Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Mohair, Bentwood
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Fabric, Wood
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Upholstery, Hardwood
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Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Wood
20th Century British Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century European Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Bouclé, Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Velvet, Wood
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Fabric, Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Rattan, Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Hardwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Velvet, Wood
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Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Czech Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Velvet, Wood
1960s Brazilian Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Leather, Wood
1970s Art Deco Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Steel
1950s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Chrome
1950s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Bentwood
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Bouclé
Late 20th Century American Baroque Revival Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Wood
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Leather, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Hardwood
1950s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Hardwood
20th Century Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Leather, Wood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Wood
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Velvet, Wood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Wood
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Leather, Beech
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Wood
20th Century French French Provincial Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Leather
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Wood
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Fabric, Wood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Italian Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Wood, Upholstery
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Velvet, Wood, Cherry
1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Pine
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Italian Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Velvet, Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Hardwood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Wood, Bouclé
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Upholstery, Birch
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Bouclé, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchair Wooden Arms
Fabric, 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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