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Armchairs For Sale
Pair of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings Sleek Lined Armchairs for Widdicomb
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of expertly restored sleek lined arm chairs designed by T. H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. Holland & Sherry wool upholstery in a grey and white very small checker board patt...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Jens Risom Teak Wood Arm Chair In Black Striped Chenille
By Jens Risom
Located in Chicago, IL
Danish Modern style teak wood arm chair in black striped chenille upholstery. Single Danish teak wood arm chair has a thick sloping seat and a form fitting back cushion. Angular and ...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Bamboo-Form Cabriole Leg Cane Back Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
Faux bamboo framed armchair with cabriole front and back legs, cross and side stretchers and a caned back and seat. Sold with original ivory cut velvet button tufted seat cushion.
Category
1960s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Velvet, Wood
Pair of Karl-Erik Ekselius Leather and Aluminium Mondo Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Mondo armchairs designed by Karl-Erik Ekselius, (1914-1998) for J.O. Carlsson Mobler Vetlanda, Sweden. Polished aluminium frames with dark chocolate leather button tufted sea...
Category
1960s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Carved Wood Curule Chairs in Slate Grey Lacquer
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of uncommon Curule front arm chairs in updated slate gray lacquer over wood. Seats and backs are upholstered in a modern gray and saffron print on white cotton. Deep sloped arms...
Category
1960s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
Lyre Back Black Wrought Iron Arm Chair With Swan Heads & Feet
Located in Chicago, IL
Black wrought iron arm chair with brass swan heads and brass feet. The back is the classic lyre shape and the arms feature iron rings. The seat ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Barnard & Simonds Blue Leather and Mahogany Armchairs
By Barnard & Simonds
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Chippendale influenced armchairs from Barnard & Simonds, Rochester, NY. Cadet blue leather wrapped arms, back as well as seat with brass nailhead details. Mahogany frames hav...
Category
1950s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Pace Chrome and Mocha Leather Cantilevered Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pace Collection chrome flat bar and mocha leather arm chairs. Superior build quality with heavy chrome-plated flat bar cantilevered frame. Retaining their original leather upholstery...
Category
1970s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Pair of Edward Wormley Walnut Open-Arm Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Two architectural open arm lounge chairs in walnut by Dunbar, with green and blue horizontal stripe upholstery.
Category
1950s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of High Back Carved Walnut Gothic Style Armchairs
By Thomasville
Located in Chicago, IL
Dark walnut wood chairs with carved back splats in a unique design, as well as unusual arms. Cabriole legs on all four corners add to the fluid lines. Seats newly upholstered in a su...
Category
1970s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Baker Ebonized Mahogany and Cane Button Tufted Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of ebonized mahogany and cane arm chairs by Baker Furniture. Stacked and loose seat cushion is upholstered in a button tufted persimmon velvet. Most likely a Michael Taylor or W...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Cane, Mahogany
1940s Italian Regency Armchair with Quilted Silk Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Expertly carved walnut Italian Regency armchair with pink textured silk upholstery. The back is curved, with quilted appliques depicting a Classic Roman-Greco temple. Acanthus leaf o...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Widdicomb Ebonized Wood and Saffron Upholstered Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Widdicomb ebonized mahogany and saffron leather-like upholstered chinoiserie lounge chairs. Good sized seats with ample room on padded seat cushion. Curvaceous back frame and...
Category
1960s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Four Gump's 1940s, Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
With excellent patina and carving, these four lacquered and gilt Chinese inspired armchairs were originally purchased at the Gump's department store, in San Francisco. Johan Tapp cre...
Category
1940s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer, Wood
Unusual Studio Carved Oak Armchair in Liebes Style Fabric
Located in Chicago, IL
Oak lounge chair upholstered in green, violet blue, and cream fabric, handwoven in the manner of Dorothy Liebes. One-piece strap back supported by tapered risers with carved and exag...
Category
1950s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Upholstery
Pair of Oxblood Stripe Open-Arm Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Rustic and refined pair of camel back open-arm lounge chairs. Carved wood frames with a distressed lacquer finish. All four legs have wood carved to simulate rawhide banding. Upholst...
Category
1970s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Maple
Pair of Bert England Sculpted Walnut and Off-White Linen Slatback Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Bert England for Johnson Furniture sculpted walnut and off-white linen upholstered arm chairs. Splayed arm supports are rounded and then square up at the seats while rounding...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Walnut
Pair of 1940s Carved and Lacquered Lounge Chairs with Blue Leather Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally purchased at Marshall Field and Company's State Street store in the 1940s, these carved wood club chairs are finished in a distr...
Category
1940s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Four Rare Ward Bennett Ash Bentwood Chairs
By Ward Bennett
Located in Chicago, IL
Exceptional set of four chairs by Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates. Bent ashwood frames with oxblood red coloring. New black linen upholstery makes for a striking set. Would work ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Linen
Pair of Baker Cinnabar and Black Patent Leather Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking pair of two open armchairs by Baker, finished in a cinnabar red lacquer. Seats and back upholstered in black patent leather.
Category
1980s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Dark Lavender Faux Bois Armchairs and Ottoman in Puce Silk
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of dark lavender-purple lacquer and puce silk/linen upholstered Louis XV style faux bois armchairs, with matching cabriole legged ottoman. Very well constructed with hand-carved...
Category
1970s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Linen
Four Interior Crafts Ash and Leather Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of four ashwood and dark chocolate leather armchairs by Interior Crafts of Chicago, custom furniture maker to the trade. Possibly a Bert En...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Ash
Pair of Chrome and Violet Wool Sled Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Most likely Italian in origin, one-piece seat and back armchairs with uncommon chrome round bar sled frame that wraps around to the back. Similar in a...
Category
1970s Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Pair of Walnut Louis XV Style Armchairs in Faux Python
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of heavily carved Louis XV style armchairs on walnut frames with ivory and taupe simulated snakeskin upholstery with brass nail head detailing.
Category
1940s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Black Lacquer and Wool Armchairs with Interlocking Rings
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully carved armchairs in the manner of Baker or Kindle with Curule lower back panel beneath a top of curving carved wood rings. Tapered front legs with saber back legs. Overal...
Category
1960s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Lacquer, Wood, Wool
Pair of Faux Bois and Velvet Louis XV Style Fauteuils
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Louis XV inspired faux bois armchairs upholstered in new dark chocolate suede-like velvet. Hand-carved wood frames are finished in an ivory glaze. Cabriole front and back legs.
Category
1980s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Four Custom Leather and Hand-Forged Iron X-Base Sling Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of four custom crafted hand-forged iron and leather sling chairs with brass finials. Thick umber tanned saddle leather sling seats and...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Iron
Pair of Brass Cantilevered Armchairs with Barrel Backs
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent design and incredible comfort, these cantilevered armchairs are very much like designs Milo Baughman produced for Thayer Coggin. The brass bar is of good weight and the cen...
Category
1980s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Four Louis Modern Custom Dining Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual in being a mix of Louis XV and Louis XVI elements, as well as the distinctive upholstery treatment, these chairs have incredible lines. Everything above the legs is upholster...
Category
1970s American Louis XVI Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Silver Lacquer Button Tufted Velvet Louis XV Fauteuils
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Louis XV fauteuils with plush seat cushions and button tufted backs in grey piqued velvet with contrasting taupe print velvet welting and buttons. Sliver lacquer over carved ...
Category
1950s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Lacquer, Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
Pair of Interior Crafts Regency Scrolled Arm Chairs in Ikat Fabric
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Regency armchairs with factory distressed wood frames and cotton/silk blend ikat print upholstery in white, taupe grey, persimmon and rose. By Interior Crafts of Chicago, IL....
Category
1970s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Cotton
Dunbar Walnut & Crimson Check Upholstered Arm Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Dunbar walnut arm chair with curved open back, carved and tapered upward rising arms and classic side stretchers. Fixed tufted seat cushion with a top and bottom welt. Appealing crim...
Category
1960s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Wool, Upholstery
Pair Paul Tuttle Inspired Chrome Arm Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Two arm or club chairs, similar to Tuttle's Arco chairs, with natural Haitian cotton upholstery supported by sculptural chrome frames.
Category
1970s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Mahogany and Brass Open-Back Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
Stylized X-frame Regency-style armchair with cast brass arm risers, curved open back, striped silk button tufted removable cushion over a caned panel seat. Nicely carved arms and bac...
Category
1940s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Weiman Hand-Carved Rattan-Form Lounge Chairs with Ottoman in Ivory Glaze
By Weiman
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant pair of hand-carved wood framed arm chairs with an antiqued ivory glaze from Weiman furniture. Twisted and open arms are hand-carved to a rattan form. Matching single ottoman...
Category
1970s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Lacquer, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Open Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Restored T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings maple framed open armchairs with new dark chocolate wool upholstery.
Category
1950s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Maple
Pair of Carved Walnut and Upholstered Armchairs After Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
The designer of these chairs slightly distorted their proportions to create intriguing seating that is sculptural in feel. The backs are a polygons with just the slightest arc in the...
Category
1950s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Empire Carved Wood and Leather Swivel Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking and sculptural pair of Italian Empire style swiveling armchairs. Round seats and sinuous arms that intertwine to form the back. Frames are finished in a cream lacquer under ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Pair of Bone Lacquer Sled Base Barrel Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Similar in design to the famous "Onassis" chair by Karl Springer, these barrel chairs have bone lacquered carved wood frames with the original silk/cotton blue and magenta striped ab...
Category
Late 20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of Asian Modern Mahogany Floating Seat Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Asian Modern carved mahogany wood and ivory print silk upholstered armchairs. Wide set arms with floating seat on doweled spacers. Tall backs wit...
Category
1950s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Silk
Pair of Italian Biedermeier Hand-Carved Fruitwood Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully carved and expertly handcrafted, these Italian armchairs feature cane seats and newly upholstered Stroheim & Romann hemp linen seat cushions.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Cane
Set Four Stendig Black Lacquered Italian Slat Back Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of four Postmodern Italian armchairs in black gloss lacquer with black and taupe silk screened upholstered seats. Ergonomic slats curve with the shape of the back providing style...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Six Ivory Glazed Regency Dining Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Uncommon set of six regency style dining armchairs with ivory glazed and parcel gilt carved wood frames with amethyst velvet seats. Cabriole front legs with scalloped aprons and high...
Category
1950s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Polychrome Carved Poppy Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
An inspired rendition of a traditional form, these Italian made armchairs have large floral carvings of poppies within oval backs, slightly cabriole legs and striped pink silk upholstered seats. Purchased with a Phyllis Morris bed and dresser...
Category
1970s American Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
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.