Early 18th Century Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Lymington, GB
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sothebys sold a George II needlework-upholstered walnut wing armchair, circa 1730
Antique Early 18th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Early 18th Century Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Lymington, GB
Metropolitan Museum of Art. Sothebys sold a George II needlework-upholstered walnut wing armchair, circa 1730
Walnut
$15,000
H 43 in W 35 in D 32 in
English Walnut Upholstered Wing Back Chair with Shell Knee & Spanish Feet C 1760
Located in Charleston, SC
English walnut upholstered wing back chair with scrolled arms, carved shell knee, and terminating
Muslin, Walnut
$5,250
H 47.5 in W 32.5 in D 28 in
Fine and Rare George II Period Needlepoint Upholstered Walnut Wing Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good English George II period walnut wing armchair with cushion, upholstered in gros and petit
Walnut
Unavailable
H 45 in W 35 in D 28 in
Queen Anne / George II Walnut Wing Chair with Carved Knees, Claw & Ball Feet
Located in Providence, RI
This is a delightful wing chair; neither too big nor too small, comforting, and is sophisticated
Walnut
George II Carved Walnut Wing Back Armchair
Located in Knutsford, GB
A superb English George II walnut wing back armchair of excellent shape and proportions. The back
Walnut
Rare George II Needlepoint Walnut Wing Armchair
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Stunning wing back armchair with rectangular back and padded sides continuing to outscolled arms
Walnut
George II Style Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A handsome George II style walnut wing chair. Having a high curved back and out scrolled arms
Fabric, Walnut
Important Early 18th Century Kentian Carved Walnut Wing Chair
By William Kent
Located in Woodbury, CT
An important Kentian walnut easy chair with scrolled crest, flared arms and square cabriole legs
Walnut
Wing Armchair
Located in Dorking, Surrey
A rare George II walnut wing armchair, completely reupholstered in contemporary fabric
Wonderful Queen Anne Design Walnut Wing Armchair c. 1880
Located in Heathfield, GB
A stunning 19th century walnut wing armchair newly upholstered in ‘Shantung Antique Gold
Walnut
George II Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
George II walnut wing chair with outscrolled arms and punchwork shell decorated cabriole legs
Walnut
George II English Walnut Wing Armchair, circa 1740
Located in Lymington, GB
George II English walnut wing armchair, circa 1740. A large size and well proportioned example
Walnut
George II Wing Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A stunning and wonderful scale George II period wing armchair on walnut cabriole legs, in charming
Walnut
Sold
H 44.5 in W 32.25 in D 31 in
Matched Pair of George II Style Walnut Leather Upholstered Wing Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each chair with a shaped backrest and wings, upholstered in leather with patinated brass nailheads
Walnut
Sold
H 52.96 in W 33.08 in D 33.86 in
Late 19th Century George II Style Walnut Leather Upholstered Wing Back Armchair
Located in Benington, Herts
Late 19th century George II style walnut leather upholstered wingback armchair of superb shape and
Leather, Walnut
Pair of leather wing armchairs in the George II style
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of wing armchairs in George II style, with olive leather upholstered sides, back and seat, on
Leather
George II Walnut Wingchair with Shell Carved Legs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pretty George II period walnut wing armchair, the shaped back over cabriole legs with shell
Walnut, Suede
Pair of George II Style Walnut Wing Arm Chairs
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A pair of George II style walnut wing arm chairs, each with a generous back and seat with scrolling
Upholstery, Walnut
George II period walnut leather upholstered wingback armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine large scale George II period walnut wing back armchair upholstered in green leather, circa
Walnut, Pine, Leather
Antique Set of Eight Victorian Carolean Oak Chairs, Circa 1860
Located in London, GB
in this period include cabinets on stands, chests of drawers, armchairs and wing chairs and day beds
Oak
Vintage Set of Eight Carolean Style Oak Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
this period include cabinets on stands, chests of drawers, armchairs and wing chairs and day beds
George II Walnut Wing Armchair of Small-Scale
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good English George II period walnut wing armchair of elegant small size with cabriole front legs
Walnut
Large Comfortable Carved Wing Back Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large comfortable carved wing back chair.
Walnut, Upholstery
George II Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Washington, DC
Fine George II Walnut Wing Chair covered in contemporary brown silk, the cabriole legs with shell
Walnut, Fabric
George II Period Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
George II period wing chair of good proportions, cabriole supports with scroll work to upper
Walnut
George II Period Walnut Wing Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
George II period wing chair of good proportions, cabriole supports with scroll work to upper
George II Period Walnut Framed Wing Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
George II period walnut wing chair, with gently carved knees over pad feet, the arms terminating in
Walnut
Most Attractive Pair of George II Style Walnut Framed Wing Chairs
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A most attractive pair of George II style walnut framed wing chairs. The wings particularly slender
Walnut
An Early 20th Century George II Design Walnut-Framed Wing Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A walnut-framed wing chair of George II design. The cabriole front support with shell and leaf
Walnut
A George II Walnut Wing Armchair
Located in New York, NY
A George II Walnut Wing Armchair Provenance: From the Hascoe Collection
Walnut
George II Walnut Wing Back Armchair
Located in Knutsford, GB
A fine English George II walnut wing back armchair of excellent shape & proportions. The back with
Walnut
George II Leather Wingback Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Of a rare and highly eccentric deep-winged form, this George II period "Hall Porter's" chair was
Leather, Walnut
Sold
H 43.75 in W 32 in D 32 in
Finely Carved and Upholstered Walnut English Georgian 18th Century Wing Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
A walnut George II wing chair with deeply carved cabriole front legs ending in lion paw feet and
Walnut
George II Walnut Wing Armchair, circa 1740
Located in East Sussex, GB
A beautiful early 18th century walnut wing armchair, recently professionally re-upholstered in a
Walnut
Pair of Wing Chairs
Located in New Haven, CT
Beautiful pair of English George II style walnut hand carved wingback chairs.
Walnut
Queen Anne Walnut Wing Chair Early 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
# T059 - Queen Anne walnut wing chair with generous proportions and out-scrolled arms creating a
George II Period Walnut Framed Wing Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A George II period wing chair with walnut cabriole legs. The whole of a generous size. Seat
George II Style Wing Back Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
A fine English George II style walnut & linen upholstered framed wing-back armchair of excellent
Linen, Walnut
$38,067
H 42.13 in W 83.47 in D 32.29 in
A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, Walnut - Louis Delanois JME
By Louis Delanois
Located in Göttingen, NI
A Large French Louis XV Canapé en Corbeille, carved walnut Master Louis Delanois JME c. 1760 Provenance: Albrecht Neuhaus, Würzburg Literature: Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier França...
Walnut
$26,000
H 102 in W 61.5 in D 79 in
English Georgian Mahogany Gadrooned and Upholstered Tester Bed, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
English Georgian mahogany four-poster bed with a carved molded inset headboard, tapered head post, serpentine gadrooned and upholstered tester with a centered carved urn & swags, dec...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault
By Camille Pissarro
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault (Landscape with Thresher at Montfoucault)" is a pastel by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro. The artwork is signed lower right, "C. Pissarro...
Paper, Pastel, Board
$34,158
H 33.67 in W 77.17 in D 42.52 in
Huge Restored Antique Victorian Howard & Son's Brown Leather Chesterfield Sofa
By Howard and Sons, Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very fine, fully restored Howard & Son’s Berners Street London, large Baring sofa upholstered with vintage brown leather that has Thomas Chipp...
Leather
$58,885
H 17.33 in W 22.05 in
Macbeth and the Three Witches a Painting on Panel by Francesco Zuccarelli
By Francesco Zuccarelli
Located in PARIS, FR
This painting, created during Zuccarelli's stay in England, represents the decisive moment when Macbeth, together with Banquo, meets the three witches who announce that he will be Ki...
Oil, Wood Panel
Chesterfield Sofa Gray Mohair 19th Century
Located in Hanover, MA
Late 19th century Chesterfield club sofa on six tapered block mahogany legs with brass casters with wooden wheels, newly reupholstered in luxurious grey mohair with deep button tufts...
Mohair
Set of 4 Italian Rococo Painted Carved Columns
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Italian Rococo (17th/18th Century) green painted columns with gold swirl carved floral design and Corinthian capitals.
Wood
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
Linen
$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
$101,116
H 101.19 in W 137.8 in D 19.3 in
19th Century Walnut Pair of Bookcases Boiserie de Bibliothèque
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare pair of heliocodal French Directoire library bookcases in solid walnut. This type of bookcases is also known as 'boiseries de Bibliothèque' as they often, together with pannel...
Walnut
$68,997
H 47.25 in W 97.25 in D 14.97 in
18th century, Pair of Baroque Tuscany Lacquered Wooden Benches
Located in IT
18th century, Pair of Baroque Tuscany Lacquered Wooden Benches cm W 247 x D 38 x H 120. seat H 56 cm x D 32 This pair of important baroque benches was made in Tuscany, Italy, at the ...
Wood
$78,000 / set
H 32.5 in W 42 in D 22 in
Anglo-Irish George II Giltwood Side Tables, Manner of William Kent, circa 1740
By William Kent
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Exquisite and important pair of circa 1740 George II Anglo-Irish regency console or side tables in the manner of William Kent having original verde antico marble tops on original-fin...
Marble
Fabergé Silver Service
By Fabergé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...
Silver
Unavailable|$8,700
H 29.53 in W 66.93 in D 32.68 in
Mid Century Folding Down 'Knole' Sofa in Velvet and Brass 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Mid Century Folding Down 'Knole' Sofa in Velvet and Brass, Europe, 1960s. This is a very wonderful mid century folding down sofa, a so called ‘Knole’ sofa or settee. It is named af...
Brass
$18,200Sale Price|24% Off
H 39.5 in W 53 in D 25 in
Important Maison Jansen Velvet and Gilt Canapé, c. 1930s, Signed
By Maison Jansen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Maison Jansen settee in emerald green velvet and gilt frame, signed underneath with remnants of Jansen stamp. Incredible collectors piece, with exquisite detail and craft...
Wood, Velvet
$70,186
H 31.11 in W 44.89 in D 29.53 in
Rare German Rococo 18th Century Period Console Table with Marble Top
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very unusual and superb Rococo console table from the mid-18th century. On four carved legs with an X-shaped stretcher, overall with scrolls and dolphin-like sea creatures. This ex...
Marble
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).
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