Armchairs
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary French Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Rattan
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Cotton, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Armchairs
Aluminum
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal, Chrome
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary European Space Age Armchairs
Wicker, Rattan, Fabric
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Faux Leather
20th Century Nigerian Armchairs
Beads
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Chrome
19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Polystyrene
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass, Iron
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Iron
20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Faux Leather, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Armchairs
Wood
19th Century French Charles X Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany, Walnut, Fabric, Wood
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal, Brass
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Iron
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Iron
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Steel, Chrome
1960s Hungarian Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Wool, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Chrome
Early 1900s Antique Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Iron
1920s Danish Vintage Armchairs
Fabric
1950s Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Brass
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Iron
1950s Danish Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Armchairs
Brass, Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Iron
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Velvet
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Iron
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Resin
Mid-20th Century French Armchairs
Fabric, Rattan, Foam
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Armchairs
Wool, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary French Armchairs
Aluminum
Antique and Vintage Armchairs for Sale on 1stDibs
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.