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Walnut Ball Foot Bench with Saddle Shaped Seat - Customizable
By The Tailored Home, Jhon Ortiz
Located in Greenwich, CT
Modern, organic style bench with ball / sphere feet of solid walnut. Saddle shaped seat and
Category

2010s American Modern Benches

Materials

Velvet, Foam, Birdseye Maple, Maple, Walnut, Beads

Walnut Ball Foot Bench with Leather Saddle Shaped Seat, Customizable
By The Tailored Home, Jhon Ortiz
Located in Greenwich, CT
Modern, organic style bench with ball / sphere feet of solid walnut. Saddle shaped seat and
Category

2010s American Modern Benches

Materials

Leather, Sheepskin, Faux Leather, Foam, Maple, Walnut

Velo Armchair with Shaped Seat and Shaped Back in Black Wood Finish
By Uultis Design
Located in Miami, FL
This minimalist Velo armchair with a shaped seat and back, features a simple and streamlined design
Category

2010s Brazilian Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood

Velo Armchair with Shaped Seat and Shaped Back in Teak Wood Finish
By Uultis Design
Located in Miami, FL
This minimalist Velo armchair with a shaped seat and back, features a simple and streamlined design
Category

2010s Brazilian Armchairs

Materials

Teak

Midcentury Oak Stool with Heart shaped seat, 1960s, France
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Introducing a fantastic midcentury wooden stool, crafted in France during the 1960s. The design is a reflection of the timeless French aesthetic, combining form and function in a ha...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Oak

Plug Bar Stool, Solid Wood Shaped Seat, Hand Bent Steel and Walnut
By Rached Sultan
Located in beirut, LB
The Plug is a bar stool with an ergonomic shaped solid wood seat and a handcrafted steel frame. The
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Lebanese Minimalist Stools

Materials

Steel

Italian Walnut and Brass Long Bench with Shaped Upholstered Seat
Located in New York, NY
in brass. The long beautifully shaped seat newly reupholstered in a faux creamy colored fur and
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Benches

Materials

Brass

Old Hickory Woven Saddle Seat
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in New York, NY
American Rustic Old Hickory foot stool with (new) woven saddle shaped seat (signed with round metal
Category

20th Century American Rustic Stools

Materials

Hickory, Wicker

Old Hickory Woven Saddle Seat
Old Hickory Woven Saddle Seat
H 15 in W 20 in D 14.25 in
1960s American Craftsman Three-Leg Egg Shaped Stool in Birch
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A birch stool with three through tenon joints and swollen dowel legs with sculptural egg shaped
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Birch

Antique Victorian Oval Shaped Stool
Located in Suffolk, GB
, oval shaped seat and reupholstered in a quality stylish fabric. A charming example in lovely
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Stools

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Oval Shaped Stool
Antique Victorian Oval Shaped Stool
H 17.33 in W 16.54 in D 13 in
19th Century, Chinese Provincial Fan Shaped Stool
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Chinese carved wooden stool with a fan shaped seat. Features splayed legs with stretchers on each
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Footstools

Materials

Wood

1950s Boomerang Style Black Wooden Base with Beige Bouclé Fabric Curved Seat
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Vintage Design and Booremang style black wooden feet with beige Bouclé fabric curved bean shaped
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of Seven Art Nouveau Iron Chairs with Flower Seats, France, circa 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and elegant set of seven high-backed iron chairs with unusual, curving, flower-shaped seats
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Patio and Garden Furniture

Arts & Crafts Beechwood Flip Top Bench
Located in New York, NY
English Arts & Crafts beechwood flip top bench with shaped seat.
Category

20th Century English Arts and Crafts Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Beech

Arts & Crafts Beechwood Flip Top Bench
Arts & Crafts Beechwood Flip Top Bench
H 15.8 in W 20.5 in D 12.5 in
Belle Époque French Louis XVI Style Gilded Chair with Upholstered Seat, c 1900
Located in Miami, FL
, turned & reeded legs, carved & round-shaped seat rail with tufted upholstery. Belle Époque France, circa
Category

Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Side Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Louis XIV Oak Stool
Located in Essex, MA
D shaped seat with turned legs and conforming D shape stretcher.
Category

Antique 1690s French Louis XIV Stools

Materials

Oak

Louis XIV Oak Stool
Louis XIV Oak Stool
H 21 in W 16 in D 11 in
Regency Style Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Regency style carved & ebonized bench with shaped seat, ca. 1930
Category

Vintage 1930s Unknown Benches

Materials

Wood, Leather

Regency Style Bench
Regency Style Bench
H 19 in W 27 in D 19.25 in
William iv Mahogany Hall Bench
Located in London, GB
With three heart shaped & seat back motifs, on rectangular seat on reeded tapering legs.
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British William IV Benches

Materials

Mahogany

William iv Mahogany Hall Bench
William iv Mahogany Hall Bench
H 36.42 in W 53.75 in D 18.12 in
19th Century Mahogany Stool
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century mahogany stool, the shaped top on shaped seat frame raised on slender cabriole legs
Category

Antique 19th Century Irish George IV Stools

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Stool
19th Century Mahogany Stool
H 18 in W 22 in D 21 in
1940s Straight Chair by George Nakashima
By George Nakashima, Knoll
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An early production straight chair with spindles and a shaped seat on four splayed, tapered dowel
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Hickory

French Art Deco Design Style Velvet and Brass Finishes Bar Stool
Located in Tourcoing, FR
French Art Deco Design style green velvet shell shaped seat black metal feet and brass finishes bar
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Stools

Materials

Steel

Last Minute Stitched Tan Leather Steel Sculpted Bar Stools Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Hudson, NY
made of flexing steel to offer surprising comfort. Shaped seats in leather with saddle stitch detail
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Stools

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Late Regency Yew Wood Windsor Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With arched back with central pierced splat flanked by spindles, shaped seat raised on turned legs
Category

Antique 1820s English Regency Armchairs

Materials

Other

Heals. A good quality Arts and Crafts oak armchair with chamferred details
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
comfortable shaped seat.
Category

Vintage 1930s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

French, Massive Wood Stools
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Fantastic thick wood stool with great patina and interesting shaped seat. Incredible joinery and
Category

Vintage 1950s French Stools

Materials

Oak

French, Massive Wood Stools
French, Massive Wood Stools
H 16.5 in W 12 in D 12 in
Neoclassical Style Green-Painted Armchairs, 2
Located in New York, NY
back with downswept arms, above a bow-front shaped seat on tapering legs with rear splay legs joined by
Category

Antique 18th Century French Neoclassical Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Emile Guillot Tubular Steel Modernist Armchair Made by Thonet
By Thonet, Emile Guillot
Located in London, GB
Emile Guillot tubular steel modernist armchair made by Thonet. The shaped headrest, arms and shaped
Category

Vintage 1930s European Bauhaus Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Romney Green attributed. Arts & Crafts Cotswold School oak stool with chamfering
By Romney Green
Located in London, GB
Romney Green attributed. An Arts and Crafts Cotswold School oak stool with a shaped seat and
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Stools

Materials

Oak

Franco Albini Pair of Rattan Armchairs, Italy 1960s
By Franco Albini
Located in Naples, IT
Pair of armchairs designed by Franco Albini in the 1960s. Light and comfortable rattan shell-shaped
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Four Modern Hardwood Barstools
Located in Brooklyn, NY
design includes foot rest and comfortable shaped seat back.
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Wood

An Arts and Crafts sturdy little Walnut stool
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts sturdy little Walnut stool with a shaped seat and new canework. The square
Category

Vintage 1910s English Arts and Crafts Stools

Materials

Walnut

An Arts and Crafts sturdy little Walnut stool
An Arts and Crafts sturdy little Walnut stool
H 17.52 in W 19.89 in D 14.18 in
Set of 10 Rustic Black Forest Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 10 Rustic Black Forest (19th Cent) walnut side chairs with shaped seat and back with
Category

Antique 19th Century European Black Forest Animal Sculptures

Materials

Walnut

Large Lounge Chairs, Mid-20th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of large armchairs with white lacquered c-shaped seat shells and square bases. The armchairs
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Large Lounge Chairs, Mid-20th Century
Large Lounge Chairs, Mid-20th Century
H 37.41 in W 24.41 in D 37.41 in
Neoclassical Style Green-Painted Armchairs, 2
Located in New York, NY
back with downswept arms, above a bow-front shaped seat on tapering legs with rear splay legs joined by
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Neoclassical Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of Two Plywood Armchairs, Italy, 1950s
By Joseph-André Motte
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable set of two Italian 1950s armchairs. Thin metal frame and sleek shaped seat with visual
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Two Plywood Armchairs, Italy, 1950s
Set of Two Plywood Armchairs, Italy, 1950s
H 31.5 in W 27.56 in D 22.45 in
1950s Italian Franco Albini Armchair for Arflex
By Franco Albini, Arflex
Located in London, GB
An architectural wood framed armchair with beautifully shaped seat and back upholstered in brushed
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

1950s Italian Franco Albini Armchair for Arflex
1950s Italian Franco Albini Armchair for Arflex
H 29.14 in W 35.83 in D 40.56 in
Pair of Thonet Black Lacquered Bentwood Armchairs with Upholstered Seats, 1940s
By Thonet
Located in San Francisco, CA
by cantilevered arms that split off from the wide back legs. Comfortably shaped seat back with curved
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood

American Victorian Wicker Loveseat
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in New York, NY
& back panel with kidney shaped seat. (att: HEYWOOD WAKEFIELD)
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Loveseats

Materials

Wicker

American Victorian Wicker Loveseat
American Victorian Wicker Loveseat
H 30.5 in W 36.5 in D 22 in
Brutalist "Marbella" Bar Stool by Confonorm, 1970
By Confonorm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
stained oak with circular metal footrest, the T-shaped seat features three handles.
Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Brutalist Stools

Materials

Oak

Set of 14 Solid Teak Dining Chairs by Richard Jensen & Kjærulff Rasmussen 1950's
By Richard Jensen & Kjærulff Rasmussen
Located in Hudson, NY
12 solid teak dining chairs and 2 armchairs. Saddle-shaped seat, back with handle. Produced by A
Category

Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Teak

Molded Swiveling Chairs by Charles and Ray Eames
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A vibrant group of swiveling armchairs having organically shaped seats with their expressive
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Steel, Aluminum

Flower Wooden and Rattan Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Gorgeous armchair: rattan flower petal shaped seat, on wooden feet. Perfect on your terrace, in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Wood

Flower Wooden and Rattan Armchair
Flower Wooden and Rattan Armchair
H 37.41 in W 29.93 in D 25.6 in
19th Century Louis XVI Style Carved Five Piece Gilt Salon Suite
Located in Dublin 8, IE
. It has a shaped seat and fluted tapered legs. This suite is complete with four matching fauteuil
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Living Room Sets

Materials

Upholstery, Giltwood

Pair of Art Deco Lounge Chairs, France, 1920s
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of Art Deco armchairs with upholstered, slightly tulip-shaped seats standing on wooden legs
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Art Deco Lounge Chairs, France, 1920s
Pair of Art Deco Lounge Chairs, France, 1920s
H 32.29 in W 31.5 in D 32.68 in
Pair of Louis XVI Style Chairs with Silk Upholstery
Located in Houston, TX
leg and dome shaped seat back. Two cushions come with this set.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood

Antique 18th Century Chippendale Walnut Side Chair Burl Walnut
Located in Norton, MA
Walnut and Burl Walnut Chippendale Side Chair, having shaped seat on shell carved cabriole legs
Category

Antique 18th Century English Chippendale Chairs

Materials

Wood, Mahogany

Pair of George III Mahogany Side Chairs
By Robert Adam
Located in Brighton, Sussex
. serpentine shaped seat with close nail upholstery, raised on a square section moulded leg.
Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

1940s Straight Chair by George Nakashima
By Knoll, George Nakashima
Located in Buffalo, NY
shaped seat on four splayed ,tapered dowel leg. Wonderful example. nice original finish , patina.Classic
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Hickory

18th Century Pair of Italian Venetian Chairs with New Removable Seat Cushions
Located in Atlanta, GA
of Venetian chairs from Italy each have round-shaped seats with rounded back set with circular back
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Norman Cherner for Plycraft Swivel Blue Vinyl Desk Chair
By Plycraft, Norman Cherner
Located in New York, NY
American Mid-Century swivel side / desk chair with a shaped seat and back upholstered in bright and
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Swivel Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

French Caned Corner Chair
Located in New York, NY
graceful arms - the chair back and shaped seat with antique caning. Fitted with vintage green leather
Category

Antique 18th Century French Corner Chairs

French Caned Corner Chair
French Caned Corner Chair
H 34.5 in W 29 in D 22 in
Vintage Victorian Style Outdoor Settee
Located in Pasadena, TX
an open and airy design featuring a scalloped, scrolled back and kidney-shaped seat. Rustic original
Category

Mid-20th Century European Rustic Loveseats

Materials

Wrought Iron

Church Chair Faldstool Art Nouveau Santo Antonio Cathedral, wax polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
and shaped seat, polished with wax. Measures cm: H 46/84 x W 42 x D 42.
Category

Vintage 1910s Italian Art Nouveau Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Beech

19th Century Mahogany Open Armchair
Located in Martlesham, GB
, standing on turned and fluted legs, a generous serpentine shaped seat with carved arms and shaped back
Category

Antique 1830s English Regency Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Open Armchair
19th Century Mahogany Open Armchair
H 36 in W 26.5 in D 21 in
Welsh Vernacular Child's Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
by spokeshaved spindles over "D" shaped seat supported by splayed hewn legs, possessing good rich
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Welsh Rustic Children's Furniture

Materials

Ash, Sycamore

E A Taylor Attributed, An Arts & Crafts Oak Tub Chair with a Pierced Heart
By Archibald Taylor
Located in London, GB
support and shaped supports below the arms, the shaped backrest with leather and a shaped seat.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

French Provincial Style Bergere Arm Chairs
Located in Knokke-Heist, BE
upholstered back en cabriolet, the back, sides, and seat now upholstered in an olive green linnen, on shaped
Category

1990s French French Provincial Bergere Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

French Provincial Style Bergere Arm Chairs
French Provincial Style Bergere Arm Chairs
H 33.08 in W 25.2 in D 20.87 in
Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH 144 Chair in Walnut with Strip Pattern Seat
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Adolf Loos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
steam bentwood beech design that slims the backrest and redesigns space. The ring-shaped seat stabilizes
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Wiener 144 Chair in Walnut with Upholstered Seat
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
steam bentwood beech design that slims the backrest and redesigns space. The ring-shaped seat stabilizes
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH Wiener 144 Chair in Walnut with Upholstered Seat
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Brooklyn, NY
steam bentwood beech design that slims the backrest and redesigns space. The ring-shaped seat stabilizes
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

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Shaped Seat For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic shaped seat available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and animal skin, every shaped seat was constructed with great care. There are 19 variations of the antique or vintage shaped seat you’re looking for, while we also have 9 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the shaped seat you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A shaped seat is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Arts and Crafts and Minimalist styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made shaped seat over the years, but those crafted by Uultis Design, Rached Sultan and Atelier Biagetti are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Shaped Seat?

Prices for a shaped seat start at $550 and top out at $42,572 with the average selling for $1,400.

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.

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