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Dom Hans van der Laan Bench, St Willibrordus Church, 1964
By Dom Hans van der Laan
Located in Beek en Donk, NL
Hans van der Laan (1904-1991) for the 'Sint Willibrordus' church in Almelo (the Netherlands, 1964). In
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Minimalist Benches
Materials
Pine
Midcentury "Church" Chairs by Kaare Klint
By Kaare Klint
Located in Singapore, SG
Church chairs, “Kirkestolen” by Kaare Klint and manufactured by Fritz Hansen. They are in beech
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
Collection of Dutch Arts and Crafts Church Chairs
Alpha - Omega
, circa 1910
Located in Charlevoix, MI
A collection of church chairs from the St. Eusebius church in Arnhem, The Netherlands, 12 in total
Category
Vintage 1910s Dutch Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of Unusual Church Chairs from Jerslev Kirke, Denmark, by Ole Vedel, Signed
By Ole Vedel
Located in Enschede, Overijssel
A pair of very unusual side chairs designed by Ole Vedel especially for the Church in Jerslev
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Post-Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Birch
Antique Walnut Upholstered Hall, Church, Side Chair, Scotland 1880, H1195
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Walnut Upholstered Hall, Church, Side Chair, Scotland 1880, H1195
Scotland 1880
Solid
Category
Antique 1880s Scottish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Six Oak Gothic Revival Pew Chairs from Riverside Church
Located in Cambridge, MA
A set of six pew chairs from New York City's Riverside Church, circa 1930s. Consisting of solid
Category
Vintage 1930s American Gothic Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Iron
4 German Wicker Chairs from a Protestant Church in Bavaria, ca. 1956, brown
By Ingve Eastrum
Located in Frankfurt, DE
These mid-century church chairs are perfect for a kitchen or dining room. Wicker seat and birchwood
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Birch
Important Pair of Mogens Koch MK-16 Folding Campaign Chairs
By Mogens Koch
Located in CA, CA
temporary church seating, this pair of scarce and historically important chairs date from the 1930s, and
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mogens Koch Folding Chairs MK-16 in Beech
Canvas, Rud Rasmussen, Copenhagen
By Rud Rasmussen, Mogens Koch
Located in Odense, DK
maker.
Mogens Koch designed the MK16 Folding Chair in 1932 for a supplemental church seating contest
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Beech
Mogens Koch MK16 Folding Chair in Beech Wood and Canvas for Rud Rasmussen, DK
By Mogens Koch, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
designed the MK16 Folding Chair for a supplemental church seating contest in 1932. Reinterpreting the
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mogens Koch MK16 Children
s Folding Chair Beech Wood / Canvas for Rud Rasmussen
By Mogens Koch, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
church seating contest in 1932. Reinterpreting the traditional folding stool by combining easy folding
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Beech
Coventry Cathedral Chairs, Dick Russell, 1960
Located in London, GB
renditions of church seating. The chair's design stands as a symbol of longevity and resurgence, echoing the
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
$4,996 / set
Church Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th c. pine church bench from Catalonia
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Benches
Materials
Pine
Warren Church for Lane Perception MCM Walnut Cat
s Eye Dining Chairs, Set 6
By Warren C. Church, Lane Furniture
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Warren Church for Lane perception mid century walnut cat's eye dining chairs - set of 6
Each chair
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Castillian Church Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Castillian church oak bench with iron arm rest.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Benches
Materials
Iron
Pine Church Pew
Located in London, GB
A standalone church pew of solid construction with bible holder behind backrest.
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Benches
Materials
Pine
$1,233
Antique Church Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Simple cedro wood plank bench
Category
Early 20th Century Guatemalan Benches
Materials
Cedar
Gerrit Rietveld Church Pew for Hoeksteen Church, Uithoorn, Netherlands, 1963
By Gerrit Rietveld
Located in Berlin, DE
Gerrit Rietveld church pew for the Hoeksteen church, Uithoorn, Netherlands, 1963.
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Suffolk Methodist Church Pew
Located in London, GB
A large pine church pew.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Edwardian Benches
Materials
Pine
English xix church bench.
Located in Santa Monica, CA
English xix small pine church bench.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Benches
Materials
Pine
Antique Guatemalan Church Pew
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th c. cedro wood church pew
Category
20th Century Guatemalan Benches
Materials
Cedar
19th Century Church Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique wooden church bench, mortise and tenon construction
Materials
Cedar
Oak Church bench, 1880s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Oak church bench/ pray bench with a storage compartment, circa 1880.
Category
Antique 1880s Austrian Rustic Benches
Materials
Oak
$1,181
Oak Church Bench, 1900
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This oak church bench was made and designed circa 1900 in Germany. It is in a good vintage used
Category
Early 20th Century German Industrial Benches
Materials
Oak
Pair of Church Pews
Located in Sheffield, MA
Handsome pair of church pews. Perfect as entry foyer hall bench, in mud room or the front porch
Category
Antique 19th Century American Benches
Materials
Wood
$3,600
Oak Bench from Church
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very handsome bench has been well preserved and would look great in any entryway or other area. Definitely one of the nicer ones we have come across in some time. Nice carving...
Category
Early 20th Century American Benches
Materials
Oak
Solid Wood Church Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amazing grace solid wood chair with wide seat back and narrower seat and black enameled metal frame. Two have a Bible shelf. Many of the chairs have a welded angle support that was o...
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vintage Carved Oak Church Pew
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Genuine wooden church pew, featuring carved details on the arms. High, slightly arched back and
Category
Early 20th Century Eastlake Benches
Materials
Oak
Old Church Bench Ca.1940
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Old oak church bench made around 1940.
Has a nice rustic and wabi sabi look.
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Rustic Benches
Materials
Oak
$1,250
Old Church Bench Ca.1940
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Old oak church bench made around 1940.
Has a nice rustic and wabi sabi look.
Category
Vintage 1940s Belgian Rustic Benches
Materials
Oak
$1,250
Oak Church Stools, Netherlands 1940
Located in Culver City, CA
Oak Church Stools
Netherlands, 1940
Composed of oak, elegantly curved edges with scalloped feet
Category
20th Century Dutch Stools
Materials
Oak
$1,800 / item
A 19thc Empire Church Bench
Located in Bellport, NY
This 19th century painted church pew has an extra long seat,the arms have carved detailing on the
Category
Antique 19th Century American Benches
Antique French Gothic Church Pew
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-crafted from solid French white oak in the Gothic style, this well-preserved church pew was
Category
Antique 19th Century French Gothic Benches
20th Century Vintage Church Pew Bench
Located in Fullerton, CA
A vintage wood church pew bench. This bench has a simple construction and lovely patina from
Category
20th Century European Benches
Materials
Wood
19TH CENTURY PAINTED PINE CHURCH PEW
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19TH CENTURY PAINTED PINE CHURCH PEW
Category
Antique 19th Century English Benches
Materials
Pine
Fritz Hansen Eftfl Kobenhavn Church Chairs
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Den Haag, NL
Fritz Hansen eftfl Kobenhavn church chairs.
These church chairs have frames of beech. The seats
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Shaker Chairs
Materials
Beech
$1,009 / set
Heavy sculptural brass cubist church chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heavy sculptural brass cubist church chair. 19th in. tall seat.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
German Church Pews, Set of 15
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large set of 15 (4-seat) church pews from the "Herz Jesu Kirche" in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Category
Vintage 1920s German Benches
Materials
Wood, Oak
$9,263 / set
19THC CHURCH BENCH FROM NEW ENGLAND
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC CHURCH BENCH FROM NEW ENGLAND GREAT FORM AND PATINA THE SURFACE IS ALIGATORED AND IS
Category
Antique 19th Century American Benches
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Oak Church Bench
Located in LEGNY, FR
20th century French oak panneled church bench from the 1900s.
Beautiful snails shape of the
Category
20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Oak
19THC CHURCH BENCH FROM NEW ENGLAND
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC CHURCH BENCH FROM NEW ENGLAND GREAT FORM AND PATINA/UPHOLSTERED IN 19THC HOMSPUN LINEN ALL
Category
Antique 19th Century American Benches
Materials
Wood, Linen
Antique Italian Solid Fir Church Bench
Located in Austin, TX
An antique Italian church pew, circa 1800. Made of solid, hand carved fir with a rich, dark patina
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Benches
19thC Upholstered Mission Oak Church Pew
Located in Malibu, CA
American Mission Oak church pew /bench chairs with custom seat and back cushions upholstered in
Category
Antique 19th Century American Mission Benches
Materials
Linen, Silk, Oak
Charlotte Perriand Inspired Dutch Church Chairs
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Birch Church chairs with round legs and woven rush seats. Many have purse pegs and a bible shelf
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Pine
17th Century Spanish Carved Church Bench
Located in Doylestown, PA
Exceptional 17th century Spanish Carved church bench or pew, likely walnut. With a scrolling
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Benches
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Early Victorian Church Side Chair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
19th Century Early Victorian Church Side Chair.
We came across this chair in our travels and we
Category
Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Elm
Herefordshire Chapel Church Pew, circa 1870
Located in Culver City, CA
Original period paint, with some old 'graffiti' on the back.
Category
Antique 1870s English Benches
Materials
Wood
18th Century Blue Minimalist Church Pew
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An 18th Century Minimalist prayer bench in blue. Made in the USA, 1700s.
Category
Antique 18th Century American Minimalist Benches
Materials
Wood
Pair of Long Church Benches C1890 France
Located in Trensacq, FR
Great pair of French Provincial church benches from the Haute Savoy region of France C1890
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Benches
Materials
Oak, Pine
$1,421 / set
English 19th Century Stained Pine Church Pew
Located in Santa Monica, CA
English 19th Century Stained Pine Church Pew
Category
Antique 19th Century Benches
Materials
Pine
German Church Pews, Benches, Set of 4
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Set of 4 (4-seat) church pews from the "Herz Jesu Kirche" in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Category
Vintage 1920s German Benches
Materials
Wood, Oak
$4,156 / set
Early Church Pew with Zebra Hide Cushion
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Estimated to be over 80 years old, this church pew has a time-worn patina only achieved from
Category
Vintage 1930s Unknown Benches
Materials
Zebra Hide
Victorian Pine Kitchen Bench or Church Pew
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Victorian pine kitchen bench or church pew
The bench is made heavy quality pitch pine, the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Benches
A 19thc Americana High Backed Church Pew/ Settee
Located in Bellport, NY
Great form and generous seating in this Americana church pew from Long Island, NY. Off white canvas
Category
Antique 19th Century American Settees
Thonet Stacking Church Chairs with Book Cubby
By Thonet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully constructed teak stacking chairs with black enameled metal frame and book cubby under seat. In original condition with some visible wear to wood and frame consistent with...
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
Narrow 17th Century Walnut Church Candle Bench, Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
Narrow 17th century walnut church candle bench, Italy.
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Benches
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Redwood Church Pew or Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Interesting early 20th century church pew or bench constructed from redwood. Made in a minimalist
Category
20th Century American Rustic Benches
Materials
Metal
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Used Church Seating For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of used church seating you’re looking for. An item from our selection of used church seating — often made from wood, oak and hardwood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a choice in our collection of used church seating — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An object in our assortment of used church seating is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Victorian and Arts and Crafts styles are sought with frequency. A well-made option in this array of used church seating has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Kaare Klint, Lane Furniture and Warren C. Church are consistently popular.
How Much is a Used Church Seating?
The average selling price for a piece of used church seating at 1stDibs is $1,650, while they’re typically $86 on the low end and $30,598 for the highest priced.
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.
Questions About Used Church Seating
- What are church seats called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 21, 2024Church seats are often called pews. The word comes from the Middle English “pewe,” derived from the Old French word “puie,” meaning balcony. You may also hear people refer to pews as benches, stalls or even simply seats. On 1stDibs, explore a variety of church pews from some of the world's top dealers.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021Stained glass is used in churches to both enhance the beauty and spirituality of the space while also informing the viewer through narrative and symbolism. Shop beautiful stained glass on 1stDibs.
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