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T. H. Robsjohn Gibbings Pair of Open Arm Lounge Chairs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Matching pair of T. H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb open arm lounge chairs with wrap around
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Silk
Open Frame Club Chair by Harvey Probber
By Harvey Probber
Located in Danville, CA
Exposed Frame Club Chair by Harvey Probber. Frame is refinished in Dark Brown lacquer. Freshly
Category
Vintage 1950s American Club Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Open Sky Crosby Chair by Gaetano Pesce, NYC, 1995-1997
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Crosby" chair part of Pesce's Open Sky Collection in marigold yellow, green, and blue resin. The
Category
1990s Chairs
Vintage Style Louis XV Painted and Upholstered Open Arm Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Vintage style Louis XV painted and upholstered open arm chairs
Painted in a soft oyster French
Category
20th Century Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of c.1920
s Walnut open armed desk chairs
Located in Malton, GB
These are a very elegant pair of early 20th century English country house desk chair. Made of
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Danish Open Arm Chairs, Circa 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury modern tapered leg open arm chairs in teak with black upholstered cushions
Category
Vintage 1950s Lounge Chairs
Pair Edward Wormley Walnut Open Arm Lounge Chairs
By Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Two architectural open arm lounge chairs in walnut by Dunbar, with green and blue horizontal stripe
Category
Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Dunbar Open-Frame Lounge Chair by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Culver City, CA
Open-frame lounge chair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Features espresso stained mahogany and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Pair of Mid-Century Lounge Chairs Walnut Open Arm Lounge Chairs
Located in Wilmington, DE
Pair of mid-century lounge chairs walnut open arm lounge chairs
This set includes 2 open arm
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Mid-Century Lounge Chairs Walnut Open Arm Lounge Chairs
Located in Wilmington, DE
Pair of Mid-Century Lounge chairs walnut open arm lounge chairs
This set includes 2 open arm
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Rare Edward Wormley Walnut Open-Arm Lounge Chair
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an early and rare architectural open armed lounge chair in walnut by Edward Wormley for
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid Century Modern Walnut Open Arm Lounge Chair
Located in Wilmington, DE
Mid Century Modern Walnut Open Arm Lounge Chair
Offered is a beautifully redone lounge chair by
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Set of Three Mahogany Chairs with Open Backs, France
Located in Sofia, BG
Set of three mahogany chairs with open backs resting on carved feet.
France, circa 1890.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Paolo Buffa Attributed Open Arm Wingback Chair, 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
Tall, oversized wingback chair with open arm and wedge feet. Newly upholstered in off white Holly
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Upholstery, Wood
Modern Salon Lounge Chair Open Back H B F Barbara Barry
By Barbara Barry
Located in Toledo, OH
Modern Barbara Barry salon open back lounge chair for H B F. walnut frame with light grey
Category
20th Century North American Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Arne Wahl Iversen Open Arm Teak Lounge Chairs
By Arne Wahl Iversen, Komfort
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of Solid Teak Open Arm Lounge Chairs attributed to Arne Wahl Iversen for Komfort, Made in
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
$2,750 / set
Group of Four Late 17th Century Walnut Chairs with Open Armrests
Located in Milano, IT
A group of four late 17th century walnut chairs with open armrests ending in curls. Carved masks
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Leather, Walnut
Antique Louis XV Style French Painted and Upholstered Open Arm Chair
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique Louis XV style French painted and upholstered open arm chair
Painted in a soft white, with
Category
20th Century European Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Pair of Andrew Gower open arm club chairs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Matching pair of Andrew Gower club chairs made by David Edwards, Greyish Purple mohair with
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Maple
Mid-Century Open Back Upholstered Desk / Side Chair w/ Splayed Walnut Legs
Located in New York, NY
This elegant mid-century modern chair embodies the timeless aesthetic of the 1950s, showcasing a
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Early Open Arm Lounge Chair
By Edward Wormley
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Edward Wormley for Dunbar early open arm lounge chair. Uncommon and rare Wormley form. Chair was
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
Striking Pair of Fully Upholstered Open-Arm Lounge Chairs
By Dunbar Furniture, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Wonderful pair of large-scale fully upholstered, open-arm lounge chairs. Chairs are freshly
Category
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
Antique Pair of Gilt Wood Open Arm Chairs Upholstered in Natural Linen
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique pair of gilt wood open arm chairs upholstered in natural linen
Size:
23”W x 23”D x 36”H
Category
20th Century European Chairs
Materials
Abalone, Linen, Giltwood
Pair of Donghia Open Villa Leather Swivel Slipper Chairs
By Donghia
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Pair of Donghia open villa leather swivel slipper chairs.
Category
1990s Italian Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Leather
Dunbar Open-Arm Swivel Lounge Chairs by Edward Wormley
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Open-arm swivel lounge chairs. Designed by Edward Wormley.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Illum Wikkelsø Open-Arm Chairs Capella Series, circa 1960
By Illum Wikkelsø
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of open-arm solid teak chairs designed by Illum Wikkelsø. Newly upholstered in a pale orange
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak, Upholstery
Dunbar Edward Wormley Walnut Architectural Open Arm Lounge Chair
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Dunbar Edward Wormley open arm lounge chair newly upholstered. Dunbar hallmarks at bottom, circa
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Open Sky Crosby Chair by Gaetano Pesce, NYC, 1995
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Jersey City, NJ
One of the first Crosby chairs from Gaetano Pesce's "Open Sky Collection" that were made by him in
Category
1990s Side Chairs
Set of McCobb Open Back Dining Chairs
By Paul McCobb
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This set of four Paul McCobb open back dining chairs are sought after for their simple elegance
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Maple
Pair Saffron Velvet Upholstered Open Arm Regency Club Chairs.
Located in Chicago, IL
Saffron velvet upholstered club chairs with loose seat cushions. Trapunto detailed loose back
Category
Vintage 1960s American Club Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Upholstery
Vintage William iv Style Open Scroll Mahogany Campeche Design Chair and Ottoman
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
fan carvings, the elegantly curved seat, back and open scroll armrests are covered by buttoned high
Category
Mid-20th Century English William IV Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Four Paul McCobb Open Back Dining Chairs
By Planner Group, Paul McCobb
Located in Chicago, IL
Rarely offered set of four Paul McCobb for Winchendon maple dining chairs with open back and large
Category
Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Maple
Jules Leleu Open Armchair
By Jules Leleu
Located in Stamford, CT
A Jules Leleu open armchair created using very impressively figured mahogany with front legs
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Open Arm Club Chairs by Milo Baughman
Located in Danville, CA
Pair of Lounge Chairs by Milo Baughman upholstered in Navy Blue velvet.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Club Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Pair of Open Arm Club Chairs by Milo Baughman
Located in Danville, CA
Pair of Milo Baughman Lounge Chairs freshly upholstered in heavyweight OpArt fabric.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Club Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Modern Rattan Open Air Lounge Chair w/ Barkcloth Cushion
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Harveys Collection features an Open Air lounge chair w/ backcloth cushion. The chairs feature "Open
Category
Early 2000s Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Mid-Century Modern Black Walnut Open Arm Lounge Chair
Located in Wilmington, DE
This walnut lounge chair has been completely redone; refinished, restrapped, recushioned, and
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Milo Baughman Open Armed Lounge Chairs for Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
All original Thayer Coggin produced, Milo Baughman designed chairs in their original velvet. Color
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Pair of Painted and Upholstered French Louis XVI Style Open Arm Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Pair of vintage french style open arm chairs painted in our antique white with subtle distressed
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Linen, Fruitwood
Swedish Art Moderne Open Arm Chair in Golden Elm
Located in Atlanta, GA
-Curvaceous silhouette
-Curved back
-Stylized arms
-Handcrafted golden elm exposed wood
-Hardwood inner frames
-Hand-tied springs
-New ceru...
-Curved back
-Stylized arms
-Handcrafted golden elm exposed wood
-Hardwood inner frames
-Hand-tied springs
-New ceru...
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Lounge Chairs
Pair of Art Deco Burl Walnut Open Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional pair of Burl Walnut Art Deco armchairs newly upholstered in a Tobacco Mini Cheveron pattern fabric. This item is located at our off site storage facility, please call ahe...
Category
Vintage 1930s Hungarian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Burl, Upholstery, Walnut
Bruno Mathsson -Eva- High Back Open Arm Chair, With Labels
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bruno Mathsson -Eva- High Back Open Arm Chair.
the chair designed in 1933, the chair is made with
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Linen, Beech
Pair of open-arm mahogany lounge chairs by Harvey Probber
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of open-arm lounge chairs No. 828 in solid mahogany with red leather seats and back cushions
Category
Vintage 1950s American Club Chairs
Pair of Open Lounge Chairs by Pearson Lloyd for Allermuir
By Pearson Lloyd, Allermuir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
through Allermuir.
The chairs are from the Open collection, model A643.
The chairs are very
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair Bert England For Baker Walnut Open Arm Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Baker walnut framed open arm lounge chairs with lose seat and back cushions. Attributed to
Category
Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Late 1800s English Arts and Crafts Open Arm Wingback Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Late 1800s English arts and crafts wingback chair. Mahogany frame with slab open arms, octagonal
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Wool
Alfred Christensen Danish Lambswool Spindle Back Open Armrest Lounge Chair
By Fritz Hansen, Alfred Christensen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sculptural and very beautiful 1940s lounge chair open arm lounge chair with spindle back. Made from
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Elm
Hollywood Regency Open Back Slipper Chairs Manner of Robsjohn-Gibbings
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Fulton, CA
Fine pair of Mid-Century Modern / Hollywood Regency slipper or lounge chairs. Solid hardwood chair
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Pair of 1940s Open Back Side Chairs by Grosfeld House
By Grosfeld House
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A graceful pair of occasional chairs by Grosfeld House with solid wood frames in an antique finish
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Side Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Fritz Hansen Spindle Back Open Armrest Lounge Chair in Lambswool
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sculptural and very beautiful 1940s open arm lounge chair with spindle back. Made from stained and
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Danish 1940s Alfred Christensen Highback Chair with Open Wood Armrests
By Alfred Christensen, Slagelse Mobelvaerk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Mobelvaerk with open armrests in beautifully curved stained beech. Nice slim elegant silhouette raised on
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pair Cocheo Maple Wood
Olive Glazed Leather Open Arm Chairs.
By Cocheo Brothers Fine Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of patinated maple wood and umber glazed olive green leather open arm chairs by Cocheo
Category
Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs
Danish 1940s Alfred Christensen Easy Chair with Open Elmwood Armrests
By Alfred Christensen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Mobelvaerk with open armrests in beautifully curved stained beech. Nice slim elegant silhouette. Solid and
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Beech
Eight Edward Wormley Mahogany Open Backed Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of eight open-backed bleached mahogany dining chairs by Eward Wormley for Dunbar, consisting of
Category
Vintage 1940s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Swedish Midcentury Lounge Chairs with Open Elmwood Armrests
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of charming and very comfortable lounge chairs made in Sweden, circa 1970. Armrests and legs
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Elm
Set of Four 19th Century Wood Dining Chairs in Yellow Velvet Round Open Back
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Set of four (4) Victorian style balloon back mahogany dining chairs from the 20th century.
Chairs
Category
20th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Pair Mid-Century Grey velvet Open Arm chairs with suede welt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Open Arm chair in grey suede with leather welt detail.
Category
20th Century Lounge Chairs
Materials
Suede, Leather, Wood
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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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