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Chris Kabel "Seam" Chair for Droog, Unique Prototype
By Droog
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
"Seam" chair, unique prototype by Chris Kabel (Dutch, b. 1975). Winner of the Dutch Material Fund
Category
Early 2000s Danish Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Other
Pedro Friedeberg, Iconic Hand Chair (RARE Acrylic Prototype)
Located in San Diego, CA
Pedro Friedeberg Iconic Surrealist Hand chair (Silla-Mano), comprised of a clear acrylic resin
Category
20th Century Mexican Chairs
Tomlinson Sophisticate Line Prototype Leather Strapped Chair, 1957
By Tomlinson
Located in Indianapolis, IN
This chair has mustard yellow and sage green leather straps over a beechwood frame and the original
Category
Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
“Mauri" and "Gerar" Prototype Children
s Chairs by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez
By Pedro Ramirez Vazquez
Located in 0, Cuauhtemoc
“Mauri" and "Gerar" prototype children chairs by Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Made of openwork metal
Category
Vintage 1970s Mexican Chairs
Zanini de Zanine prototype INOX chairs "Poltrona Moeda"
Located in Hollywood, CA
This pair of chairs are prototypes. They are made of Stainless Steel and have been highly polished
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Side Chairs
Signed Prototype of a Chair with Hinged Connections
Located in Antwerpen, BE
A signed prototype of a chair with hinged connections fixed to the plywood seat and backrest. The
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Steel
Martin Visser Prototype SE20 Chair,
T Spectrum, 1988
By Martin Visser,
t Spectrum Bergeijk
Located in Wilnis, UT
A very rare prototype of the SE20 chair, designed by Martin Visser for 't Spectrum, the Netherlands
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rare Prototype"Easy Edges" Chairs by Frank Gehry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
his chairs.
These museum-quality nesting chairs are pre-production protoypes
Category
Vintage 1960s American Lounge Chairs
Three Prototypes of the "Spring" Chair by Peter Ghyczy, Germany, 1971
By Peter Ghyczy, Design-Center Lemförde
Located in Berlin, DE
These three prototypes of the chair "Spring" were designed by the Hungarian architect and designer
Category
Late 20th Century German Space Age Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Plastic
Prototype Fiberglass Shell Chair by Lawrence Peabody ca 1955
By Selig, Lawrence Peabody
Located in Finchley, London
1950's prototype shell chair by Lawrence Peabody for Selig of Leominster (mass) Ca 1955
Category
Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fiberglass
Blue Prototype Folding Chair by Benedikt Rohner for Oswald
By Benedikt Rohner
Located in Zürich, CH
focused on precisely detailed, cost-effective standard furniture. The prototypes of these beautifully
Category
Vintage 1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Early or Mid 20th Century Prototype Bent Ply Plywood Sectional Chair
By Frederick John Kiesler, Frank Gehry, Gerald Summers
Located in London, GB
20th Century sectional bent ply chair. An early and experimental piece with a beautifully
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Plywood
Bernt Petersen Wørts Prototype Oak "Rag" Lounge Chair Danish Modern Vintage
By Bernt Petersen, Henrik Wørts Møbelsnedkeri
Located in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Solid oak frame
Gorgeous original striped linen fabric
Rare vintage prototype lounge chair designed
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Linen, Oak
prototype Paper Birdie chaise by Flip Sellin
Located in Chicago, IL
This Paper Birdie prototype differs from the production model; later examples feature a thin
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Chairs
Materials
Steel
Chaise Longue Prototype Design Pucci De Rossi
By Pucci De Rossi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
chaise longue design Pucci De Rossi, the name is Swing, a prototype built in 2001.
the material is
Category
20th Century Italian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
A Rare Set of Six Lucite Prototype Sidechairs by Fornasetti
Located in New York, NY
A very rare set of six prototype lucite sidechairs in the hot air ballon pattern. The chairs
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Metal
Original Rare Eames Grey Side Shell on Prototype H-Base with Casters
By Charles and Ray Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Elephant hyde grey side shell chair on original prototype H-base with casters
this came out of
Category
Vintage 1950s Side Chairs
Pakhale Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
One of the two prototypes of "B.M. Horse Chair" designed by: Satyendra Pakhale
for MOROSO in
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chairs
$7,000
Bertoya like metal chair
Located in New York, NY
Bertoya prototype metal chair in gold and brown cushion. This design is unique and very different
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chairs
Materials
Metal
$3,200
INOX " Blown UP" Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
"Blown Up" chair,prototype; designed by architect/designer Oskar Zieta
in Inox sheets
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Chairs
$3,700
Prototype Deck Chair
By Søren Risvang
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A prototype deck chair of rosewood and steel, adjustable height
Designed and manufactured by Søren
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Steel
$8,800
Sergio Rodrigues "Poltrona Molé" chair
ottoman
Located in West Hollywood, CA
upholstery. Designed by Rodrigues in 1957, this is the prototype predecessor to the "Sheriff" chair. Ottoman
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Chairs
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
Bleached Walnut "Espenet" Wishbone Chair with Unique Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This chair was made for a client that owned one of Art's first wishbone prototypes. When that
Category
Late 20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Fantastic Prototype American Chair
Located in New York, NY
This chair is most likely a prototype or a one off. The quality is unsurpassed. The wood is bent
Category
Late 20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of three legged wood and leather chairs by Allen Ditson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
-crafted in his studio. See separate listing with the prototype version of these chairs.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
EAMES STYLE IRON ROCKING CHAIR
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Harbor Springs, MI
Prototype Eames style rocking chair, circa 1950s. Origin: Michigan.
Category
20th Century American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Iron
French 40
s club chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Unique over scaled pair of 1940's club chairs in bleached oak, were the prototype for the
Category
Vintage 1940s French Club Chairs
$10,000
Kiss The Architect ‘Margaret
2018 Chair Modern Art Brass Leather Side Purple
Located in London, GB
A prototype ‘Margaret’ chair by Kiss The Architect, designed and made in 2018. The chair consists
Category
2010s British Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Original Thonet Chair No. 1
By Thonet, Thonet
Located in Vienna, AT
the prototype of the No.1 chair around 1850. After 1862 they were produced with a ring under the seat
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Side Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Kiss The Architect ‘One Arm
2017 Chair Modern Art Iron Leather Side Green Seat
Located in London, GB
A prototype ‘One Arm’ chair by Kiss The Architect, designed and made in 2017. The chair consists of
Category
2010s British Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Marble, Iron
Kiss the Architect ‘Dine on Me
2016 Chair Modern Art Brass Leather Side Pink
Located in London, GB
A prototype ‘Dine on me’ chair by Kiss The Architect, designed and made in 2016. The chair consists
Category
2010s British Minimalist Chairs
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
ReyRosa Lounge Chairs by Russell Buchanan
Located in Hudson, NY
Prototype of mobile easy chairs made of solid Douglas Fir, aluminum legs with cast aluminum
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Lounge Chairs
Fjord Chair Ingmar Relling Westnofa Norway
By Westnofa Furniture, Ingmar Relling
Located in Notteroy, NO
the siesta chairs. This prototype model is called Fjord chair and very few were produced by Westnofa
Category
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Rare Jindrich Halabala H275 Lounge Chairs
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Extremely rare Jindrich Halabala Lounge Chairs. The chairs are not prototypes but came from a very
Category
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Cassina Lounge Chair in the Manner of Gerrit Rietveld
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Very curious and interesting prototype of a padded lounge chair by Cassina.
In the early 1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian De Stijl Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cherry, Upholstery, Wood
Prototypical Kevi Designed Draughtsman
s Chair
Located in Southfield, MI
1958 Kevi of Denmark designed prototypical draughtsman's chair. Rendered in molded mahogany ply
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Stools
Materials
Chrome
Pair of three legged wood and leather chairs by Allen Ditson
Located in West Hollywood, CA
-crafted in his studio. See separate listing with the prototype version of these chairs.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Corner Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Two FM 60 Cube Chairs by Radboud Van Beekum for Pastoe
By Radboud Van Beekum, Pastoe
Located in Cologne, DE
manufacturers, which hints that these chairs are prototypes.
The chairs are made of black painted steel, off
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Kiss The Architect ‘Classic
2018 Chair, 2016 Modern Art Marble Leather Table
By Dakis Panayiotou
Located in London, GB
A prototype ‘Classic’ chair by Kiss The Architect, designed and made in 2018. The chair consists of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Corner Chairs
Materials
Iron
Kiss The Architect ‘Quiet’ Chair, 2016 Modern Art Marble Leather steel table
By Dakis Panayiotou
Located in London, GB
A prototype ‘Quiet’ chair by Kiss The Architect, designed and made in 2016. The chair consists of a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Minimalist Corner Chairs
Materials
Marble, Stainless Steel
Pair of Ion Chairs from 1962 Seattle Worlds Fair
By Gideon Kramer
Located in Seattle, WA
These prototype Ion chairs, designed by Gideon Kramer, were used in the Space Needle Restaurant
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
One of a Kind Prototype, Pair of Chairs
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Highly unusual and unique chairs created in the 1960's as a pro-type for a pair of melon chairs
Category
Vintage 1970s American Children s Furniture
Two Prototypes of Thonet Brothers
Three legged Chair
By Thonet
Located in Chicago, IL
chair in itâ??s minimalist frame and construction is a perfect solution for a chair. Its shape, with the
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
HERMAN MILLER PROTOTYPE DINING TABLE AND 6 CHAIRS
Located in Miami, FL
WONDERFUL ONE OF A KIND DINING SET MADE BY A DESIGNER FOR HERMAN MILLER.PURCHASED AS DESCRIBED; AND WITH THE QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP, I HAVE NO REASON TO DOUBT IT. IT IS WONDERFUL.
Category
20th Century American Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood
Geoffrey Harcourt, 042 prototype lounge chair for Artifort, 1960s
By Geoffrey Harcourt, Artifort
Located in Saint Leonards-on-sea, England
G. Harcourt, rare ‘Model 042' lounge chairs, prototype, 1963 'London Combination' Polished
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
A Unique Prototype Figured Mahogany Arm Chair by Fritz Hansen
Located in New York, NY
/11 42 Prøvestol Tan(?) Antal 1 Or. 6363 [1/11 42 Sample chair Number 1 Order 6363]
Category
20th Century Danish Armchairs
Peter Shire Prototype Armchair, Memphis Milano
By Peter Shire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind, prototype lounge chair designed by Peter Shire.
Hand signed. Please view pictures
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Memphis Group Armchairs
Barcelona Chair Blueprint
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in Chicago, IL
blueprint is pictured in our current gallery exhibition above a Barcelona chair with prototype cushions
Category
Vintage 1950s American Bauhaus Drawings
Materials
Paper
1920
s Canvas Safari Chair
Located in London, GB
Rare (possibly prototype) canvas and aluminium safari chair
Category
Early 20th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Pine, Leather, Canvas
PAIR Mexican Modernist lounge Chairs
Located in Summerland, CA
An unusual pair of "prototype" Architect's lounge chairs assembled from bolted, stained pine
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Mohair
one of a kind side chair
Located in Spokane, WA
This chair is a prototype. A furniture company was planning to mass-produce them but decided
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$2,000
Sergio Rodrigues "Poltrona Molé" chair
ottoman, 1957
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rare Sergio Rodrigues "Poltrona Molé" chair and ottoman in Brazilian rainforest rosewood with
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
Sergio Rodrigues "Poltrona Molé" chair and ottoman
Located in West Hollywood, CA
upholstery. Designed by Rodrigues in 1957, this is the prototype predecessor to the "Sheriff" chair.
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
Extremely Rare "Pretzel" Chair by Norman Cherner for Plycraft
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Essentially a prototype, very few of these chairs are known to exist. Fully documented.A museum
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Martin von Sevverrin
s Black Rubber Chaise Lounge
Located in Wainscott, NY
Prototype Lounge Chair by Martin von Sevverrin. Bkack Rubber with small metal legs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chaise Longues
Materials
Rubber
Mid Century Madsen
Schubell M&S Møbler MS86 Armchair Tan Brown Leather Vintage
By Madsen
Schubell
Located in Cambridge, GB
, to make a prototype lounge chair based on a plaster model he’d made. Accepting the challenge
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Mid Century Madsen
Schubell Two Seater Sofa Tan Brown Leather Vintage Retro
By Madsen
Schubell
Located in Cambridge, GB
cabinetmaker, to make a prototype lounge chair based on a plaster model he’d made. Accepting the challenge
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Leather, Foam
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