Antique Fauteuils
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Fauteuils
Wood, Fabric
18th Century French Antique Fauteuils
Fabric, Wood
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Fauteuils
Wood
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Fauteuils
Textile, Wood
18th Century French Antique Fauteuils
Fabric
19th Century Antique Fauteuils
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Fauteuils
Wood, Upholstery
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Fauteuils
Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Fauteuils
Beech
19th Century Dutch Directoire Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fauteuils
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Antique Fauteuils
Oak
19th Century German Antique Fauteuils
Cherry
Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fauteuils
Beech
1880s French Louis XV Antique Fauteuils
Leather, Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Fauteuils
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Fauteuils
19th Century French Antique Fauteuils
Hemp, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Fauteuils
Fruitwood
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Fauteuils
Paint
19th Century French Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fauteuils
Fabric, Oak
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood
1920s Art Deco Antique Fauteuils
Bronze
18th Century English Louis XV Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fauteuils
Fabric, Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Fauteuils
Cane, Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
1870s French Neoclassical Antique Fauteuils
Wood, Paint
19th Century French Directoire Antique Fauteuils
Velvet, Wood
19th Century French Other Antique Fauteuils
Fabric, Walnut
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood
Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Fauteuils
Wood
1790s Belgian Directoire Antique Fauteuils
Wood
1740s French Louis XV Antique Fauteuils
Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Fauteuils
Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Regency Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
18th Century French Regency Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood
1880s Antique Fauteuils
Late 18th Century French Directoire Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Fauteuils
Mahogany
1790s French Directoire Antique Fauteuils
19th Century French Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood
1920s Modern Antique Fauteuils
Lithograph
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fauteuils
Textile, Sycamore
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood
1840s Neoclassical Revival Antique Fauteuils
Beech
19th Century Louis XV Antique Fauteuils
Wood
Late 19th Century European Louis XV Antique Fauteuils
Wood
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Fauteuils
Wood, Walnut
1920s French Louis XV Antique Fauteuils
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Fauteuils
Oak
Late 19th Century Regency Antique Fauteuils
Walnut
18th Century French Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century French Antique Fauteuils
18th Century Italian Country Antique Fauteuils
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 18th Century Swiss Louis XIII Antique Fauteuils
1730s French Louis XIV Antique Fauteuils
Other
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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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