Antique Fireside Armchair
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Fireside Armchair
Beech
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Antique Fireside Armchair
Fabric, Wood
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Fireside Armchair
Metal
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Fireside Armchair
Iron
18th Century Scottish Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak
Early 19th Century European Rustic Antique Fireside Armchair
Leather, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Baroque Antique Fireside Armchair
Cowhide
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Antique Fireside Armchair
Fabric, Mahogany
Early 20th Century North American Georgian Antique Fireside Armchair
Fabric, Mahogany
Early 1900s Louis XVI Antique Fireside Armchair
Mahogany, Walnut
1880s French Louis XVI Antique Fireside Armchair
Fabric, Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Fireside Armchair
Rush, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireside Armchair
Fabric, Walnut
18th Century Belgian Baroque Antique Fireside Armchair
Elm
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Fireside Armchair
Rush, Ash
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut, Linen, Upholstery
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Fireside Armchair
Porcelain
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Fireside Armchair
Rush, Wood
1880s British Victorian Antique Fireside Armchair
Ceramic, Linen, Wood
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Fireside Armchair
Textile, Wood, Elm
Mid-19th Century British Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut
1870s English Hepplewhite Antique Fireside Armchair
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Antique Fireside Armchair
Elm
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireside Armchair
Giltwood, Upholstery, Fabric, Beech
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireside Armchair
Brass
1920s German Bauhaus Antique Fireside Armchair
Canvas, Beech
1920s French Art Deco Antique Fireside Armchair
Velvet, Mahogany
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Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Fireside Armchair
Iron
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Fireside Armchair
Wicker, Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Fireside Armchair
Beech, Bentwood, Cane
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireside Armchair
Iron, Steel
1890s French Renaissance Revival Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireside Armchair
Steel, Iron
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak, Rush
Mid-19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Fireside Armchair
Iron
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Fireside Armchair
Rush, Oak
Early 20th Century European Bauhaus Antique Fireside Armchair
Cane, Bentwood
1880s Country Antique Fireside Armchair
Ash
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Fireside Armchair
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Fireside Armchair
Rush, Oak
1890s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Fireside Armchair
Teak
Late 20th Century English Georgian Antique Fireside Armchair
Brass
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19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Antique Fireside Armchair
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Fireside Armchair
Wood, Fabric
1880s French Antique Fireside Armchair
Rush, Walnut
Late 18th Century American Chippendale Antique Fireside Armchair
Upholstery, Walnut
1920s French Louis XIII Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut
19th Century British George III Antique Fireside Armchair
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut, Upholstery
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Fireside Armchair
Tapestry, Walnut
Early 20th Century Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut
Late 19th Century European Baroque Antique Fireside Armchair
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Antique Fireside Armchair
Leather, Giltwood
1910s Scandinavian Antique Fireside Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
1910s Scandinavian Louis Philippe Antique Fireside Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
1880s French Louis XIII Antique Fireside Armchair
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Fireside Armchair
Leather, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireside Armchair
Tapestry, Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Antique Fireside Armchair
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Antique Fireside Armchair
Fabric, Mahogany
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut, Upholstery
Early 20th Century British Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak
Late 19th Century British Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Fireside Armchair
Leather, Patent Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century English Antique Fireside Armchair
Mahogany, Fabric
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak
1910s Edwardian Antique Fireside Armchair
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireside Armchair
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century American Sheraton Antique Fireside Armchair
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century European Baroque Revival Antique Fireside Armchair
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak
1920s French Louis XVI Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut, Fabric
19th Century Gothic Antique Fireside Armchair
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Irish Primitive Antique Fireside Armchair
Ash
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Fireside Armchair
Velvet, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Fireside Armchair
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Fireside Armchair
Leather, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century British Victorian Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Black Forest Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak, Leather
19th Century Spanish Antique Fireside Armchair
Brass
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Fireside Armchair
Fabric, Oak
Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Antique Fireside Armchair
Rush, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireside Armchair
Fabric, Walnut
Late 19th Century English Antique Fireside Armchair
Tapestry, Cane, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Antique Fireside Armchair
Wood, Paint, Fabric
19th Century French Antique Fireside Armchair
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Fireside Armchair
Hickory
Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak, Beech
Early 20th Century Scottish Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak
19th Century Spanish Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut
19th Century Victorian Antique Fireside Armchair
Mahogany
19th Century Spanish Antique Fireside Armchair
Walnut
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Fireside Armchair
Rosewood
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak
Early 20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Antique Fireside Armchair
Fabric, Wood
Mid-18th Century Irish Rustic Antique Fireside Armchair
Ash
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Antique Fireside Armchair
Tapestry, Walnut
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Fireside Armchair
Oak
Early 20th Century British Antique Fireside Armchair
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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