Armchairs
20th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Rattan
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Armchairs
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus Armchairs
Chrome, Metal
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Beech, Upholstery, Lacquer
1910s Austrian Vintage Armchairs
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Bentwood
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Wool, Beech
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Cane, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Beech
1940s Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1980s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Rattan, Walnut
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Chrome
1930s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Steel, Chrome
20th Century American Art Nouveau Armchairs
Naugahyde, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Beech
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Cane, Bentwood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Steel, Chrome, Iron
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Velvet, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Macassar
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Chrome
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Bentwood
1890s Austrian Antique Armchairs
Straw, Wood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood, Fabric
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Bauhaus Antique Armchairs
Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
1930s Slovak Modern Vintage Armchairs
Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
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.