Savonarola Armchair
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Early 20th Century Moroccan Islamic Armchairs
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique 19th Century Indian British Colonial Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Armchairs
Bone, Hardwood, Ebony
20th Century English Modern Armchairs
Wood
20th Century English Modern Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Renaissance Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Asian Moorish Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Iron
Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Anglo-Japanese Armchairs
Hardwood
Antique Mid-19th Century French Armchairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Wrought Iron, Brass, Bronze
Antique 1870s Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Armchairs
Brass
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage 1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Rosewood
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1980s Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Metal
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Club Chairs
Leather, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century European Armchairs
Bronze, Iron, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
20th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century Danish Armchairs
Pine
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Armchairs
Walnut, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Bronze, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Bronze, Chrome
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Iron
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Iron
Vintage 1950s European Campaign Armchairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Birch, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Wood
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Steel
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Brass
Antique 19th Century European Renaissance Armchairs
Suede, Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Renaissance Armchairs
Gold
Antique 19th Century Italian Other Armchairs
Metal, Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Dining Room Chairs
Brass, Steel
20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Chairs
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century European Renaissance Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Bergere Chairs
Walnut, Paint
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Club Chairs
Pine
Antique 19th Century Italian Side Chairs
Wool
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Brass, Steel
Antique 1890s Indian Armchairs
Bone, Rosewood
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Armchairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Wrought Iron, Iron
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
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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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