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Timeline

Scroll through the centuries — from carved court furniture to moulded plastic and beyond.

18th Century

3 chairs

Wingback Fireside Chair

Anonymous (English) · 1720

Carved Rococo Armchair (Fauteuil)

Anonymous (French Court) · 1750

Comb-Back Windsor Chair

Anonymous (English Vernacular) · 1760

19th Century

5 chairs

Turned Spindle Side Chair

Anonymous (Country Craft) · 1820

Shaker Ladder-Back Chair

Shaker Community · 1840

Bentwood Chair No. 14

Michael Thonet · 1859

Balloon-Back Parlour Chair

Anonymous (Victorian) · 1860

Carved Garden Chair

Anonymous (Colonial) · 1890

1900s

1 chairs

Chesterfield Club Chair

Anonymous (English) · 1900

1920s

4 chairs

Wassily Chair (Model B3)

Marcel Breuer · 1925

Art Deco Velvet Club Chair

Anonymous (French Moderne) · 1928

Cantilever Cesca Chair

Marcel Breuer · 1928

Barcelona Chair

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe · 1929

1930s

2 chairs

Cane & Frame Safari Chair

Studio Attributed · 1933

Deco Sculpted Wing Chair

Anonymous (Moderne) · 1935

1940s

3 chairs

Womb Chair

Eero Saarinen · 1948

The Round Chair (PP503)

Hans Wegner · 1949

Wishbone Chair (CH24)

Hans Wegner · 1949

1950s

6 chairs

Molded Plastic Armchair

Charles & Ray Eames · 1950

Molded Plywood Side Chair

Studio Attributed · 1952

Teak Easy Chair

Finn Juhl · 1953

Lounge Chair & Ottoman (670)

Charles & Ray Eames · 1956

Tulip Armchair

Eero Saarinen · 1957

Upholstered Slipper Chair

Studio Attributed · 1958

1960s

2 chairs

Panton Chair

Verner Panton · 1960

Curved Tub Accent Chair

Studio Attributed · 1965

1980s

1 chairs

Postmodern Sculpted Chair

Studio Attributed · 1982

2000s

1 chairs

Sculpted Leather Wing Chair

Contemporary Studio · 2008

2010s

2 chairs

Blue Frame Lounge Armchair

Contemporary Studio · 2015

Bouclé Lounge Chair (Pair)

Contemporary Studio · 2019