Armchairs
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Cane, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Art Deco Armchairs
Leather, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Teak
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Velvet
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wool, Oak
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Upholstery, Fruitwood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Fabric, Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Wood, Ash
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Chrome
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Armchairs
Wood, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Armchairs
Fabric, Wool, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1780s Italian Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Iron
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Rush, Walnut
1970s Vintage Armchairs
Bamboo, Rattan
2010s Post-Modern Armchairs
Stone
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Wicker, Cane, Oak, Teak
Late 20th Century Unknown British Colonial Armchairs
Upholstery, Wicker, Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Armchairs
Metal
20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Alpaca, Beech, Oak
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Fabric, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Teak
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Armchairs
Beech
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Cane, Wood
1970s Brazilian Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Armchairs
Leather, Wood
1980s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Hardwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Bamboo, Rattan
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
2010s Belgian Brutalist Armchairs
Cut Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Sheepskin, Wood
1940s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Rope, Plywood
2010s Moroccan Modern Armchairs
Wool
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Velvet, Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Organic Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Plywood
20th Century Polish Armchairs
Beech
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Textile, Beech
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Rattan
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Steel
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wool, Elm
2010s French Art Deco Armchairs
Velvet, Oak, Fabric
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Fiberglass
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Cotton
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Textile, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs
Leather, Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Ash
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Sheepskin, 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.