Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
1840s English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery
1870s English High Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Hardwood, Upholstery
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery
1860s English High Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Oak
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Wood, Oak
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Walnut
1880s English High Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century European Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Steel
1880s Italian High Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Walnut
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Hardwood
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather, Hardwood
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Mahogany, Leather
1870s English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather, Oak
19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather, Wood
1870s Irish Georgian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Hardwood
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Hardwood
Early 19th Century Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather, Velvet
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Wood, Fabric
19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather, Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Walnut
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Brass
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Cotton, Mahogany
18th Century George III Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Walnut
1840s English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Mahogany
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Fabric, Mahogany
19th Century British Georgian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Satin, Mahogany
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Fabric, Wood
19th Century European Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather, Velvet, Mahogany
1860s English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
1880s English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Oak
19th Century Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Beech
1830s English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Brass
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
1860s English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
1860s English High Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
1880s English High Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather, Oak
19th Century Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Beech
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century British William and Mary Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Wingback Chair
Leather, Mahogany
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Finding the Right wingback-chairs for You
They may not offer structural support, but the wings on antique and vintage wingback chairs certainly do have a purpose or did, when the design was first conceived in England in the 1600s.
Back then, the armchair protrusions were meant to protect the sitter from drafts and from the strong heat radiating from the large fireplaces that were popular at the time. This explains why the wingback is so strongly associated with cozying up by the fireplace.
Although the functional aspect of a wingback may be obsolete in the 21st century, the chairs have maintained their popularity over the years and have seen waves of revivals, from mid-century modern spinoffs to playful contemporary adaptations (like the Bear chair by Pierre Yovanovitch, wherein the place of wings are furry ears — a cheeky send-up of Hans Wegner’s iconic mid-century Papa Bear chair).
Shop the most innovative versions of wingback chairs today on 1stDibs.
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