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Armchairs For Sale
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A High Back Arm Chair, Upholstered in Pure Alpaca Wool
Located in London, GB
A modern 1940s style high backed armchair. Handmade beech frame, sprung seat and solid oak feet. Newly upholstered in a luxurious, soft, pure alpaca wool fabric. Fast shipping wo...
Category
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Alpaca, Beech, Oak
Teak Mogens Koch MK-16 Safari Chair
By Mogens Koch
Located in Montreal, QC
Teak Mogens Koch MK-16 Safari chair in rosewood foldable safari chair by Danish architect and designer Mogens Koch. These are re-editions by Interna of the ...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Eastern bloc Vintage armchairs, 1980´s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These armchairs were made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1980s.
The chairs are made of beechwood and the cushions are upholstered in fabric.
They are in very good vintage condit...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beech
'Stella' Lounge Chair, by Sérgio Rodrigues, Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Design
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
The "Stella" lounge chair, a creation of Sergio Rodrigues from 1956, is a symphony of timeless elegance and meticulous design. At first glance, its plush upholstery, reminiscent of s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Other
Colonial Indo-English Living- Room
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful colonial Indo-English living room. It consists of a sofa and a pair of armchairs. The structure is made from native wood and dates from the early twentieth century. The front legs are made of turned wood and end in casters. The set with an interesting design is covered with a vintage mustard yellow tapestry.
Category
20th Century Indian Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Pair of Midcentury Chairs, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very confortable pair of midcentury chairs.
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Mid-Century Danish Modern Accent Side Captain Lounge Chairs by Benny Linden Desi
Located in Madison, WI
Pair of Mid-Century Danish Modern Teak Chairs by Benny Linden Design.
Feature a solid teak frame in a minimalist Scandinavian Modern Design,...
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Teak
Flower Wooden and Rattan Armchair
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Gorgeous armchair: rattan flower petal shaped seat, on wooden feet. Perfect on your terrace, in your veranda, around the swimming pool or the dining table. Poetic, elegant, aerial.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
An Armchair, Reupholstered in Pure Alpaca Wool, Denmark, 1950s
Located in London, GB
A lovely armchair, Denmark, 1950s. Newly upholstered in a luxurious, soft, ivory pure alpaca wool. Fast shipping worldwide.
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Alpaca, Wood
Borge Mogensen Easy Chairs with Footstool Model 227, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Model 227, produced by Frederica Stolefabrik, Denmark, 1960s.
New and reupholstered cushions in Danish Kvadrat fabric.
Excellent vintage condition.
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Zebra Velvet Armchair, GFM 142, Edmund Homa, Europe, 1960s
By Edmund Homa
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Beautiful Zebra Velvet Armchair GFM-142, designed by Edmund Homa, a polish architect, designer of Industrial Design and interior architecture, professor at the Academy of Fine Arts i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
Camber Chair - woven leather cord and oak
By Otzi Ltd
Located in Norwich, GB
The Camber reading chair is refined and beautifully poised, with a gentle sculpted bow in the arm rests and slight angle on the subtly profiled legs. Using the finest oak bark bridle...
Category
2010s European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Cord, Hardwood
Danish Modern Walnut Reclining Lounge Chair and Ottoman by Ib Kofod Larsen
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Amazing Danish walnut reclining lounge chairs and ottoman designed by Ib Kofod Larsen in Denmark, circa 1960s. Both the chair and the ottoman have a stained walnut frame that's been ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Pair of large curved wooden armchairs - Belgian work, 1980/90
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Beautiful curved grey wooden armchairs
Belgian work, 1980-90
painted in grey
74 x 73 x 79 cm
Very confortable and large armchairs.
Category
1980s Belgian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Marta Blomstedt 1930s Sheepskin Wing Chair for The Hotel Aulanko
Located in London, GB
Marta Blomstedt
Hotel Aulanko Wing Chair, 1939.
This iconic wing chair was designed by Finnish architect Marta Blomstedt for the foyer of the Hotel Aulanko in Hameenlinna, Finland....
Category
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Elm
Danish Modern Teak Spade Lounge Chair by Finn Juhl for France & Søn
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Danish modern teak "spade" lounge chair design by Finn Juhl for France & Søn in Denmark, circa 1950s. These chairs are known for their comfort and beauty, but most importantly, their sculptured spade shape armrest. The chair was made of the highest quality teak giving it a mid-century look. The chair needs to be upholstered but offers you the opportunity to create the perfect chair...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Pair of armchairs ‘Eva’ designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson, Swedish
Located in Stockholm, SE
Pair of armchairs ‘Eva’ designed by Bruno Mathsson for Karl Mathsson,
Sweden, 1964.
Leather and birch.
Stamped.
With its characteristically curved legs and armrests, this iconic c...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Birch
Pair of American Hoopback Windsor Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 20th century American Windsor chairs with continuous hoop backs, saddles seats, turned legs tapering to narrow feet, and their original black painted finishes. Perfect at a...
Category
20th Century American American Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Original William Morris Sussex Rope Seat Armchair Seen in the V&A Museum
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely very rare and collectable William Morris Rush seat Sussex armchair circa 1870-1880 as seen in the Victorian and Albert museum
The History This chair was named after a country chair found in Sussex, which inspired the design with the turned frame and rush seat. Similar types of chairs, with imitation bamboo frames and rush seats, were fashionable between 1790 and 1820.
Ownership & Use
William Morris and his wife, Jane, used Sussex chairs in their first home, Red House, Bexleyheath, Kent, from 1860 and subsequently in their London house, Kelmscott House, Hammersmith.
Morris's great friend, the artist Edward Burne-Jones (1833-1898) had Sussex armchairs in his studio, as did the sculptor, Alfred Gilbert (1854-1934). Robert Edis recommended this chair as 'excellent, comfortable and artistic' in his influential book, 'Decoration and Furnishing of Town Houses in 1881'. Examples from the Sussex range were supplied for students' rooms at Newnham College...
Category
1870s English High Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rope, Beech
Wonatti Nazaré Armchair, Walnut Wood Armchair, Suede Armchair Navy Blue Armchair
Located in Vila Nova De Famalicão, 03
A true statement of luxury
Combining the finest and ancient craftsmanship with luxurious levels of design, quality, and comfort.
Nazaré Armchair, Modern Collection, Walnut Wood, Su...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Frank Gehry for Knoll Maple Hat Trick Chairs
By Knoll, Frank Gehry
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Iconic pair of maple plywood hat trick chairs designed by Frank Gehry for Knoll. Each beautiful chair is signed and dated on bottom. Constructed on 8-7...
Category
20th Century American Post-Modern Armchairs
Materials
Maple
Oswald Mathias Ungers for Draenert Pair of 'Leonardo' Dining Chairs
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Oswald Mathias Ungers for Draenert, pair of 'Leonardo' dining chairs, beech, leather, Germany, design 1988
This pair of 'Leonardo' dining chairs are de...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Wonatti Nazaré Armchair, Walnut Wood Armchair, Suede Armchair, Orange Armchair
Located in Vila Nova De Famalicão, 03
A true statement of luxury
Combining the finest and ancient craftsmanship with luxurious levels of design, quality, and comfort.
Nazaré Armchair, Modern Collection, Walnut Wood, Su...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Rare Fritz Hansen Lounge Chair, Beech and Woven Seagrass, Denmark, 1940s
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Fritz Hansen & Attributed. Frits Schlegel
Scandinavian Modern
A stunning and lounge chair in beech and seagrass made by Danish cabinetmaker Fritz Hansen in the 1940s, design attr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Seagrass, Beech
Wonatti Nazaré Armchair, Walnut Wood Armchair, Suede Armchair, Brown Armchair
Located in Vila Nova De Famalicão, 03
A true statement of luxury
Combining the finest and ancient craftsmanship with luxurious levels of design, quality, and comfort.
Nazaré Armchair, Modern Collection, Walnut Wood, Su...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Guillerme & Chambron Pair of Lounge Chairs in Oak and Pink Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Guillerme et Chambron, pair of lounge chairs, pink fabric, oak, France, 1960s
This French designer duo is known for their extremely high-quality solid oak furniture, from which this...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Fabric
Pair of Tage Poulsen Pine & Rush Seat Lounge Chairs, c. 1970's
By Tage Poulsen
Located in Norwalk, CT
Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of Scandinavian design with this pair of lounge chairs, expertly crafted by the renowned designer Tage Poulsen in the 1970s. A harmonious marria...
Category
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Pine
Mid-Century Brutalist Solid Pine Lounge Chair, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Hilversum, NL
Mid-century Brutalist solid pine lounge chair new upholstery in white Ortello Blouclé fabric. Sweden, ca 1970s. Fits perfectly in a contemporary interior!
Category
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Pine
Gustave Gautier Attributed Armchair in Oak and Jacquard Fabric, France, 1950s
By Gustave Gautier, Nobilis
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare armchair was produced in France in the late 1950s. The design of this particular model is attributed to the designer Gustave Gautier.
The chair is characterized by the sha...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Jacquard, Oak
Wonatti Nazaré Armchair, Walnut Wood Armchair, Suede Armchair, Green Armchair
Located in Vila Nova De Famalicão, 03
A true statement of luxury
Combining the finest and ancient craftsmanship with luxurious levels of design, quality, and comfort.
Nazaré Armchair, Modern Collection, Walnut Wood, Su...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
Danish Armchair in Patinated Leather Cuban Mahogany, 1930s
Located in Lejre, DK
Armchair in patinated leather made by Danish Cabinetmaker in 1930s. Great original condition.
Category
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of midcentury armchairs by Jaroslav Šmídek for TON, 1970´s
Located in Prague 8, CZ
These midcentury armchairs were designed by Jaroslav Šmídek for TON company and made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970´s. They are made of beechwood.
The chairs are stable an...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Beech
French Pair of Napoleon III toad chairs armchairs seating blue upholstery 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty pair of Napoleon III period (mid XIX th Century) living room armchairs, covered in a beautiful blue fabric. This is not an identical pair but both armchairs are entirely ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Armchairs by Jindrich Halabala, 1950s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Professionally restored and re-upholstered rmchairss, model No. 2, designed by Jindrich Halabala and produced in Czechoslovakia from the 1930s by UP Zavody Brno ( the same as the fam...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bentwood
Arts & Crafts ‘Sussex’ Morris & Co Armchair ‘the Madox'
By Morris & Co.
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts ‘Sussex’ chair.
Made using ebonised ash and beech woods.
with new traditionally rushed seat.
This chair was named ’The Madox’ after Ford Madox Brown...
Category
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Ash, Beech
1930S Dutch Armchair In Striped Velvet
Located in London, London
Armchair
Great geometric shape
New Christian Lacroix velvet upholstery
Dutch 1930s
Seat height 42cm
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Set of Two Armchairs Designed by Jindřich Halabala, Model H-237
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1950
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of wood, fabric
- Wooden part has been refurbished
- Good, original condition.
Category
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood
High-back 'USA-75' armchair by Folke Ohlsson for DUX, 1960s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Swedish armchair in teak by Folke Ohlsson for DUX, 1960s. Good original condition.
Recently treated with leather wash and leather conditioner.
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Leather
1940s French Modernist Armchair in Limed Oak and Mohair
Located in London, GB
A chic modernist Art Deco armchair with cubic frame in limed oak, reupholstered in Alexander - ‘Loden’ - a muted green-grey wool mohair by Dedar Milano. French, c. 1940.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Oak
Pair of German Art Deco Oak Easy Chairs, c. 1940's
Located in Norwalk, CT
Born of the hands of a skilled carpenter, this fabulous pair of Art Deco club chairs features a chunky silhouette crafted from solid beech wood, with dramatically curved arm pads and...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of King Tubby Rattan Armchairs by Platt & Young for Driade, Italy, 1990s
By Driade, Platt & Young
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Mid-Century Modern style pair of King Tubby rattan wicker armchairs or lounge chairs by the designer Platt and Young for the quality and famous italian desi...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rattan
MCM Arm Lounge Chairs Tapered Legs & Brass Sabots Style Folke Ohlsson for DUX
Located in Topeka, KS
Lovely vintage MCM or Mid-Century Danish Modern armchairs or lounge chairs with tapered legs & brass sabots in the style of Folke Ohlsson for DUX. Beautiful condition, keeping in min...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Modernist Vintage Four Dining Chairs Cognac Brown Leather Chrome, 1980s, Italy
Located in Vienna, AT
Modernist vintage four ( 4 ) dining chairs or armchairs from cognac brown leather and chromed base by Fasem, Italy 1980s.
A beautiful set of four ( 4 ) dining chairs or armchairs fr...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Elias Svedberg Armchairs for Nordiska Kompaniet, Sweden, 1940s
Located in The Hague, NL
This rare pair of armchairs was designed by Elias Svedberg and produced by Nordiska Kompaniet (NK) in the 1940s. The rounded, curved lines and the tufted interior on the back and sid...
Category
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Birch
French Vintage Rattan "Emmanuelle" Armchair
Located in Montreal, QC
French vintage rattan armchair beautifully crafted with intricate weave designs, made famous by the 1970s erotica films "Emmanuelle".
Category
1960s Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rattan
Art Deco Lounge Chairs in Oak & Reupholstered in Bouclé Fabric France '40s
Located in Almelo, NL
Large size Art Deco lounge chairs manufactured and designed in France 1940s. Made of french oak and these lounge chair has just been reupholstered with Bouclé wool fabric. It is in p...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
Venezia Mid-18th Century Baroque Hand-Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Brescia, IT
Mid-18th Century baroque hand-carved 1750 Venetian walnut armchair.
Straw seat not original.
The 18th Century was in Venice the Golden Age and this armchair is a remarkable work by ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Arne Norell "Inca" Easy Chairs, 1970s
By Arne Norell
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of the very comfortable Inca chair with patinated original leather. Designed by Arne Norell, produced by Norell Möbel AB in Aneby, Sweden.
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
G. TIGIEN Convertible Armchair in Lacquered Wood, Edition La Maison Europeenne
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
G. TIGIEN convertible armchair in lacquered wood, edition La Maison Europeenne, 1964.
Metal cord with white plastic.
3 positions : armchair, fireside chair, daybed
daybed : 10,24"x7...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Plastic
Vintage Hans Wegner Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hans Wegner armchair, located in NY.
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of 2 Aquilon Teak Armchairs by Pierre Guariche, Les Huchers-Minvielle, 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
Set of 2 Aquilon teak armchairs by Pierre Guariche, Les Huchers-Minvielle, 1960
Rare Aquilon furniture by Pierre Guariche
Pierre Guariche (1926 - 1995) is one of the legendary French designers of the 1950s, who left his mark on his era with purely aesthetic, functional and accessible pieces. A graduate of the École nationale supérieure des Arts décoratifs, he published his first designs on his own, including the famous Rotaflex lamp, which he exhibited at the Salon des Arts ménagers and then at the Salon des Artistes décorateurs. It was a great success with the public, and soon attracted the interest of publishers. Pierre Guariche went on to create furniture, lighting and decorative objects for Airborne, Pierre Disderot and Steiner. In 1954, he also joined forces with decorators Michel Mortier and Joseph-André Motte, with whom he founded the Atelier de recherche plastique. ARP went on to create furniture for Charles Minvielle's living room, dining room and bedroom. At the end of the 1950s, as artistic director of the Belgian furniture company Meurop, he gradually turned to interior design. In 1965, he was awarded the Prix René Gabriel. Pierre Guariche's original creations have become iconic pieces such as the Amsterdam chair...
Category
1960s European Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Pair of Jorge Zalszupin Presidential Armchairs of Hardwood and Suede
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of 'Presidencial' lounge armchairs, circa 1959-1965, by Polish-Brazilian architect and designer Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020). These lounge chairs can be displayed with or without their original mustard colored nubuck leather cushions. Base formed of tubular steel and black lacquered metal slats, large thermoformed seat in a shape of an arc of hardwood veneer, backrest of profiled hardwood veneer slats. Manufacturered by L'Atelier, labeled.
Literature:
Jorge Zalszupin - Design Moderno No Brazil, Maria Cecilia Loschiavo des Santos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Set of 10 Spanish Painted Walnut Dining Chairs with Aqua Velvet Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of (10) Spanish painted walnut dining chairs with aqua velvet upholstery and antique brass colored nailhead trim detail.
Measures: Armchairs 28 x 22 x 40 SH 19
Side chairs 19 x...
Category
1930s Spanish Other Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
1959 Atomic Ranch White Swivel Armchair Style Viko Baumritter
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Fabulous White Swivel Chair
after Viko Baumritter
Stamped MODEL19 May 1959 Memphis Tenn
27.5 h x 27.5 w x 25.25 d seat15.25 h arm rest 23 h
Original unrestored vintage conditi...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
1960's Jens Risom Style Walnut Armchairs
By Jens Risom
Located in New York, NY
1960's mid-century modern walnut and fabric armchairs in the style of Jens Risom, fully restored and re-upholstered, with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Edward Wormley Chair
Located in New York, NY
No. 5482 Armchair by Edward Wormley for Dunbar. Mahogany, brass and fabric. Fantastic model with floating seat and padded armrests.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
4 Rural Dutch Ladder Back Oak Rush Seat Armchairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Lovely minimalist armchairs from the 1930s made of solid oak with a wicker woven seat.
Fit perfectly with the style of designers such as Charlotte Perriand and Charles Dudouyt.
Comf...
Category
1950s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Marianne "The Knitting" Chair by Marianne Boman, Oy Boman Ab 1940s
By Boman OY
Located in Helsinki, FI
A strikingly beautiful and modernistic easychair by Marianne Boman (1925-2010). Marianne was a Finnish Interior Architect and the daughter of Industrialist, Furniture manufacturer an...
Category
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
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.
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