Armchairs
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Armchairs
Polystyrene
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs
Fabric
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal, Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Armchairs
Antler, Pine
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Armchairs
Cord, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Armchairs
Sheepskin, Fabric, Bouclé, Oak, Walnut
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Damask, Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Armchairs
Metal, Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Bentwood
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1980s Italian Memphis Group Vintage Armchairs
Steel
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Wool, Beech
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
2010s Ukrainian Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Bouclé
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Armchairs
Silk, Fruitwood
1780s Italian Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century Rustic Armchairs
Oak, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Armchairs
Teak
1970s German Brutalist Vintage Armchairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Armchairs
Wood
1950s American Modern Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century Moroccan Other Armchairs
Bone, Fabric, Wood
20th Century American Armchairs
Iron
2010s Italian Modern Armchairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Late 20th Century German Country Armchairs
Wicker, Rattan, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
1950s Indian British Colonial Vintage Armchairs
Cane, Teak
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Bouclé, Ash
Early 2000s American Louis XVI Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather, Upholstery, Fiberglass
2010s Italian Armchairs
Textile
Mid-20th Century Dutch Art Deco Armchairs
Velvet, Oak
2010s Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Leather, Textile, Upholstery, Hardwood
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather
Mid-19th Century British Antique Armchairs
Walnut
1930s French Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Walnut, Upholstery
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Oak
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Walnut
1970s Pakistani Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
1910s German Jugendstil Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Brazilian Modern Armchairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Armchairs
Rush, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Bouclé, Beech
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Iron
1980s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Paint
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.