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English Barrel Chair

English Barrel Back Wood Chair 1920's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
English barrel back hardwood chair with curved arm support ,saddled seat and turned legs and
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Vintage 1920s Chairs

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Hardwood

English Barrel Back Wood Chair 1920's
English Barrel Back Wood Chair 1920's
$920
H 31 in W 23 in D 21 in
Antique English Regency Barrel Back Wing Chair
Located in Stroud, GB
Large Regency chair with hair squab cushion covered in Egyptian calico and natural hessian standing
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Antique Early 19th Century English Wingback Chairs

Materials

Hardwood

English 19th Century Rosewood Upholstered Barrel Wing Back Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
English 19th Century Rosewood Upholstered Barrel Wing Back Chair
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Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Rare English Art Deco Barrel-Back Chair in the Asian Taste
Located in San Francisco, CA
the framed in-curved back above a bowed upholstered seat flanked by openwork sides; all raised on tapering legs ending in casters.
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Rare English Art Deco Barrel-Back Chair in the Asian Taste
Rare English Art Deco Barrel-Back Chair in the Asian Taste
$6,560 Sale Price
20% Off
H 27.25 in W 22 in D 23 in
Tufted Barrel Back Desk Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine customizable English style tufted Barrel back desk chair with tufted back and seat, an
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21st Century and Contemporary American Chesterfield Office Chairs and De...

Materials

Leather

Tufted Barrel Back Desk Chair
Tufted Barrel Back Desk Chair
$5,425 / item
H 42 in W 29 in D 35 in
Tufted Barrel Back Desk Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
A fine customizable English style tufted Barrel back desk chair with tufted back and seat, an
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21st Century and Contemporary American Chesterfield Office Chairs and De...

Materials

Leather

Tufted Barrel Back Desk Chair
Tufted Barrel Back Desk Chair
$5,425 / item
H 42 in W 29 in D 35 in
Antique English Regency Mahogany Inlaid Barrel Back Parlor Suite Settee Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Charming 19th Century English Regency Parlor Suite. Features a barrel back form with flared arms
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Antique 19th Century Regency Living Room Sets

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Regency Mahogany Inlaid Barrel Back Parlor Suite Settee Chairs
Antique English Regency Mahogany Inlaid Barrel Back Parlor Suite Settee Chairs
$1,880 Sale Price / set
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H 33 in W 46 in D 23 in
Mid-Century English Bamboo Barrel Back Arm Chair with Upholstered Seat
By McGuire
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Take a set in this beautiful antique barrel-back bamboo chair. This chair features an upholstered
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Bamboo

Mid-Century English Bamboo Barrel Back Arm Chair with Upholstered Seat
Mid-Century English Bamboo Barrel Back Arm Chair with Upholstered Seat
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
H 31.5 in W 27 in D 23.5 in

Recent Sales

Pair of English Barrel Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Newly reupholstered in leather with nail head detail, legs are palissandre wood
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Antique 19th Century English Bergere Chairs

Pair of English Barrel Chairs
Pair of English Barrel Chairs
H 38.5 in W 30.5 in D 28 in
Original English Regency Barrel Back Chair, circa 1820
Located in Dallington, East Sussex
A very fine heavy and substantial barrel back chair with slender mahogany tapered ring turn front
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Antique 1820s Regency Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

English Leather Barrel back chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Leather Barrel back chair
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Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

English Leather Barrel  back chair
English Leather Barrel  back chair
H 42.5 in W 27 in D 21.5 in
English Barrel Back Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
English Barrel Back Chair with carved feet
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Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs

Materials

Wood

English Barrel Back Chair
English Barrel Back Chair
H 41.5 in W 30.5 in D 21 in
English Leather Barrel Back Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
English leather barrel back chair
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Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs

Materials

Leather

Large English Barrel Back Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large English Barrel Back Chair
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Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs

Materials

Wood

English Barrel Back/Wing Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
English barrel back/wing chair with muslin upholstery.
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Early 20th Century English Wingback Chairs

Materials

Wood

English Barrel Back/Wing Chair
English Barrel Back/Wing Chair
H 43.5 in W 29 in D 20 in
Pair of 19thc English Leather Barrel Chairs
Located in Bellport, NY
Fantastic Pair 19thc English Leather Barrel Chairs,soft rich brown leather with nice patina
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Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Masculine Antique English Barrel Back Leather Tub Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Very handsome English barrel shaped tub chair newly covered in rich burgundy leather and finished
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Vintage 1910s English Chairs

Materials

Leather

Barrel Back chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Large English Barrel back chair
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Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Barrel Back chair
Barrel Back chair
H 47.5 in W 30.25 in D 23.5 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Barrel Back Wing Chair, Circa 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany barrel and channel back upholstered wing chair with acanthus and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Chippendale Wingback Chairs

English Mid-19th c. Button Barrel Back Library Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very comfortable and generously scaled English button barrel back rolled arm library chair on
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Antique 19th Century English Club Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

19th Century English Pair of Barrel Back Wing Chairs
Located in New York, NY
19th century English pair of very stylish barrel backed wing chairs. Thin arm profile. Whip
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Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs

English 19th Century Barrel Back Armchair
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
English 19th century barrel back armchair. Recently Reupholstered. England circa 1860. Seat height
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Chairs

Materials

Wood

English 19th Century Barrel Back Armchair
English 19th Century Barrel Back Armchair
H 44.49 in W 32.29 in D 28.75 in
19th Century English Leather Porters Barrel Back Wing Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive 19th century English leather porters wingback chair. Features a mahogany hand-carved
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Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Wingback Chairs

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century English Mahogany Barrel Back Wing Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Attractive 19th century barrel-back wing chair with simple, mahogany tapered legs and fully curved
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Antique Late 19th Century English Wingback Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

1870 English Library Barrel Wingback Chair in Green Leather Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English barrel wingback chair from the mid to late 19th century features an exquisite green
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Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

A Handsome Pr of English Arts&Crafts Black Walnut Barrel-Back Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of English arts and crafts black walnut barrel-back chairs; each of pegged
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs

19th C English Barrel-backed Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Original English 19th C club chair having rolled arms, comfortable barrel-turned back, on original
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Antique 19th Century English Bergere Chairs

Late 19th Century Oak Barrel Chair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
English country oak barrel chair, circa 1890. Made from an earlier coopered barrel with lift up
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Antique Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Rustic Chairs

Materials

Oak

Late 19th Century Oak Barrel Chair
Late 19th Century Oak Barrel Chair
H 32.25 in W 20.5 in D 20 in
English Chesterfield Leather Barrel Back Executive Desk Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fabulous mid-century executive office swivel desk chair featuring attractive French blue leather
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20th Century American Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

20th Century English Leather Barrel Back Armchair
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A truly excellent barrel back leather armchairs. The characteristic of a barrel back chair is a
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20th Century British Wingback Chairs

Materials

Leather

English Regency Empire Style Wood Barrel Back Side Chairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
English Regency Empire style wood Barrel back side chairs - a pair. Item features curved barrel
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Late 20th Century Asian Empire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

English Georgian Mahogany Barrel-Form Wingback Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This unusual barrel-back library armchairs a very striking work with a certain austerity and
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Antique 19th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

English Georgian Style Carved Walnut and Leather Upholstered Barrel/Desk Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having an enclosed leather upholstered back divided into panels by patinated brass nailheads, the front cabriole style legs ending in carved ball and claw feet, the rear legs are spl...
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Vintage 1940s English Georgian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

20th Century Pair of English Leather Barrel Back Armchairs c.1970
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A truly excellent pair of barrel back leather armchairs. The characteristic of a barrel back chair
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Late 20th Century British Wingback Chairs

Materials

Leather

English barrel back leather arm chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English George III period mahogany barrel back arm chair with square tapering legs ending in
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

English barrel back leather arm chair
English barrel back leather arm chair
H 42.5 in W 29.5 in D 25.5 in
Pair of 19th century English Leather Barrel Chairs
Located in Bellport, NY
Striking Pair of 19thc English Leather barrel back chairs.Mahogany/walnut wood frames,soft brown
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Antique 19th Century English Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Early 19th Century English Regency Oak Barrel Back Gentleman's Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
A handsome English oak barrel back gentleman's chair, circa 1820, featuring dramatic carvings with
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

English Faux Calamander Barrel Form Chair with Bronze Lion's Head Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-20th century English faux calamander veneer barrel chair with bronze lion's head hand rests. In
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Mid-20th Century English Empire Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Antique English Mahogany and Hand Dyed Leather Barrel Back Wing Chair
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality antique mahogany and leather barrel back armchair. Upholstered in
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Early 20th Century English George III Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Antique Wing Armchair, English, Barrel-Back, Seat, Chair, Victorian, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique wing armchair. An English, barrel-back seat, dating to the late Victorian period
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Barrel Back Headmaster's Chair
Located in Hixson, TN
Vintage English barrel back Headmaster's chair. Made from English oak. Very unusual shaped back
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Barley Twist Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English barrel back chair of oak with upholstered back and seat decorated with nail
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Antique 19th Century English Charles II Bergere Chairs

Materials

Oak, Upholstery

Barley Twist Armchair
Barley Twist Armchair
H 33.5 in W 22.5 in D 22.5 in
Georgian Style Walnut and Cane Barrel Back Chairs with Cushion
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Hixson, TN
This is a grand pair of English walnut barrel back chairs with cane backs and seats. There is the
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Chaise Longues

Deep Tufted Black Leather English Chesterfield Style Rolling Office Desk Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage deep tufted black leather English Chesterfield style barrel back desk chair. Item features
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Vintage 1960s English Chesterfield Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

English Mahogany Barrel Back Chair in Original Leather
Located in Troy, MI
Leather and mahogany barrel back chair, circa 1930s. Original leather upholstery with removable
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Early 20th Century English British Colonial Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of English Neoclassical Adams Style Barrel Form Hall Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant pair of mahogany English hall chairs made in the 18th century Adamesque style and manner of
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Antique 19th Century English Neoclassical Armchairs

Materials

Brass

English Leather Barrel Chair
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
chair, with sabered rear legs dates the the last quarter of the 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Materials

Brass

English Leather Barrel Chair
English Leather Barrel Chair
H 31 in W 22.5 in D 21 in
English Barrel Club Chair
Located in New York, NY
Brilliant red leather barrel shaped English club chair. Unique hand carved square reeded legs and
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Vintage 1940s English Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

English Barrel Club Chair
English Barrel Club Chair
H 33 in W 25.75 in D 21 in
Pair antique English barrel back chairs.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique English inlaid barrel back chairs. Mahogany.
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Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

English barrel back wing chair
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century English wing chair with a barrel shaped back and square section mahogany legs
Category

English Wingback Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

English barrel back wing chair
English barrel back wing chair
H 38.25 in W 29.5 in D 32 in
English Barrel Back Single Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
A single 19thc. upholstered club type chair
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Antique 19th Century English Club Chairs

Materials

Upholstery

Pair of English Leather Barrel Chairs
Located in Culver City, CA
pair english leather barrel chairs.
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Antique 19th Century English Club Chairs

Materials

Leather

English Barrel Back Desk Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Barrel back desk chair upholstered in leather
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20th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Pair of 20th Century English Red Leather Barrel Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 20th century English red leather barrel chairs.
Category

20th Century English Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Mid-20th Century English Leather Barrel Wing Chair
Located in Birmingham, AL
Handsome English tufted leather barrel wing chair in beautiful tones of green. Comfortable
Category

Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Wingback Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century English Barrel Back Library Chairs in Old Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Barrel Back Library Chairs in Old Leather
Category

Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Excellent Wingback or Barrel Back English Leather Chair
Located in Montecito, CA
Gorgeous Leather chair in lovely condition. Beautiful patina to leather, very beautiful patina on
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Vintage 1930s Wingback Chairs

Materials

Leather

A 19th.c. English barrel back wing form arm chair
Located in New York, NY
CON22477 A 19th.c. English barrel back wing form arm chair. The solid wooden frame with
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Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs

English mahogany barrel back desk chair, c. 1875
Located in Norwalk, CT
English mahogany barrel back desk chair, c. 1875, with finely pierced back splat upholstered in
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Antique 19th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass

19th C. English Barrel-backed Armchair
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A mid-19th century English buttoned barrel-backed armchair covered in a moss green wool mohair
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood

1940's English Channel Back Barrel Chairs with Nail Head Detail
Located in Stamford, CT
1940's Channel back tub chairs upholstered in Deep Pink fabric with nail head detail.
Category

Vintage 1940s British Club Chairs

Pair of Barrel Back Leather Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Leather Barrel Back Wing Chairs, Circa 1960's Green Leather/32.5" W x 30" D
Category

Vintage 1960s English Club Chairs

Pair of Barrel Back Leather Chairs
Pair of Barrel Back Leather Chairs
H 44 in W 32.5 in D 30 in
Pair of English Regency Style Cane Barrel-Back Bergeres, 19th-20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of19th/20thc English Regency style cane barrel back bergeres
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Antique 19th Century Bergere Chairs

Pair of Barrel Back Upholstered Club Chairs, England, 19th c.
Located in New York, NY
Handsome Pair of 19th Century English Tufted Barrel Back Club Chairs with Rolled Arms, Raised on
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Antique 19th Century English Club Chairs

19th Century English Library Chair
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An early 19th century English barrel style buttoned library chair covered in deep red leather and
Category

Antique 19th Century British Regency Club Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century English Library Chair
19th Century English Library Chair
H 42 in W 29.75 in D 23.13 in
English Barrel back chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
linen upholstered handsome high back chair. very comfortable and just right for that decorative
Category

Early 20th Century English Armchairs

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English Barrel Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the English barrel chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each English barrel chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, animal skin and leather. There are 146 variations of the antique or vintage English barrel chair you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect English barrel chair — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each English barrel chair bearing Victorian, Georgian or Regency hallmarks is very popular. A well-made English barrel chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Arthur Brett, Chesterfield and William Tillman are consistently popular.

How Much is an English Barrel Chair?

Prices for an English barrel chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $639 and can go as high as $62,500, while the average can fetch as much as $3,900.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.

Questions About English Barrel Chair
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Barrel chairs are accent chairs that feature a curved back shaped like half of a barrel. In some cases, the back slopes down at the sides to form arms. Other pieces are armless or have separate rolled arms at the sides. You'll find a variety of barrel chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 16, 2019

    Barrel chairs have high, semicircular backs which form a single piece with the arms.

  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023
    The earliest barrel chairs are from is the era of the early 19th century. However, Frank Lloyd Wright created one of the most famous barrel chairs in 1937 as a part of his design for Wingspread, a home in Wind Point, Wisconsin. On 1stDibs, find a collection of barrel chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    No one knows who invented the barrel chair originally, or even where the chairs appeared first. They became popular during the mid to late 19th century, but it was Frank Lloyd Wright who made them famous when he designed an iconic version for Wingspread, a home he designed in Wind Point, Wisconsin. Wright also used his Taliesin Barrel chair to furnish his own home in Wisconsin. Shop a selection of barrel chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Reupholster a barrel back chair by first removing the old upholstery from the chair. Use the old pieces of material as a guide to help you cut the new upholstery into properly sized pieces. Reupholster the chair by using a furniture stapler to re-secure the new upholstery in the same manner that the old upholstery was attached. Shop a range of vintage and contemporary barrel back chairs on 1stDibs.