Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Gold Leaf
1920s Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
1920s Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
1830s Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Birch
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
1920s Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Pine
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Birch
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
1780s Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
1810s Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Giltwood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Birch
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Fabric, Pine, Upholstery, Cotton
Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood, Birch
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Birch
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Mahogany
Late 18th Century European Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
1810s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1910s Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Silk, Beech, Giltwood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
1790s Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood, Birch
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Burlap, Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Linen, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Silk, Oak
19th Century Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gustavian Antique Swedish Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
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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.