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Armchairs For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
1750 Venezia Italy Pair of Rococo Carved Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an exquisite gilded and carved pair of armchairs. The front and side parts are carved with scrolls that create a delicate carving effects. This pair hails from Mid- 18th Cent...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Giltwood
Italian Baroque Period 17th Century Walnut Armchair with Carved X-Form Stretcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque period walnut armchair from the 17th century, with slanted back, large scrolling arms, turned legs and carved X-Form cross-stretcher. This Italian Baroque period w...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Modern Burl Walnut Armchairs w/ Leather Cushions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of modern, box-style armchairs with a minimalist yet bold design. The chairs feature squares of burl walnut veneer, Each chair has thick, plush loose seat and back cushions. T...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
The BAISITY armchair designed by Antonio Citterio. Italy, B&B Italia, 1987.
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Fully leather-covered lounge chair by Citterio with two loose feather-filled cushions, upholstered in new cream-coloured linen. The leather is light brown/ rusty orange and is blind-...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Linen
Ward Bennett Pair of Armchairs by Brickel
Located in Highland, IN
Ward Bennett's highly refined aesthetic combines subtle, graceful shapes and exquisite craftsmanship. The classical proportions of these wood framed armchairs allows them to work in ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
George III Formal Open Armchair
Located in Hudson, NY
This finely carved chair made from costly imported mahogany exhibits many special details including a molded arch back with a pierced baluster shaped splat, shaped arms and graceful cabriole legs headed by atheneum and leaf-shaped carving. All the carving is very fine and the color is its original faded color which is so lovely and special. The chairs generous proportions make it comfortable and easy to use.
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Category
Late 18th Century English George III Antique Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
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
Armchair Wing Upholstered Sage Silk Vivien Leigh Laurence Oliver Notley Abbey
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An exceptionally, rare 18th century, upholstered wing armchair with a scalloped back from Notley Priory & the collection of Vivien Leigh & Laurence Oliver...
Category
Early 18th Century British William and Mary Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Rococo Pair of Armchairs
Located in San Angelo, TX
18th Century Swedish Rococo pair of armchairs that have been dry scrapped to the original paint with the natural wood showing through and features new upho...
Category
18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Elizabethan 'Tudor' Hand Carved Oak Wainscot Arm Chair circa 1580
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous Elizabethan Tudor hand carved oak wainscot arm chair - circa 1580 - would be an asset to any space with its simple and modern shape and carved details... its spectacula...
Category
16th Century English Elizabethan Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Black Leather Mies van der Rohe Brno Chair
Located in Den Haag, NL
Classic design. Flat bar frame, comes with black leather upholstery. 1980s good condition
Design Ludwig Mies van Rohe.
Category
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Matching Pair of Mid-Century Post Modern Black Rattan Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A sculptural pair of armchairs circa 1980's. These feature black rattan frames with light grey tweed cushions.
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Rattan
A Significantly Important and Rare 18th Century French Sleigh Form Crown Chair
Located in Hastings, GB
This outstanding piece of French Nobility history with its opulent hand painted lacquered decoration featuring classical figures and motifs, set upon a deep, dark olive green backgro...
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Armchair, "frailero" or friar. Wood, leather. Spain, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Friar armchair. Leather, walnut wood. Spain, 16th century.
Armchair with arms and high back of the type known as “frailero”, which has studded leather on the seat and upper part of ...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Armchairs
Materials
Other
Pair of Mid-century Design Rocking Armchairs, 1980's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia
Made of Fabric,Wood
Wood has aged patina
Original condition
Category
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
18th Century Pair of French Louis XV Carved Walnut Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century pair of French Louis XV carved walnut armchairs
The chairs currently have a lightly distressed green linen fabric. Ea...
Category
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Modern Leather Office Armchair Signed Matteo Grassi
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful elegant and practical dark brown leather swivel armchair
Features a tilting base with four practical castors
Signed at the bottom of the backrest
Every item of our Galler...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of 18th Century French Fauteuil
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Faux pair of Period Louis XVI armchairs newly upholstered in velvet with ribbed silk backs.
Category
18th Century French Antique Armchairs
Pair of English Sheraton mahogany shield back armchairs, 1790
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of generously proportioned English Sheraton mahogany shield back arm chairs with over rail upholstered seats. The chair backs are detailed w...
Category
Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Ben Chairs by Pierre Paulin for Artifort
Located in Dronten, NL
Pair of early Ben armchairs designed in the late 1980s by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, The Netherlands.
Original orange Kvadrat Tonus wool on aluminum bas...
Category
1980s French Organic Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
French 18th Century Os de Mouton Armchair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Colorful custom needlepoint upholstery wraps the wide seat & back of this French 18th century walnut os de mouton armchair. The fabric depicts curvaceous acanthus leaves, floral and ...
Category
18th Century French Other Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Armchair Rococo Swedish White Light Green, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Armchair Rococo Swedish white light green, Sweden. A single armchair with original paint made in Sweden during the Rococo period 1750-1775. A white washe...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Armchairs
18th Century Italian Rococo Set of Four Giltwood Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Height of Rococo style, Louis XV period set of four giltwood carved armchairs raised on cabriole legs. The serpentine curved front having a shell carving in the center. The style bei...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Giltwood Armchairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
18th century Italian giltwood armchairs.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Armchair “Arcadia” by Paolo Piva for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Paolo Piva
Located in Vienna, AT
Armchair in the rare version with curved backrest designed by Paolo Piva. The seat cover is manufactured of dark blue leather while all metal parts are of blackened metal, emphasizin...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
18th Century Swedish Rococo Armchair
Located in Huntington, NY
A fine Swedish Rococo armchair with carved backrest and turned arm rests. Wide seat atop cabriolet legs with turned H-cross construction. Tastefully repainted in pale blue and origin...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
1990s Ettore Sottsass Studio Westside Lounge Chair in Multi-Color Fabric
By Ettore Sottsass, Knoll
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Westside Collection Lounge Armchair, initially designed by Ettore Sottsass for KnollStudio in 1983. Not too many of these were produced. This one dates to the 1990s based o...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pair Of Italian Rococo Blue Painted Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Super sturdy and usable with serpentine crestrail and upholstered back and seat. Generous proportions, cabriole legs. Gilt and blue painted . From a Palm Beach Florida Estate.
Category
1750s Italian Rococo Antique Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Rare Pair of Post-Modern Ebonized Oak and Leather Club Chairs by Brian Kane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare pair of post-modern ebonized oak and leather club chairs by Brian Kane.
Solid polished ebonized oak frames fitted with thick suppler leather cushions.
Ultra-comfortable a...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Oak
18th c. English Paneled Commode Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century oak commode armchair having solid back with reverse arched and central rectangular inset panel, solid sides and base with shaped aprons, over open curved arms on turn...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
French Regency Period "Fauteuil a La Reine" Armchair, 18th Century - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Regency period "fauteuil à la reine", richly carved. The wood is richly carved with regency motifs with shells on the front of the seat, floral motifs on the armrests and l...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Louis XVI Painted Bergère à la Reine, France, circa 1780
Located in Kinderhook, NY
French circa 1780 Louis XVI Bergère à la Reine having painted carved wood frame with allover bellflower motifs on arms, rails, and stiles; the recta...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Little Tulip Armchair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1980s
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Cute and very comfortable pivoting Armchair, designed by the famous Pierre Paulin in te 60's. Fabricated by Artifort in the 80's. Round metal base with ...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Steel
George II Mahogany Swivel Reading Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An unusual and rare mahogany swivel reading chair with a show wood back rail upholstered on the front side to allow for use to both sit in to use as a desk chair as well as to stradd...
Category
1750s English George II Antique Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Italian Baroque Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good pair of early 18th century Italian Baroque hall chairs. The chairs are in overall good condition considering their three hundred years of use. The appropriate upholste...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Period 18th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Fauteuil Arm Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a rare pair of period Louis XVI fauteuil arm chairs in solid walnut. Recently upholstered in crushed emerald green fabric. Recently waxed ...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Early English or Scottish Turner's Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare Elizabethan or Jacobean turned fruitwood and ash three legged chair, often referred to as a "thrown" chair because all the parts are turned on a lathe (think thrown as on a pott...
Category
16th Century Scottish Elizabethan Antique Armchairs
Materials
Ash, Fruitwood
Pair of Original 18th Century Louis XV Salon Gold Gilded Chairs
Located in Doha, QA
Extraordinary and exquisite set of original Louis XV salon gold gilded chairs with curved wood edges, intricately carved surfaces and Grey Green Pat...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Baroque Antique Armchairs
Materials
Gold
18th Century Rococo armchairs
Located in SE
A pair of high class rococo armchairs made in Stockholm. This type of armchairs with loose back plate were made in the Castle workshop. Front legs are decorated with acanthus leafs ...
Category
1760s Swedish Rococo Antique Armchairs
Materials
Birch
Italian Carved and Gilded Sedan Chair with Original Interior and Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Museum quality. Of all the examples we've seen, this is the best.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
17th Century Oak Wainscot Hall Chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
17th Century Oak Wainscot hall chair
This Handsome Chair, has a magnificent patina, the solid plank seat has a little carving to the front border, the back is carved with a large ...
Category
17th Century Gothic Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
McGuire Chippendale Bamboo Rattan White Dining Armchairs, Set of 4
By McGuire
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Offering one of our recent Palm Beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
set of 4 mcguire style chippendale style coastal MCM bamboo...
Category
1980s Unknown Chippendale Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Rattan, Bamboo
A pair of Swedish Rococo carved and whitewashed walnut armchairs, 18th C.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A substantial pair of armchairs having graceful lines, they exhibit wonderfully carved crests and knees, comfortable and recently recovered slip seats supported by deeply scrolled se...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
An 18th-Century English George III Hand-Carved Mahogany Open Armchair
Located in New York, NY
An 18th-Century English George III Hand-Carved Mahogany Open Armchair. The rectangular backrest has a subtly curved crest rail and is fully upholstered, extending into padded arms t...
Category
1770s English George III Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Philippe Starck 'Miss Dorn' chairs for Disform, 1982 - set of four
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Miss Dorn chairs by Philippe Starck for Disform, 1982. Black coated tubular steel frames and round cylindrical black leather seats. The combination of their primary shapes and hard l...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of French Provincial Floral Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Provincial Louis XV open Armchairs with carved floral crest on top of back frame with floral upholstered seat, back and arm rests
Category
18th Century French French Provincial Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Louis XV Epoque Fauteuil à La Reine
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A wide and comfortable Louis XV style fauteuil, hand carved in the 18th century and featuring exquisite green silk upholstery woven with neoclassical motifs of lyres, cherubs, peacoc...
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 4 "Mastro" Dining Chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Molteni, Italy 1980's
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Rare set of 4 "Mastro" dining chairs by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Molteni, Italy, 1980's.
A minimal and striking design with strong graphic lines and interesting details resulting in an architectural appearance.
The simple but solid frames are constructed out of black painted metal.
Both seat- and backrest have their original high quality canvas covers, finished in the characteristic way like all original Scarpa chairs...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pair of Antique Painted Pinewood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian pair of armchairs with a loose seat cushion, made of hand crafted painted Pinewood in good condition. The l...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Pine
Rustic French Late 18th Century Walnut Armchair with Rush Seat and Cushion
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rustic French walnut armchair from the late 18th century with rush seat, carved ladder back, curving arms and upholstered cushion. Created in France during the later years of the 1...
Category
18th Century French Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
F784 “Concorde” Lounge Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1980s
Located in Hilversum, NL
The F784 "Concorde" lounge chair, designed by Pierre Paulin and manufactured by Artifort in the 1980s, is a timeless piece of modern design originally developed in the 1960s.
This c...
Category
1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Late 17th Century Carved Walnut and Embossed Leather Armchair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An extraordinary chair with superb color, large proportion and very good condition. The wood has a very soft hand and great marking. With polychrome leather...
Category
17th Century European Elizabethan Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
1980s Sculptural Leopard Tiger Wood Chairs and Ottoman, Set of 3
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning chairs you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it bei...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Paolo Piva, 4 Leather Armchairs, Edition Wittmann, circa 1980
By Paolo Piva, Wittmann
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paolo Piva, 4 leather armchairs, Edition Wittmann, circa 1980.
Category
1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Giorgetti Progetti Armchairs Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Umberto Asnago for Giorgetti Progetti arm or lounge chairs. Chairs are upholstered in off-white Bouclé with an oak and beech frame.
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Beech, Oak
Vintage Postmodern Multicolored Vinyl Armchair, 1980s
Located in PRAHA 5, CZ
1980s armchair inspired by Harry Siegel. Upholstered in multiple colors vinyl. In good vintage condition with some traces of wear and age, few scratches on the vinyl. Structurally so...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
PVC
Unique Tusk Style Chairs with New Sheepskin and Fabric Upholstery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very Unique pair of Accent chairs
Featuring Tusk-Like arms of solid wood
Newly upholstered in mushroom tone sheepskin & soft velvety neutral to...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Fabric, Wood
1 of 4 Memphis Design Postmodern Geometrical Chairs by KFF, 1980s Germany
Located in Zagreb, HR
A steel, chrome and plywood postmodern chair designed in the 1980s in Germany by Karl Friedrich Förster for KFF, his own manufacturing company.
Unique, geometrical and Memphis-influe...
Category
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
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.