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Jasper Morrison Thinking Man
s Outdoor Chair in Gypsum White for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Jasper Morrison
Located in New York, NY
drink rests. The Thinking Manâ’s Chair is made of varnished metal, available in green, dark grey
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Jasper Morrison Thinking Man
s Chair in Metal Tube with Writings for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Jasper Morrison
Located in New York, NY
integrated drink rests. The Thinking Man’s chair is made of varnished metal, available in green, dark grey
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Set of Four Mid-Century Dining Armchairs in White Naugahyde by Milo Baughman
By Milo Baughman
Located in Millerton, NY
extremely comfortable, these Mid-Century dining chairs have a rolled back and padded arm rests. The chairs
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Ernesto Hauner Chaise Longue, Brazil, 1950s
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Maastricht, NL
in the more upright position. When reclined, the foot rest extends and the chair is 130 cm deep and
Category
Vintage 1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues
Materials
Metal
Danish Mid-Century Modern Dark Brown Leather and Pine Rustic Armchair
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
have a different tone to the rest of the leather chair.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Pine
18th Century Set of Seating Furniture
Located in Wels, AT
ties. Canape with arm rest.
Measurment 1 Chair: D 45cm, W 48cm, H 92cm, SH 43cm.
Measurment Sofa: D
Category
Antique 1770s Austrian Louis XV Living Room Sets
$5,344 / set
Queen Anne Mahogany Armchair on Cabriole Pad Feet, English, circa 1760
Located in Providence, RI
the rest of the chair. The arms are delicately formed, terminating in small carved scrolls. The splat
Category
Antique 1760s English Queen Anne Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century French Louis XIV Armchair
Located in Charleston, SC
resting seat or a desk chair.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Child
s Maple and Rush-Seat Ladder-Back Armchair
Located in New Hope, PA
classic Bergen County finials and turned hand rests, this charming child's chair would be right at home in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Folk Art Children s Furniture
Materials
Rush, Maple
Keith Richards, 1964
By Terry O
Neill
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Black and white photography showing Keith Richards resting in an arm chair at the BBC studios
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Antique Ming Style Armchairs, Pair
Located in SOMIS, CA
pleasant at the same time providing comfort as arm rests. Such chairs are status symbols to be used only by
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,500 / set
A CONCH-SCIOUS SHE SELL
By Laura Ann Jacobs
Located in Lake Worth, FL
reveal a silver heart locket resting on a chair
This piece has been been reviewed by renowned Art Critic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic, Epoxy Resin, Found Objects
Nude Story in Dark Room (Asleep)
By Guy Bourdin
Located in Geneva, CH
metallic brilliance of the table and chair beneath, finally resting on the skin-like, crinkled texture of
Category
1970s Nude Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Bill Mack Large Bronze Sculpture Springtime Maquette Female Nude Signed Artwork
By Bill Mack
Located in Bloomington, MN
our personal favorites as the alluring woman resting a top of chair, comes to life in a beautiful
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Nude Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Fine Carved Lyre Mahogany Window Seat, NY, Earnest Hagen, circa 1885
Located in Providence, RI
frame lifts out.
Full length over all – 45 inches,
Rest regular chair height,
Same as the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Benches
Materials
Mahogany
Francisco ZUNIGA ORIGINAL DRAWING Rare Hand Signed 2 TIMES Female Portrait Art
By Francisco Zúñiga
Located in Bloomington, MN
how a woman rest in a chair, which would become the subjects of his future works. Additionally it has
Category
1960s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper
Child Resting in Chair, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Child Resting in Chair" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon
Category
1970s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Midcentury Danish Easy Chair in Teak by Brockmann Petersen for Randers
By Randers Møbelfabrik, H. Brockmann-Petersen
Located in Beveren, BE
1960s. True high quality manufacturing and a beautiful arm rest design. This chair is made of solid dark
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Pair of Gimson
Slater Rock n Rest Chairs
By Gimson and Slater Ltd
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of great Gimson & Slater “Rock n Rest” chairs. Each in a brand new olive green tufted back
Category
Vintage 1940s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Set of three walnut arm rest chairs
Located in Amstelveen, NL
Beautiful set of three walnut wood dining chairs.
These chairs were used on a Ocean liner.
The
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,781 / set
Minimalistic Wall Resting Chair In Oak by F. Weerkamp, Netherlands 1980
s
Located in Hellouw, NL
When the back leg is omitted from a chair design we know for sure that we are dealing with a
Category
Vintage 1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Walnut Framed Arm Chairs by Dux
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair sculptural arm chairs of solid walnut and putty leather seat and back rest Chairs retain
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Leather
Exceptional Pair of Sculptural French Walnut Chairs, Pair
Located in North Miami, FL
Very sleek and hard to find, this is a pair of floating arm-rest chairs with original faux leather
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
Borge Mogensen dining chairs in oak type Oresund 1955
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Very nice set of 6 chairs in solid oak and papercord seating. 2 Chairs with and 4 without arm rests
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Oak, Papercord
Leather
Wood Dining Chairs
Located in Chula Vista, CA
seat and back rest.
The backrest is secured with a brass buckle.
Two captain chairs with arm
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Dining Chair Set by BP John Portland Oregon
By B.P. John
Located in Chula Vista, CA
condition chairs fresh upholstery -
Includes 5 side chairs and 1 captain chair
Arm Rest Chair 24 3/4
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Charles Pollock Lounge Armchair Model 657 for Knoll in Black Saddle Leather
By Knoll, Charles Pollock
Located in Amsterdam, NL
leather, separate black leather cushion and aluminum arm rests. Chair is signed with manufacture label on
Category
Antique 1660s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Ilmari Lappalainen Pulkka Lounge Chair by Asko Finland, 1968
By Ilmari Lappalainen, Asko
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
. Leather has surface wear but not holes or tears, just a crack in the head cushion and arm rests. Chair is
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Ilmari Lappalainen Pulkka Lounge Chair by Asko Finland 1968
By Asko, Ilmari Lappalainen
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
. Leather has surface wear but not holes or tears, just a crack in the head cushion and arm rests. Chair is
Category
Vintage 1960s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
1970s Milo Baughman Black Tufted Lounge Chair Thayer Coggin
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Chula Vista, CA
upholstery.
Padded arm rests.
Chair retains original maker label.
30.75" H x 29" D x 25 1/4" W. Seat 16" H
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Bruno Mathsson, Sheepskin Pernill with Ottoman
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Klintehamn, SE
The Pernilla chair was designed in the mid 30`s by Bruno Mathsson and was then called Resting chair
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech
$4,632 / set
Bruno Mathsson Model 36 Easy Chair 1940
s
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Norwich, GB
A rare easy 'resting' chair, model 36 by Swedish architect and designer Bruno Mathsson for Karl
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Vintage Rustic Top Grain Leather Chair with Hip Rests
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful rustic, Tufted tan leather chair with Stud Detailing embraces the sculptural curves and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood, Oak
Hungarian Reclining Chair with Pullout Foot Rest
Located in Chicago, IL
This reclining chair comes with a foot rest and is made from solid Walnut.
Category
Vintage 1930s Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
German Rocking Chair with foot Rest , 1950s
By Mid Century Antiques
Located in Gaggenau, DE
German Rocking Chair with foot Rest , 1950s
Made in West Germany
upholstered Seats completely
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Leather Arm Rest Chrome Safari Lounge Chair
Located in Chula Vista, CA
One of a kind safari lounge chair with chrome plated tubular frame. Light egg shell canvas and
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Dutch Lounge Chair with Wood Tray Arm Rests
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tubular Metal Frame with Upholstered Seat and Teak Tray Arm Rest. Attributed to Robert Parry for
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
White Lounge Chairs with Foot Rests, Italy 1950s
Located in New York, NY
These armchairs feature a high straight back opening in flat wings, curved armrests and tapered wood legs. One armchair has been re-upholstered and one is in original conditions. The...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Robert Parry Lounge Chair with Ebony Stained Arm Rests
By Gelderland, Robert Parry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Masculine Lounge Chair by Robert Parry in Ebonized Teak and Chrome with Newly Upholstered
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Boho Chic Bamboo Wicker Papasan Chair With Circular Foot Rest
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Enhance your relaxation with a Boho Chic Papasan Chair, featuring sturdy bamboo wicker and a
Category
1990s Indonesian Swivel Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
Rattan Chair and Foot Rest by Yuzru Yamakawa, Japan, 1980
By Yuzuru Yamakawa 1
Located in Rijssen, NL
Exceptional rattan chair and footrest CL-261 by Yamakawa, Japan, circa 1980s.
Yuzru Yamakawa
Category
Antique 1880s Japanese Japonisme Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Art Deco Curved Rosewood Back Rest and Black Velvet Chairs, Set of 4
Located in IT
Art Deco curved rosewood backrest and black velvet chairs, set of 4. From France from 1930s period
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Rosewood
B&B Italia Maxalto Florence by Antonio Citterio Lounge Chair with Mesh Foot Rest
By B&B Italia
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
The B&B Italia Maxalto florence by Antonio Citterio lounge chair with mesh foot rest is the perfect
Category
Late 20th Century Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Bamboo Lounge Chairs with Sliding Foot Rests, French Indochina
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A pair of very sculptural, ergonomic and well crafted lounging chairs with built-in headrest and
Category
Early 20th Century Vietnamese Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bamboo
Postmodern Ascending Clam Shell Back Swivel Chair With Nesting Foot Rest
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Nesting Foot Rest. This chair features a unique clam shell back, swivel base, and a convenient nesting
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Pair of Danish Modern Teak Lounge Chairs with Wicker Back Rest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Unknown.
Manufacturer: Unknown.
Period/style: Danish Modern.
Country: Denmark.
Date: 1960s.
Dimensions: 28″ H x 25.5″ L x 27″ W.
Seat height 16.25″.
Materials: Tea...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Teak, Wicker
Pair 1960s Midcentury Oak + Grey Rock ‘n’ Rest Lounge Chairs by Rastad
Relling
By Adolf Relling and Rolf Rastad, Gimson and Slater Ltd
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Designed in the mid-1950s by Rolf Rastad and Adolf Relling the Rock ‘n’ rest chair was designed in
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Oak, Teak
20th Century Pair of Swivel Chairs
Foot Rests in Natural Shearling, 1980s
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Elegant 20th century pair of swivel occasional chairs with foot rests and recently upholstered in
Category
20th Century Swivel Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin
Pair of Canvas Sling-Back Campaign Folding, Adjustable Teak Chairs w/ Leg Rests
Located in Nantucket, MA
A pair of his and hers Campaign teak folding chairs with canvas sling seats. The back also adjusts
Category
Mid-20th Century British Colonial Lounge Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Teak
Italian Sling Lounge Chair w/ Rush Seating
Extendable Foot-Rest, Early 20th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian sling chair from the early 20th century. This antique lounge chair from Italy features a
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Marcel Breuer Cesca Arm Chairs by Gavina
By Marcel Breuer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
are birch with chrome frames and canned seat and back rests. Chairs retain Made in Italy labels.
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Bauhaus Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Norwegian Scandinavian Modern High Back Reclining Lounge Chair Attr Arnt Lande
By Stokke Møbler
Located in Topeka, KS
seat. Called the Combi Star Rock n’ Rest Chair. By using the side lever, it can be locked in an upright
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Rare Salterini Circle Lounge with removable foot rest
By John Salterini
Located in Ferndale, MI
Rare Salterini Circle Lounge with removable foot rest.
Chair 43 3/4" H x 18 3/4"- Deep
Category
20th Century Lounge Chairs
Friso Kramer Adjustable Drafting Stool with Foot Rest
By Ahrend de Cirkel, Friso Kramer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Height adjustable seat and footrest with tilting back rest for maximum comfort and support. Perfect for
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Modern Sculptural Wingback Lounge Chairs in Grey Silver Velvet
By Baker Furniture Company, Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
upholstered in silver grey velvet. Chairs rest stripped and bleached legs Due to the variation in wood one leg
Category
20th Century American Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Rare Antique Adjustable Swivel Oak Desk Chair with Floating Back Rest c.1926
Located in San Francisco, CA
and new brass replica casters. The floating back rest tilts and the chair swivels, tilts back and the
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
Gispen Stacking Plywood Armchairs with Bakelite Arm Rests
By Gispen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stacking Industrial school chairs with bakelite arm rests, bone enameled metal frames and teak
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
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Rest Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic rest chair available at 1stDibs. A rest chair — often made from wood, fabric and metal — can elevate any home. There are 48 variations of the antique or vintage rest chair you’re looking for, while we also have 13 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the rest chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A rest chair, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Modern or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Gimson and Slater Ltd, Robert Kuo and Adolf Relling and Rolf Rastad each produced at least one beautiful rest chair that is worth considering.
How Much is a Rest Chair?
A rest chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,900, while the lowest priced sells for $225 and the highest can go for as much as $21,700.
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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