Empire Giltwood Armchairs
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
Vintage 1930s French Empire Armchairs
Fruitwood
Vintage 1970s French Empire Armchairs
Gold
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Wood, Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Giltwood
20th Century American Empire Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Empire Armchairs
Leather, Wood, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Leather, Walnut, Giltwood
20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Mahogany, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Velvet, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Tapestry, Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Empire Armchairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique Early 1900s European Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Antique 1810s Italian Empire Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century Russian Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
Late 20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Neoclassical Armchairs
Gold, Gold Leaf
20th Century Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Chairs
Giltwood, Ebony
Antique 19th Century Dining Room Chairs
Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Wood, Giltwood
Antique 1870s French Empire Living Room Sets
Silk, Hardwood
Vintage 1950s German Louis XVI Chairs
Fabric, Giltwood, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Living Room Sets
Giltwood, Tapestry
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Stools
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Settees
Wood
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20th Century French Neoclassical Vases
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Antique 19th Century German Empire Armchairs
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
20th Century Unknown Empire Armchairs
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Antique Early 1800s Empire Armchairs
Mahogany, Giltwood
Vintage 1970s Empire Revival Armchairs
Giltwood, Mahogany
Vintage 1950s Unknown Empire Armchairs
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Antique 1810s Italian Empire Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 19th Century French First Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Empire Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Giltwood, Walnut
Antique 1810s Italian Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
Late 20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Beech, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Giltwood, Upholstery
Early 20th Century French Egyptian Revival Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 1820s French Empire Armchairs
Wood, Fabric
Vintage 1980s Napoleon III Armchairs
Fabric, Mahogany, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Giltwood
Vintage 1930s Armchairs
Giltwood
Vintage 1910s French Empire Armchairs
Metal
Antique 1810s Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut, Giltwood
20th Century Unknown Empire Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Giltwood, Burl
20th Century Empire Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Lounge Chairs
Leather, Cotton, Foam, Wood, Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood, Giltwood
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Velvet, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1990s Italian Empire Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Vintage 1980s Empire Revival Armchairs
Fabric, Mahogany, Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Damask, Giltwood
20th Century Unknown Empire Armchairs
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Leather, Birch
Antique 1810s Swedish Biedermeier Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Chairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
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Wood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Giltwood, Silk
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Giltwood, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Giltwood, Velvet
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Giltwood, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century Russian Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Russian Armchairs
Antique 19th Century Italian Living Room Sets
Giltwood
20th Century European Empire Revival Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Russian Empire Armchairs
Bronze
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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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