With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the piece of wingback chairs with distressed leather you’re looking for. An item from our selection of wingback chairs with distressed leather — often made from
animal skin,
leather and
wood — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for a choice in our collection of wingback chairs with distressed leather, we have 8 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Each object in our assortment of wingback chairs with distressed leather bearing
mid-century modern,
Georgian or
modern hallmarks is very popular.
E. J. Victor,
Henredon and
Lee Industries each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of wingback chairs with distressed leather that is worth considering.
A piece of wingback chairs with distressed leather can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,698, while the lowest priced sells for $1,013 and the highest can go for as much as $7,800.
They may not offer structural support, but the wings on antique and vintage wingback chairs certainly do have a purpose or did, when the design was first conceived in England in the 1600s.
Back then, the armchair protrusions were meant to protect the sitter from drafts and from the strong heat radiating from the large fireplaces that were popular at the time. This explains why the wingback is so strongly associated with cozying up by the fireplace.
Although the functional aspect of a wingback may be obsolete in the 21st century, the chairs have maintained their popularity over the years and have seen waves of revivals, from mid-century modern spinoffs to playful contemporary adaptations (like the Bear chair by Pierre Yovanovitch, wherein the place of wings are furry ears — a cheeky send-up of Hans Wegner’s iconic mid-century Papa Bear chair).
Shop the most innovative versions of wingback chairs today on 1stDibs.