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Lichtenstein
s Blue Chair Museum, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Brian Nash
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is acrylic on deep-profile canvas, wired and ready to hang. :: Painting :: Pop-Art :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist...
Category
2010s Pop Art Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vitra Museum Miniature George Nelson Coconut Chair
By Vitra
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is this cute and classy miniature of the Iconic George Nelson Coconut chair
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Restored Paul Frankl Museum Quality Dining Room Table and Chairs Set
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare museum quality Art Deco Paul Frankl dining room set featuring a large dining table with 4
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rattan
Vintage Miniature of Charles Eames Vitra Design Museum Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Vitra
Located in IT
Vintage Miniature of Charles Eames, Ray Eames - Vitra Design Museum - 670 lounge chair and 671
Category
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Vitra Museum Miniature Eames Lounge Chair W Ottoman
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Herman Miller lounge chair and ottoman. Dimensions: Chair: 5w x 6.25d x 5h Ottoman: 4.5w x 3.5d x 2.75h.
Category
20th Century Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Leather
Rare Museum Quality Dining Room Table and Chairs Set By Paul Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare museum quality Art Deco Paul Frankl dining room set featuring a large dining table with 4
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rattan, Hardwood
1930, W.H. Gispen for Gispen, Unique Barber or Optician Chair, Museum Piece
By Gispen Culemborg, Willem H. Gispen
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
details on his family name plus eu, is for sale soon too. :-)
Unique barber chair or optician chair
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Industrial Armchairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Set of 6 Adolf Loos Thonet Vienna Café Museum Art Nouveau Bentwood Chairs
By Thonet, Adolf Loos
Located in Vienna, AT
A very beautiful set of 6 bentwood Art Nouveau Thonet chairs. Originally designed by Adolf Loos for
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Living Room Sets
Materials
Bentwood
Walnut Molded Plywood Armchair / "Cherner Chair" by Norman Cherner
By Norman Cherner, The Cherner Chair Company
Located in San Diego, CA
. This chair is found in design collections throughout the world, including the Vitra Design Museum
Category
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Original I. S. Henry Tall Back Chair London, 1895
Located in Rome, IT
transfered to the Osterreichischen Museum.
Now, the chair is in the collection of MAK. The Austrian Museum
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Jugendstil Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Important Pair of Louis XVI Giltwood Chairs by Jacob
By Henri Jacob
Located in Greenwich, CT
many museums and private collections. These chairs retain original two tone gilding.
Provenance
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
$19,500 / item
Italian Modern Chairs Spaghetti by Giandomenico Belotti for Alias Design, 1980s
By Giandomenico Belotti, Alias
Located in MIlano, IT
Alias ??chairs to enter the MoMA collection in New York. This chair is documented in the Chair Museum in
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Living Room Sets
Materials
Metal
Danish Cabinetmaker Oak Easy Chairs with Carved Legs, Denmark ca 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
world pieces - like these easy chairs - that are museum-quality rarities today.
The carved oak front
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
ANTiQUE CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD HARDWOOD WITH MARBLE INSET PANEL CAPTAINS CHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
have only ever seen one other which I bought and sold very quickly to a Chinese Museum. The chair is
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Marble
Postmodern Gray and Black Seconda Chair by Mario Botta for Alias
1985
By Mario Botta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
his design for San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art. The chair was designed in 1985 and is produced in
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Rare Hopmi Tubular Chair by Architect H.F. Mertens for UMS Pastoe, 1932
By Hopmi
UMS Pastoe, Hermann Friedrich Mertens
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
connection, one of which is in the Centraal Museum in Utrecht
A museum collection worthy chair.
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Bauhaus Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Soriana lounge chair designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina 1969
By Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Soriana lounge chair designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa for Cassina 1969,
Original leather
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
1978 Molded Plywood Armchair Set of 2 in Oak by Peter Danko for Thonet
By Peter Danko, Thonet
Located in Chattanooga, TN
expectations.
The chair was gifted to the museum by Lloyd E. Herman, founding director and director
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Dancing Horse
By Cabot Lyford
Located in Wiscasset, ME
well as at Bowdoin and Colby Colleges, Farnsworth Art Museum and Currier Art Museum in New Hampshire
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Walnut
Set of 4 Dialogo armchairs designed by Afra
Tobia Scarpa for B&B Italia.
By Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Dronten, NL
vintage condition. Floating seat design, very light and comfortable chairs.
We offer museum quality
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
1990s Post-Modern Philippe Starck for Vitra Black Louis 20 Armchair, 3 Available
By Philippe Starck, Vitra
Located in Secaucus, NJ
museum collections.
The chair is no longer in production. Looks absolutely wonderful in private or public
Category
1990s European Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Richard Hutten TUT babychair Gispen, the Netherlands, 1990
By Gispen, Richard Hutten
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Museum Utrecht”.
The chair has a solid oak frame and oak plywood seat. We also have a second one in
Category
1990s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Children s Furniture
Materials
Oak, Plywood
Jindrich Halabala Art Deco Czech Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
important museums.
The chair is upholstered in a light velvety fabric. The arm handles are made from
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood, Velvet
18th Century English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
put together this famous museum, this chair came from his personal collection.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
Materials
Ash, Beech
Tobia Scarpa by Morellato Rare Edition signed 1970
s Italy
By Morellato, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Vancouver, BC
of the world's leading museums, including the Libertà chair on display at the Louvre.
As an
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Early Spring (David Austin Roses) - bright, colourful, abstract, oil on canvas
By Noreen Taylor
Located in Bloomfield, ON
member of several key arts organizations including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Gardiner Museum
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
November Treescape - bright, lively, colourful, layered abstract, oil on canvas
By Noreen Taylor
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Gallery of Ontario and the Gardiner Museum. Taylor chaired the McMichael Canadian Collection of Canadian
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Storm Approaching - bright, lively, colourful, layered abstract, oil on canvas
By Noreen Taylor
Located in Bloomfield, ON
organizations including the Art Gallery of Ontario and the Gardiner Museum. Taylor chaired the McMichael
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tobia Scarpa Midcentury "Andre" Glass and Steel Dining Table for Gavina, Italy
By Gavina, Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Roma, IT
design prizes and many of his designs can also be found on show in some of the world’s key museums
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pierre Paulin ABCD Sofa Set, Artifort, 1968
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
so the sofa's wont slide too much, never saw these before. Collectible chairs in museum quality and
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Limited Edition Soriana Denim Armchair by Afra
Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
comfort level of this upholstered chair in the most freeing sense of the word.
Materials:
Metal
Fabric
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Metal
Limited Edition Soriana Denim Armchair by Afra
Tobia Scarpa for Cassina
By Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
be found on show in some of the world’s key museums, including his ‘Libertà’ chair on show at the
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
Rasmus B Fex 9, 5° Chair for Frama, Sweden
By Rasmus B. Fex
Located in London, GB
a museum chair at the Knut Hamsun Museum in Norway. In 2014 it won the award for Furniture of the
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Elisabetta Chairs, rosewood Sormani chairs museum
By Giuseppe Gibelli
Located in Buzzò, Emilia-Romagna
cataloged in the chair museum, with the same padding colour
chair museum check
research museo della sedia
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Poul M. Volther, “Corona” Easy Chair, Special Edition for Arken Art Museum
By Poul Volther, Erik Jørgensen
Located in Odense, DK
A pair available of the classic Danish design icon "Corona" chairs in orange fabric and frame
Category
1990s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Bespoke Anthony Redmile "
Body Chair" United Kingdom 1970s, Exhibited at Museum
By J. Antony Redmile
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
finish (photo 9)
After this full restoration the body chair was exhibited in a Dutch Museum (Gorichem
Category
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
COLLECTABLE PAIR OF ANTIQUE WILLIAM MORRIS SUSSEX SiDE CHAIRS SEEN IN V&A MUSEUM
By William Morris (English)
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
William Morris Rush seat Sussex chairs circa 1870-1880 as seen in the Victorian and Albert museum
Please
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Rope, Beech
Antique Original William Morris Curved Sussex Armchair Seen in the v&a Museum
By William Morris (English)
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Sussex armchair with drop front curved arms, circa 1870-1880 as seen in the Victorian and Albert museum
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Rope, Beech
Antique Original William Morris Sussex Rush Seat 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
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
Pony Skin Cassina LC1 Sling Chair
By Pierre Jeanneret, Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand
Located in New York, NY
included in the design collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
Sling chair with polished trivalent chrome
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pieter Kortekaas Sculptural Lounge Chair Holland 1976
By Pieter Kortekaas
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
these chairs were manufactured which makes this a rare museum piece. The chair is made in white gloss
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Polyester
Safari Chair by Peder Hansen, New Zealand, 1967
By Peder Hansen
Located in Utrecht, NL
model is presented at the Museum of New Zealand.
This chair comes from the family of the designer
Category
Vintage 1960s New Zealand Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Black 4875 chair by Carlo Bartoli for Kartell, Italy 1972
By Carlo Bartoli, Kartell
Located in Steenwijk, NL
), and of the Kartell Museum (Milano). A great chair that can be used both indoor and outdoor. We have 5
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Ltd Edition Stewart Linford William Shakespeare Metamorphic Library Steps Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Pewter from Shakespeare Warwickshire, exhibited in The Living Chair Museum
This is pretty much the
Category
20th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Gardner
Co. Pierced Bent Ply and Oak Frame Arm Chair c.1872
By Denton
Gardner Ltd.
Located in London, GB
example of this chair can be found at The Brooklyn Museum of Art, United States and one example at the
Category
Antique 1870s American American Craftsman Chairs
Materials
Birch, Oak
art nouveau oak chair Jugendstil Nikolai Schule embroidery a. 1910 exc condition
Located in Landshut, BY
experienced in the German Chairmaking Museum.
Rabenau is nicknamed the "chair-making town".
Category
Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Wool, Jute, Oak
art nouveau oak chair Jugendstil Nikolai Schule embroidery a. 1910 exc condition
Located in Landshut, BY
experienced in the German Chairmaking Museum.
Rabenau is nicknamed the "chair-making town".
Category
Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Wool, Jute, Oak
Chairs Set of Six Daniel Marot Walnut Pierced Carving High Backs 51.5"
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
1660 to 1760 by Francis Lenyon Page 41 Fig 90
Related chairs:
V&A Museum, Hampton Court, Rijksmuseum
Category
Antique Early 1700s British Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Louis Hanson Independence Barber Chair
Located in Faversham, GB
.
This late Victorian barbers chair is in museum quality condition and Pointers Antiques have included
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American American Craftsman Club Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Alivar Barcelona chair Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 1990s
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Alivar
Located in Den Haag, NL
Barcelona Chair by Alivar Museum. The iconic design is one the world’s most favorite lounge chair
Category
1990s Italian Bauhaus Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Single Period French Velvet Creme Painted Velvet Louis XV Style Bergere Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
, bedroom, or gallery, this rare Louis XV chair is a museum-worthy addition to any refined interior. A
Category
Antique 1790s French Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of Marco Zanuso
Senior
Chairs Mohair Velvet + Ottoman Arflex, Italy, 1951
By Arflex, Marco Zanuso
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
with collectors and museums.
Both the chairs and ottomans are finished in matching high quality Mohair
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Pierre Paulin F300 Lounge chair, designed in 1964 for Artifort.
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Dronten, NL
and outside. Comfortable like all Pierre Paulin designed chairs.
We offer museum quality crating and
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Lounge Chairs
Marteen Baas Renaissance Revival Style Smoke Red Velvet Wingback Chair
Ottoman
By Marteen Baas
Located in Plainview, NY
Museum and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Chair Dimensions: 48” H x 31” W x 27” D
Seat Height: 18
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Renaissance Revival Wingback Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Cesca Chair by Marcel Breuer for Knoll
Manufactured by Gavina, 1973
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Centreville, VA
Carl Magnusson, the group's vice president of design.
An original 1928 chair is in the Museum of
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Iconic C1 Reclining Lounge Chair and Foot Stool Designed by David Colwell
By David Colwell
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Wales (Museum of the Year 1995)
FX Green Seating Award: C3 Stacking Chair
4 Guild Mark, Worshipful
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
For Janice - CH VAT Prepayment for Safari Chair by Peder Hansen
By Peder Hansen
Located in Utrecht, NL
model is presented at the Museum of New Zealand.
This chair comes from the family of the designer
Category
Vintage 1960s New Zealand Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
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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.
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