Armchairs
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Rosewood, Rope
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Armchairs
Chrome
2010s French Armchairs
Fabric, Oak
Early 2000s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Velvet, Beech
1970s New Zealand Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Wood
1920s French Vintage Armchairs
Mahogany, Upholstery
1970s New Zealand Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Wood
1970s New Zealand Vintage Armchairs
Wood
1970s New Zealand Vintage Armchairs
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Alpaca, Wood
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Rush, Oak
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Oak, Leather
Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs
Cherry, Walnut
Late 20th Century Armchairs
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Alpaca, Rosewood
1950s English Vintage Armchairs
Leather
2010s Chinese Industrial Armchairs
Brass
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Wood, Velvet
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Wool, Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Oak
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Beech, Oak, Mohair
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs
Walnut
Late 18th Century American George III Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century American Antique Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
Late 18th Century American George III Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1750s Irish George III Antique Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Early 1900s Antique Armchairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Sheepskin, Wool, Bouclé, Beech, Oak, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Armchairs
Sheepskin, Beech, Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Armchairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Armchairs
Beech, Oak, Sheepskin
1960s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood, Bouclé, Fabric
1980s Italian Prairie School Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Cherry
1950s French Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Bouclé, Chenille, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Armchairs
Wood, Velvet
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Wood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Sheepskin, Wood
Mid-20th Century Armchairs
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
1940s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Beech, Upholstery
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.