Wingback Chairs
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Oak
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Oak
1960s Dutch Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
20th Century French French Provincial Wingback Chairs
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
2010s British Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chairs
Maple, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Wingback Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century English Georgian Antique Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wool, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Georgian Wingback Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Wingback Chairs
Linen, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather
1970s American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Wingback Chairs
Linen, Cotton
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Teak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
18th Century American Chippendale Antique Wingback Chairs
Mahogany, Maple
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Beech
2010s American Modern Wingback Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood, Rosewood
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Steel
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
1860s English High Victorian Antique Wingback Chairs
Oak
2010s British Wingback Chairs
Wool, Beech, Oak, Fabric
2010s Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Oak, Teak
Late 19th Century English Antique Wingback Chairs
Oak
1980s American Bohemian Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Rattan, Wood
19th Century English Georgian Antique Wingback Chairs
Ash
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Mohair
Mid-20th Century French Wingback Chairs
Silk, Upholstery, Wood
20th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Beech
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin, Birch
1960s Unknown Chippendale Vintage Wingback Chairs
Cotton, Wood, Down
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Mahogany, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century English Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Leather
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Polyester, Wood, Ash
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Hide, Upholstery, Bentwood
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Wingback Chairs
Leather
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Cherry
1760s Welsh Antique Wingback Chairs
Elm, Oak
1950s English Chippendale Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Down
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wingback Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1860s Italian Rococo Revival Antique Wingback Chairs
Oak, Velvet
Early 20th Century Art Deco Wingback Chairs
Leather
1880s Antique Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Velvet
1950s Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather
1960s American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Wingback Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Antique, New and Vintage Wingback Chairs
They may not offer structural support, but the wings on antique and vintage wingback chairs certainly do have a purpose or did, when the design was first conceived in England in the 1600s.
Back then, the armchair protrusions were meant to protect the sitter from drafts and from the strong heat radiating from the large fireplaces that were popular at the time. This explains why the wingback is so strongly associated with cozying up by the fireplace.
Although the functional aspect of a wingback may be obsolete in the 21st century, the chairs have maintained their popularity over the years and have seen waves of revivals, from mid-century modern spinoffs to playful contemporary adaptations (like the Bear chair by Pierre Yovanovitch, wherein the place of wings are furry ears — a cheeky send-up of Hans Wegner’s iconic mid-century Papa Bear chair).
Shop the most innovative versions of wingback chairs today on 1stDibs.
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