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Sculptural Metal Chair

Unique sculptural metal chair, France 1960s

$7,616

Unique sculptural metal chair, France 1960s

Located in Rotterdam, ZH

Unique sculptural metal chair, France 1960s. Beautiful aerodynamic flowing shapes resulting in an outstanding sculptural object.

Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

"Cuzco" Sculptural Metal Chair from the Heavy Metal Collection by Aparentment

$738 / item

$4,620 / item

$6,387 / item

Puffer XL Chair Sculptural Contemporary 'Olive'

By Rankin Rugs

Located in Berkshire, England

Handcrafted-to-order in the UK by local craftsmen. Signed and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. The Puffer XL chair is available in a range of materials and customisable ...

Category

2010s British Space Age Chairs

Materials

Metal

$5,950 / set

Set of 8 Industrial Styled Sculptural Metal Dining Chairs by PO! Paris C1990

Located in Port Jervis, NY

Beautiful set of 8 industrial abstract iron steel with rebar tri-leg configuration dining chairs. Professionally made from car bonnets in France. Signed PO! Paris. Rubber feet on the...

Category

1990s French Industrial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel, Iron, Sheet Metal

Apollo Dinning Chair, Modern, Sculptural, Brass Frame and Cream boucle

$6,706 / item

Apollo Dinning Chair, Modern, Sculptural, Brass Frame and Cream boucle

By Lara Bohinc

Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM

The Apollo dining chair creates its own graceful simplicity, by presenting its fine metal loops outwards at each side, rather than to the front. The structural loops are configured t...

Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

$11,481 / item

Apollo Armchair, Club Chair, Modern, Sculptural, Brass Frame and Cream Boucle

By Lara Bohinc

Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM

The Apollo armchair further evolves the Apollo design family, through the addition of an elegant backrest to the chair, embodying a further contrasting combination of intricate metal...

Category

2010s Portuguese Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

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Vintage Modern Galvanized Metal Sculptural Chair

Unavailable

H 31 in W 15 in D 15 in

Vintage Modern Galvanized Metal Sculptural Chair

Located in Bonita Springs, FL

A very unique, galvanized metal chair with a sculptural appeal. This will become a conversation piece.

Category

Late 20th Century American Brutalist Chairs

Materials

Metal

Modern Metal Finish Decorative Sculptural Rabbit Chair

Unavailable

+ 3 more

H 20.75 in W 10.32 in D 17.84 in

Modern Metal Finish Decorative Sculptural Rabbit Chair

By Stefano Giovannoni, Qeeboo

Located in Origgio (VA), IT

Rabbit is a family of products with a strong media impact, one of Stefano Giovannoni's hat tricks, and immediately became a pop icon, a symbol of love and fertility, which brings goo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Chairs

Materials

Plastic

Sculptural Painted Metal Chairs by Artist János Fischer, Germany, 1986

Unavailable

Unavailable

H 33.47 in W 32.68 in D 27.56 in

Sculptural Pair of Lounge Chairs by Augusto Bozzi for Saporiti, Italy, 1954

By Augusto Bozzi, Saporiti

Located in Woudrichem, NL

Sculptural pair of lounge chairs metal and fabric, designed by Augusto Bozzi for Saporiti, Italy, 1954.

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Metal

Rocking Chair Metal, French, circa 19th Century

Unavailable

H 85 in W 50 in D 110 in

Rocking Chair Metal, French, circa 19th Century

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Sculptural Rocking chair metal, French, circa 19th century.

Materials

Metal

Sold

H 41.34 in W 13.78 in

Sculptural Perforated Metal Side Chair, 1970s

Located in Rotterdam, ZH

Sculptural Perforated metal side chair, Netherlands 1970s.

Category

Vintage 1970s Side Chairs

Materials

Metal

Sold

Located in Houston, TX

Side chairs cast in bronze to simulate natural bamboo construction, retaining irregular nodes and crossed branch stretchers beneath a ladder back. The naturalistic modeling reflects ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bronze

A MID-CENTURY-MODERN "Tonneau" CHAIR by PIERRE GUARICHE, STEINER, France 1950

$2,728

$2,450

$3,978

H 27.56 in W 43.31 in D 31.5 in

Matteo Grassi Sculptural Lounge Chair 'Equity' by Jacques Harold Pollard, 1987

By Matteo Grassi

Located in Morazzone, Varese

Matteo Grassi Sculptural Lounge Chair 'Equity' by Jacques Harold Pollard, 1987 Designed and produced in 1987, it has only been produced for a short period. Gorgeous sculptural Loung...

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Vladimir Kagan "Deco Chaise" Lounge

$9,800

H 28 in W 30 in D 66 in

Vladimir Kagan "Deco Chaise" Lounge

Located in Chicago, IL

Vladimir Kagan “Deco” Chaise, designed in 1973, newly upholstered in a two-tone creamy linear fabric that highlights the chaise’s bold architectural form and sweeping silhouette. The...

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Chaise Longues

Materials

Upholstery, Lucite

Italian Baroque Iron and Brass Faldistorio

$9,375

H 35.5 in W 27 in D 21 in

Italian Baroque Iron and Brass Faldistorio

Located in Greenwich, CT

Italian Baroque period folding bench (faldistorio), the "X" frame with scroll etched iron supports with notched corners, joined by rosettes, topped by superstructure with suppressed ...

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Chairs

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

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Lothar Klute brutalist coffee table

$5,911

H 16.15 in W 23.82 in D 24.61 in

Lothar Klute brutalist coffee table

By Lothar Klute

Located in Saarbrücken, SL

rare and early coffee table by Lothar Klute very good condition with slight signs of use and patina 62.5 cm x 60,5 cm x 41 cm height

Category

Vintage 1980s German Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Philippe Starck Costes Chairs for Driade 1980s

$1,096Sale Price|20% Off

$3,971

H 26.38 in W 25.6 in D 12.6 in

1950s Scandinavian Modern Commode with Josef Frank Clover Motif Wallpaper, Teak

By Josef Frank

Located in Stockholm, SE

A distinctive 1950s Scandinavian Modern three-drawer commode, professionally wallpapered with Josef Frank’s iconic clover leaf motif. The decorative surface adds a vibrant yet refine...

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Le Bambole Bed In Buffalo Leather By Mario Bellini For B&B Italia, 1970s

$7,388

$6,000

H 21 in W 30 in D 22 in

Willy Guhl Loop Chair

By Willy Guhl

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The iconic Willy Guhl Loop Chair, which is featured in the MoMA, is a sculptural lounge chair in fiberglass, distinguished by a richly weathered patina. Its spare, flowing curves hig...

Category

Vintage 1960s Swiss Chairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Lothar Klute Brutalist Bronze Water Fountain

$6,252

$8,900

H 13.75 in W 53 in D 33 in

American Designer, Coffee Table, Walnut, Glass, USA, 1950s

Located in High Point, NC

An organic glass and walnut coffee table designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s. Dimensions: 13.75” H x 53” W x 33” D

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Glass, Walnut

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Sculptural Metal Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the sculptural metal chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, fabric and wood, every sculptural metal chair was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a sculptural metal chair, we have 45 options in-stock, while there are 11 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer sculptural metal chair, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right sculptural metal chair, those designed in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Industrial styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one sculptural metal chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but Adolfo Abejon, Mattia Biagi and Pierantonio Bonacina produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Sculptural Metal Chair?

A sculptural metal chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,550, while the lowest priced sells for $450 and the highest can go for as much as $20,000.

Finding the Right Seating for You

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.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.

Questions About Sculptural Metal Chair

What is a metal sculpture?
1 Answer
Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 24, 2021
A sculpture created from materials made of metal. This is a broad category. Metal sculptures can be made by fabrication, meaning assembled by hand or machine. Cast metal sculpture like bronze or steel is made from a complex casting process.

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