English Antique Wingback Chair
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Wingback Chairs
Hardwood, Upholstery
Early 20th Century Italian Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique 1820s English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Hardwood, Oak
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Antique 1820s English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Damask, Walnut, Down
Antique 1790s British Wingback Chairs
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Brass
2010s British Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Brass
Antique 1840s English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
Vintage 1930s English Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Brass
20th Century English Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Leather
Antique Early 1900s English Kilim Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Leather
Antique 1870s Irish Georgian Wingback Chairs
Leather
Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Antique 1870s English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Oak
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique 1730s European Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century Armchairs
Beech
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Rocking Chairs
Upholstery, Oak
Antique 1880s English George II Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Armchairs
Upholstery, Oak
Vintage 1910s British William and Mary Settees
Cotton, Giltwood, Walnut
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Leather
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Velvet, Beech
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20th Century American Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Brass
Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Living Room Sets
Silk, Giltwood
2010s Austrian Jugendstil Chandeliers and Pendants
Silk
20th Century English Victorian Sofas
Upholstery, Hardwood
Early 20th Century English Charles II Settees
Tapestry, Velvet
Antique 19th Century Neoclassical Sofas
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Settees
Velvet
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Damask, Maple
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs
Linen
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Velvet
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Wingback Chairs
Oak
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Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs
Antique 1880s English Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Linen, Mahogany
Vintage 1920s English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Antique 19th Century British Regency Wingback Chairs
Leather
Antique 18th Century English George II Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Antique 1880s English Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Leather
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century English Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather
Early 20th Century English Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood
Early 20th Century English Wingback Chairs
Early 20th Century Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather
20th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Oak
20th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Oak
20th Century English Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs
Antique 1840s English George III Wingback Chairs
Linen, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Hardwood
Antique 1860s English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Wingback Chairs
Beech
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century Wingback Chairs
Beech
Vintage 1910s British Georgian Wingback Chairs
Leather
Vintage 1960s British Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Beech
20th Century English Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Leather
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century English George II Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather
20th Century English Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Leather, Beech
Vintage 1980s English Regency Wingback Chairs
Leather
Vintage 1960s Great Britain (UK) Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Leather, Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather
Vintage 1930s English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Wingback Chairs
Leather
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Antique Late 19th Century English George II Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Club Chairs
20th Century English Chippendale Lounge Chairs
Mohair, Mahogany
Late 20th Century English Victorian Chairs
Mahogany
20th Century English Elizabethan Side Chairs
Oak, Upholstery
20th Century English Chesterfield Club Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Teak
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Armchairs
Fabric
Early 20th Century English George III Armchairs
Leather
Antique 19th Century British Queen Anne Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century English Hollywood Regency Living Room Sets
Vintage 1930s English Armchairs
Wax
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Wingback Chairs
Leather, Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather
Vintage 1920s Wingback Chairs
Antique 1760s English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s British Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century English Wingback Chairs
Brass
20th Century English Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
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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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