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4 Gilt Arm Chairs

Set of 4 Italian Neo-Classic Silver Gilt Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Neo-classic (18th Cent) silver gilt arm chairs with carved fluted design oval back
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs

Materials

Silver Leaf

Set of 4 Italian Neo-Classic Silver Gilt Arm Chairs
Set of 4 Italian Neo-Classic Silver Gilt Arm Chairs
$30,000 / set
H 39 in W 23 in D 18 in
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance Gilt Jester Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) gilt jester armchairs with swan arms, eagle sides
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

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4 Gilt Arm Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of 4 gilt arm chairs available for sale. Frequently made of wood, fabric and metal, all 4 gilt arm chairs available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of 4 gilt arm chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. 4 gilt arm chairs bearing Louis XV or Hollywood Regency hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many 4 gilt arm chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Kindel Furniture, McGuire Furniture Company and Simón Loscertales Bona produced popular 4 gilt arm chairs that are worth a look.

How Much are 4 Gilt Arm Chairs?

Prices for 4 gilt arm chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, 4 gilt arm chairs begin at $650 and can go as high as $68,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,298.

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.