Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Late 19th Century American Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Textile, Wood
1890s American Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Burlap, Muslin, Wood
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century American Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Maple, Walnut
Late 19th Century British Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Walnut
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1930s American Art Deco Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Wood
1960s American Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Damask, Maple
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Cane, Bentwood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Leather
1980s American Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Wood, Cotton
19th Century British Early Victorian Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Cotton, Silk, Mahogany
1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Bohemian Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Rattan, Wood, Wicker
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Upholstery, Wood
1980s Philippine British Colonial Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Hide, Rattan
18th Century Chinese Qing Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Elm
1860s English High Victorian Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Oak
Mid-19th Century English Country Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Elm, Yew
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Leather, Wood
Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Steel, Wrought Iron
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Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
18th Century British Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Wood, Velvet
18th Century and Earlier English Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Walnut, Wool
Late 19th Century European Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Unknown Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
19th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Walnut
19th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Walnut
19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Mahogany
19th Century American Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
19th Century European Victorian Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Leather, Velvet, Mahogany
1920s English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Walnut
19th Century British Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Walnut
1920s English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Leather, Mahogany
Early 1900s American Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Linen, Walnut
Early 20th Century Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Wood
19th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Velvet, Walnut
18th Century American Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Leather, Walnut
Early 1900s English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Brass
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Wood
1920s English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Mahogany
1920s English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Mahogany
19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Walnut, Muslin
1920s English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Leather
Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Suede, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Mahogany
Early 20th Century British Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Leather
18th Century and Earlier English George II Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Early 1900s English Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Mahogany
18th Century and Earlier American Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Walnut, Upholstery
Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Wood, Upholstery
Early 20th Century British Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
1910s British Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Velvet
Early 20th Century Queen Anne Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chair Styles
Finding the Right wingback-chairs for You
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).
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