Armchairs With Carved Swan Arms
20th Century American Neoclassical Armchairs
Suede, Mahogany
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Mohair, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Charles X Armchairs
Velvet, Rosewood
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Armchairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Empire Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood, Leather
Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs
Leather, Wood
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Unknown Armchairs
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Antique 1810s Russian Neoclassical Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 1880s European Empire Revival Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Antique 1820s English Charles X Armchairs
Maple
Antique 1820s English Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Armchairs
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Victorian Armchairs
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Regency Armchairs
Wood, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Restauration Armchairs
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Early 20th Century English Empire Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 1890s Biedermeier Armchairs
Leather, Birch, Walnut
Vintage 1930s Italian Armchairs
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Early 20th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Living Room Sets
Rosewood
Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Mahogany
Antique 1880s Indian Furniture
Rosewood
Antique 1820s Danish Biedermeier Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 1820s Danish Biedermeier Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 1790s Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Walnut
20th Century Unknown Empire Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut, Giltwood
Vintage 1930s Biedermeier Armchairs
Walnut, Leather, Birch
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Directoire Chairs
20th Century French Armchairs
Wood, Muslin
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Wood
20th Century Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Mahogany
20th Century American Armchairs
Wool, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Antique 1870s French Empire Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Mahogany, Fabric
Early 20th Century Italian Armchairs
Giltwood, Silk, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Paint, Fabric
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century Dining Room Chairs
Early 20th Century British Chippendale Armchairs
Mahogany
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Textile
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames
Cane, Wood
Antique 18th Century German Baroque Cabinets
Walnut, Pine
Antique 1810s French Empire Chairs
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Neoclassical Beds and Bed Frames
Walnut, Burl
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Mahogany
20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Linen, Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Sofas
Leather
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Canapes
Velvet, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Empire Vanities
Marble, Ormolu
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Canapes
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut
Antique 1810s Russian Empire Armchairs
Mahogany
Armchairs With Carved Swan Arms For Sale on 1stDibs
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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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