Armchairs
Late 19th Century European Rococo Revival Antique Armchairs
Brass
1840s French Restauration Antique Armchairs
Yew, Fruitwood
Early 1800s French Directoire Antique Armchairs
Brass
1820s English George II Antique Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
Late 19th Century Antique Armchairs
Brass
19th Century British Victorian Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Armchairs
Wood
Late 19th Century British Antique Armchairs
Satinwood
Mid-19th Century Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Armchairs
Burlap, Wood
1880s French Gothic Revival Antique Armchairs
Oak
Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Antique Armchairs
Cane, Wood
19th Century French Rustic Antique Armchairs
Straw, Rush, Wood
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Armchairs
Cherry
19th Century Spanish Antique Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Armchairs
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Country Antique Armchairs
Rush, Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
Mid-19th Century English Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Armchairs
Cane, Mahogany
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Wood
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Armchairs
Walnut, Upholstery
1850s Italian Modern Antique Armchairs
Rattan
Late 19th Century Antique Armchairs
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Armchairs
Fabric
1870s French Empire Antique Armchairs
Silk, Walnut, Paint
19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Provincial Antique Armchairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Armchairs
Oak
Late 19th Century British Antique Armchairs
Beech
1890s Swedish Empire Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
1820s German Biedermeier Antique Armchairs
Leather
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Oak
Late 19th Century French Edwardian Antique Armchairs
Sheepskin, Oak
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Giltwood
19th Century British Victorian Antique Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Oak
1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Fruitwood
19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Cane, Wood
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
1880s Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Armchairs
Wood, Giltwood
1850s Antique Armchairs
Silk, Wood
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Armchairs
Oak
Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Beech
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Wood
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
Early 19th Century Antique Armchairs
Beech, Mahogany
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Bentwood
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.