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Armchairs For Sale
Style: Louis XVI
Style: Arts and Crafts
Pair of Louis XVI style Armchairs, France circa 1890
Located in Knutsford, GB
A Pair of Louis XVI Style painted Fauteuils/ Armchairs.
Late 19th Century.
French.
Blue silk upholstery
100 cm high x 69 cm wide x 69 cm deep
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of French Louis XVI Style 1900s Painted Bergères Chairs with Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XVI style painted wood bergère chairs from the early 20th century, with carved décor and foliage-themed upholstery. Created in France at the Turn of the Centur...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Louis XVI Blue and White Gingham Upholstered Marquise Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI (18th Century) Marquise armchair with carved floral detail and modern blue and white gingham upholstery.
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Beautiful Pair of Cane Back French Louis XVI Needlepoint Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a Spanish-made pair of gorgeous French Louis XVI styled needlepoint upholstered cane back armchairs. They are whimsical and unique with their mermaid and Capricorn figures. T...
Category
1950s Spanish Louis XVI Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Midcentury French Louis XVI Style Gilt Painted Striped Armchair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
French Louis XVI style cream and gilt painted wood armchair custom upholstered in a fabulous Geoffrey Beene inspired striped fabric by Schumacher. This round back chair features beau...
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Parker Knoll, Mid-Century English Arts & Crafts Style Oak Reclining Armchair
By Parker Knoll
Located in London, GB
Parker Knoll. A very good quality Arts and Crafts style reclining armchair with sculptured lazy looking arms slight curve-shaped back and on square legs.
The cushions are for displa...
Category
1960s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Louis XVI Revival Style Chair by Simon Loscertales Bona, Spain 1920s
Located in Delft, NL
Louis XVI revival style chair by Simon Loscertales Bona, 1920s
Carved walnut wooden chair with details with gilt decoration and brown leather u...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Pair of French Open Armchairs Louis XVI Medallion Fauteuils, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of Louis XVI style fauteuils Medaillon, French open armchairs, made circa 1900.
The beechwood is finely scupted with plant motifs typical of the Louis 16 style.
The upholstery i...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
19th Century French Carved and Painted Louis XVI Painted Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
These 19th Century French Louis XVI armchairs are a stunning representation of antique furniture, with intricate carvings and a beautifully painted finish. The craftsmanship of these...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Louis XVI Open Armchairs or Fauteuils - 4 available
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Set of four French carved and painted Louis XVI style fauteuils or open armchairs, the frames with finely-carved ribbon details and standing on turned tapering fluted legs. C. 1910.
...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Beech
19th Century French Giltwood Fauteuil Armchairs, Pair
Located in Miami, FL
19th century French giltwood fauteuil armchairs, pair
Offered for sale is a pair of late 19th century Louis XVI French giltwood fauteuil armchairs shown in muslin and in need of uph...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Louis XVI Giltwood Chairs, Circa 1780
Located in CA, CA
An exceptional set of four gilt Louis XVI chairs, comprising of two armchairs and two side chairs, circa 1780.
The chairs are hand-carved and finished in gilt laid over gesso. Beaut...
Category
1780s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XVI Style Pair of Grey Painted Armchairs in Pink Ikat Fabric
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of Grey painted and carved Louis XVI style small armchairs. Perfect for a little girls' room or bedroom. Newly professionally upholstered in pink Ikat fabric.
Category
1940s American Louis XVI Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Arts and Crafts Oak Elbow Chairs, in the Manner of George Walton
Located in London, GB
A pair of Arts and Crafts oak elbow chairs, in the manner of George Walton, with re-rushed back and seat panels, square supports with floor stretchers....
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Armchairs, Bergeres
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair antique French Louis XVI walnut armchairs ~ Bergeres was created with timeless neoclassical style! The tailored framework is accented by...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Authentic Pair French Armchair, Louis XVI Period, 1775-1790
Located in Paris, France
These authentic Louis XVI period armchairs, original and authentic, seduced me by their modernity. Very rare with their original cream lacquer, flat and square back "à la Reine", with their strict armrests and highly visible assembly, straight legs turned into quivers in the shape of a column tapered down and fluted. The foot ends in a dice that rests on the ground, while the top is cubic is decorated with a circular molding pattern quite rare contrary to the rosette pattern often used for copies - The queen chairs have perfect proportions in their elegant silhouette.
In general, I am only interested in design and contemporary pieces, but in the course of my peregrinations I sometimes come across pieces that do not leave me indifferent. As for the lyres chairs, the baccarat chandelier and the large golden mirror...
Category
1770s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Style Armchairs, 19th Century, Silk Upholstery
Located in Houston, TX
Excellent pair of armchairs in the Louis XVI style with lovely new white silk
Upholstery having a reeded leg and a graceful arm.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Louis XVI Style Walnut Caned Needlepoint Lounge Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Divine pair of French caned lounge chairs or armchairs featuring the original art nouveau style needlepoint. Beautifully crafted from walnut i...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
Gilded Age Louis XVI Style Carved and Giltwood Bergere
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This hand carved Louis XVI style giltwood armchair features classic motifs including acanthus leaves, rosettes, and fluted tapered legs.
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Armchair
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style gilt wood armchair, circa 1900. With a foliate carved cupids bow crest rail, down swept arms with beaded carvings ending in acanthus carvings, foliate carved apron, t...
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Glasgow School Oak Armchair George Walton Style 'Abingwood' Liberty & Co
Located in Norwich, GB
A superb Glasgow School Arts And Crafts oak armchair. After a design by George Walton for Liberty & Co. Circa 1895.
The chair is almost identical to the George Walton design, but has a variant shaped top to the back. Literature: Daryl Bennett, 'Liberty Furniture 1875-1915'.4 Art Furniture, Page 131, plate 4.91. Sketch illustration of George Walton design. Please see photographs.
The seating retains the original webbing and filling and has been padded and re-covered with brown leather and copperised studs. The studs are set how they were originally on the chair. Please refer to the last photograph showing the frame before re-upholstery. They have been slightly aged.
The oak has the original patina, which has been waxed. There are some marks around the frame with an indentation to note to the top of one arm. The edges to the legs are knocked with use.
The chair has a flattened curved arm with an elongated tapering back. The Abingwood design was considered some of the most distinctive of Walton's designs, strongly influenced by C R Mackintosh...
Category
19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent pair of French carved walnut fauteuil armchairs crafted in the Louis XVI taste. The chairs feature a gracefully arched crest and square back with padded arms. The generous se...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Custom Upholstered Faux Paint Decorated Bergere
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Custom bergere with fixed back, loose pillow seat, faux paint decorated frame with a distressed finish, resting on cabriole legs. Covered in plaid fabric with slight nubby feel and t...
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood
Louis XVI Style Fauteuil
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elegant French Louis XVI style armchair with bleached wood frame, fluted leg and cubic blocks decorated with florets, upholstered in Classic beige suited fabric. Appropriate for dini...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood
French Louis XVI Period 18th Century Armchair with Floral Tapestry Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XVI period carved wood armchair from the late 18th century with oval back and tapestry upholstery. Born during the second half of the 18th century, this exquisite sing...
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Upholstery, Wood
Thorvald Bindesbøll, Side Chair, Leather, Wood, Denmark, 1900
Located in High Point, NC
A leather and wood side chair designed and produced by Thorvald Bindesbøll, Denmark, c. 1900.
seat height 19”.
Category
Early 1900s Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique White Bergere Armchairs Late 19th century French Armchairs
Located in London, Park Royal
A pair of French Louis XVI style bergères in original paint from the 19th century. Rosettes on the corner posts with tapered and fluted legs. re upholstered in a Warm linen.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
C R Ashbee for The Guild of Handicraft. A rare Arts and Crafts oak armchair
Located in London, GB
C R Ashbee for The Guild of Handicraft. A rare Arts and Crafts oak armchair with larger proportions than usual. The shaped back makes this armchair ergonomically perfect and rather c...
Category
Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 4 French Louis XVI Striped Walnut Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
"Set of 4 French Louis XVI style walnut arm chairs with striped upholstered seat and back. (19/20th Cent.)
Antique condition."
Category
19th Century Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI, French Arm Chair, Versace Fabric, Giltwood, France, 1960s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Louis XVI, French Arm Chair, Versace Fabric, Giltwood, France, 1960s
A Louis XVI style armchair designed and produced in France. Finest Versace upholstery covers this one of a kind ...
Category
1930s French Louis XVI Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage French Provincial Louis XVI Cream Painted Fauteuil Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Provincial Louis XVI style cream painted Fauteuil armchairs - a pair. Item features solid wood frame, upholstered arm rests, distressed finish, nicely carved details, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Oak and Rush Armchair with Round Back
Located in London, London
Early to mid-20th Century half-round armchair with rush seat
This is an early 20th-century Arts and Crafts-style wooden chair with a half-moon backrest. Crafted in oak, it features ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils / Armchairs, France Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An attractive & very comfortable pair of giltwood fauteuils, both frames decorated with carved & molded foliate motifs, showing arched crest-rails with upholstered backs, sided by padded armrests...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood, Fabric
Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Stickley JM Young Style Lounge Arm Chairs Green - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Stickley JM Young Style Lounge Arm Chairs Green - Pair. Item features mortise and tenon joints, beautiful quartersawn oak wood, original green Nauga...
Category
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Stunning Pair of Gold Upholstered French Carved Louis XVI Canopy Porter Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a luminous pair of absolutely gorgeous French Louis XVI porter or canopy chairs. these chairs were originally designed to protect "porters" who would check calling cards for ...
Category
1960s French Louis XVI Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Upholstered Armchairs, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A pair of French Louis XVI style armchairs offer giltwood frames with upholstered seats and backs, carved foliate crest, scroll form arms, acanthus elements and raised on turned and ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood, Upholstery
Pair Fine Quality Paint Decorated French Louis XVI Style Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic pair of French-made Louis XVI style armchairs. The chairs are painted in a beautiful off-white hue with nice upholstery. The chairs are graceful, and have a light...
Category
1960s French Louis XVI Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
French Handmade Louis XVI Style Armchairs in Black Leather Side Chairs Available
Located in Chicago, IL
From the Old Plank Collection, comes a Louis XVI style dining chair, made in France, by an elderly gentleman, who has been crafting French dining chairs his entire life. Our French L...
Category
2010s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Leather, Upholstery
Late 19th Century Oak Armchair by Thorvald Bindesbøll, Denmark circa 1890
Located in Valby, 84
A stunning and rare armchair designed by renowned Danish architect and designer Thorvald Bindesbøll (1846–1908). This elegant piece is crafted in solid oak with beautifully contrasti...
Category
1890s Danish Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Classic French Pair of Antique Highly Carved Louis XVI Armchairs or Fauteuils
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of antique 19th century French Louis XVI armchairs with new neutral high end British upholstery. Carved beautifully in walnut with a fantastic patina. Each chair is raised by f...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Period Armchairs, Ca. 1770 Stamped S.Brizard
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
An excellent pair of Louis XVI open armchairs painted off white upholstered in a silk velvet with a tiger pattern; each is signed S.BRIZARD (Sulpice Brizard became a master in 1762)....
Category
18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Frank Brangwyn, Armchair for the Canadian Pacific Liner 'SS Empress of Britain'
Located in London, GB
Frank Brangwyn. An important armchair.
Brangwyn's last interior designs were for the Canadian Pacific Liner; 'The SS Empress of Britain', which was launched in 1931 by the Prince of Wales, later to be King Edward VIII who renounced his throne to marry Wallis Simpson in 1930.
These armchairs were designed for the 1st class dining room; 'The Salle Jacque Cartier' (see last image) and they were made by H.H. Martyn and Co. Cheltenham. The 1st class dining room was described in the Bulletin of The Decorative Arts Society 1890-1940 as 'In the fully fledge modern restaurant and cinema style of the 1930s'. The Studio in a long article on the liner, discusses and illustrates Brangwyn's Salle Jacques Cartier: 'So architectural it is, so true proportion, so devoid of Extraneous ornament. In contrast to this austerity of line, hue and colour, his great wall paintings are rich in colour; composed in the bold, yet intricate pattern of figure, fruit and flowers that characterizes Mr Brangwyn's decorative works'.
Tragically the liner was sunk in 1940 by a U-boat. Brangwyn also designed marquetry panels for the private dining rooms and they were executed by the Rowley Gallery, he also designed a frieze carved in wood for their gallery façade in 1936.
The armchair has a central under bar below the seat which still has the original bolt and eye to secure the chain to and then to the floor, that would prevent all the chairs from sliding around in stormy weather.
It is lacking ivorene numbered disc which would have sat in the very top of the head rail.
In October 1940 the most famous of the Canadian Pacific Railway liners and flagship of the company's Atlantic Fleet, the Empress of Britain, was attacked and sunk. She was travelling to Glasgow from Suez via South Africa, where she was bombed near the north-west coast of Ireland by a German Focke Wulf Condor plane. When the Condor attacked the Empress of Britain the ship's crew couldn't shoot the plane down and soon the Empress was burning out of control and the Captain C.H. Sapsworth gave the order to abandon ship. 45 people died and the remaining survivors including women and children, were later rescued that day by the British destroyer HMS Echo and the Polish destroyer Burza and 3 British naval trawlers Paynter, Cape Agona and Drangey. The Empress still burning managed to stay afloat and the day after 2 Royal Navy tugs, Marauder and Thames tried to tow her into port with many escort ships around her but in spite of the protection she was given from the escort ships on October 28th, a German U-boat, U-32, managed to get by the escorts un-noticed and torpedoed the crippled Empress. She sank within ten minutes. The Empress of Britain was the largest Allied passenger liner to be sunk and weighing 42,348-tons she was the biggest merchant ship loss of the war. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had travelled aboard Empress of Britain after their 1939 Royal Tour...
Category
1930s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Fine Quality Pair of French Creme Painted Gilt Louis XVI Directoire Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a gorgeous set of chic Maison Jansen style armchairs. The chairs feature chic creme painted frames with distressing and gold gilded highlights. The chairs are upholstered in ...
Category
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Armchairs Hand-Made in France Finishing, Upholstery in Chicago
Located in Chicago, IL
Louis XVI style Armchairs Hand-Made in France in a distressed Old Plank crème white lacquer and upholstered in a leather with a smooth grain; other colors available upon request. We ...
Category
2010s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique French Louis XVI Painted Wingback Bergere ~ Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XVI Painted Wingback Bergere ~ Armchair represents the dawn of comfort in luxurious seating fit for a king! The generous seat back is conjoined with two sides t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Hardwood
Louis XVI Style Painted Armchair Made by Baker
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Louis XVI style painted armchair, made by Baker Furniture Company, circa 2000. The paint is off white and silver. The cushion is partial down filled, see photo of upholstery contents.
Category
1990s North American Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Down, Paint
19th Century French Hand Carved Bergere Chairs - Armchairs in Louis XVI Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Elegant French hand carved bergere chairs with richly decorated wooden frame hand painted in light grey and brand new upholstery in turquoise silk textile.
Very comfortable shape an...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
A pair of Scottish School armchairs of barrell form
Located in London, GB
A pair of Scottish School armchairs of barrell form with steam bent back rest and stretchers. professionally Re-upholstered in a quality Turquoise leather.
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
4 Rural Dutch Ladder Back Oak Rush Seat Armchairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Lovely minimalist armchairs from the 1930s made of solid oak with a wicker woven seat.
Fit perfectly with the style of designers such as Charlotte Perriand and Charles Dudouyt.
Comf...
Category
1950s Dutch Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of Louis XVI Painted Bergère Armchairs, France, Circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary pair of 18th century bergères boast well-preserved painted wood frames, plush seats, backs and arms, and a new, patterned linen upholstery.
Provenance:
Private collection of Hubert de Givenchy, Paris.
Private collection of Mrs. Susan Gutfreund
Category
1770s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Style Walnut Caned Needlepoint Lounge Chairs
Located in Tarry Town, NY
fine quality and beautifully hand carved and hand woven with wood frame floral decoration set of four armchair / bergere. Each armchair features a wood frame decorated with hand carv...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood, Walnut
Victorian Cane & Bobbin Arts And Crafts Reclining Steamer Armchair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Victorian British Arts & Crafts Bobbin & Cane Reclining Steamer Armchair.
Exquisite indoor or outdoor reclining chair suited to both period a...
Category
19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Cane
Pair of Minton Spidel Louis XVI Style Grisaille Painted Armchairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Louis XVI style grisaille painted armchairs, made by Minton Spidel, circa 2000. With oval shaped and molded backs, comfortable seats, down swept arms, turned tapered fluted l...
Category
1990s North American Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts rush seat armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts rush seat armchair, with shaped back slats and stood on turned legs.
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bergère Armchair With Modern Fabric
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 19th Century French Louis XVI walnut bergère armchair is versatile, classic, and comfortable. It was a chair designed in ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Beechwood and Blue Silk Cabriolet Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved during the early- to mid-1900’s, this pair of French Louis XVI style armchairs has beautiful blue silk upholstery on the seats and back rests. The upholstery has a moiré ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Silk, Wood, Beech
Important Pair of Charles Rohlfs Stained Oak Armchairs, Signed and Dated 1904
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This very rare and highly collectible pair of stained oak armchairs by Charles Rohlfs (1853–1936) featuring saddle seats and faceted pegs. Both chairs are signed with his cypher mark...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Maison Jansen Signed, Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bergère, TIger Silk Velvet
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Maison Jansen Signed, Louis XVI Style Giltwood Bergère armchair, Scalamandré "Le TIgre" Silk Velvet
The "Jansen Paris" stamp clearly visible on the unde...
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Silk, Giltwood
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.