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Cane, Ebony
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Bone, Ebony, Mahogany, Upholstery
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Rattan, Ebony
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Ebony
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
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Leather, Ebony
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Ebony, Fir
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Ebony
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Bronze
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Ebony, Upholstery
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Ebony, Walnut, Giltwood
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Ebony, Satinwood
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Ebony, Fruitwood, Oak
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Antique 19th Century Indian Armchairs
Ebony, Cane
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Velvet, Ebony
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Ebony, Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
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Walnut
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Pearwood, Ebony
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Velvet, Ebony
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Ebony
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Velvet, Maple
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Armchairs
Cane, Ebony
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Ebony, Cane
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Ebony, Leather, Oak
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Wood
Antique 19th Century Indian Armchairs
Ebony
Antique 19th Century Syrian Armchairs
Pearl
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Hardwood, Ebony, Walnut
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Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique Early 1900s Syrian Armchairs
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood, Ebony, Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Ebony, Bone
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Ebony
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Mahogany, Ebony
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Ebony, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Ebony, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Chairs
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Chairs
Ebony, Fabric, Linen, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Chairs
Ebony, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Ebony
Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Furniture
Ebony
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Lounge Chairs
Suede, Cane, Ebony
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
Ebony, Cane
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Armchairs
Ebony
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
Ebony, Velvet
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
Ebony
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
Ebony, Cane
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
Ebony
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
Ebony
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Ebony
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
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Hardwood, Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony
Antique 19th Century Indian Armchairs
Cane
Antique Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
Ebony
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Armchairs
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Wood, Linen
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Ebony, Leather
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Ebony
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Cane, Ebony
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Cane, Ebony
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Fabric, Satin, Ebony, Mahogany
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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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.
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