18th Century Italian Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Silver
Antique 18th Century Italian Chairs
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Chairs
Wood
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Italian Country Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Bronze
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Silver Leaf
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Wood
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Linen, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Leather, Giltwood
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Wood
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 1770s Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Beech
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Gothic Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Brass
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Wood, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Mid-18th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Linen, Walnut
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Silver Leaf
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Wool, Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
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Finding the Right Armchairs for You
Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between.
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 repurpose everyday objects to artful 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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