Spanish 18th Century Armchair
Antique 18th Century Spanish Armchairs
Iron
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Armchairs
Pine
Antique 18th Century Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique 18th Century Spanish Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 1760s Spanish Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Antique 19th Century Spanish Armchairs
Wool, Velvet
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Armchairs
Cane, Walnut
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Brass
Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Oak
Antique 17th Century Spanish Renaissance Armchairs
Wood
Antique Mid-18th Century Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Brass
Antique 18th Century Portuguese Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Rosewood
Vintage 1950s Spanish Brutalist Armchairs
Leather, Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Iron
Antique Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Armchairs
Rush, Maple
20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Beech
Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather
Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Beech
Antique 18th Century Spanish Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Stools
Oak
Late 20th Century Modern Sofa Tables
Slate
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Walnut, Leather
2010s Surrealist Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
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Textile
2010s South African Minimalist Pedestals
Hardwood
2010s Spanish Country Patio and Garden Furniture
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts
Marble
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Console Tables
Pine
2010s American Modern Stools
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs
Linen
Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Organic Modern Center Tables
Travertine
2010s Belgian Modern Club Chairs
Linen
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames
Giltwood
2010s Belgian Modern Sofas
Linen
2010s Belgian Modern Sofas
Linen
Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Giltwood, Paint
2010s Belgian Modern Sofas
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Russian Brutalist Commodes and Chests of D...
Oak
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Fruitwood, Damask
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Chestnut, Leather
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mexican Armchairs
Fruitwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
Wood, Leather
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
Antique Late 18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Chairs
Leather, Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Wingback Chairs
Antique 18th Century Spanish Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Louis XIII Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Metallic Thread
Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Wood, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Louis XIV Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Louis XIV Armchairs
Antique 1790s Spanish Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Brass
Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Louis XIII Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century French Gothic Armchairs
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Antique Early 18th Century European Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Walnut
20th Century Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Cane, Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Chairs
20th Century Rustic Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Spanish Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Régence Armchairs
Antique 18th Century Spanish Armchairs
Velvet, Wood, Cotton
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
Elm, Beech, Fruitwood, Ash
Antique 1830s British William IV Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Oak
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Régence Armchairs
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Teak
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Chairs
Walnut, Leather
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Chairs
Brass
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Silk, Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Windsor Chairs
Elm, Beech, Fruitwood, Ash
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Antique 18th Century European Chairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Chairs
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Antique 1750s Spanish Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Brass
Antique 18th Century Spanish Armchairs
Antique 18th Century Portuguese Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Iron
Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque 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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