Ebonized Pair Armchairs
Antique 19th Century Unknown Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Vintage 1940s Italian Art Deco Armchairs
Wood
20th Century Chinoiserie Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Upholstery
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Upholstery, Birch
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Bronze
Antique 1890s French Anglo-Indian Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
Mid-20th Century Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Cane, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Gold Leaf
20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Cane, Wood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Bouclé, Wood
Antique 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Wood, Hide
Antique Late 19th Century English Anglo-Japanese Armchairs
Walnut
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Silk, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Burl, Walnut
Vintage 1940s French Modern Armchairs
Faux Leather, Wood
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century British Regency Armchairs
Beech
Vintage 1950s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Upholstery
Vintage 1980s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Cotton, Faux Bamboo
20th Century Art Deco Armchairs
Upholstery
Late 20th Century Spanish Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint
20th Century Armchairs
Leather, Cane, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Upholstery
1990s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Leather
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1980s Regency Armchairs
Cotton, Wood
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Armchairs
Beech
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Walnut, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Beech
Vintage 1910s Armchairs
Wood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood, Fabric, Ebony
Vintage 1960s American Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century French Armchairs
Beech
Early 20th Century Queen Anne Armchairs
Ormolu
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
20th Century Regency Armchairs
Cane, Wood
Vintage 1930s Belgian Art Deco Armchairs
Faux Leather, Wood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Armchairs
Mahogany, Velvet
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 1880s British Neoclassical Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1950s Spanish Minimalist Armchairs
Leather, Pine
Vintage 1950s North American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Vintage 1980s American Modern Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century Italian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Cane, Lacquer, Bentwood
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Armchairs
Cotton, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Silk, Beech, Giltwood
Antique 1810s European Regency Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Colonial Revival Armchairs
Hardwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century Austrian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Beech
Antique 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Armchairs
Ash, Fruitwood
20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
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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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