Hand-Crafted Gray Leather Armchairs with Chrome Base, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Contemporary gray leather seat and square back arm chairs with chrome cantilevered bases and gray wrapped arms.
Leather
Restored Rattan Triple-Strand Half Square Moon Arm Lounge Chair w/ Arched Back
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl inspired rattan lounge chair features a triple-strand half Square moon arm design with slightly reclined rattan seat and arched design back.
Wicker, Rattan
Contemporary Gray Tufted Leather Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary "Foster" square back lounge / arm chair with tufted stone gray leather upholstery and silver metal legs (Similar chair without tufting: MTL009A)
Metal
19th Century French Louis XVI Mahogany Armchair with Cane Seat
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI style (19th Cent) mahogany square back open arm chair with bronze trim and cane seat & back with a stretcher.
Bronze
Walter Knoll Foster Armchair, Gray Leather, Silver Legs, 1970s
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary "Foster" square back lounge /arm chair gray leather upholstery and silver metal legs.
Leather
Set of Eight George IV Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
A George IV set of six single and two mahogany arm chairs. The chairs have broad curved backs with carved scroll tops to the upright supports and stand on hexagonal shaped front l...
Mahogany
Louis XVI Gilt Fauteuil
Located in Kensington, MD
Square back Louis XVI style Arm Chair with old Gilt finish and new upholstery.
Wood, Fabric
Pair Louis XVI Style Carved and Painted Square Back Arm Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of Louis XVI style carved and painted, square back arm chairs. The chair frames are beautifully carved with a twisted rope detail, acanthus leaf motif to arms and tapered, flu...
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Gold Gilt Square Back Louis XVI Style Arm Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Wonderful Square back Gold Gilt Arm chair. Perfect proportions.
Upholstery
Pair of Square Back Louis XVI Arm Chairs
Located in Washington, DC
Pair of Square Back Louis XVI Arm Chairs with new upholstery Seating height if 15"
Sold
H 38 in W 23.5 in D 2.5 in
Pair Carved Walnut French Louis XVI Directoire Square Back Fireside Arm Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of early 20th century finely carved walnut French Louis XVI / Directoire style armchairs. The pair features, ornately carved solid wood frames with wreath, branch and shield car...
Fabric, Walnut
Louis XVI-Style giltwood arm chairs/fauteuils 19 thc. With square backs
Located in Houston, TX
These chairs have the original gilt patina and fine carving which indicates Their age and style. They have been recovered in a more contemporary Upholstery fabric which elevates th...
Giltwood
A Custom Modern Armchair designed by James Mont
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Featuring an upholstered seat and back with square arm supports, this chair is perfect for a desk or used as a pull-up chair.
Large French Square Back Arm Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Large French Square Back Arm Chair (newly upholstered)
Linen
Pair of French Square Backed Napoleon III Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Newly re-upholstered in Blue & White homespun fabric, turned legs on casters.
Wood, Burlap, Linen
$3,617Sale Price|35% Off
H 33 in W 32 in D 36 in
Restored Rattan Six-Strand Square Pretzel Lounge Chair Paul Frankl Style
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl-style six-strand rattan lounge chair features square pretzel arms and the classic stacked rattan base. The lounge blends style and vintage charm...
Wicker, Rattan
$1,900
H 30.75 in W 22.5 in D 22 in
19th C. French Empire Mahogany Desk Armchair with Scroll Arms and Leather Seat
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant 19th-century French Empire desk chair, carved circa 1870, features a sculptural mahogany frame with a rich, warm patina and classic neoclassical lines. The barrel-form b...
Leather, Mahogany
$1,723
H 32.29 in W 23.63 in D 21.26 in
Antique French Empire Revival Mahogany & Ormolu Mounted Armchair 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique French Empire Revival ormolu mounted mahogany armchair, Circa 1880 in date. The bow-shaped chair features superb ormolu decoration including anthemion, rosett...
Mahogany
$8,630
H 35.24 in W 22.45 in D 23.23 in
William IV Hardwood Cane Bergere Library Armchair With Scrolled Arms on Castors
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Stylish William IV 1700's Hardwood Cane Bergere Library Armchair With Scrolled Arms and Original Brass Castors on Fluted Supports. Chair comes with a new brown leather piped cushion...
Brass
$2,250
H 34.5 in W 34 in D 20.5 in
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Six Strand Bent Rattan Lounge Chair After Frankl
By Paul Frankl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Experience mid-century modern flair with this vintage six-strand bent rattan lounge chair, inspired by the iconic designs of Frankl. Its American craftsmanship combines comfort and s...
Upholstery, Rattan
$5,975
H 35.25 in W 22 in D 22.25 in
English Regency Caned Mahogany Armchair or Bergere of Unusual Form, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An unusual English circa 1830 George IV, William IV period regency form armchair or bergere, the solid mahogany frame having shaped crest rail and scroll arms with caned back, sides,...
Brass
$3,400
H 29 in W 27 in D 36 in
Restored Rattan Triple-Strand Half Moon Arm Lounge Chair w/ Arched Back
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Paul Frankl inspired rattan lounge chair features a triple-strand half-moon arm design with slightly reclined rattan seat and Arched design back. The chair ...
Wicker, Rattan
$1,895
H 32.5 in W 30.75 in D 20.5 in
Vintage Heywood Wakefield Mid-Century Modern Bent Rattan Lounge Chair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Embody the relaxed sophistication of mid-century design with this stunning vintage lounge chair by the renowned American maker, Heywood Wakefield. Masterfully crafted, the chair's fr...
Fabric, Upholstery, Rattan
$12,369
H 29.73 in W 22.84 in D 22.05 in
Neoclassical Empire Early 19th Century Mahogany Desk Armchair
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An unusual North European mahogany desk armchair with original brass castors. Fully carved armrests with eagle heads, the design probably by a designer from Berlin or Copenhagen (e.g...
Brass
Regency Mahogany And Satinwood Caned Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
Square back with caned back set in a molded mahogany frame with satinwood banding. Closed caned arms. Caned seat. Circular tapered reeded legs with casters. No cushions.
Mahogany, Satinwood
$1,960Sale Price|30% Off
H 30 in W 26 in D 35 in
Restored Mid-Century 3-Strand 3/4 Round Pretzel Arm Rattan Lounge Chair
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored Post War Mid-Century 3/4 round pretzel-arm rattan lounge chair, it features sculptural three-strand 3/4 round pretzel arms and an arched base. The chair sho...
Wicker, Rattan
Neoclassical Mahogany Fauteuil or Armchair, Italy, circa 1800
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Elegant circa 1800 Italian, French Consulate style and period carved mahogany fauteuil having Klismos style tablet form backrest above central X-form open splat, arms with padded res...
Mahogany
$2,748Sale Price|35% Off
H 30 in W 32 in D 32 in
Restored MCM Paul T Frankl Style Rattan 5-Strand Square Pretzel Lounge Chair
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This beautifully restored mid-century six-strand rattan lounge chair features square pretzel arms and a classic stacked base. Each chair blends style and vintage charm with modern co...
Rattan
$2,450 / set
H 29.5 in W 29.25 in D 22 in
Vintage 1950s Beverly Hills Rattan Lounge Chairs and Ottoman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exceptional set from the prestigious Beverly Hills Rattan company is a definitive example of 1950s tropical modernism. Heavily influenced by the iconic designs of Paul Frankl, t...
Fabric, Wicker, Rattan
18th Century Mahogany Queen Anne Armchair
Located in High Point, NC
18th century mahogany Queen Anne arm chair from England. The top rail on the back has a central scroll, continuing in graceful and elegant curves and a vase shaped back splat, also...
Mahogany
$2,289 / set
H 30.71 in W 33.08 in D 34.26 in
De Sede Ds 17 Pair of Grey Leather Lounge Chair Armchair
By De Sede
Located in Munich, Bavaria
De Sede leather armchair DS 17. The leather is the DS Club leather a thick grey aniline leather. Great comfort and a classic timeless design by De Sede. In a good condition. Set ...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
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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