Antique X Frame Armchair
1810s British Regency Antique X Frame Armchair
Leather, Hardwood
19th Century English Antique X Frame Armchair
Walnut
18th Century English George III Antique X Frame Armchair
Giltwood
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19th Century English Antique X Frame Armchair
Mahogany, Cane
Late 19th Century English Antique X Frame Armchair
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique X Frame Armchair
Mid-19th Century English Antique X Frame Armchair
Oak
19th Century European Antique X Frame Armchair
Upholstery, Oak
17th Century English Medieval Antique X Frame Armchair
Iron
1830s Austrian Biedermeier Antique X Frame Armchair
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Antique X Frame Armchair
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Victorian Antique X Frame Armchair
Early 1900s Chinese Late Victorian Antique X Frame Armchair
Wood
19th Century English Antique X Frame Armchair
Oak
1880s Italian Antique X Frame Armchair
1690s English William and Mary Antique X Frame Armchair
Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Antique X Frame Armchair
Walnut
19th Century Antique X Frame Armchair
Velvet
19th Century Spanish Antique X Frame Armchair
Leather
19th Century English Antique X Frame Armchair
Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Antique X Frame Armchair
Linen, Wood
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique X Frame Armchair
Walnut
1910s French Louis XIV Antique X Frame Armchair
Wood
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique X Frame Armchair
Wood
Late 19th Century Jacobean Antique X Frame Armchair
Silk
19th Century English Antique X Frame Armchair
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s British Regency Antique X Frame Armchair
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Syrian Belle Époque Antique X Frame Armchair
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Antique X Frame Armchair
Mohair, Birch
19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique X Frame Armchair
Walnut, Leather
19th Century English Antique X Frame Armchair
Brass
19th Century English Antique X Frame Armchair
Wood
Early 20th Century Syrian Antique X Frame Armchair
Bone
Early 20th Century French Antique X Frame Armchair
Brass
19th Century Indian Antique X Frame Armchair
1910s Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique X Frame Armchair
Brass
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20th Century American Other Antique X Frame Armchair
Metal, Enamel
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Antique X Frame Armchair
Brass
2010s Unknown Modern Antique X Frame Armchair
Velvet, Ash, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique X Frame Armchair
Gold Leaf
1990s Italian Renaissance Antique X Frame Armchair
Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Antique X Frame Armchair
Brass
1990s Italian Renaissance Antique X Frame Armchair
Sterling Silver
1930s American Folk Art Antique X Frame Armchair
Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Antique X Frame Armchair
Copper
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique X Frame Armchair
Copper
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique X Frame Armchair
Silk, Walnut
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique X Frame Armchair
Cedar
Mid-20th Century Indian Antique X Frame Armchair
1880s English Antique X Frame Armchair
Iron
Late 19th Century Antique X Frame Armchair
Steel
Early 1900s Italian Aesthetic Movement Antique X Frame Armchair
Walnut
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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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