Tapestry Upholstered Armchair
Antique 1760s French Armchairs
Tapestry, Wood
Antique Mid-18th Century French Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Tapestry, Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1940s Armchairs
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Tapestry, Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Armchairs
Tapestry, Beech
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Velvet, Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century American Modern Armchairs
Tapestry, Faux Bamboo, Maple
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood, Tapestry
20th Century European Regency Armchairs
Metal, Brass
Antique 18th Century British Queen Anne Armchairs
Wood, Walnut, Tapestry
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs
Tapestry, Oak
Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Armchairs
Beech
Antique 1850s French Regency Armchairs
Tapestry, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs
Tapestry, Fruitwood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Armchairs
Tapestry
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Walnut, Textile, Tapestry
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Armchairs
Tapestry, Oak
Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Tapestry, Wood
Antique 19th Century European Louis XIV Armchairs
Tapestry, Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Louis XVI Armchairs
Tapestry, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Tapestry, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century British Armchairs
Upholstery
Antique 18th Century Queen Anne Armchairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Regency Armchairs
Tapestry, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century European Baroque Revival Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery
Antique 1680s French Baroque Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 19th Century British Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century French Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Tapestry, Giltwood
Late 20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Trimming
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Tapestry
20th Century English Armchairs
Oak, Tapestry
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Tapestry, Giltwood
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Armchairs
Mahogany, Tapestry
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Tapestry, Walnut, Upholstery
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Tapestry, Oak
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Tapestry, Hardwood
Antique 1890s French Renaissance Armchairs
Tapestry, Upholstery, Oak
Vintage 1970s North American Queen Anne Armchairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Armchairs
Tapestry, Walnut
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Armchairs
Tapestry, Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Tapestry, Giltwood
Antique Early 18th Century French Armchairs
Upholstery
Antique 18th Century English George II Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Leather, Tapestry, Walnut
Early 20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Fabric
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century French Other Armchairs
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Italian Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique Early 1900s Armchairs
Giltwood
Early 20th Century British George III Armchairs
Beech
Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival 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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