Armchairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Rattan
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel
Early 2000s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Velvet, Beech
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1960s French Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Rosewood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Iron
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric
2010s Austrian Art Deco Armchairs
Wool, Beech
1980s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Ash
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Armchairs
Beech, Ebony
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Steel
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
20th Century Austrian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Beech
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Brass
1910s German Jugendstil Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Velvet, Bentwood
1910s German Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
Early 20th Century Czech Armchairs
Wood
Early 20th Century European Vienna Secession Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Fiberglass
1970s European Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Straw, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Straw, Bentwood
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
20th Century Polish Armchairs
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Fur
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Beech
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.