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Chairs For Sale
Place of Origin: Italian
Place of Origin: African
1990s Cassina “Utrecht” Chairs by Gerrit Rietveld, a Pair
Located in Roanoke, VA
Fantastic pair of modernist lounge chairs, model 637 Utrecht by the designer Gerrit Thomas Rietveld for Cassina from the 1990s. Fabric is a cool silvery blue. Check out the incredibl...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Marcel Breuer Wassily Lounge Chair by Gavina
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Wassily lounge chair, designed by Marcel Breuer, circa 1925.
Stamped signature of Marcel Breuer on the leather.
In white leather, chromed steel tube frame.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
$2,425 Sale Price
30% Off
Rustic African Tribal Hand Carved Folding Palaver Chair, Wabi Sabi, 1970s
Located in Odense, DK
Gorgeous unique African hand carved folding chair in solid wood. Also named the palaver chair as a traditional African furniture type. Beautifully handcr...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Pigreco Chairs by Afra
Tobia Scarpa for Gavina, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fabulous set of four "Pigreco" chairs. These iconic chairs were designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa and produced by Gavina in Italy in the 1960s.
This stylish chairs feature a stunnin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair, Multicolor - 2 Chairs Available
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Description
Originally hand-crafted for the Nigerian Yoruba tribe kings and queens, each chair takes approximately 3 months to make. Thousands of tiny glass beads are intricately applied to canvas fabric in beautiful shapes and designs. The fabric is then attached and stitched to the chair frame. A painstaking process resulting in an elaborate, one-of-a-kind work of art. We love these Yoruba chairs...
Category
20th Century Nigerian Chairs
Materials
Beads
Ron Arad Chair For Kartell
By Ron Arad
Located in Čelinac, BA
Ron Arad Chair for KARTELL Italy 1980s
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Aluminum
Mid-Century Italian Wicker and Iron Lounge Chair, C.1960
Located in London, GB
Mid-Century Italian Wicker and Iron Lounge Chair, C.1960
In very good condition commensurate of age.
Please message for an accurate shipping quote.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Iron
$1,730 Sale Price
20% Off
New Volumes Terracotta Pitcher Stool by Adam Goodrum
Located in CREMORNE, AU
New volumes terracotta pitcher stool by Adam Goodrum.
Capturing the purity of geometry and mathematical balance, New Volumes Pitcher Stool designed by Ada...
Category
2010s Italian Chairs
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Red Chair DSC 106 Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli Aluminum, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and rare pair of chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli. Seat and back in red fabric.
Black enamelled aluminum
Stackable chairs
Eternal and indestructible chair.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Aluminum
Italian Chairs - 1980s - Set of 4
By Mario Sabot
Located in Milano, IT
This set, consisting of 4 chairs, attributed to the production of the Sabot company, recently reupholstered in brown Alcantara, are made of gilded metal tubulars with a square cross-...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,338 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Contemporary set of 2 chairs w/armrests by Studio Tecnico Interna8, Wood Fabric
By Interna8
Located in Pordenone, IT
Chair in solid beech wood.
Seat with webbing and plywood frame padded with elastic expanded polyurethane.
This listing is for 2 chairs.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,317 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Solid Brass Italian Mid-Century Modern
Chiavari
Vanity or Side Chair
By Chiavari
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Offered is a solid brass desk chair by Chiavari, circa 1950. It show some minor scratches, also patina and has got the original velvet upholstery. Min...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Chiavari Chair in Full Brass with New Upholstery, 1970s
By Chiavari
Located in Morazzone, Varese
One amazing solid brass Italian Mid-Century Modern 'Chiavari' side chair. Made in the 1970s.
The structure of the chair is made of full polished brass.
The upholstery of the solid ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Sedia “Ranch d’Art” in ferro battuto e pelle bovina, italian anni 70
Located in Cantù, IT
Un pezzo d’arredo dallo stile deciso e raffinato, che unisce l’eleganza del ferro battuto alla forza naturale della pelle bovina.
La struttura in metallo lavorato a mano, con finitur...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Set of six Art Nouveau style chairs with grape wood inlays
Located in Milano, IT
Set of Six Italian Liberty Style Chairs - Early 20th Century with Carved Grape Motifs and Original Leather
Add a touch of timeless elegance and refined Italian craftsmanship to your ...
Category
1930s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 292 Hill House Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1902. Relaunched in 1973. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Prices vary dependent on color and material of the piece.
Originally a fur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood, Velvet
Set of 4 Impeccable Handkerchief Chairs by Lella
Massimo Vignelli for Knoll
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 stacking 'Handkerchief' chairs designed by Massimo and Lella Vignelli for Knoll International. This set was produced in 1991 and retains its original tags.
Massimo and Lella Vignelli both studied architecture before founding the Vignelli Office of Design and Architecture in 1960. In 1971 they established Vignelli Associates, a vehicle for focusing on projects that incorporated their industrial, furniture and graphic design talents. Their diverse portfolio includes corporate identity work for IBM, American Airlines, and Bloomingdales as well as signage for the New York Subway system and Washington, D.C.
Additionally, Vignelli Associates contributed two furniture designs to the Knoll portfolio: the Handkerchief chair (designed together with David Law) and the Paperclip table...
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Italian Rocking Chair Model 572 By Cassina
By Cassina
Located in London, GB
An incredible and very rare rocking chair (has been attributed to Gio Ponti in the past and shows a strong and striking resemblance to his designs) in walnut, rubber and fabric for C...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
Round Post Modern 1980s Brutalist Mcm Beech Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Basel, BS
Absolutely incredible, and very stylish Post Modern Brutalist set of 6 dining chairs.
Extreme attention to detail on these masterfully made chairs and table--Sculptural elements thr...
Category
1980s Italian Brutalist Vintage Chairs
Materials
Beech
$8,553 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Mid-Century Italian Arca Folding Chair by Gigi Sabadin for Crassevig, Italy, 70s
Located in Lucija, SI
Folding Chair, model Arca, design by Gigi Sabadin for Crassevig was made in Italy in '70s (exactly 1974).
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The Arca Chair was awarded with a selection of honour at 1979 Comp...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cane, Ash, Beech
Mid-Century Modern Rare Chair by Bertha Schaefer for Singer
Sons Lacquer
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and elegant single chair designed by Bertha Schaefer for Singer & Sons, freshly lacquer in charcoal finish color recovered in cloth danish fabric.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 6 Bentwood Side Chairs by Societa Compensati Curvati, Italy
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This set of six Italian bentwood chairs was produced in the 1960s by Societa Compensato Curvato. The design was numbered by the manufacturer as...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Metal
1950s Studio BBPR Chairs for Arflex with Black Iron Frame and White Skai
By Arflex, Studio BBPR
Located in Rome, IT
Introducing a captivating pair of vintage chairs from the 1950s, These chairs are a beautiful nod to mid-century Italian design.
With their sturdy black-painted iron frames, these c...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron
Pierre Jeanneret 055 Capitol Complex Chair for Cassina, Italy, new
Located in Berlin, DE
Capitol Complex chair designed by Pierre Jeanneret circa 1950, relaunched in 2019. Manufactured by Cassina in Italy. Prices vary dependent on cho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Set of 4 vintage Tucroma Chairs by Guido Faleschini, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Set of 4 vintage black leather chairs by Guido Faleschini for I4 Mariani, Italy 1970s.
Chromed tubular steel.
Rare and in excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel
ZIG ZAG Wooden Modernist Chair(s) / Gerrit Rietveld (NL) De Stijl 1930
s
Located in Tinton Falls, NJ
The Zig-Zag chair (1934) by Dutch designer Gerrit Thomas Rietveld is one of the earliest examples of a cantilevered solid wood chair. Its four wood boards are connected end to end, g...
Category
1930s Italian De Stijl Vintage Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Mid Century Modern Solid Walnut Rare Chair by Bertha Schaefer for Singer
Sons
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and elegant single chair designed by Bertha Schaefer for Singer & Sons, original finish recovered in Fresh new tan leather. the chair is sold in its original finish we have...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1990s Foppapedretti Gentleman
s Folding Valet Stand with Seat Italy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1990s Italy Foppapedretti Gentleman's folding valet with chair.
In the Style of Ico and Luisa Parisi
Chair can be folded into a very prac...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Italian Cesca Chair 1952 After Marcel Breuer
Located in Čelinac, BA
Marcel Breuer Cesca Chair Italy 1952
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini Walnut and Black Leather Chairs, Italy 1981
Located in Sacile, PN
Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini set of six walnut and black leather chairs,
Italy 1981 circa.
This set, designed by Gianfranco Frattini for Bernini, is characterized by a splendid co...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$1,146 Sale Price / item
85% Off
Sedia in Ferro Battuto con Seduta in Velluto Bordeaux – Stile Medievale
Located in Cantù, IT
Affascinante sedia artigianale in ferro battuto con seduta e schienale imbottiti in velluto color bordeaux. Le linee sinuose della struttura metallica e le sfere decorative alle estr...
Category
20th Century Italian Medieval Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Matching set of Six Sculpted Walnut Dining Chairs, Italy, 1955
Located in Dronten, NL
Wonderfully organic carved walnut dining chairs made in Italy circa 1955.
The chairs are unmarked, but are definitely inspired by the designs of Carlo Mollino.
Matching set of 2 armc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Four legged Broadway Chair by Gaetano Pesce
Located in New York, NY
Gaetano Pesce ‘Broadway’ chair produced by Bernini with four rubber-capped feet standing on springs.
Category
1990s Italian Chairs
Materials
Steel
Mario Bellini for Cassina Cab Dining Chair Mod.412, Italy, 1978
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Naples, IT
This iconic design by Mario Bellini for Cassina, circa 1970s, features the original caramel-colored leather. The bottom of the chairs bears the inscription - Cassina.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather
Guido Faleschini Tucroma Chair in Black Leather, 1970s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handsome Tucroma chair designed by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Pace. Sleek, original leather in black with the iconic chrome tube frame. Eyelets with leather strap closures secure ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Spun Rotating Chair by Thomas Heatherwic for MAGIS
By Magis, Thomas Heatherwick
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Not just a new seat, a new concept in seating and sitting: Spun. Its harmonious, dynamic and perfectly symmetric shape is reminiscent of a cotton reel, a top that spins on its axis o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Plastic
$1,036 / item
Vintage bicolor dining chairs Italian design by Vico Magistretti for Schiffini
Located in Milano, IT
4 Dining Chairs set - wood chairs in beech by Vico Magistretti
round and minimal and still contemporary in double color.
Spinzi is a Milano based creative atelier specialised in ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood
Achille Castiglioni ‘Castiglia’ Chairs, 1968, Zanotta
Located in Kampen, NL
A pair of ‘Castiglia’ chairs, designed in 1968 by famous italian architect and designer Achille Castiglioni for Zanotta. These chairs feature a chromed tubular steel frame with seaml...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Upholstered Walnut Lounge Chairs, Italian, ca. 1967
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Pair of Mid-Century Modern upholstered lounge chairs, the frame constructed of solid walnut, Italian, ca. 1967. Recently reupholstered in a designer velvet, gray with hints of lilac.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Ghidini 1961 Katana Lounge Chair in Fabric and Satin Brass by Paolo Rizzatto
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
In the Katana sofa, Paolo Rizzatto, being the refined and expert designer he is, puts great care in the proportions of the structural elements of the produ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Pierre Jeanneret Committee Dining Chair for Cassina, Italy - New
Located in Berlin, DE
Prices vary dependent on the chosen material and size. The measurements given apply to the chair without armrests. With armrests the chair measures 64cm width and 63cm depth. The bas...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Oak, Teak
Gervasoni Sofa Upholstered Saia 10 by David Lopez Quincoces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With balanced lines, the Saia upholstered collection is created from a classic ideal reinterpreted in a contemporary key. The name, meaning "skirt" in Portuguese, illustrates its dis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Italian Midcentury Chairs Attributed to Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
A midcentury Dining Chairs Set attributed by several Italian auction houses to Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler.
These Vintage chairs were made in Italy by "Forma" during the 1960s in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wool, Teak
Pair of Italian 1950s Side Chairs in Restored Wood — 2 Sets Available
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Italian chairs produced in the 1950s, built in an exotic hardwood. The wooden frames have undergone a complete renovation process: deep sanding followed by a shellac refinish...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,380 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Classic Italian Tall Ladderback Chair with Woven Jute Seat, 1950
s
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Exceptional tall ladderback chair with woven jute seating.
Styled after Italian designer Gio Ponti. This chair was made in Italy.
Chair is completely ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood, Jute
Set of 6 Hand-Carved Art Nouveau Revival Dining Chairs with Floral Seats
Located in Manzano, IT
Immerse your dining room in unparalleled elegance with this set of six chairs, crafted in the 1990s-2000s as a stunning organic, sculptural interpretation of Art Nouveau. Each seat s...
Category
1990s Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,075 Sale Price
60% Off
P40 Lounge Chairs by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno with Original Upholstery, 1954
By Osvaldo Borsani, Tecno
Located in Wolfurt, AT
1st edition P40 armchair designed by Osvaldo Borsani in the 1950s and made by Tecno in Italy. The chair can be change into different positions. The seat, back and the footrest are ad...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Brass, Steel
Vintage, Collectible, black Italian Monk Dining Chairs by Afra
Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
4 Dining Chairs - Monk by Afra e Tobia Scarpa
The price indicated is for the single chair .
Offered for sale is a rare set of 4 "Monk" dining chairs, designer by Afra & Tobia Scarp...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Leather
Mario Bellini "CAB 412” Chairs for Cassina, Bordeaux Leather, Set of 8
By Mario Bellini, Cassina
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Mario Bellini "CAB 412" dining chairs for Cassina, Bordeaux leather, Italy, set of six
The "CAB" is the world's first free-standing cowhide design chair, informed by the relationshi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather
Juliette Rattan Chair by Creel and Gow
Located in New York, NY
Creel and Gow Juliette Rattan Chair: Measures: 19" x 21" x 35.5"H
18" seat height
Introducing Creel and Gow's exclusive wicker and rattan collection, designed by Marco Scarani. We'r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
$850 / item
Multiple Giancarlo Piretti Plia Folding Chairs in Lucite and Chrome for Castelli
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Plia folding chair is an inventive and beautiful design by Giancarlo Piretti for Castelli in 1967, Italy. This icon is included in every standard publication on 20th century (fur...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$320 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Modernist Vintage Six Superleggera Chairs by Gio Ponti for Cassina 1957 Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist Vintage authentic set of six ( 6 ) Superleggera Dining Chairs or Chairs from black lacquered wood and light brown cane mesh designed 1957 by Gio Ponti and manufactured 199...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Roly Poly Armchair in Yellow by Faye Toogood with Casentino cushions
By Driade, Faye Toogood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Duplex launches DUPLEX X CASENTINO. The iconic Roly Poly armchair designed by Faye Toogood and manufactured by Driade, with the exclusive cushions i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chairs
Materials
Wool, Plastic
Original Massimo Iosa Ghini 1987 Italian Design Chair "Velox", 20th Century
Located in Vienna, AT
Very rare furniture-sculpture, Design: Massimo Iosa Ghini, Moroso, Milano, 1987. Literature: N. Bellati, Neues italienisches design, 1990.
Material used is leather in silver, wooden ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Tobia Scarpa "Pigreco" Chairs for Gavina, 1950
s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Pigreco" chairs by designer Tobia Scarpa in walnut with genuine leather seats. These chairs were manufactured in the 1950's by the Italian company Gavina. All three chairs retain ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$2,800 / item
Gianfranco Frattini for Cassina Set of 2 "Model 849" Chairs, 1958
Located in Wolfurt, AT
This pair of "Model 849" armchairs was designed by Gianfranco Frattini in the 1950s and manufactured by the Italian company Cassina. The pieces consist of up...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Midcentury Italian 1950s Dining and Desk Chairs - Restored to Perfection
Located in Rome, IT
Discover our exquisite collection of 1950s Italian design chairs, each meticulously restored to their original glory. Sold individually, you have the option to acquire up to 18 of th...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Iron, Brass
Hollywood folding armchairs by Carlo Hauner for Fratelli Reguitti
Located in Milano, IT
This 1970s director's chair by Reguitti is the perfect blend of functionality and elegance, with a touch of Hollywood glamour. Crafted from solid wood with a lacquered finish, it sta...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Hill House Chairs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Cassina, Italy
Located in Sacile, PN
Hill House ladderback designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for Cassina, dated circa 1980.
This iconic chair reflects Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s style and his fearless approach to ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Velvet
$2,676 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Renato Venturi per Mim Set di 7 Sedie da Pranzo, Italia 1960s
Located in Naples, IT
Chairs in wood fabric by Renato Venturi who designed these extraordinary chairs for MIM Rome in 1960s Italy. These fantastic chairs have a solid wood frame and beautifully new ivory...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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