Velvet Antique Armchair
Early 1900s Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet
1920s Hungarian Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century Art Deco Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet
19th Century French Victorian Velvet Antique Armchair
Upholstery, Velvet, Rosewood
1870s English Victorian Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Oak
17th Century Spanish Renaissance Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
Early 20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Beech
19th Century French Charles X Velvet Antique Armchair
Maple, Rosewood, Velvet
1920s Italian Art Deco Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
1890s French Anglo-Indian Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Wood
1890s Scandinavian Louis Philippe Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
1770s French Louis XV Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century American Victorian Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Wicker
1920s Italian Art Deco Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
Late 19th Century British British Colonial Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XVI Velvet Antique Armchair
Suede, Wood
Early 1900s Italian Mid-Century Modern Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Velvet Antique Armchair
Upholstery
1820s Velvet Antique Armchair
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Velvet Antique Armchair
Upholstery
1880s Impressionist Velvet Antique Armchair
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century French Velvet Antique Armchair
Mahogany
1890s English Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Oak
1920s Hungarian Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet
Early 1800s Italian Baroque Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Giltwood
1880s Italian Baroque Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Giltwood
19th Century European Biedermeier Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Birch
Early 20th Century European Louis XVI Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Wood
Early 1900s English Baroque Revival Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet
1920s Italian Baroque Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Nutwood
Mid-19th Century French Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Wood
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet
19th Century French Charles X Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Rosewood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Romantic Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Oak
18th Century European Baroque Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Oak
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Velvet Antique Armchair
Brass, Iron
Early 1900s Belgian Art Nouveau Velvet Antique Armchair
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
1920s French Art Deco Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
1860s English Victorian Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Oak
19th Century French Louis XV Velvet Antique Armchair
Upholstery
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Velvet Antique Armchair
1920s French Art Deco Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet
Mid-19th Century French Regency Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Beech
1920s American Hollywood Regency Velvet Antique Armchair
Silver Leaf
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Velvet Antique Armchair
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Campaign Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Walnut
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Velvet Antique Armchair
Brass, Iron
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet
1850s French Napoleon III Velvet Antique Armchair
Upholstery
Mid-19th Century French Velvet Antique Armchair
Oak, Tapestry, Velvet
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Velvet Antique Armchair
Velvet, 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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