Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the leather chesterfield wingback chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of
animal skin,
leather and
wood, every leather chesterfield wingback chair was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer leather chesterfield wingback chair, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right leather chesterfield wingback chair, those designed in
Victorian,
Georgian and
Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made leather chesterfield wingback chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by
Chesterfield,
Wade Furniture Co. and
Brights of Nettlebed are consistently popular.
Prices for a leather chesterfield wingback chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $672 and can go as high as $16,988, while the average can fetch as much as $3,539.
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.