Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture
Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century | Bazaa | Designer, Vintage and Antique Furniture

Rare & Collectable Parker High‑Back Health Chair — Australian Mid‑Century

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The Parker No. 55 Health Chair was designed as a supportive, high‑back lounge chair for people who found low, soft modern seating uncomfortable. It features a firm, higher‑set seat to make sitting and standing easier, a straight tall back to support tired muscles, and generous timber arms that provide stable leverage. The design prioritises comfort and practicality, reflecting Parker’s focus on functional Australian furniture during the period.

🩻 Item Details

  • Age: 1960s–1970s
  • Background: Parker Furniture, Australia — Model No. 55 “Health Chair”
  • Condition: Frame cleaned and refinished; upholstery cleaned and presents well with a few small marks; original Parker label present
  • Dimensions: 61 × 69 × 121 cm (from Parker catalogue)

Brand & Designer

Parker

Color

Brown

Style

Mid-Century Modern

Material

Other Wood

Condition

Good

Dimensions (cm)

69.0W x 61.0D x 121.0H

Design Story

Parker Furniture is one of Australia’s most important mid century furniture makers, known for defining the look of post war Australian interiors.

Founded in the 1930s by Fred Parker, the company grew from a small workshop into a national reference point for well made timber furniture. Its rise really accelerated in the 1950s and 1960s, when Australian homes were shifting toward cleaner, more modern living spaces.

Parker became known for its use of solid timbers, especially teak and walnut, combined with simple, functional silhouettes. The pieces were designed to last, both structurally and stylistically, which is why so many are still in circulation today rather than discarded.

Unlike many European counterparts that leaned heavily into experimental design culture, Parker stayed grounded in practical elegance. Dining tables, sideboards, chairs and lounge pieces were built with proportion and durability in mind, often becoming the quiet centre of Australian family homes.

Today, Parker Furniture is widely collected and restored, sitting at the intersection of nostalgia and design credibility. Its pieces are not just vintage furniture, they are a snapshot of how Australia learned to live with modern design without losing warmth or utility.

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