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Item Ships From: USA
Pair of Milo Baughman Floating Cube Club Chairs, with Kravet Upholstery
By Milo Baughman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Milo Baughman Floating Cube Club Chairs USA, Circa 1980s A sleek and stunning pair of Milo Baughman Floating Cube Club Chairs, These chairs are a fine examples to Baughman'...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Michael Taylor Style Wicker Rattan Armchair in Scalamandre
By Scalamandre, Michael Taylor
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming wicker rattan armchair made in the California coastal organic modern manner and style of Michael Taylor. Attributed to Wicker Works the chair has a strong rattan frames cove...
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20th Century American Organic Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Wicker, Rattan

Executive Armchair by Charles Pollock for Knoll Black Leather 4 Prong Base
By Charles Pollock, Knoll
Located in Topeka, KS
Timeless MCM (Mid-Century Modern) to Modern Executive armchairs by Charles Pollock for Knoll. Chair is comprised of a black leather seat and back with button detail, aluminum band, c...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome

Eastlake Needlepoint Accent Chair
Located in Bradenton, FL
An antique Eastlake side chair. The shield shaped seat is upholstered with a floral needlepoint. Square x carved finials top the crest rail...
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Early 20th Century American Eastlake USA - Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Handsome Mahogany and Leather Director’s Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Handsome set of 4 director’s style leather and mahogany arm chairs. Chairs 36” H x 22” D x 25” W Seat: 16” H x 18” D Arm: 26” H
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1980s American Campaign Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Pair 19th Century Ebonized Empire Style Black Hair Hide Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century ebonized mahogany Empire style fauteuil with winged caryatids, newly upholstered in a deep espresso hairhide.
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Late 19th Century European Empire Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Berkey Gay Style Antique English Jacobean Carved Walnut Armchair, Circa 1920s
By Berkey Gay Furniture
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique English Jacobean or Tudor style armchair or dining captain chair In the manner of Berkey & Gay USA, Circa 1920s Carved walnut frame, with upholstered seat. Me...
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1920s American Jacobean Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Mid-Century Nichols and Stone Maple Comb Back Maple Windsor Armchair
By Nichols Stone
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid Century maple comb back Windsor armchairs by Nichols and Stone. Measures 23.5" w x 21"D x 32.25"H.  
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Maple

Chrome Flatbar Lounge Armchair by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin, 1970s, Signed
By Thayer Coggin, Milo Baughman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original production era (early example) of the chrome flatbar lounge chair by Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin is a perfect opportunity for a collector or interior designer to ac...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Steel

2 Antique 19th C Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Putti Cherub Angel Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique Italian Renaissance parlor armchairs, circa 1870s. Made of walnut featuring ornate carved and reticulated design with figural puttis / angels / cherubs adorned throughou...
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1870s Renaissance Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Ward Bennett Steam-Bent Oak and Cane Armchair for Brickel Associates, c. 1970s
By Ward Bennett, Brickel Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully crafted caned armchair designed by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates. This iconic piece features a steam-bent oak frame with a sculptural silhouette and tightly woven...
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1970s American Modern Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Oak, Cane

Herman de Vries High Back Armchair, Sikes Furniture 1930 s
By Sikes Chair Company, Herman de Vries
Located in Rochester, NY
American colonial modernist solid maple tall back armchair in overall very good original condition w/ nicely aged warm color patina. Designed by Herman de Vries for Sikes Furniture, ...
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1930s American American Colonial Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood, Maple

Adrian Pearsall Styled Vintage Sculptural Wood Lounge Armchair, 1960s
By Adrian Pearsall, Craft Associates
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1960s vintage highback lounge chair features sculptural wood and groovy original 1960s fabric. The style is in the manner of Adrian Pearsall for Craft Associates and Kipp Stewar...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Swivel Armchair Featuring Limed Oak Curved Back Rich Fabric By José Castro
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This striking armchair is a beautiful fusion of modern comfort and architectural design. It features a plush, upholstered seat for superior comfort. The backrest, however, is the cha...
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2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Mid-Century Strax Stacking Arm Chairs by Hartmut Lohmeyer for Casala in Black
By Hartmut Lohmeyer, Casala
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-Century 'Strax' stacking arm chairs by Hartmut Lohmeyer for Casala, 1980s. Molded black plastic seat and back rest with tapered Birch legs designed to stack and interlock to make...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Plastic, Birch

Ripple Curved Armchair – Sculptural Carved Wood Base In Deep Blue Lacquer
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The Ripple Armchair draws from the soft rhythm of water and air, vertical lines echoing ripples, pillars and sculpted silence. Its base anchors the form, while the upholstered seat f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Charles Webb Modernist Farm Chairs in Cherry, Circa 1970s
By Charles Webb
Located in Peabody, MA
A pair of modernist influenced thumbback armchairs by the noted Cambridge, MA artisan Charles Webb. Fashioned from solid cherry and with woven rush seats, this limited production des...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Cherry

Pair of French Louis XV Style Painted Parcel-Gilt Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French Louis XV Style Painted & Parcel-Gilt Armchairs Country: France Materials: Gilt-wood, Velvet Condition: Newly Reupholstered Style: French Louis XV Year: 1920’s $7,...
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1920s French Louis XV Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

1001 AX Armchair by Fjord Fiesta in Black Leather
By Fjord Fiesta
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
1001 AX Chair / Armchair by Sven Ivar Dysthe Upholstered lounge chair with fluted padding and a solid walnut and stainless steel base. Made in Norway. Dimensions: Inches (D x W x ...
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2010s Norwegian Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Antique French Louis XIV Overstuffed Carved Walnut Armchair 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique French Louis XIV Overstuffed Carved Walnut Armchair with Floral Upholstery 19thC. Measures...
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19th Century Louis XIV Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Maxwell Royal American High Back Arm Lounge Chair c 1950 s
By Maxwell Royal Chair Company
Located in New York, NY
Voguish, chic and stylish high back arm, lounge chair by The Maxwell Royal Chair Company. The chair features a sculptural exposed wood frame with upholstered back rest and seat cushi...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of Four French Louis XV Painted Dining C. 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four Painted French Louis XV style armchairs. The armchairs are upholstered in a washed Belgium linen with nailhead trim detail. The wooden frame is ornately carved with flo...
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Linen, Wood, Paint

Pair of Vintage Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Flat Bar Brno Chairs For Knoll Mohair
By Knoll, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Located in San Diego, CA
These vintage modern Brno flat bar chairs are sleek and timeless. Chairs feature cantilevered, heavy stainless steel flat-bar frames. The seat, backrest and the arched armrest . in m...
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20th Century American Bauhaus USA - Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Teak Wood Armchair with Curved Arms and Oatmeal Fabric - Mince Collection
By Uultis Design
Located in Miami, FL
A Mince teak wood armchair designed by Larissa Batista for Uultis with curved arms, and brown leather. *Please check availability prior to purchase*. The Mince armchair brings under...
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2010s Brazilian Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Teak, Upholstery

19th Century Baltic Biedermeier Pair of Antique Polished Mahogany Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique pair of Baltic Biedermeier armchairs made of hand crafted polished Mahogany, in good condition. The particularized veneered carved side chairs have a w...
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Early 19th Century Baltic Biedermeier Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany

Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Style Hand Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century hand carved French walnut Louis XIV style armchair features hand carved armrests with scrolling acanthus leaves. The seat rests on spooled legs joined by...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut

Matching Pair of Mid-Century Post Modern Black Rattan Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sculptural pair of armchairs circa 1980's. These feature black rattan frames with light grey tweed cushions.
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Rattan

Mid-Century Willett Furniture Company Solid Cherry Spindle-Back Armchairs
By Willett Furniture Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Crafted in the mid-20th century by the esteemed Willett Furniture Company of Louisville, Kentucky, this pair of spindle-back armchairs exemplifies the brand’s dedication to craftsman...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Cherry

20th Century Italian Stildomus Maple Torcello Armchairs by Afra Tobia Scarpa
By Afra Tobia Scarpa, Stildomus
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern set of four Italian Torcello armchairs made of hand crafted polished, partly veneered Maplewood, designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa and produced by Stildomus in good condition. The sculptural dining room chairs are covered in brown leather, supported by two wide, long wooden legs. Minor fading, scratches on the original leather, due to age. Wear consistent with age and use. Circa 1950 - 1960, Italy. Seat: 16.75" H x 17.25" W x 15.5" D Tobia Scarpa is an Italian architect and designer born in 1935, in Venice, Italy. In 1957, Scarpa graduated from the Iuav University of Venice, where he studied architecture. After his studies, he started working with the Italian architect Afra Scarpa, both of them are award winning postmodern Italian architects and designers. Over the years, Scarpa has designed for many Italian and international firms, such as B&B Italia, Flos, etc. His pieces can be found in museums across the United States and Europe. Afra Bianchin was an Italian architect and designer born in 1937, in Montebelluna, Italy and passed away in 2011. Stildomus is an Italian furniture manufacturer founded in 1956, in Pomezia, Italy by the Italian designer and entrepreneur Aldo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Maple

Jean Prouve for Vitra Fauteuil de Salon Chair, Germany
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Vladimir Kagan slipper lounge chairs for Preview, 1990. Original upholstery.
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2010s German USA - Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Jules Leleu, Art Deco Armchair, France, circa 1940
By Jules Leleu
Located in New York, NY
With rounded and scrolled detail on the armrest, this Jules Leleu Art Deco armchair is the picture of elegance and comfort. Bibliography: For an illustration of a similar model, se...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Oak

19th Century Victorian Eastlake Armchair with Op Art Cut Velvet, England
By Howard and Sons
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful example of late 1800s Victorian Eastlake chair. Rendered in hand turned and hand carved walnut upholstered in a Op Art cut velvet. E...
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut

1930s Scandinavian Art Deco Lounge Chair in Mohair
Located in Portland, OR
A stunning chair made in Sweden, circa 1930s. The style is very much within the Swedish Grace/Art Deco period. Sculptural meant to be seen flamed birch lattice back frame, sweeping k...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Mohair, Birch

4 Executive Armchairs by Charles Pollock for Knoll Black Leather 4 Prong Base
By Charles Pollock, Knoll
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous MCM (Mid-Century Modern) to Modern Executive armchairs by Charles Pollock for Knoll set of 4. Each chair is comprised of a black leather seat and back with button detail, al...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Chrome

20th Century French Vintage Art Deco Single Walnut Armchair by Paul Follot
By Paul Follot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 20th Century, single vintage French Art Deco armchair made of hand crafted polished designed by Paul Follot, in good condition. The detailed Parisian center, side chair is c...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco USA - Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut

Pair Of Custom Upholstered Wide Barrel Back Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of custom upholstered wide barrel back armchairs with serpentine front, manchettes and resting on fluted cabriole legs. The chairs covered with custom plaid fabric, double pipin...
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20th Century French Provincial USA - Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Polyester, Wood

Unusual Edward Wormley For Dunbar Bentwood Arm Lounge Chair Ca 1950 s
By Edward Wormley
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare and hard to find Edward Wormley for Dunbar Furniture lounge chair. Distinct bentwood arms and a floating seat with decorative steel bars on the back. Reupholstered, new spring...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Vintage Black Cantilever Patio Chairs after François Carré
By Francois A. Carre
Located in Trenton, NJ
A striking example of French modern design, this pair of vintage black cantilever patio chairs is attributed to François Carré, the celebrated early-20th-century designer known for his sculptural outdoor...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Finn Juhl, NV-45 Lounge Chairs, Teak, Fabric, Niels Vodder, Denmark, 1945
By Finn Juhl, Niels Vodder
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of fabric and teak NV-45 lounge chairs designed by Finn Juhl and produced by Niels Vodder, Denmark, 1945. Seat Height (inches): 16.5" Arm Height (inches): 27.5" All items ...
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1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Teak, Fabric

Pr Mid Century Woven Wicker Arm Chairs
By Franco Albini
Located in New York, NY
Voguish and chic pair of mid century woven wicker tub chairs, executed in the style of Franco Albini. The chair are in very good, clean and ready tones condition, showing only light...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Wicker, Reed

McGuire Antalya Directors Arm Chair Rattan Laced Rawhide Woven Leather
By McGuire
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a a McGuire Antalya directors style dining armchair in rattan with laced rawhide woven leather seat and back. The design is often described as organic modern,...
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1980s American American Classical Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Bamboo

Pair Mid-Century Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage modern arm chairs with tufted backs. Round back design with walnut wood trim and legs. Please confirm location with vendor NY or NJ
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Vintage French Hollywood Regency Carved Mahogany Parlor Lounge Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage French Hollywood Regency Carved Mahogany Parlor Lounge Chairs - a Pair. Item ...
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Early 20th Century Hollywood Regency USA - Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Pair of 18th Century French Louis XV Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of 18th-century French Louis XV armchairs exemplifies the graceful elegance and craftsmanship of the Louis XV period. Crafted from walnut, the frames feature beautifully ha...
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18th Century French Louis XV Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Pema Meditation Retreat Armchair by Munna Design Studio, Coral Velvet
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This unique piece is more than an armchair. It is a vessel for wellbeing, a temple for meditation and enlightenment. Designed to be used in your place of choice for a retreat, be it ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Set of Four Martin Visser Style Mid-Century Armchairs in Dove Gray Upholstery
By Martin Visser, Tijsseling
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stylish set of 4 Martin Visser style armchairs with dark gray enameled metal frames, teak armrests and newer dove gray upholstery. Frames are in original condition with visible ename...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Metal

19th Century Ebonized Armchair With Painted Back Panel
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Regency armchair with an ebonized frame and caned seat. Turned legs and uprights support shaped arms, with a pierced back rail centered by a painted classical panel. Surface wear con...
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19th Century English Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Wood, Paint

Walnut Mahogany Cockfighting Chair
Located in Huntington, NY
Victorian walnut Mahogany cockfighting chair Circa 1875, atrributed to Wright and Mansfield The Chair frame legs made of walnut, its b...
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1870s English Victorian Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Walnut

Walnut 
Mahogany Cockfighting Chair
Walnut 
Mahogany Cockfighting Chair
$6,240 Sale Price
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Professionally Restored Norman Cherner Plycraft Pretzel Walnut Black Armchairs
By Plycraft, Norman Cherner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pioneer both in molded plywood and prefab housing, Norman Cherner studied and taught at the Columbia University Fine Arts Department and was an instructor at the Museum of Modern A...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Walnut, Plywood, Faux Leather

George III Style Giltwood Armchair COM
Located in Houston, TX
21st Century George III style giltwood armchair C.O.M. Two available, sold individually.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian George III USA - Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Swedish Gustavian Painted Corner Armchairs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Swedish 1810s-1830s corner chair scraped down to the original black paint. Seat are loose and be easily re-upholstered.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Early 20th Century Brtisih Colonial Oak Plantation Lounge Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Intriguing early 20th century British Colonial style plantation chair. Features an oak frame with traditional lounging back, downswept scrolled arms over reeded baluster supports co...
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Early 20th Century American British Colonial USA - Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Contemporary Armchair Offered in Velvet with Back Curved Lines
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
The front of this armchair is composed as a verse, with a smooth seat, backrest and legs. The scene is set for the explosion of the chorus, bursting from its quilted back, infused with detailed seaming and exuberant curved lines...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

357 Feltri Armchair by Gaetano Pesce
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Doral, FL
'357' Feltri Armchair by Gaetano Pesce 1987 / 2018 Cassina Structure in thick black felt with thermoset resin and purple polyester quilted mattress. *Colorway no longer in producti...
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1980s Italian Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Felt, Hemp, Epoxy Resin, Bentwood

George Nakashima Armchairs, Black Walnut, Signed with Client s Name
By George Nakashima
Located in New York, NY
George Nakashima Armchairs, Black Walnut, Signed. Pair of walnut Nakashima armchairs in good un-restored original condition. Both chairs are signed on the underside of the seat with ...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Vintage French Victorian Style Carved Mahogany Frame Lounge Parlor Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Please message us with your zip code to request a more reasonable domestic U.S. shipping quote. Vintage French Victorian Style Carved Mahogany Frame Lounge Parlor Arm Chair. Circa M...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Victorian USA - Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Bruno Rey Leather Armchairs, a Pair
By Dietiker, Bruno Rey
Located in Portland, OR
Pair of armchairs by Bruno Rey. Manufactured by Dietiker. Switzerland, 1971. Supple burgundy pebbled leather seats float within dark stained beech steam bent frames. Elegant, modern ...
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1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage USA - Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Beech

English Regency Caned Mahogany Armchair or Bergere, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An elegant circa 1830 English Regency armchair or bergere of solid mahogany construction having shaped crest rail and scroll arms with lotus carved terminals and volute arm supports ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique USA - Armchairs

Materials

Brass

4 Black Bentwood Cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 Armchairs for Stendig by Thonet
By Josef Hoffmann, Thonet, Stendig Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
Iconic vintage Bauhaus black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs imported by Stendig for Thonet, a set of 4. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there have been a few small repairs in the caning of all chairs and one chair seat has been replaced completely. It has been replaced with sheet cane and not individually woven. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early to Mid-20th Century. Much like a fine wine or the Mona Lisa, some things just get better with age… That’s just a fact! Including these iconic vintage black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs by Stendig for Thonet! Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! This Josef Hoffman 811 chair was originally designed in 1925 but remains a current and fabulous design that is highly sought after today. This set of 4 is comprised of beautiful black painted bentwood frames bearing slender rounded arms, slightly flared legs, and marvelous natural cane seats AND backs!! SPECTACULAR!!! Can’t you just SEE these beauties surrounding your kitchen table, breakfast nook, game table, or simply used as extra seating in the family room? We certainly can! Just the right touch of Bauhaus magnificence to any room and they’re sure to complement your home with their classic, historical excellence, whatever your style whether its Bauhaus, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, or Modern!! Josef Hoffman was one of Austria's most important architects and designers and was central to the development of art and design in Vienna. He grew up with three sisters and was nicknamed Pepo. His father was the town mayor and a successful businessman. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, a radical anti-historicist movement, and together with Koloman Moser created the Wiener Werkstatte cooperative workshop. A highly individualistic architect and designer, Hoffmann's work combined the simplicity of craft production with a refined aesthetic ornament. Between 1901 and 1905, he designed four villas in Vienna and a sanatorium in Brussels that was called “Stoclet House”, for which he developed a “cubistic” language of form, with an emphasis on straight, unadorned lines. In 1905, he established the Kunstschau with painter Gustav Klimt and, two years later, founded the Deutscher Werkbund. Hoffmann worked well into his 80s, continuing to use the geometric motifs that influenced the art deco style of the 1920s. In 1928 his work appeared in the Art in Industry exhibition held at Macy’s in New York City, where it exerted a strong influence on American designer Donald Deskey. Hoffmann is one of the seminal figures in the modern decorative arts movement of the first half of the 20th century. Stendig was totally the brainchild and passion of Charles W. Stendig. You cannot write or talk about Stendig without explaining Charles. He was a pioneer of import goods in the mid-century. After serving in WWII as a paratrooper, he studied business with emphasis on international trade at NYU and City College of New York. Afterward first working for Raymor, another pioneering distribution company, for about two years, departing to start his own business: Stendig. He opened his first showroom in 1956 in midtown Manhattan. He is credited for sparking America’s interest in furniture from Finland, Switzerland, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. He imported from the likes of Thonet, Asko, and De Sede; and from iconic designers including Le Corbusier, Josef Hoffmann, Eero Aarnio, Tapio Wirkkala, Marcel Breuer, Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Carlo Mollino, Carlo Scarpa, and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni to name just a few. By the late 1960’s, Stendig had showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a large headquarters in NYC. They were exciting and good times but short lived. The business was a challenge and when an offer was made by Burlington Industries to purchase, Charles agreed. He stayed on till 1976 to oversee and then retired. I have searched the internet to no avail to find out if a Stendig division is still in operation. But I can only find the Stendig Calendar, the only calendar in MoMA’s collection, which was designed for Stendig by Mossimo Vignelli, still offered. But I am having a hard time deciding who is creating and offering it. I do know Burlington Industries was bankrupt by 2001, purchased in 2003, merged with Cone Mills in 2004 and subsequently into ITG or International Textile Group. But the Stendig name reins as an icon of high style mid-century offerings. Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. We are in love with this iconic set of 4 Prague 811 chairs...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus USA - Armchairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood, Paint

Maker’s Armchair by Lawson-Fenning
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maker’s armchair by Lawson-Fenning. The Maker's Armchair is a solid walnut or oak frame chair with a leather sling that features brass details on the seat and back. Loose seat and ba...
Category

2010s American Mid-Century Modern USA - Armchairs

Materials

Brass