Find many varieties of an authentic burgundy wingback chair available at 1stDibs. Each burgundy wingback chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
wood,
animal skin and
leather. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect burgundy wingback chair — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right burgundy wingback chair, those designed in
Hollywood Regency,
mid-century modern and
Scandinavian Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made burgundy wingback chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by
Fritz Heningsen and
Kindel Furniture are consistently popular.
Prices for a burgundy wingback chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,250 and can go as high as $24,750, while the average can fetch as much as $2,944.
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.