Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the wingback throne chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each wingback throne chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using
wood,
fabric and
cotton. Your living room may not be complete without a wingback throne chair — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A wingback throne chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in
modern,
Victorian and
Art Nouveau styles are sought with frequency.
Vladimir Kagan,
Hans J. Wegner and
Cassina each produced at least one beautiful wingback throne chair that is worth considering.
A wingback throne chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,075, while the lowest priced sells for $1,895 and the highest can go for as much as $28,500.
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.
