Parcel Gilt Armchair
Antique Early 1900s English Queen Anne Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Swedish Biedermeier Armchairs
Wood, Giltwood
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Regency Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Silk, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Beech
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery
Antique 18th Century Russian Neoclassical Armchairs
Wood, Mahogany
Antique 1820s French Neoclassical Armchairs
Abalone, Silk, Upholstery, Foam, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood, Wood
Antique 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Empire Side Chairs
Gold Leaf
Antique 1810s Italian Empire Armchairs
Wood
Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs
Rosewood
20th Century American Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Armchairs
Brass
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Chairs
Wood, Giltwood, Fabric, Upholstery
Vintage 1960s Italian Armchairs
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Armchairs
Wood
Antique 1810s French Empire Armchairs
Ormolu
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Cane, Mahogany, Giltwood
Late 20th Century Spanish Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Hardwood, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century French Armchairs
Hardwood
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Cane, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Hardwood, Giltwood, Paint
Late 20th Century French Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Armchairs
Cane, Beech, Giltwood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Neoclassical Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Armchairs
Gold Leaf
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Hardwood
Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Armchairs
Fruitwood, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 1900s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
20th Century French Régence Armchairs
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1950s American Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Paint, Giltwood, Wood, Cane, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Russian Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Antique Early 1800s British Regency Armchairs
Giltwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Paper
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood, Fabric, Silk, Upholstery
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Antique 1880s British Neoclassical Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Armchairs
Wood
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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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