Antique Armchair 18th
18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Antique Armchair 18th
Late 18th Century Austrian Folk Art Antique Armchair 18th
Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
18th Century Antique Armchair 18th
Leather, Wood
18th Century Antique Armchair 18th
Oak
Mid-18th Century Antique Armchair 18th
Fruitwood
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchair 18th
Beech
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchair 18th
Straw, Walnut
19th Century Spanish Antique Armchair 18th
Wool, Velvet
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchair 18th
Beech
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
1760s Spanish Antique Armchair 18th
Upholstery, Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchair 18th
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchair 18th
Silk, Wood
18th Century French Régence Antique Armchair 18th
Walnut
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Armchair 18th
Walnut
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchair 18th
Beech
18th Century Italian Antique Armchair 18th
Linen, Walnut
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
18th Century English Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
18th Century English Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
18th Century European Louis XV Antique Armchair 18th
Velvet, Oak
18th Century English Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchair 18th
Fruitwood
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Armchair 18th
Paint
18th Century English Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
18th Century European Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
18th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Armchair 18th
Elm
18th Century Antique Armchair 18th
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century English Antique Armchair 18th
Mahogany
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Armchair 18th
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Welsh Rustic Antique Armchair 18th
Walnut
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchair 18th
Walnut
18th Century English Antique Armchair 18th
Mahogany
18th Century Dutch Queen Anne Antique Armchair 18th
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Armchair 18th
Walnut
18th Century British Georgian Antique Armchair 18th
Oak
18th Century English Charles II Antique Armchair 18th
Velvet, Wood
Late 18th Century American George III Antique Armchair 18th
Upholstery, Mahogany
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Armchair 18th
Walnut
18th Century Antique Armchair 18th
Mahogany
18th Century Italian Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
18th Century French Antique Armchair 18th
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century English Chippendale Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchair 18th
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Armchair 18th
Silver
18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Armchair 18th
Wood, Paint
18th Century Antique Armchair 18th
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Armchair 18th
Pine, Paint
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchair 18th
Oak
Mid-18th Century English Georgian Antique Armchair 18th
Elm
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchair 18th
Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Armchair 18th
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century German Rococo Antique Armchair 18th
Wood
Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Antique Armchair 18th
Abalone, Mahogany
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Finding the Right armchairs for You
Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.
Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.
In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.
Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.
When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.
If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.
If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.
Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.
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