Antique Barrel Back Armchair
1830s British Georgian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Velvet, Mahogany
1890s English Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
1810s English George III Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Upholstery, Mahogany
18th Century Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Upholstery
18th Century Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Mahogany
Early 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Walnut
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Linen, Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Linen, Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Linen, Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Linen, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Barrel Back Armchair
1910s English Arts and Crafts Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Wood
Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Walnut
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Upholstery
Late 18th Century European Gustavian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Linen, Wood, Paint
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Rush, Mahogany
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Linen, Wood, Paint
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Oak
1810s English Regency Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Hardwood, Leather
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Wood
1860s English Victorian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Leather
1880s English High Victorian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Elm
1880s English High Victorian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Elm
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Fabric, Beech
1720s English George I Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Walnut
1790s French Directoire Antique Barrel Back Armchair
1830s American American Classical Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Walnut
17th Century English Charles II Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Oak
17th Century English Charles II Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Oak
1720s English George I Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Oak
1880s English High Victorian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Ash, Elm
1860s English High Victorian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Elm
1860s English High Victorian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Yew
1860s English High Victorian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Elm, Yew
1860s English High Victorian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Elm, Yew
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Linen, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Linen, Wood, Paint
Mid-17th Century English Jacobean Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Rope, Oak
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Upholstery, Mahogany, Satinwood
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Bronze
19th Century English Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Oak
Early 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Silk, Wood
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Wicker, Rattan, Bentwood
1830s English Regency Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Leather, Beech
19th Century French Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Leather, Suede, Cane, Wood
18th Century English Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Wood, Cotton, Upholstery
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Cane, Walnut
1760s English George III Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Early 20th Century English Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Linen, Velvet
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Leather
1870s English Victorian Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Leather, Mahogany
1880s Swedish Antique Barrel Back Armchair
Leather, Oak
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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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