Antique 17th Century Armchair
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Armchair
Linen, Walnut
17th Century French Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century French Renaissance Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century French Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century English Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak
17th Century French Antique 17th Century Armchair
Leather, Walnut
Mid-17th Century English Jacobean Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak
1680s European Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Faux Fur, Oak
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Metal, Other
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Metal, Other
17th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique 17th Century Armchair
Fabric, Walnut, Wood, Trimming
Mid-17th Century Antique 17th Century Armchair
Leather, Wood
17th Century English Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century French Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century Belgian Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century French Renaissance Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century British James II Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique 17th Century Armchair
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique 17th Century Armchair
Fabric, Walnut
17th Century French Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak
17th Century Italian Antique 17th Century Armchair
Leather, Walnut
Mid-17th Century French Louis XIII Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century British Charles II Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak
Late 17th Century British Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Other
17th Century English Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak
17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century English Charles II Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak
17th Century European Elizabethan Antique 17th Century Armchair
Wood, Leather
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
17th Century English Jacobean Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Upholstery, Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique 17th Century Armchair
Leather, Walnut
Late 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Armchair
Beech
17th Century English Charles II Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak
Early 17th Century European Renaissance Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak
Late 17th Century German Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Tapestry, Walnut
Late 17th Century French Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
Late 17th Century European Louis XIII Antique 17th Century Armchair
Wool, Walnut
Late 17th Century French Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique 17th Century Armchair
Leather, Walnut
17th Century British William and Mary Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century Swedish Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Leather, Oak
17th Century Gothic Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique 17th Century Armchair
Silk, Walnut
17th Century English Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Walnut
1690s French Louis XIII Antique 17th Century Armchair
Oak, Mohair
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Silver Leaf
17th Century French French Provincial Antique 17th Century Armchair
Upholstery, Walnut
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique 17th Century Armchair
Leather, Walnut
17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique 17th Century Armchair
Wood
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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.
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