Savonarola Armchairs Pair
20th Century English Modern Armchairs
Wood
20th Century English Modern Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Anglo-Japanese Armchairs
Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Armchairs
Walnut, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Armchairs
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century European Armchairs
Bronze, Iron, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Iron
Vintage 1950s European Campaign Armchairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Bronze, Chrome
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Dining Room Chairs
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Bergere Chairs
Walnut, Paint
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Club Chairs
Pine
Antique 19th Century Italian Side Chairs
Wool
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Vintage 1980s Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1950s English Renaissance Beds and Bed Frames
Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer
Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique 1880s English Baroque Revival Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 1680s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Chairs
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Birch, Walnut
Vintage 1980s Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Japanese Ceramics
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Chairs
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Other Vases
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Pitchers
Ceramic
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants
Wood
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Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Wrought Iron, Iron
Vintage 1910s Spanish Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Brass
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery
Late 20th Century Spanish Other Armchairs
Brass
Antique 1870s Renaissance Armchairs
Wood, Mahogany, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Early 20th Century Italian Armchairs
Iron, Brass
Vintage 1940s Italian Armchairs
Iron, Brass
Vintage 1950s Armchairs
Iron
Antique 19th Century Spanish Armchairs
Walnut, Leather
Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs
20th Century Indian British Colonial Armchairs
Teak
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Armchairs
Iron
Vintage 1970s Unknown Armchairs
Steel, Brass
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Walnut
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Fruitwood, Bone
Late 20th Century Spanish Other Armchairs
Brass
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century French Armchairs
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Armchairs
Walnut
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Leather
Vintage 1970s French Neoclassical Armchairs
Chrome
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century African Moorish Armchairs
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Armchairs
Vintage 1960s Italian Armchairs
Brass
Antique Early 1900s American Baroque Armchairs
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Settees
Metal
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Side Chairs
Walnut
Vintage 1930s Italian Chairs
Brass
Antique 1890s European Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass, Iron
Vintage 1920s Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1940s Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Early 1900s Spanish Armchairs
Brass, Iron
Antique 19th Century Italian Campaign Armchairs
Iron, Brass
20th Century Renaissance Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Early 1900s Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Brass
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Iron, Metal, Brass
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1920s American Baroque Armchairs
Bronze, Iron
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Renaissance Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Campaign Chairs
Brass, Iron
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Walnut
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
20th Century French Armchairs
Leather
Antique 1870s Italian Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Iron
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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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