Secessionist Armchairs
Antique 19th Century Austrian Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Vintage 1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Bentwood
20th Century German Armchairs
Oak, Pine
Vintage 1950s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Brass
20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Upholstery, Beech
Vintage 1920s European Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Straw, Oak
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Cane, Rattan, Oak
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Upholstery, Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Armchairs
Leather, Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Brass
Vintage 1920s Hungarian Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Brass
Antique Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Benches
Pine
Antique Early 1900s English Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Settees
Faux Leather, Glass, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Club Chairs
Leather, Beech
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Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
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Fabric, Wood
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Mahogany, Leather
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Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Armchairs
Vintage 1910s Swedish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Beech
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Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Beech, Fabric
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Beech, Bentwood, Leather
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Bentwood
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Fabric
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
Vintage 1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Bentwood, Leather
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Cane, Beech
Vintage 1930s French Armchairs
Mahogany, Silk, Chenille
Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Beech
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Armchairs
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Early 20th Century Czech Vienna Secession Armchairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Benches
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Chairs
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs
Vintage 1910s Austrian Jugendstil Armchairs
Alabaster
Antique 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Bentwood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Italian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Cherry
Late 20th Century Macedonian Post-Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs
Beech
American Armchairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Mahogany
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Leather
20th Century Austrian Chairs
Early 20th Century English Armchairs
Wood, Cane
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Vintage 1950s American Sofas
Wood, Down
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Early 20th Century German Armchairs
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Brass
Antique 1860s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Birch
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Travertine
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Early 20th Century French Vienna Secession Armchairs
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
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Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession 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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