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Dior model Mauviette wearing "shortest of the season" dress, LIFE Magazine, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
wearing gloves and a hat. She is standing in an open room lined with chairs. She interlocked her fingers
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Dior model Mauviette wearing "shortest of the season" dress, LIFE Magazine, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
wearing gloves and a hat. She is standing in an open room lined with chairs. She interlocked her fingers
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Dior model Mauviette wearing "shortest of the season" dress, LIFE Magazine, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
wearing gloves and a hat. She is standing in an open room lined with chairs. She interlocked her fingers
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Dior model Mauviette wearing "shortest of the season" dress, LIFE Magazine, 1953
By Mark Shaw
Located in New York, NY
wearing gloves and a hat. She is standing in an open room lined with chairs. She interlocked her fingers
Category
1950s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée
Lovely Victorian Howard
Son
s Fully Stamped Office Desk Armchair in Walnut
By Howard and Sons, Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Morant open Howard Chairs Limited, the company operating from Lyme St continue to make high quality sofas
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Howard
Sons Fully Stamped Sofa Feather Filled Feather Cushions Ticking
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Howard Chairs and Sofas'.
In 1967 the owners of Lenygon and Morant open Howard Chairs Limited, the
Category
20th Century English Victorian Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
Captain / Sir C Pigott 1881 Howard
Son
s Military Campaign Chest of Drawers
By Howard and Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Chairs and Sofas'.
In 1967 the owners of Lenygon and Morant open Howard Chairs Limited, the company
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Walnut
Very Rare Howard
Son
s Victorian Chest of Drawers Hidden Silver Wear Cupboard
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
and Morant open Howard Chairs Limited, the company operating from Lyme St continue to make high
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Hardwood
1990s Style Open Armchair
By Stephen Cavallo
Located in New York, NY
1990s style open armchair made in Italy
Size H. 29 .5" x W. 21.5, sold as is in raw unfinished
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Beech
French Art Nouveau Walnut and Velvet Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau walnut open back side chair with carved floral design and pink velvet seat.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
French Sycamore Arm Chair
By Baptistin Spade
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s sycamore arm chair with open design gilded back & trim and slip seat (att: BATISTIN
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Neo-Classic Pink Stripe Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic (18th Cent) Piedmontese grey painted open arm chair with scroll carved arms and
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Paint, Upholstery, Wood
Rustic Black Forest Velvet Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Cent) walnut large open arm chair with carved leaf design filigree top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Rustic Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of French open arm chairs.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of open arm chairs . Upholstered in belgian linen .
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
$3,600 / set
Exuberant Open-arm Wing-chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
An unusual form of country wing chair, newly reupholstered in Linen.
Category
Antique 19th Century Wingback Chairs
Materials
Maple
Wing Chair Queen Ann Philadelphia Open Serpentine Open Arm Pad Feet, circa 1740
Located in Allentown, PA
Wing chair Queen Ann Philadelphia open serpentine open arm pad feet, circa 1740.
Category
Antique 1740s American American Colonial Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modern Open Rail Dining Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
Sleek and shapely, this eye-catching set of four plywood dining chairs includes three side chairs
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Modern Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
cherry wood
Space Chair
opens up new perspectives
By Paul Ketz
Located in Köln, DE
'Space Chair' is a lounge chair in the format of a high seat. A piece of furniture to see the world
Category
2010s European Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cherry
$3,916 / item
Fine Set of Eight Georgian Open Fret Chairs
Located in Dublin, IE
A Fine Set of Eight Georgian Open Fret Chairs.
Category
Antique 1760s Irish Georgian Side Chairs
$53,402 / set
Antique French Baroque Revival Medallion Chair w Carved Floral Open Back
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique French baroque revival medallion chair with caved floral open back.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Baroque Revival Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Victorian Open Arm/Throne Chair, Carved Walnut, Scotland 1880, H150
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian open armchair, carved walnut, throne chair, Scotland 1880, H150
Scotland, 1880
Category
Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Open Arm Chairs Woven Seats, France 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of french open arm chairs with webbing circa 1950, beautiful bent arms beech wood.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Beech
A Pair of Italian Walnut Open Arm Wing Chairs
Located in Sausalito, CA
A pair of reupholstered Italian walnut open arm wing chairs in the manner of the Paolo Buffa circle
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood
Terribly Chic Tommi Parzinger Open Back Lounge Chairs
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in San Francisco, CA
Screaming glamour! Restored to original ceruse finish with silk upholstery. Absolutely fabulous!!!!
Category
Vintage 1940s American Lounge Chairs
George II Style Open Armchair
Located in Froxfield, Wiltshire
A superb quality George II style carved walnut library chair, circa 1850. (The trade label for
Category
Antique 1850s English George II Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Open-Arm Ebonized Lounge Chair by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller, this rare lounge chair, model 4774, features an open
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
19th Century French Painted Open Armchair
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Stylish 19th century French painted open armchair of a well-drawn design; the scrolled back with a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of Green Painted Open Armchairs
By Syrie Maugham
Located in London, GB
The oval backs with Greek key carved decoration, out-swept arms with acanthus leaf carved front supports in the neoclassical taste.
Traditionally upholstered sprung seat covered in ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
$3,697 / set
A Regency painted open arm or desk chair
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
A Regency painted open arm or desk chair, the structure with traces of original paint, pierced back
Category
Antique 17th Century English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak
18th Century George III Mahogany Open Armchair
Located in Cambridgeshire, GB
George III mahogany frame open armchair in the French taste, the oval back with a band of fluting
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
George II Mahogany Open Armchair
Located in New York, NY
A George II mahogany open armchair with upholstered seat and back having outward scrolled
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Lounge Chairs
18th century pair of Hepplewhite open armchairs
Located in Penzance, GB
Fine pair of 18th century mahogany open armchairs in the French Hepplewhite style. A style
Category
Antique 1770s English Hepplewhite Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Open Armchair, Mid-18th Century, Mahogany, Rosewood, Cabriole Legs
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare and most interesting mid-18th century Chinese open arm chair in the English style
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese British Colonial Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
19th Century Cuban Mahogany Chippendale Style Open Armchair, English, circa 1880
Located in GB
This superb 19th century example of a top-quality Chippendale open armchair is made from rich dense
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 18th Century Louis XV Painted Fauteuils or Open Armchairs
Located in London, GB
The white-painted moulded frames with cartouche shaped backs carved with floral decoration and with loose-cushioned seats raised on cabriole legs.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Beech
Iris Chair
By Mattia Bonetti
Located in New York, NY
Iris chair. Open edition.
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Pair of Chairs
Located in Dorking, Surrey
A fine pair of late 18th century mahogany chairs with open shield-shaped backs and exquisite
Category
Antique 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Chairs
$2,601 / set
Open Arm, Mod. PH 81
, Mogens Plum und Kay Ingemann Iversen
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Cologne, DE
'Open Arm, Mod. PH 81', Mogens Plum und Kay Ingemann Iversen
Execution: Poul Hundevat
very
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Beech, Canvas
Set of 12 Hofford Dining Chairs
By Modern Living Supplies
Located in New York, NY
Solid walnut turned dowel leg dining chairs with open upholstered back and fully upholstered tight
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$19,690 / item
Rare Chair, "Offene Möbel" by Wobo Podgorschek
Located in Vienna, AT
"Offene Mobel", (Open Furniture) chair
by Wobo (Wolfgang) Podgorschek, subsequntly PRINZGAU
Category
Vintage 1980s Austrian Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Contemporary dining chair with customisable wood and leather
Located in Porto, PT
Monaco chair is a bold fusion between contemporary design and classic aesthetics. This open-back
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Stylish Drape Back 1940s Chair by Grosfeld House
By Grosfeld House
Located in Hudson, NY
Hollywood Regency open back chair by Grosfeld House. Original cream painted finish with honey over
Category
Vintage 1940s Hollywood Regency Chairs
Pair of Slipper Chairs by Michael Taylor for Baker
By Michael Taylor
Located in Geneva, IL
Stylish midcentury upholstered slipper chairs featuring an open lattice back signature design
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
French Neoclassical Fruitwood Lyre Back Chairs with Falcon Heads
Located in Antwerp, BE
neoclassical period. The concave sway backs add to the comfort of each chair while the open work carving lend a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Bombay Atelier "Namaste" Cafe-Style Chair by Bombay Atelier
By Bombay Atelier
Located in Mumbai, IN
the formal language. The final form creates a sense of welcome and openness.
This chair works for
Category
2010s Asian Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Set of Three Victorian Mahogany Heraldic Hall Chairs, circa 1840
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Set of three Victorian mahogany hall chairs with open backs containing heraldic shields, circa
Category
Antique 1840s Victorian Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Vintage French Neoclassical Gilded Metal Chairs, circa 1940
Located in Houston, TX
curved to add to the comfort along with the padded seat. The open quality of the chairs lends them a
Category
Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Metal
1950s Scandinavian Retro Black and Yellow Satellite Chair with Original Seating
Located in Oslo, NO
Funky 1950s retro open arm woven satellite chair with original plastic covered wicker.
Colorful
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Tony Soprano
s Shrinks Chairs
Located in Bedford, NY
Pair of lounge chairs with open arms. In the series The Sopranos the chairs
were used by Br Melfi
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
$3,400 / set
Set of Six Dutch Louis XVI Chairs and Two Armchairs
Located in Hilversum, NL
Comprising a pair of open armchairs and six side chairs, each with channelled curved oval back and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$53,402 / set
Set of Four French Neoclassical Fruitwood Lyre Back Chairs with Falcon Heads
Located in Antwerp, BE
in the neoclassical period. The concave sway backs add to the comfort of each chair while the open
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Hollywood Regency Pair of Leather and Brass Chairs by William Billy Haines
By William Billy Haines
Located in Dallas, TX
created three versions of the chair: this sleek open-back design with a brass oval filling the negative
Category
Vintage 1940s American Chairs
Materials
Brass
French Modernist Low Lounge Chairs
By Frederick P. Victoria
Son, Inc.
Located in Long Island City, NY
Post-war French modernist low lounge chairs with sweeping open arms, in oak with a nailhead trim
Category
2010s American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
$4,800 / item
Gio Ponti "Ninfea" folding chair
By Gio Ponti
Located in Den Bommel, NL
Ponti. Ninfea is the Italian word for waterlily and is problably chosen because the folding chair opens
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Art Deco Club Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
A wonderful pair of French Art Deco open armed club chairs in figured walnut. The wood work has
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Club Chairs
$7,500 / set
Pair of Ward Bennett "Landmark" Lounge Chairs
By Ward Bennett
Located in Oakland, CA
open, the chairs are constructed from ash bentwood and cane. This set will settle in well in many
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cane, Ash
$5,750 / set
Antique English Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard
By William Cripps
Located in London, GB
A large Geo III silver baluster tankard with applied girdle scroll handle, open chair back thumb
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Barware
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Open Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the open chair you’re looking for. An open chair — often made from wood, fabric and upholstery — can elevate any home. Find 388 options for an antique or vintage open chair now, or shop our selection of 12 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the open chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An open chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Louis XV and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one open chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but Alfred Christensen, Fritz Hansen and Edward Wormley produced versions that are worth a look.
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Prices for an open chair start at $125 and top out at $45,000 with the average selling for $3,063.
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.
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