Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the green wingback chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each green wingback chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
wood,
animal skin and
leather. Find 44 options for an antique or vintage green wingback chair now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer green wingback chair, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each green wingback chair bearing
Scandinavian Modern,
Mid-Century Modern or
Georgian hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one green wingback chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but
Bernt Petersen,
Dessin Fournir and
Dunbar produced versions that are worth a look.
A green wingback chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,850, while the lowest priced sells for $195 and the highest can go for as much as $17,907.
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.