Armchairs
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Armchairs
Leather, Fabric
Late 20th Century Italian Armchairs
Faux Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Metal
2010s American Armchairs
Teak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel, Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Cotton, Faux Leather
19th Century English Regency Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany, Giltwood
20th Century Italian Modern Armchairs
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Armchairs
Aluminum
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Industrial Armchairs
Metal
20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Silver Leaf, Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Steel
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
2010s French Modern Armchairs
Velvet
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Armchairs
Leather
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Steel
1940s Unknown Vintage Armchairs
Early 1800s Italian Antique Armchairs
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Velvet
1850s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Armchairs
Brass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Shell, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
19th Century Italian Antique Armchairs
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Chrome
1950s French Vintage Armchairs
Wrought Iron
1760s Irish George III Antique Armchairs
1960s Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Iron
Mid-20th Century Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Beech, Plywood
Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Giltwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fiberglass, Rubber
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Steel
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fiberglass
1940s Norwegian Vintage Armchairs
Birch
1940s European Vintage Armchairs
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Armchairs
1950s Italian Vintage Armchairs
21st Century and Contemporary French Armchairs
Metal
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Jacaranda, Mohair
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric
1970s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Wrought Iron
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric
1950s European Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
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.