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8 Eichenberger Saffa Dining Chairs Dietiker
Stendig Black Vinyl Chrome Cane
By Dietiker, Hans Eichenberger, Stendig Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Francisco with a large headquarters in NYC. They were exciting and good times but short lived. The business
Category
Vintage 1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Antique Howard
Son
s Bridgewater Brown Leather Chesterfield Armchairs
By Howard
Sons Ltd, Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard and Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
. First to 27 Great Alie St (Now just Alie St) before moving a short distance to 34 Great Alie St.
In
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Four Joe Colombo
Universale
Chairs, Very Rare First Edition 1967 Kartell Italy
By Joe Colombo, Kartell
Located in bergen op zoom, NL
prototypes as they were produced in this configuration for a very short period of time during this period
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Bauhaus Oak Bentwood
Cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 Chair for Stendig by Thonet
By Thonet, Stendig Co., Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
Francisco with a large headquarters in NYC. They were exciting and good times but short lived. The business
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Oak, Bentwood
Antique American Victorian Wicker Boardwalk Wheelchair Chair Medical Carriage
Located in Dayton, OH
short distances and a chair was made for him. This chair had wheels for mobility and hand-operated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Rare "Weekend" Lounge Chair by Marco Zanuso for Arflex
Located in New York, NY
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*This chair was in production for a very short period and as a result is a very rare model.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chairs
Adjustable Lounge Chair designed by Jean Prouve
Located in London, London
short than the world`s most comfortable sitting impliment!
(An original 1930's example of
Category
Vintage 1930s French Chairs
Biomorphic Lounge Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
Unusual single lounge chair with detatched cushion and short arms.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chairs
$1,500
Cushionette
Located in New York, NY
Round chaise lounge chair upholstered in short black mohair and leather piping
Category
Vintage 1970s American Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Leather
$4,300
Paul Mcobb
Located in Treasure Island, CA
This is a strange leg configuration. It may have been short production. Features dowel back.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chairs
Materials
Steel
$400
A Pair of Italian Upholstered Wood Framed Chairs.
Located in New York, NY
Each with a high winged back and flared arms, raised on short tappering wooden legs.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Chairs
Jens Risom Black Leather Chair
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
This chair was designed by Risom for Knoll during the short time he worked as Knoll's designer. It
Category
Vintage 1940s American Chairs
Pair of Vilbert Chairs by Verner Panton
By Verner Panton
Located in Hudson, NY
short time. One retains label. Sold individually.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Vintage Dining Chairs, Set of 6, Walnut, Chippendale Style, Scotland 1920, H142
Located in Vancouver, BC
wobbles or loose joints
Please note: Two chairs are shorter by 1 1/2" in height but only 1/2" shorter in
Category
Vintage 1920s Scottish Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Kai Kristiansen Model 42 Z Chairs, Set of Eight
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Set of eight teak Kai Kristiansen model 42 "Z" chairs. Iconic. Modern. Sleek short
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Rare Early Gilbert Rohde Armless Desk Chair in Pewter Leather
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare Gilbert Rohde designed chair was produced in the early 1930's for a short time by Troy
Category
American Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Rosewood
Leather Club Chairs by Mies van der Rohe
Located in West Hollywood, CA
chairs and they were produced by Knoll for a very short time. Seat Depth: 20.5"
Category
Vintage 1960s American Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Louis XV Style Painted Recamier
Located in San Francisco, CA
The arched shaped backrest leading to short slightly outswept armrests above a loose down cushion
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chaise Longues
Materials
Wood, Linen, Down
Pair of Louis XV Style Painted Bergeres
Located in San Francisco, CA
seat above a serpentine rail raised on short cabriole legs ending in overscrolled toes; painted cream
Category
20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Model 49 Teak Armchair by Erik Kirkegaard Denmark, 1950s
By Høng Stolefabrik, Erik Kierkegaard
Located in Debrecen-Pallag, HU
comfortable with round back support which leads into short elbow rests.
In good vintage original, unrestored
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak, Leather
Antique Hall Chair Umbrella Stand Solid Oak Edwardian, 20th Century, 1900
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
panelled back, with two arm rests over lift up seat with storage space within, raised on four short square
Category
20th Century Edwardian Chairs
Large Pair of Charles Il Style Oak Armchairs
Located in Stutton, GB
between turned upright, down swept arms and scrolling under tier. They have short cabriole legs
Category
Antique 19th Century English Charles II Chairs
Materials
Oak
$2,048 / set
1930
s H. Pander Tropic Wooden Lovely Shaped Add. Chairs H. Wouda
Located in Antwerp, BE
1930's H.Pander tropic wooden lovely shaped add. chairs H. Wouda.
This model is made for a short
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Modern Corner Chairs
Pair of Louis XV Style Painted Fauteuils
Located in San Francisco, CA
scrolling leaf carved supports, above a loose cushion seat raised on short cabriole legs ending in leaf
Category
20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood, Upholstery
Original DAF Swag Leg Chair by George Nelson, 1958
By George Nelson
Located in Berlin, DE
! Two part fibreglass seat and back with black swag leg base. Produced for a very short time, this chair
Category
Vintage 1950s North American Modern Chairs
PAIR OF ITALIAN 1950
S UPHOLSTERED WING CHAIRS
Located in San Francisco, CA
cushion of rectangular form; all above four tapering cylindrical short legs.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Armchairs
Pair of Early 20th Century Louis XVI Style Painted His / Hers Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
style chair is 41 inches high while the shorter complementary chair is 37 inches high.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swivel Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
were originally designed and add modern pizzazz to any room. Great for short term sitting. Sold as a
Category
Vintage 1970s American Swivel Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
$3,900
6 Limited Edition Charles Eames for Herman Miller DCM in Tri-Color Hairy Hide
By Charles Eames, Herman Miller
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
rare set of DCM chairs were only produced for a short period of time and were a part of the Herman
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cowhide, Ash
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Ladies Parlor Chair, Scotland, 1870
Located in Vancouver, BC
Bow front frame
All standing on short cabriole legs
With original brass casters
All joints are
Category
Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
English Victorian Rococo Revival Slipper Chair
Located in New York, NY
on short cabriole legs in front and splayed legs in back, all with casters. The seat and back retain
Category
Antique 19th Century British Rococo Revival Slipper Chairs
Materials
Metal
A Pair Of Low-slung Slipper Chairs. C. 1950
s
Located in Palm Springs, CA
sleek, clean profile and are raised on short oak legs. Although low, the pair has wide and deep seats
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Antique Mission Willow Chairs
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Old Saybrook, CT
, 31" wide, 30" deep with a seat height of 15". The shorter chair measures: 32" tall, 28" wide, 24
Category
Vintage 1910s American Mission Chairs
Materials
Willow
$10,000 / set
Antique Victorian, Carved Walnut Nursing and Praying Chair, Scotland 1890, B2078
Located in Vancouver, BC
seat
All standing on short turned feet with original white porcelain castors
Fabric is in good
Category
Antique 1890s Scottish Chairs
Materials
Walnut
PAIR OF AUSTRIAN SECESSIONIST ARMCHAIRS by Josef Hoffmann
Located in San Francisco, CA
four short supports of square section. See "Jacob & Josef Kohn" catalogue, Page 39, Plate 423/F/M42.
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Petite Slipper Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Originally, a slipper chair with a high back, short legs, and a low seat was used in the bedroom to
Category
Antique 19th Century French Slipper Chairs
Pair of Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCobb Armchairs
By Paul McCobb
Located in New York, NY
chairs with the taller back Mr. chair and the Mrs. chair has a shorter back than the Mr. Chair. Doweled
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Materials
Maple, Upholstery
PAIR OF ITALIAN 1940
S ARMCHAIRS probably by Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in San Francisco, CA
deep apron; the whole upholstered in luxurious acid green velvet; raised on four short splayed feet
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Armchairs
COMPANION PAIR OF AMERICAN 1950
S SLIPPER CHAIRS by Julian St.s
Located in San Francisco, CA
raised on for short, tapered, wooden quadrangular support; and swathed in richly-textured, maize-toned
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Antique Victorian Barley Twist Carved Oak Stool, Jacobean, Scotland 1880, H834
Located in Vancouver, BC
short block and turned legs
With barley twist stretcher on base
Some wear to the top and sides
Category
Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
LA Queen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
artist Kelsey Short. LA Queen is full of surprises and of course, has a pocket on the side and hand
Category
20th Century American Chairs
$6,510
Mid-Century Vintage Mid-Century Rattan Bamboo Chair with Turquoise Cushions
By Ficks Reed
Located in Bay City, MI
above the base of the structure. They work great but you could replace with shorter ones or a pillow
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Rare Barcelona Chairs by Gerald R. Griffith for Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1970
By Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Gerald R. Griffith
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Griffith for Mies van der Rohe, 1970. Produced for a short period of time by this Chicago metal worker
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Steel
Regency Period Metamorphic Library Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
, there was a relatively short fascination with metamorphic furniture, in which the piece appears to have
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Six French Pierre Cardin Pecan and Ebonized Maple Wood Chairs, 1970s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Firenze, IT
collection for men. In the mid-1960s his Stark, short tunics and his use of vinyl, helmets, and goggles
Category
Vintage 1970s French Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Maple
T-CHAIR Model 3103 Chair by Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen, 1957
By Fritz Hansen, Arne Jacobsen
Located in Brondby, Copenhagen
production for a short period in the early 1980s.
With its simple, understated and elegant shape, the T
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
A pair of Regency brown oak hall chairs attributed to George Bullock
By George Bullock
Located in Knutsford, GB
although he only had a short life he had a spectacular career. He was a highly talented individual who
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Marc Newson Electric Blue Orgone Chair, circa 1993
By Marc Newson
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
“POD.” A plastic version suitable for the mass followed after a short time. The Orgone chair is a
Category
1990s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$4,104 / item
Marc Newson Orgone Chair, circa 1993
By Marc Newson
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
suitable for the mass followed after a short time. The Orgone chair is a progression of Marc’s Lockheed
Category
1990s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Marc Newson Electric Blue Orgone Chair, circa 1993
By Marc Newson
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
“POD.” A plastic version suitable for the mass followed after a short time. The Orgone chair is a
Category
1990s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Marc Newson Orgone Chair, circa 1993
By Marc Newson
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
suitable for the mass followed after a short time. The Orgone chair is a progression of Marc’s Lockheed
Category
1990s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Plastic
Georgian Style Superbly Carved Mahogany Open Armchair
By Giles Grendey
Located in Suffolk, GB
on can be found in 'The Shorter Dictionary of English Furniture' by Ralph Edwards page 139, plate 87
Category
Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Italian "Sgabello" Single Oak Chair of Grand Palazzo Scale, circa 1840
Located in Houston, TX
merely as a place to perch for a short while. The entire surface is covered with boldly carved decoration
Category
20th Century Italian Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Postmodern Sculptural Chair "Sedia No. 31" by Paolo Pallucco, 1990
By Paolo Pallucco
Located in București, B
worked in his short spanned career of roughly one decade with important names from the art world, who
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Postmodern Sculptural Chair "Sedia No. 29" by Paolo Pallucco, 1990
By Paolo Pallucco
Located in București, B
designer:
Considered today one of the design icons of the 1980s, Paolo Palluco has worked in his short
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Postmodern Sculptural Chair "Sedia No. 62" by Paolo Pallucco, 1990
By Paolo Pallucco
Located in București, B
today one of the design icons of the 1980s, Paolo Palluco has worked in his short-spanned career of
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Postmodern Sculptural Chair "Sedia No. 10" by Paolo Pallucco, 1990
By Paolo Pallucco
Located in București, B
worked in his short spanned career of roughly one decade with important names from the art world, who
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
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There is a range of short chairs for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct short chairs — often made from wood, fabric and metal — can elevate any home. There are 435 antique and vintage short chairs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 196 modern editions to choose from as well. Short chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Short chairs made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with modern — are very popular at 1stDibs. If space is limited, there are small short chairs measuring 5.5 inches across. Many short chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Greenapple, Rute Martins and Pierre Jeanneret produced popular short chairs that are worth a look.
How Much are Short Chairs?
Short chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,831, while the lowest priced sells for $220 and the highest can go for as much as $486,675.
Finding the Right Chairs for You
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
Questions About Short Chairs
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021The key thing to look for in an office chair for a short person is adjustability. Everything from the seat depth and height to the seat pan width are important aspects to consider before investing in an office chair. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage office chairs.
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