Armchairs
Beautifully curved bentwood and original woven rope seats.
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Rush, Bentwood
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Rush, Ebony, Oak
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Leather
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Sheepskin, Beech
1940s Swedish Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Oak
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Birch
1940s Dutch Vintage Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
Early 1900s Italian Antique Armchairs
Straw, Wood
1940s Polish Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Walnut
1940s Dutch Rustic Vintage Armchairs
Sheepskin, Rope, Oak
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Steel
Early 1900s European Louis XIV Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Sheepskin, Beech
1940s French Vintage Armchairs
Rush, Wood
Early 1900s European Black Forest Antique Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Walnut
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Teak
Early 1900s Antique Armchairs
Wood
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Walnut
Early 1900s Hungarian Renaissance Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Rush, Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Sheepskin
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Bouclé, Walnut
1940s American Modern Vintage Armchairs
Cherry, Velvet
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Beech
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s Swedish Chesterfield Antique Armchairs
Leather, Oak
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 1900s Finnish Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
1940s Vintage Armchairs
Velvet
Early 1900s Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Armchairs
Leather
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Birch
1940s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1940s Neoclassical Vintage Armchairs
Velvet, Beech
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Oak
Early 1900s American Adirondack Antique Armchairs
Oak
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Beech
1940s Vintage Armchairs
Rush, Wood, Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Wool, Beech
1940s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Wood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Oak, Leather
1940s Italian Folk Art Vintage Armchairs
Wood, Plywood
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Wood
1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Cord, Mahogany
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Wicker
Early 1900s Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Mahogany, Walnut
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
1940s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
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.