Antique Armchairs
Late 18th Century Regency Antique Armchairs
Giltwood
19th Century European Baroque Antique Armchairs
Brass
18th Century Directoire Antique Armchairs
Wood
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Beech
19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century French Régence Antique Armchairs
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Paint
1910s English Antique Armchairs
Beech
Late 17th Century British Antique Armchairs
Linen, Walnut
1920s French Rustic Antique Armchairs
Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Beech
1920s American Antique Armchairs
Wood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Cherry
19th Century Victorian Antique Armchairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Antique Armchairs
Wood
19th Century English Regency Antique Armchairs
Beech
19th Century Antique Armchairs
18th Century British Georgian Antique Armchairs
Cotton, Mahogany, Feathers
1830s European Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 1900s Mexican Antique Armchairs
Wool, Bouclé, Wood
1870s Victorian Antique Armchairs
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Antique Armchairs
Maple
19th Century Russian Empire Antique Armchairs
Giltwood
18th Century English George II Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
1830s English William IV Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Mahogany
19th Century British Victorian Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Armchairs
Bouclé
Mid-19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Brass
17th Century French Renaissance Antique Armchairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Wood
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1820s Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Birch, Giltwood
1740s English Queen Anne Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Mahogany
1920s Swedish Gustavian Antique Armchairs
Wood
17th Century French Baroque Antique Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century North American American Empire Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Beech, Maple
19th Century Russian Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
1910s French Country Antique Armchairs
Beech
1710s French Baroque Antique Armchairs
Other
1880s Moroccan Antique Armchairs
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Beech
1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Armchairs
Walnut
1770s European Adam Style Antique Armchairs
Damask, Beech
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Armchairs
Bone
19th Century German Antique Armchairs
18th Century English George III Antique Armchairs
Beech
Late 19th Century Maghreb Moorish Antique Armchairs
Bone, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Brass
1810s French Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Antique Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Armchairs
Birch
19th Century English Georgian Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Armchairs
Textile, Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Danish Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
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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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