$4,850 / set
Pair Of Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular back with original needlepoint on back and seat. Quite worn with losses etc but stable. Turned arms with lions head terminals. Barley twist legs and stretchers. Bun ...
Walnut
$4,800 / set
Set Of Four Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
With a square back and seat upholstered in 17th century distressed needlepoint. Barely twist arms and legs with female bust arm terminals. H form conforming stretchers.
Tapestry, Walnut
Armchair, Flemish Walnut Upholstered Bargello Scroll Arm Barley twist Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This open armchair is characteristic of the Haute Époque employing elegant barley-twist turnings and sweeping, curved, scroll arms. The bargello is a re-creation of a fashionable uph...
Walnut
Armchairs, Pair, Flemish, 17th Century, Walnut, Upholstered, Bargello, Scrollarm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This pair of open armchairs are characteristic of the Haute Époque employing elegant barley-twist turnings and sweeping, curved, scroll arms. The bargello is a re-creation of a fashi...
Walnut
Large Carved Flemish Baroque Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful carved walnut chair with nice patina and large scale
Walnut
PAIR OF 17TH CENTURY ARMCHAIRS
Located in BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY
PAIR OF FLEMISH BAROQUE 17TH CENTURY WALNUT ARMCHAIRS
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early 18th Century walnut baroque armchair, the upholstered arched back over shaped and carved scrolled arms the turned legs joined by turned stretchers, recently upholstered, t...
Velvet, Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With an arched back and shaped carved arms , raised on turned legs and turned H form stretcher. Upholstered in period Flemish verdure tapestry as is.
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With arched needlepoint back and downswept curved arms, needlepoint seat raised on block and turned legs with conforming H form stretchers.
Flemish Baroque Walnut and Needlepoint Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Arched back and square seat, scrolled arms, os de mouton legs with shaped x stretcher. Needlepoint with brass tacks.
Franco Flemish Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Stunning late 1800s Franco Flemish carved walnut armchair, in original vintage condition with vintage upholstery.
Walnut
Sold
H 52.76 in W 25.99 in D 18.9 in
Armchair, Walnut, Carved, Upholstered, Daniel Marot, Flemish, 17 Century Baroque
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A fine, large, late 17th century, Flemish, open armchair in the style of Daniel Marot with an upholstered seat This fine, armchair is an, unusually, large size and the carving is of...
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
Heavily carved walnut arm chairs with a wonderful patina. 25.25"W x 21"D x 33"H.
19th Century Franco Flemish Baroque Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare 19th century Franco Flemish baroque carved walnut armchair with fine verdure tapestry upholstery accented with brass tacking.
Tapestry, Upholstery, Oak
Robust Pair of Flemish Baroque Style Walnut Fauteuils a la Reine
Located in San Francisco, CA
an impressive pair of Flemish baroque style walnut open armchairs/fauteuils a la reine; each with tall padded rectangular back joined by downswept arms with scrolling terminals flank...
Walnut
19th Century Flemish Armchair
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Flemish walnut chair with carved back and arms. Supported on hand-turned legs and stretchers. The front stretcher is hand carved to mimic the top of the chair. Measures:...
Linen, Walnut
Sold
H 35.44 in W 22.84 in D 21.66 in
Late 17th Century Flemish Walnut Armchair with later Gilt Cordoba Leather
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
A late 17th century walnut Flemish armchair, later reupholstery (ca 1850) in mid 19th century embossed, gilt and painted leather - possibly Spanish 'Cordoba' A maximalist statement p...
Leather, Walnut
Pair of Baroque Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of French or Flemish walnut Baroque armchairs, having upholstered high squared backs and seats with brass stud detailing now recovered in fresh linen, with downswept arms e...
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Upholstered in Flemish tapestry, rectangular back and square seat, carved arms, turned legs and conforming stretchers. Featured in current hit movie Knives Out.
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With upholstered wing back, straight arms and seat raised on turned legs with center and H form stretchers.
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Arched upholstered back, downswept arms, turned legs and H-stretcher.
Walnut
Flemish Baroque Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular back with embossed leather and brass tacks, turned arms and supports joining a leather seat, raised on turned legs with stretchers, toupie feet. Provenance; Fogg E...
Pair of Franco Flemish Baroque Style Walnut Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Barley twist framed chairs with carved faces to the front of arms. Nice patina. Wood in excellent condition. Upholstered in linen-blend.
Walnut
Empire period bed with its canopy
Located in Paris, FR
Empire period bed in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer, richly decorated with finely chased and gilded bronzes, with its canopy. The front of the bed features a lyre in the center, ...
Bronze
Renaissance "Chayère" Chair
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This chayère chair of beautiful proportions stands on a rectangular box base enriched by vermiculure motifs executed in flat-plane. This base is topped by a moulding of strong gadroo...
Walnut
$13,754
H 34.65 in W 71.66 in D 39.38 in
STUNNING ViNTAGE GEORGE SMITH MADE FOR LIBERTY'S LONDON KILIM THREE SEAT SOFA
By George Smith
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original George Smith three seat sofa with the period Kilim upholstery and feather filled cush...
Upholstery, Beech
$3,950
H 40 in W 76 in D 29.75 in
18th Century Louis XV Period Walnut Sofa with Floral Carvings and Tapestry Uphol
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant Louis XV period three-seat sofa from the Rhône Valley, beautifully crafted in solid walnut with graceful proportions and richly hand-carved details. The serpentine backres...
Walnut
Vintage 90" Carved Louis XV Style Sofa
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a early 20th Century Louis XV Style French sofa. The sofa is finely carved along the back/head rail and the base. The arms are carved and curve as they join the base. The leg...
Wood, Upholstery
Antique Swedish WH Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This antique painted cabinet from Sweden dates back to the 19th century. While its elegant arched crown and curved door decorations show influences from the French Rococo style, its ...
Wood
$2,975 / set
H 30.52 in W 23.63 in D 19.89 in
19th Century Spanish Pair of Colonial Carved Armchairs with Leather Seat & Back
Located in Miami, FL
19th century walnut Spanish colonial altar armchairs with wood back with ornamental carved and wood seat. The unusual lyre legs complete this exceptional pair of armchairs Measures: ...
Walnut, Leather
$5,200
H 71.25 in W 80.25 in D 3 in
Antique Polychrome Baroque Gilt Venetian-Style Carved Wood King Headboard
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
This exquisite antique Venetian-style king bed is a true showstopper, featuring an intricately hand-carved and gilded frame with a soft, distressed celadon green finish. The elaborat...
Wood
Venetian Chest of Drawers, Hand Painted, 18th C
Located in Houston, TX
The use of color and the unusual architectural paintings on this Piece make it very unique. It has a faux marble top in apricot Coloration. It is very old and is in the original 18...
Wood
$309,483 / set
H 75 in Dm 29 in
Monumental Pair of Louis XV Style Ormolu and Crystal Girandoles by Baccarat
By Baccarat
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of Louis XV style Ormolu and crystal girandoles Probably by Baccarat Constructed from finely cast and chased ormolu, the imposing floor candelabra—almost 2-me...
Crystal, Ormolu
$39,745Sale Price|60% Off
W 80.71 in L 124.02 in
Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Madrid, ES
Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...
Wool, Silk
19th Century Venetian Gilded, Carved Wood Grotto Style Table
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Mid-19th century, Venetian grotto style table. Shell form top, mythical dolphin, sitting atop three shell legs.
Giltwood
$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century English Chinoiserie Pagoda Display Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...
Glass, Mahogany
$291,601Sale Price|20% Off
H 113 in W 92 in
C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace
By Henri d'Ainecy Montpezat
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Princess de Joinville riding a Bay Horse Henri d’Aincy, Le Comte Monpezat (French 1817-1859) Painted circa 1837-9 oil on canvas 113 x 92 inches (including frame) 92 x 70 ...
Oil
$48,000
H 21.75 in W 11 in D 11 in
Art Nouveau Vase with Fiery Dragon by Stellmacher & Dachsel for RStK Amphora
By Paul Dachsel, Eduard Stellmacher
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
Porcelain
$217,995
H 125.99 in W 208.67 in D 0.79 in
17th Century Tapestry/Gobelein Alexander The Great And Darius III Persian King
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental Museum tapestry/Gobelein 17th century Battle scene Alexander the Great and Darius III Persian King The characters are depicted in life size. An absolute museum unique. Di...
Wool, Silk
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.