Open Arm Armchair
Vintage 1930s Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Cane, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery
20th Century European Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Fruitwood
Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Linen, Wood
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 1780s English George III Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century American Sheraton Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century Georgian Armchairs
Wood, Leather, Mahogany
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Cane, Mahogany
Early 2000s American French Provincial Armchairs
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Linen, Cane, Fruitwood
Antique Late 19th Century English Adam Style Armchairs
Upholstery, Satinwood
Early 20th Century European Jacobean Armchairs
Metal
Early 20th Century Jacobean Armchairs
Metal
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Cord, Walnut
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood, Leather
Mid-20th Century American Other Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Directoire Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Velvet, Paint, Wood
Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Armchairs
Steel, Brass
2010s Armchairs
Velvet
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Armchairs
Cotton, Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Antique 1830s English Regency Armchairs
Mahogany
20th Century French Armchairs
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Armchairs
Walnut
Vintage 1970s American Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1950s French Armchairs
Oak, Muslin
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Armchairs
Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs
Oak
Late 20th Century British Brutalist Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century British Regency Armchairs
Brass
20th Century British Art Deco Rocking Chairs
Oak
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Armchairs
Walnut, Upholstery
Antique 1880s French Armchairs
Wood
20th Century French Charles X Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Antique 1750s English George II Armchairs
Upholstery, Silk, Mahogany
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 1850s English Victorian Armchairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Teak
Mid-20th Century American Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs
Upholstery
Vintage 1960s American Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
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How Much is a Open Arm Armchair?
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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