Wingback Chairs
Mid-20th Century Italian Wingback Chairs
Wood, Bouclé
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
20th Century Dutch Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Wingback Chairs
Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Teak
Late 20th Century British Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Leather
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century American Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Leather
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
2010s British High Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Beech
2010s British High Victorian Wingback Chairs
Beech
20th Century British Wingback Chairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Wingback Chairs
Leather
19th Century French Antique Wingback Chairs
21st Century and Contemporary Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
21st Century and Contemporary Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
Late 20th Century French Provincial Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Beech
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Wood
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century English Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Leather
20th Century Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
1950s Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Wingback Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Chenille, Walnut
1950s Italian Other Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
18th Century English Georgian Antique Wingback Chairs
Leather
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Wool
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Elm
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Early 2000s Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wingback Chairs
Muslin, Wood
20th Century Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wingback Chairs
Muslin, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Victorian Wingback Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin, Oak
19th Century English Antique Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Steel
2010s Renaissance Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1940s English Hollywood Regency Vintage Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Wood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Oak
Late 19th Century Federal Antique Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Wingback Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Wingback Chairs
Giltwood
1960s American Vintage Wingback Chairs
1970s American Chesterfield Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood
2010s British Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood, Mahogany
Antique, New and Vintage Wingback Chairs
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).
Shop the most innovative versions of wingback chairs today on 1stDibs.
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