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What are wingback chairs called?
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Wingback chairs are sometimes called fireside chairs, easy chairs or grandfather chairs. However, many people simply call them wingback chairs or wing chairs. The name comes from the two curved wings mounted on the sides of the backrest. On 1stDibs, find a variety of wingback chairs.
1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
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Scandinavian Mordern, Green Velvet Wingback Lounge Chair, 1940s
Located in Rødding, DK
A Danish wingback lounge chair in moss green velvet, circa 1940s.
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
1970s, Danish wingback chair, original upholstery, green furniture wool.
Located in Tarm, 82
1970s, Danish wingback chair. Original very good condition: no smells and no stains.
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
$1,187 Sale Price
20% Off
Lawson-Fenning Highland Wingback Chair, Green Wool, Modern Armchair
By Lawson-Fenning
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Highland Wingback Chair is a sculptural, wide-scale chair with a minimal metal base and down-wrapped seat cushion. Also available with a wood base.
The Lawson-Fenning collectio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wool
Scandinavian Mid-Century Wingback Lounge Chair in Green Velvet, 1950s
Located in Rødding, DK
A Scandinavian mid-century wingback lounge chair, 1940s–1950s, in deep forest green velvet.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Important Ottorino Aloisio Wingback Chair in Green Mohair, Colli, Italy, 1957
By Colli Torino
Located in The Hague, NL
This exceptional wingback chair was designed by Ottorino Aloisio in 1957.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Mohair, Silk, Velvet
Austrian Midcentury grey green Bouclé Wingback Armchair
By Oskar Payer
Located in Vienna, AT
This Mid century Modern highly comfortable Wingback armchair has been designed and manufactured in Vienna Austria 1950s. It features a solid wooden frame and with beechwood legs,
an...
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
