18th Century English Wingback
Antique 18th Century English Baroque Wingback Chairs
Oak, Walnut
Antique 1720s Great Britain (UK) George I Wingback Chairs
Silk, Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Wood
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Leather
Antique 18th Century English Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century British George II Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Foam, Wood
Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Wingback Chairs
Wood
20th Century American Victorian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s British Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
2010s British Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood, Mahogany
Antique 1780s English Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Suede, Cotton, Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 1740s English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Muslin, Mahogany
Antique 1760s English George II Wingback Chairs
Muslin, Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique 1730s European Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 1880s English George II Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
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Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs
Linen
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Armchairs
Leather, Beech
20th Century English Victorian Sofas
Leather
Vintage 1980s English Neoclassical Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Sofas
Leather
20th Century English Art Deco Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Beech
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Canapes
Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century European George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Beech
Vintage 1980s Sofas
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Bookcases
Pine
Antique 1780s English Chippendale Sofas
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Bouclé
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Leather
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wingback Chairs
Antique 1730s English George II Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century English George III Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Antique 1880s English Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Linen, Mahogany
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century English George II Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century British Queen Anne Armchairs
Wood, Velvet
20th Century English George III Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 18th Century British Primitive Wingback Chairs
Oak
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Antique 18th Century European Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Wingback Chairs
Leather
Antique Early 1700s English Rustic Wingback Chairs
Oak
Antique Early 18th Century English Baroque Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century English Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wingback Chairs
Antique 1790s English Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Muslin, Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Walnut, Tapestry, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs
Wood
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Oak
Antique Mid-18th Century British George II Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Wingback Chairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wingback Chairs
Mahogany, Leather
Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs
Oak
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Wingback Chairs
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
2010s British Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Antique 1780s English George III Wingback Chairs
Antique 1740s English George II Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century English George III Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 1720s British William and Mary Wingback Chairs
2010s British Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Antique Late 18th Century English Sofas
Mahogany, Fabric
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Antique 1760s English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century American Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century North American Queen Anne Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century British Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Antique Late 18th Century English Country Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique 18th Century English Jacobean Wingback Chairs
Tapestry, Oak
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wingback Chairs
Antique Mid-18th Century Great Britain (UK) George II Wingback Chairs
Beech, Linen, Mahogany
Antique 1790s Great Britain (UK) Wingback Chairs
Leather
Antique 1710s English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Wingback Chairs
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Antique 1740s Great Britain (UK) George II Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wingback Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Wingback Chairs
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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).
Shop the most innovative versions of wingback chairs today on 1stDibs.
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