$18,000 / set
Carl-Johan Boman 1940's Mohair Tufted Chairs
By Carl-Johan Boman
Located in Round Top, TX
Gorgeous sculptural design lounge chairs designed by Finnish designer Carl-Johan Boman for Boman AB. They have the vintage mohair upholstery still on and are in good condition. Ther...
Walnut
1940s French Tufted Back Slipper Chair
Located in Buchanan, NY
An exquisite 1940s French tufted slipper chair. This tufted high back slipper chair is a beautiful piece of French furniture from the 20th century.
Upholstery
1940s Button Tufted Club Chair In Gold Damask
Located in Chicago, IL
Curvaceous lines, button tufted arms, and carved mahogany saber legs give this classic lounge chair a strong profile. The tactile gold damask upholstery is older but in very good con...
Wood
1940's Style Dining Chair with Concave Tufted Back and Tapered Legs
By Hélène Aumont 1
Located in Ballard, CA
The upholstered 1940's style chair with a concave tufted back and tapered legs is hand-crafted, frame in alder wood.
Wood
Dining Chair 1940's style with Concave Tufted Back and Tapered alder Legs
By Hélène Aumont 1
Located in Ballard, CA
The upholstered 1940's style chair with a concave tufted back and tapered legs is hand-crafted, frame in alder wood.
Ebony
Georg Kofoed Attributed Danish 1940s Lounge Chair in Tufted Dark Gray Leather
By Georg Kofoed
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very cool and rare 1940s lounge chair attributed to Master Furniture Maker Georg Kofoed of Copenhagen.
Leather, Beech
Carl-Johan Boman Rare Pair of Ivory Velvet Tufted Easy Chairs, Finland, 1940s
By Carl-Johan Boman
Located in New York, NY
Carl-Johan Boman for Oy Boman AB rare pair of ivory velvet easy, lounge or slipper chairs with elegantly curved tufted backs and tapering stained maple legs, Finland, 1940s.
Velvet, Maple
1940s Hollywood Regency Crest-Back Button-Tufted Chair in Platinum Velvet
Located in New York, NY
A 1940s Hollywood Regency crest-back button-tufted slipper chair in platinum velvet.
Velvet
Set of 6 1940s Hollywood Regency Tufted Curved Back Dining Chair Brass Handles
By Grosfeld House, William Billy Haines
Located in St. Louis, MO
Set of 6 Glamorous Hollywood Regency Dining chairs with tufted curved backs, splayed rear legs with brass koi fish handles. Shown in original hunter green silk upholstery, possibly ...
Brass
Hollywood 1940's Tufted Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered in silver-gray silk fabric, with ebonized mahogany legs.
1940's Hollywood Tufted Chair
Located in New York, NY
Tufted chair with asymmetrical
design. Upholstered in Taupe silk
with ebonized mahogany legs.
Pair of 1940's Tufted Hollywood Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Sexy Hollywood asymmetrical chairs upholstered in
a creme sateen, with tufted backs and ebonized
mahogany legs.
Pair of Tufted Back 1940's Red Leather Chairs
Located in New York, NY
1940's Tufted Back Red Leather Chairs
Pair of 1940's Hollywood Tufted Slipper Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Upholstered in Scalamandre silk/rayon fabric, with
tufted backs, tassel detail, and ebonized mahogany
legs. These can be sold seperately. We also have
one ma...
French Tufted Single Chair from 1940's
Located in Chicago, IL
Charming french chair with tufted silk upholstery with fabulous legs and feet.
Perfect for a dressing room.
Pair of 1940's Hollywood Tufted Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 1940's Hollywood Tufted Chairs
1940's Hollywood Tufted High Back Chair
Located in New York, NY
Glamorous Tufted High Back Chair with Ebonized Walnut Legs, and newly reupholstered in a Silver Platinum Sharkskin Fabric
Pair of 1940's tufted side chairs with brass rope handles
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of side chairs in dark green leatherette upholstery with brass rope handles, tapered waisted and tufted backs. In the style of Dorothy Draper.
Upholstery
Danish High Back Tufted Lounge Chair Upholstered in Velvet, 1940's
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Danish designed high back lounge chair with stained beech legs, upholstered in a beautiful pink velvet. Tufted buttons. Very good condition. 1930's-40's. **Shipping has been calcula...
Velvet
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H 40 in W 30.5 in D 26 in
Sophisticated Pair of 1940's Hollywood Tufted & Channel Back Occasional Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Elegant pair of 1940's Hollywood occasional chairs with a high scooped back that features a tufted design and scrolled arms with ebonized walnut inserts and legs.
Pair of Elegant Tufted Back Slipper Chairs, 1940s
By William Billy Haines
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of elegant slipper chairs, tufted backs with gently curving legs, in the manner of Billy Haines, American, 1940's.
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
Pair of 1940s Hollywood Regency Tufted Lounge Chairs
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Beautiful pair of 1940s Hollywood Regency style tufted lounge chairs.
Pair of 1940s Channel Tufted Conversation Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Splayed ebonized walnut legs
1940s Celery Geometric Damask Button-Tufted Slipper Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant 1940s slipper chairs with button tufted backs, subtle wingbacks, and clean lined walnut legs.
Wood, Damask
Pair Tufted 1940s Slipper Chairs atttributed to Dorothy Draper
Located in Astoria, NY
The pair of elegant tufted slipper chairs created in the 1940s are attributed to Dorothy Draper.
Wood, Brocade, Silk
Pair 1940s Creamy Velvet Button-Tufted Slipper Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant pair of creamy camel velvet clad slipper chairs, with button tufted seats and backs. Sinuous front and back carved wood legs are detailed with brass nailhead trim. Evocative ...
Pair 1940s Button Tufted Barrel Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Regency lounge chairs in original celery damask upholstery. Carved mahogany reeded & baluster form front legs rise up to meet sloped arms. Back legs are a petite saber style,...
Mahogany
Blue Button Tufted Velvet 1940s Chair And Ottoman
Located in Chicago, IL
Extremely comfortable arm chair with matching ottoman. Purchased by the original owner in the 1940s for her Chicago penthouse in Hyde Park. Quite comfortable, with matching ottoman...
Velvet, Wood
1940s Hollywood Regency Asymmetrical Fan Back Tufted Lounge Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Whimsical and glamorous 1940s Hollywood Regency style lounge chair. The chair have a circular design when seen from above and the back feature an asymmetrical fan back design with tu...
Walnut
Pair 1940s Celery Geometric Damask Button-Tufted Slipper Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant 1940s slipper chairs with button tufted backs, subtle wingbacks, and clean lined walnut legs.
Wood, Damask
Pair of 1940s Hollywood Tufted Tub Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Curved back chairs with light
tufting on both front and back
and with ebonized mahogany legs.
1940s Club Chair With Ottoman In Tufted Celadon Ultrasuede
Located in Chicago, IL
Celadon-sage green button tufted Ultrasuede lounge chair. Chair has rolled arms, with fitted ottoman that mirrors the curved front of the chair. Mahogany legs and stretchers on otto...
Mahogany, Ultrasuede
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H 33.5 in W 36 in D 31 in
Pair of 1940s Hollywood Regency Asymmetrical Fan Back Tufted Lounge Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Whimsical and glamorous pair of 1940s Hollywood Regency style lounge chairs. The chairs have a circular design when seen from above and the backs of each chair feature an asymmetrica...
Walnut
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H 37 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Fritz Hansen Attributed 1940s Danish Tufted Lounge Chair in Green Leather
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Sublime highback lounge chair with tufted backrest made in Denmark in the late 1930s or early 1940s.
Leather
Sold
H 36 in W 28 in D 18 in
Set of Six 1940's Klismos Tufted Back Dining Chairs in Smoked Platinum Velvet
Located in New York, NY
Elegant set of six 1940's klismos style tufted back dining chairs upholstered in smoked platinum velvet upholstery with ebonized Walnut Saber legs.
Sold
H 41 in W 31 in D 21 in
1940s Hollywood Shell Occasional Chairs with Channel Tufting and Lucite Legs
Located in New York, NY
1940s Hollywood stylized shell occasional chairs with channel tufting in smoked platinum velvet and Lucite legs.
Upholstery, Velvet, Lucite
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H 35.5 in W 30 in D 24 in
Pair of 1940s French Louis XV Style Tufted Leather Barrel Back Bergeres Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
The barrel backs are adorned with discreet scrolls, while the arms, which are partially upholstered, take on a sinuous shape, echoed in the skirt and cabriole legs. These stylish 194...
Leather, Wood
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.
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