Swedish Gustavian Armchair
Vintage 1920s Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Antique 1830s Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Birch
Vintage 1920s Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Pine
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Birch
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Metal, Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Muslin, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1930s Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Muslin, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Textile, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1960s Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Pine
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Beech
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Pine
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Neoclassical Armchairs
Antique 1810s Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood, Birch
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 1780s Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Late 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Birch
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood, Paint
20th Century European Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Fruitwood
Antique Late 18th Century European Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Mahogany
20th Century European Gustavian Armchairs
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Antique 1810s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Pine, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood
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How Much is a Swedish Gustavian Armchair?
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.