With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the pair armchairs mid century you’re looking for. Each pair armchairs mid century for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
wood,
fabric and
metal. Find 6872 options for an antique or vintage pair armchairs mid century now, or shop our selection of 50 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect pair armchairs mid century — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A pair armchairs mid century made by
Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with
Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one pair armchairs mid century that is appealing in its simplicity, but
Knoll,
Gio Ponti and
Edward Wormley produced versions that are worth a look.
A pair armchairs mid century can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,298, while the lowest priced sells for $1 and the highest can go for as much as $138,733.
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.