1940s Aircraft Airplane Seat Aluminum and Leather Genuine Aviation Chair

Leather chair, Made in Italy, 1940s.  Detail Chair with shaped back and seat in Original leather that rests on carved front legs. Upholstered in leather color and finished in the bac...

Fantastic pair of 1940s French leather chairs with plank oak armrests. Ornate detailing / construction with wonderful patina to leather and oak.

Industrial chairs featuring a striking combination of red wooden seat and back, exuding a bold and vibrant aesthetic. The sturdy galvanised steel legs provide robust support, ensurin...

Great conversation piece this custom made circa 1950s hoist chair. Via crane, hoist or helicopter... this chair was meant to get one individual, and their gear, up or down or in a...

Mid-Century Modern , period 1940s, Melchiorre Bega pair of side chairs, in beechwood, seat with springs, original leather upholstered. Very good conditions, wax polished. Measur...

This unique Folk Art chair from 1940s Mexico is a true testament to traditional craftsmanship. Handmade with an intricately woven wooden frame, it is elegantly detailed in genuine de...

Elegant McM "futuristic" side chair, made of cast aluminum and newly upholstered stormy-brown leather cushion. Shelby Williams "Gazelle" chair inspired design. Mid-century design wou...

Elegant chair with armrests, sprung seat with leatherette upholstery, beech wood and burl veneer.

Armchair, anonymous, Sweden, 1940s. Fabric and birch. Measurements: H: 100 cm / 3’ 3 1/2’’ W: 66 cm / 2’ 2’’ D: 92 cm / 3’ 1/4’’ SH: 47 cm / 18 1/2’’ AH: 59 cm / 23 1/4’’

Mid-century designers were eager to break free from the aesthetics of the past and experiment with new forms, and techniques. At the same time, especially in Europe, the modernist design movement was often based on traditional styles and techniques, such as turned chairs. Turned chairs — sometimes called thrown chairs or spindle chairs — represent a style of Elizabethan or Jacobean turned furniture that had a vogue in the late 16th and early 17th century. The technique was carried on to the 20th century and was widespread in Europe as well, where craftsmen created durable pieces for various interiors and purposes. In turned furniture, the individual wooden spindles of the piece were made by shaping them with chisels and gouges while they were being spun, or turned between the centre points of a lathe. The construction of this pair is evocative of the more robust Arts and Crafts Movement, featuring subtle decorative elements such as the finials atop the backs. The sphere-shaped finials aren’t the only ornamentations on the design; the shape of the two splats on the back, the carved stretchers and carving on the feet are all decorative features that make this pair visually arresting. In later turned chairs, like this pair, rush seats were common. Here, the seats are woven around the frames with a light colour that beautifully contrasts to the dark, patinated wood. The partnership of the two natural materials is very effective as well; the wood and rush pair...