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Office Chairs and Desk Chairs For Sale
Pair of Aged Industrial Office Swivel Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Aged Industrial Office Swivel Chairs
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20th Century American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

7 Fine French 1940s Oak Armchairs by Jacques Quinet (price is per chair)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Quinet (1918 - 1992) - Seven fine French 1940s comfortable solid oak dining / desk arm chairs. Provenance: Reading room of the library of Rouen, France. Price is per chair
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Oak

Luna Office Presidential Chair
Located in New York, NY
Presidential desk chair on rollers with adjustable height seat and back, all in first quality brown leather. Back in caramel British sycamore in high gloss polyester. Size: cm 78W...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Sycamore

2016 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair w/ Pneumatic Bases
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is an Eames Aluminum Group Management Desk Chair, model EA335, originally designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples date to 2016. Th...
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2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Steel

Toledo Desk Chair, Mid Century, United States
Located in New York, NY
Mid century American Toledo desk chair with wood seat and back. Swivel top. Steel base. Recently refinished.
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Mid-20th Century North American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Victorian Antique Leather Beech Captains Chesterfield Button Back Desk Chair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Victorian English Antique Brown Leather & Beech Captains Chesterfield Button Back Desk Chair Chair 2025 15 CHEST Extra dimensions Height to arm...
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19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

Arne Jacobsen Oxford Chair
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Arne Jacobsen Oxford chair five star base in aluminum. New upholstered with black pure aniline leather Made by Fritz Hansen. Original designed for the Oxford university.
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mid Century Modern Indigo Blue Charles Eames "PAW" Armchair by Herman Miller
Located in Dronten, NL
Beautiful arm chair designed by Charles & Ray Eames in indigo blue fiberglass with a walnut swivel dowel base. The fiberglass chairs came with a range of bases to accommodate diffe...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Fine French 1950s Mahogany and Leather Armchair by Jacques Quinet
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jacques Quinet – A fine French Mid-Century mahogany armchair with original leather upholstery and Quinet's signature bronze "sabot" clad feet.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Wood, Leather

Russian Empire Period Desk Chair
Located in Pembroke, MA
Lovely burled birch wood ("loupe de bouleau de Carélie") desk chair from the Russian Empire, and recently reupholstered in French damask fabric wi...
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19th Century Russian Empire Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Fabric, Damask, Upholstery, Burl, Birch

19th Century French Louis XV Walnut Double Caned Armchair with Leather Cushion
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique French armchair was crafted in France circa 1880 and exemplifies the graceful lines and refined ornamentation of the Louis XV style. Constructed of solid walnut,...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Cane, Walnut

19th Century Louis XIII Style Carved Oak and Leather Armchair by Karpen
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate an office or a study with this large antique king armchair. Hand carved by Karpen Furniture in Chicago, the important chair stands on turned leg...
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Late 19th Century American Louis XIII Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Oak

Pair Oak Armchairs, in the style of Liberty Co with heart Cut-Out to the backs
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts and Crafts oak armchairs in the style of Liberty & Co, with heart cut-outs, and sledge style feet.
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Oak

Mid-Century Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Management Chair in Ivory Leather
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Stunning, authentic mid-century modern Eames aluminum group management chair. A timeless design classic and contemporary with Innovative comfort features. One of Herman Miller's most...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

Papillonne Blue Swivel Office Chair with Black Wheel
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Standing out in every field with its eye-catching modern design approach and material variety, the Papillonne series brings a brand new face to spaces with its minimal appearance. Wh...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Desk Conference Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bumper desk chair by Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Ward Bennett for Brickel and Associates Task Chair Bronze 4-star swivel conference room chair in a green tweed fabric....
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Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric

CONSERVATIVE RESTORED CiGAR BROWN LEATHER OAK CHESTERFIELD CAPTAINS ARMCHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this gorgeous fully restored oak frame chesterfield cigar brown leather captain armchair. This piece combines style and...
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20th Century English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Oak

Set of 8 French Art Deco Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set of 8 Art Deco high back dining chairs with 2 armchairs and 6 side chairs. These chairs are ready for you to add your own fabric an...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Style Wooden Office Chair with Carved Back, Curving Arms and Rattan Seat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Regency style wooden armchair from the early 20th century with carved back, curving arms and woven rattan seat. Exuding timeless elegance, this antique Turn of the Century Regency ...
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Early 20th Century Javanese Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Wood, Rattan

Art Deco Thonet Chair in Style of Josef Frank
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Art Deco Thonet chair in style of Josef Frank in very good original condition.
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Rattan, Beech

2023 Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Series 7 Desk Chair w/ Arms in Black Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Series 7 Desk Chair with Arms, originally designed by Arne Jacobsen in 1970. This example was produced by Fritz Hansen in Denmark in 2023. The chair features a molded plywo...
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2010s Danish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel, Aluminum

Christian Liaigre blue leather and wood desk chair
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Christian Liaigre swivel office chair in leather and wood
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1990s American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of Palatial Venetian Walnut Carved Mid-19th Century Baroque Figural Thrones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine pair of palatial Venetian walnut carved mid-19th century Baroque figural throne armchairs, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolon (1662-1732). The ornately carved thrones, each flanked with figures of standing males supporting a branch-carved armrests with vines. Raised on cabriolet scrolled legs. Provenance: The Castello di Giove in Umbria, Italy, circa 1870-1880. Height: 54 1/4 inches (137.8 cm.) Width: 37 1/4 inches (94.6 cm.) Depth: 32 inches (81.3 cm.) Andrea Brustolon (20 July 1662 – 25 October 1732) was an Italian sculptor in wood. He is known for his furnishings in the Baroque style and devotional sculptures. Biography He was trained in a vigorous local tradition of sculpture in his native Belluno, in the Venetian terraferma, and in the studio of the Genoese sculptor Filippo Parodi, who was carrying out commissions at Padua and at Venice (1677). He spent the years 1678-80 at Rome, where the High Baroque sculpture of Bernini and his contemporaries polished his style. Apart from that, the first phase of Brustolon's working career was spent in Venice, 1680–1685. Brustolon is documented at several Venetian churches where he executed decorative carving in such profusion that he must have quickly assembled a large studio of assistants. As with his contemporary in London, Grinling Gibbons almost all the high quality robust Baroque carving in Venice has been attributed to Brustolon at one time or another. In the Venetian Ghetto, at the Scola Levantina, Brustolon provided the woodwork for the synagogue on the piano nobile, where the carved, canopied bimah is supported on Solomonic columns, which Brustolon had seen in Bernini's baldacchino in the Basilica of St Peter's. His furniture included armchairs with figural sculptures that take the place of front legs and armrest supports, inspired by his experience of Bernini's Cathedra Petri. The gueridon, a tall stand for a candelabrum, offered Brustolon unhampered possibilities for variations of the idea of a caryatid or atlas: the familiar Baroque painted and ebonized figural gueridons, endlessly reproduced since the eighteenth century, found their models in Brustolon's work. His secular commissions from Pietro Venier, of the Venier di San Vio family (a suite of forty sculptural pieces that can be seen in the Sala di Brustolon of the Ca' Rezzonico, Venice), from the Pisani of Strà, and from the Correr di San Simeone families encourage the attribution to him of some extravagantly rich undocumented moveable furniture. Andrea Brustolon's elaborate carved furniture aspired towards the condition of sculpture, such as the Dutch bases for console tables which look like enlargements of the work of the two Van Vianens, Paulus and Adam, perhaps the greatest Dutch silversmiths of the period. These carved pieces display the baroque tendency to develop a form three-dimensionally in space. Brustolon's walnut, boxwood and ebony pieces transcend ordinary functional limitations of furniture; they are constructed of elaborately carved figures. The framework of Brustolon's chairs, side tables and gueridons were carved as gnarled tree branches, with further supports of putti and male figures carved in ebony. Backrests of the chairs, which were never touched in the rigidly upright posture that contemporary etiquette demanded, were carved with allegories of vanity, fire and music, etc. The most extravagant piece delivered for Pietro Venier was a large side table and vase-stand of box and ebony, designed as a single ensemble to display rare imported Japanese porcelain vases. The eclectic allegories include Hercules with the Hydra and Cerberus, males and reclining river-gods (see ref.). For the Correr, less extrovert chairs bear female nudes extended along the armrests. For the Pisani, he carved a suite of twelve chairs (now at the Palazzo Quirinale) with flowers, fruit, leaves and branches to symbolize the twelve months of the year. Work by Brustolon is at the Villa Pisani at Stra. In 1685 Brustolon returned to the house where he was born at Belluno, and from that time devoted himself mainly to tabernacles and devotional sculptures in walnut, boxwood or ivory. His polychromed ivory Corpus from a crucifix is in the Museo Civico di Belluno, which preserves some of Brustolon's preparatory drawings for frames to be carved with putti displaying emblems. A pair of boxwood sculptures, The Sacrifice of Abraham and Jacob Wrestling with the Angel...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Walnut

ANTIQUE RESTORED OXBLOOD CHESTERFIELD LEATHER CAPTAiNS CHAIR FROM THE HIBERNIAN
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning, fully restored Antique Victorian Irish Chesterfield captain...
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

19th Century Mahogany and Button Back Leather Revolving Office or Desk Chair
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine 19th Century well figured mahogany button back leather revolving office or desk chair of exceptional quality, stunningly hand carved with beautifully rich patination, gra...
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19th Century English Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass

Empire Mahogany Desk Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The desk chair with carved diamond motif on crest and richly carved griffin wings above articulated paw feet with tan colored leather upholstery. Height: 30" Seat height: 17" Depth: ...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut

Danish Modern Office Swivel Chair Jorgen Rasmussen for Labofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition Designer: Jorgen Rasmussen Manufacturer: Labofa This Danish Modern swivel chair, designed by Jørgen Rasmussen for Labofa in the 1960s, showcase...
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1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Steel

Office Chair by Jacob Josef Kohn
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Office chair by Jacob & Josef Kohn.
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Bentwood

1950s Arne Hovmand-Olsen Solid Wood Armchair, Original Black Leather Upholstery
Located in London, GB
1950s Arne Hovmand-Olsen variant of armchair model 408 with solid frame, seat, upholstered with original black leather, appears heavily patinated. Designed around 1956 and manufactur...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Hardwood

Fabricius Kastholm Swivel Chair in Dark Brown Leather and Steel
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm for Kill International, swivel chair model 'FK 6725', leather, metal, Germany, designed in 1966 Wonderful 'Bird Chair' by designer duo Fabriciu...
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1960s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Outstanding rare Albenga office chair by Gustavo Pulitzer
Located in Munich, DE
Amazing Pulitzer Albenga chair in a very uncommon and impossible to find - all original office version. It is high adjustable, tilts and swivels. using the same construction like old...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Metal

In Manner of Andrea Brustolon Venetian 19th Century Carved Walnut Figural Throne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian 19th century baroque revival style carved walnut figural throne armchair, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (Venice, 1829-1902) in the manner of Andrea Brustolo...
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Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Tapestry, Walnut

Art Deco J. Halabala Armchair
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco armchair from 1940, Czech Republic. Designed by a famous Czech designer Jindrich Halabala, (a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period....
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Walnut

FULLY RESTORED ART DECO BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD DIRECTORS CAPTAiNS ARMCHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely fully restored hand dyed Cigar Brown leather Art Deco Chesterfield captain's or directors armcha...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Edward Wormley for Dunbar Tufted Cantilevered Desk Chair in Spinneybeck Saddle L
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar tufted cantilevered desk chair in spinneybeck saddle leather, reupholstered. Also features solid walnut wood base and ...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Walnut, Leather

Fritz Hansen "DAN" Swivel Chair by Magnus Stephensen in Bent Beechwood, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
Rare and important "DAN" swivel chair in beech bentwood produced at Fritz Hansen, Copenhagen in the 1930s. The chair was designed by Magnus Stephensen and is considered an icon in th...
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Beech

1970s Bill Stephens for Knoll Office Armchair in Oak and Orange Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Bill Stephens Desk Chair, originally designed for Knoll in the 1960s. This particular example dates back to the 1970s. The chair is comprised of a bentwood frame with a sea...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

1980 EA 108 Charles Ray Eames Herman Miller ICF Design Swivel Chair
Located in Brescia, IT
Chrome aluminum frame Black netweave seat Excellent condition.
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

RESTORED DANiSH ARNE VODDER FOR SIBAST MODEL 419 HARDWOOD LEATHER OFFICE CHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime, fully restored Arne Vodder Model 419 for Sibast, High back black leather hardwood f...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Throne Arm Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
This Spanish walnut throne chair with a large wide seat made circa 1700. Made from well carved but simply done walnut the chair is centered on a leather covered seat and back with large antique nail heads...
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17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather, Wood

Charles Eames / Herman Miller / Girard Padded Arm Shell Swivel Aluminum Base
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual Charles Eames / Herman Miller / Girard Padded Arm Shell Swivel Aluminum Base.. White fiberglass shell with amazing green naugahyde and Alexander Girard fabric seat. small ho...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

Modern Director s Desk Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
This chair features a sophisticated black leather backrest and seat, paired with a rich wooden beech frame and elegant brass accents for a touch of luxury. Perfect for those who app...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Göran Malmvall Dining Office Chair in Pine Produced in Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare dining chair in pine designed by Göran Malmvall and produced by Svensk Fur in the 1940s. In good vintage condition with some signs from age and use. Perfect as side or office ch...
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Pine

Venetian Style Carved, Gilt and Paint Decorated Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Very special set of 6 Italian Baroque or Swedish Rococo style dining side chairs featuring tall shapely backs, stretcher base, Queen Anne style legs, solid wood construction. Hand pa...
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1890s Italian Baroque Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Hardwood

Warren McArthur Aluminium Armchair Style No 1170 AU, circa 1939
Located in Camden, ME
A Warren McArthur aluminium armchair style no 1170 AU in excellent vintage condition. This chair is a classic example of Warren's mastery of tube bending. The elongated S of the b...
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1930s American Machine Age Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Aluminum

RH-305 Bauhaus Dining Tufted Armchair Leather, Stainless Steel Legs by De Sede
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Chair with armrests RH-305/01 by De Sede. A chair that has lost none of its elegance and style since it was created in the 1950s, an icon. The re-edition remains a Classic, but has b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Office Chair EA216 by Charles and Ray Eames for Vitra, Germany, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Charles and Ray Eames EA216 softpad office chair, produced by Vitra. This distinguished chair boasts a sleek black leather seat and backrest, complemented ...
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1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

2010 Herman Miller Eames Aluminum Group Executive Desk Chairs in Naugahyde
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames Aluminum Group Executive Desk Chairs, initially designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller in 1958. These particular examples date to 2010. The listed price ...
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2010s American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Aluminum

De Sede International Steel Tube Armchair by Hans Eichenberger
Located in Brooklyn, NY
HE-113/01 armchair by De Sede. Technical details: Upholstery: SEDEX upholstery with wadding cushion. Strap cover in core leather black. Frame: Chrome-plated steel tube frame. Bl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

02 Studio De Pas D Urbino Lomazzi "Cassia" Office Chair by Zanotta
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
02 Studio De Pas D'Urbino Lomazzi "Cassia" Office Chair by Zanotta
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Italian Modern Lievore Altherr Molina for Arper Catifa Leather Swivel Desk Chair
Located in Secaucus, NJ
Fabulous Catifa 46 chair designed by Lievore Altherr Molina for the Italian manufacturer Arper. The Catifa chair can be both embracing and thin as a line. It is a synthesis of maximu...
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2010s Italian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Steel, Chrome

Jacques Adnet chairs
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant set of four Jacques Adnet chairs covered with leather hand stitched piqué-sellier.
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1950s French Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Art Deco Vintage French Wooden Armchair, 1930
Located in Markington, GB
Art Deco vintage French wooden armchair, 1930 Original armchair is in very good condition, we have had it newly reupholstered, lovely Art Dec...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Meow Office Chair in Lion Velvet by MAGILORE – Kids’ Swivel Desk Chair
Located in Vila Nova de Famalicão, PT
Bring playful charm and refined comfort to your child’s room with the Meow Office Chair in Lion Velvet, a luxury swivel desk chair designed to inspire imagination while ensuring ever...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Velvet, Faux Fur, Lacquer

Early Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A superb quality early Victorian desk chair with blue leather serpentine fronted seat, in excellent overall condition. 37" high 23" wide 20" seat depth 19" seat height You are welc...
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Mahogany

Papillonne Pink Kenzo Swivel Chrome Office Chair
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
**LEAD TIME 5 WEEKS** Standing out in every field with its eye-catching modern design approach and material variety, the Papillonne series brings a brand new face to spaces with its...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Rare Blac Secession Thonet Chair
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Very rare blac secession Thonet chair.
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1910s Vienna Secession Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Black Torsion Chairs by Giancarlo Piretti for Ki Set of Eight
Located in Topeka, KS
Excellent set of eight black Torsion dining chairs designed by Giancarlo Piretti for KI. There are seven arm chairs and one side chair. They are in wonderful vintage condition with minor wear that you would expect with age. Please see photos, circa 1995. In 1997 Giancarlo Piretti received an award for his Torsion seating collection. These chairs are part of that collection. Designed and made initially and primarily for commercial purpose they are extremely comfortable and flexible. They are lightweight and stackable. This set has an attractive textured high impact black plastic seat, back, and arms on chrome legs. No one expects this chair have the comfort it provides. The back flexes. This flex is achieved with the torsion mechanism which creates gradually increasing resistance. They were designed for comfort during long meetings or lectures. But, that makes them perfect for long dinners with lots of conversation. Or, family night with puzzles, cards, and games. The designer, Giancarlo Piretti, was born in Bologna Italy in 1940. He attended art schools there and subsequently taught Interior Design. During that time, he was also designing furniture for Anonima Castelli. He has won numerous awards and has items in many museums including MoMA New York. He still lives and works in Bologna with is son, designer Alessandro Piretti. KI was founded in 1941 as Krueger Metal Products, Inc. in Aurora, Illinois. Being innovative by finding ways to use scrap metal...
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Late 20th Century North American Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of 3 "Mondo" Lounge Chairs by Karl-Erik Ekselius, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Produced by JOC, Vetlanda, Sweden, 1970s. Very good condition with small signs of usage and patina. Please note: listed price is for one (1) chair.
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Leather

Antique and Vintage Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.

Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.

Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.

Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?

As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.

If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.

An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.