Fauteuil Antique
18th Century and Earlier Italian Fauteuil Antique
Wood, Fabric
Early 19th Century French Empire Fauteuil Antique
Wood
18th Century French Fauteuil Antique
Fabric
19th Century Fauteuil Antique
19th Century French Louis XIII Fauteuil Antique
Wood, Upholstery
Early 20th Century Italian Fauteuil Antique
Brass
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Fauteuil Antique
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Fauteuil Antique
Oak
19th Century German Fauteuil Antique
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Belgian French Provincial Fauteuil Antique
Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Fauteuil Antique
Beech
1880s French Louis XV Fauteuil Antique
Leather, Wood
Mid-19th Century Fauteuil Antique
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Fauteuil Antique
19th Century French Fauteuil Antique
Hemp, Wood, Paint
1870s French Napoleon III Fauteuil Antique
Paint
1920s Art Deco Fauteuil Antique
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI Fauteuil Antique
Fabric, Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century French Fauteuil Antique
Cane, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century French Louis XVI Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Unknown Regency Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Cane, Walnut
18th Century French Regency Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Wood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Fauteuil Antique
Wool, Wood
1880s Fauteuil Antique
Late 18th Century French Directoire Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Other Fauteuil Antique
Fabric, Walnut
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
1790s French Directoire Fauteuil Antique
19th Century French Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Wood
1920s Modern Fauteuil Antique
Lithograph
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Fauteuil Antique
Textile, Sycamore
1820s French Restauration Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Fauteuil Antique
Linen, Fruitwood
19th Century French Regency Fauteuil Antique
Giltwood
19th Century French Directoire Fauteuil Antique
Linen, Oak, Paint
Early 19th Century Unknown Regency Fauteuil Antique
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century French Fauteuil Antique
18th Century Italian Country Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 18th Century Swiss Louis XIII Fauteuil Antique
19th Century French Fauteuil Antique
Oak
18th Century French Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Wood
1730s French Louis XIV Fauteuil Antique
Other
19th Century French Fauteuil Antique
Leather, Giltwood
19th Century French Fauteuil Antique
Wood, Upholstery
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Fauteuil Antique
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Fauteuil Antique
Brass
18th Century Italian Fauteuil Antique
Wood
Late 18th Century Louis XV Fauteuil Antique
Wood
18th Century French Louis XV Fauteuil Antique
Fruitwood, Linen
19th Century French Louis XVI Fauteuil Antique
Cane, Mahogany
19th Century French Victorian Fauteuil Antique
Giltwood
18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Fauteuil Antique
Fruitwood
1890s French Louis XV Fauteuil Antique
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XV Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XV Fauteuil Antique
Hide, Wood
Late 19th Century French Regency Fauteuil Antique
Walnut
19th Century French Fauteuil Antique
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Louis XVI Fauteuil Antique
Velvet, 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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