commissioned by the Zuiderzee Museum Enkhuizen, Hutten designed the Zuiderzee chair. He
Category
2010s Dutch Chairs
Materials
Wood
$600
Pair of George II Mahogany Library Armchairs, circa 1755
Located in London, Middlesex
, fig. 62 (a settee from the suite).? Victoria and Albert Museum, English Chairs, 3rd Edition, London
Category
Antique 1750s English Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Screen Print for Museum Show Gerrit Rietveld Red and Blue Chair
By Catherine Waters
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Limited edition screen print for a show at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 1980. Designed and
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Posters
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Untitled (Colorful Geometric Hand-Painted South African Chairs)
By Esther Mahlangu
Located in New York, NY
Art Gallery in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Each chair was acquired from the high end
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric More Art
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled (Colorful Geometric Hand-Painted South African Chairs)
By Esther Mahlangu
Located in New York, NY
Art Gallery in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
Each chair was acquired from the high end
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric More Art
Materials
Acrylic
Art Noveau Dining Table and Six Dining Chairs designed by Koloman Moser
By August Ungethüm, Koloman Moser
Located in Budapest, HU
The opening dining table and six chairs were designed by Koloman Moser. They are a part of the
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Dining Room Sets
Materials
Chrome
Vitra Miniature LCM Chair in Black by Charles
Ray Eames
By Vitra, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
by the New York Museum of Modern Art. The chair did not go into production owing to a lack of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Metal
Four Mid-19th Century Exquisitely Carved Solid Ebony and Cane Side Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
It is the ebony and the magnificent craftsmanship make these chairs museum pieces. These were made
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Furniture
Materials
Ebony
Three Legged Chair by John Makepeace and Ann Sutton 1970s Pop Art Sculpture
By John Makepeace, Ann Sutton
Located in London, GB
permanent collection of the V and A Museum.
This chair is of historical significance in the field of
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Three Legged Chairs by John Makepeace and Ann Sutton Pop Art Sculpture
By John Makepeace, Ann Sutton
Located in London, GB
permanent collection of the V and A Museum.
These chairs are of historical significance in the field of
Category
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Peter Ghyczy for Ghyczy Design, Garden Egg or Senftenberg Egg, 1968
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Београд, RS
The Egg-shaped Garden Chair, designed by Peter Giché in 1968, is one of the most significant pieces
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
Peter Ghyczy for Ghyczy Design, Garden Egg or Senftenberg Egg, 1968
By Peter Ghyczy
Located in Београд, RS
The Garden Egg Chair, designed by Peter Ghyczy in 1968, is one of the most iconic pieces of
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plastic
18th Century Superb Pair of Louis XVI Armchairs, C 1770
Located in Torino, IT
Pair of Louis XVI period armchairs c 1770, France. in very good restored condition
these chairs are
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
1975
s Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Artona
Coffee Table Edited by Maxalto
By Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in New York, NY
renowned museums worldwide, with the 'Libertà' chair finding its place of honor in the Louvre.
Furthermore
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Beech, Birch, Fruitwood, Maple, Oak
China Trade Queen Anne Style Teak Wood Armchair, circa 1890
Located in Providence, RI
centuries been a very desirable form.
This chair was deaccesssioned from the Henry Ford museum, as it no
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Queen Anne Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Three Original Antique Baroque Chairs, circa 1740 Solid Walnut Wood hand carved
Located in Berlin, DE
Three original museum Baroque Solid Walnut Chairs, circa 1740
Solid walnut. On the curled legs
Category
Antique Early 18th Century German Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
One Postmodern Mastrangelo Museum Chair designed by Alessandro Mendini 1986
By Alessandro Mendini
Located in Offenburg, Baden Wurthemberg
Postmodern Museum chair by Alessandro Mendini, Sedile del'Museo Bagatti Valsecchi` - also known as
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs, Set of 4
By Clifford Pascoe
Located in Burbank, CA
a pair of dining chairs as well. These are really solid and well made, and are definitely museum
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
$2,299 / set
Italian Design Classic Woodline Lounge Chair by Zanuso for Arflex, 1960s
By Arflex, Marco Zanuso
Located in Renens, CH
the Triennale and the Museum chair, both of which are iconic designs that are still in production
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
Italian Design Classic Woodline Lounge Chair by Zanuso for Arflex, 1960s
By Marco Zanuso, Arflex
Located in Renens, CH
the Triennale and the Museum chair, both of which are iconic designs that are still in production
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Bentwood
Set of (4) British Library Chairs from the British Museum
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany leather upholstered side chairs from the British Museum.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Chairs
Museum Quality Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Barcelona Chairs with Table
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Dallas, TX
chairs are in fact authentic Barcelona chairs manufactured by the German Company, Waldemar Stiegler
Category
Vintage 1950s German Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Glass, Leather
Museum Quality Early Coconut Chair
Ottoman by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in Dallas, TX
Early coconut chair and ottoman designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller, circa 1955. This
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Rare Museum Quality Four-Strand Square Pretzel Lounge Chair by Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Frankl four-strand square pretzel rattan arm lounge chair. This chair dates from 1934. This
Category
Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Rare Museum Quality 4-Strand Square Pretzel Lounge Chair by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Frankl four-strand square pretzel rattan arm lounge chair. This chair dates from 1934. This
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Rare Museum Quality Six-Strand Square Pretzel Lounge Chair by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Frankl six strand square Pretzel rattan arm lounge chair. This chair dates from 1934. This
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Rare Museum Quality Six-Strand Square Pretzel Lounge Chair by Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Paul Frankl six Strand Square Pretzel rattan arm lounge chair. This chair dates from 1934. This
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Pair of Antique Ebonised William Morris Sussex Side Chairs Seen in v&a Museum
By William Morris (English)
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Sussex chairs circa 1870-1880 as seen in the Victorian and Albert museum
The History This chair was
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Rope, Beech
Set of Six 18th Century Museum Quality Italian Painted Gilded Side Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Exquisite, one of a kind, 18th century Italian dining or side chairs, museum quality, with new
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Rare Museum Quality Paul Frankl Rattan Dining Chairs Circa 1934, Set of 10
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage set of 10 Original Paul Frankl Rattan Dining Side and Armchairs. This dining chair is made
Category
Vintage 1930s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Rare Museum Quality Paul Frankl Rattan Dining Chairs Circa 1934, Set of 6
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage midcentury slat leg rattan dining room chair with geometric back by designer Paul Frankl
Category
Vintage 1930s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Rare Museum Quality Six-Strand Square Pretzel Living Room Set by Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare museum quality Paul Frankl living room set featuring a large 9-strand 4 seater sofa, Large 6
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Ebonised Antique Original William Morris Sussex Armchair Seen in the v&a Museum
By William Morris (English)
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Sussex armchair circa 1870-1880 as seen in the Victorian and Albert museum.
The History This chair was
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Rope, Beech
Gerrit Rietveld Zig zag Z chairs, The Netherlands 1980s
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Zevenaar, NL
A set of two Zig Zag chairs executed as the original 1934 design, and manufactured by an unknown
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Modern Chairs
Materials
Elm
Knoll Mies Van Der Rohe M10 Chairs
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Hopewell, NJ
KNOLL labels on bottoms of chair. Awarded the Museum of Modern Art Award in 1977 and the Design Center
Category
Vintage 1960s German Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Antique Empire Chairs, circa 1810, Cherrywood
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair of southern German museum Empire chairs, circa 1810
Solid wood veneered in cherry. Backrest
Category
Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Chairs
Materials
Cherry
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Museum Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the museum chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, every museum chair was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a museum chair, we have 35 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a museum chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A museum chair made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made museum chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Adolf Loos, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe are consistently popular.
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Prices for a museum chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $441 and can go as high as $65,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,858.
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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.
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