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Armchairs For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1820s
A Stunning French 18th Century Occasional Chair Newly Upholstered
Located in Oak Park, MI
A stunning French 18th century fauteuil arm chair. Newly upholstered in a Kravet ticking 100% linen fabric. A very good patina on this chair! Excellent old white paint with hints of ...
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Armchairs

Materials

Linen, Fruitwood

Superb Pair Important Carved French Regence Tapestry Armchairs Circa 1850s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic pair of absolutely beautifully carved Regency or Regence French tapestry upholstered chairs in their original tapestry a...
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1850s French Regency Antique Armchairs

Materials

Tapestry, Walnut

Antique Dutch Armchair Triangular Turned Bobbin Corner Chair Rush Seat Rustic
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Late 19th century bobbin turned wood armchair with rush seat, ca 1900 Manufactured in The Netherlands. Beautiful antique bobbin/ knitting chair with t...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Rustic Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wicker, Oak

19th Century British Wooden Armchair
Located in High Point, NC
Introducing the quintessence of 19th-century British elegance, this wooden armchair is a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship. With its gracefully arched backrest and symmetrical ...
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19th Century British Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Antique Swedish Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A stunning pair of antique Swedish armchairs. They were recently imported from Sweden, they date from around the 1850-1870 period. They are of extremely fine quality, with beautiful...
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1850s Swedish William IV Antique Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of Gustavian-style medallion chairs, late 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of chairs with medallion-shaped upholstered backrests and upholstered armrests and seats. The beige paintwork with dark green accents is new and has been given a light antique p...
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Late 19th Century German Gustavian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

19th Century English Lolling Chair In Leather and Mahogany
Located in Hudson, NY
Handsome sculptural and comfortable. Those three words best tell the story of this English leather chair from the 1850's It is beautifully constr...
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Mid-19th Century English Edwardian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Mahogany

Beautiful Pair Of Victorian Carolean Open Armchairs
Located in Crawley, GB
We delight to offer for sale this amazing pair of Victorian Carolean design open armchairs, the cresting rail pierced and carved with foliage over trailing grape vine and spiral turn...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Pair of Early 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Wonderful pair of early 19th Century Italian armchairs. With painted and gilt decoration, beautifully weathered and worn, stripped and ready for their top layer.
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19th Century Italian Country Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century Armchair attributed to Gillows
Located in London, GB
A fine quality early 19th century Regency, George IV period open armchair, attributed to Gillows of Lancaster and London. English, circa 1825. Illustrated: British Furniture: 182...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Armchairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Circa 1830 English High Back Windsor Arm Chair, Yew Wood
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830 English high back Windsor arm chair, yew wood. This sturdy, comfortable chair has desired "Christmas Tree" cut-outs in the back panels. Bold turnings. Well shaped arms & knuckles. Provenance: Derek Green...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Yew

Antique Victorian Spoon Back Armchair
Located in London, GB
An excellent antique Victorian spoon back armchair. This was made in England and it dates from around the 1860-1880’s period. Th...
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1880s British Late Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of 19th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of late 19th century Louis XIV style walnut armchairs, each with tapestry upholstery depicting rural country houses, scrolling carved arms and legs with parcel...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Armchairs

Materials

Tapestry, Walnut

Early 19th Century Gainsborough Armchair after Chippendale
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Gainsborough mahogany armchair in the manner of Chippendale, upholstered in sage green silk damask in the traditional 19th century style with brass studding, the s...
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19th Century Irish George III Antique Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Charles X Style Pair Of French "Antique Master" Chairs In Wood And “Cuoio”
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, as we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Fascinating and ra...
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Mid-19th Century French Charles X Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

American Federal Mahogany “Martha Washington” Lolling Armchair ca. 1800
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AMERICAN FEDERAL INLAID-MAHOGANY LOLLING "MARTHA WASHINGTON" ARMCHAIR Massachusetts, ca. 1780-1800 purchased from Bernard and S. Dean Levy, Inc. of New York in 1966 Item # 401JNI25P...
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19th Century American Federal Antique Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Pair of Gustavian-style medallion chairs, late 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of chairs with medallion-shaped upholstered backrests and upholstered armrests and seats. The beige paintwork is new and has a light antique patina. The chairs have been covered...
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Late 19th Century French Gustavian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Painted Wingback Armchair ~ Bergere
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Painted Wingback Armchair ~ Bergere with cut silk velvet was literally designed to provide the utmost in comfort! The neoclassical architecture of the framework includes a subtly arched seat back crown that transitions to "wings" that envelope the shoulders, combining with the fully upholstered armrests prevent drafts and keep away winter's chill. Adorning the scrolled armrest supports and tapered & fluted legs are fine molding details including pyramidal rosettes, all highlighted in gold to provide accentuation and contrast against the patinaed light...
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Armchairs

Materials

Silk, Walnut, Paint

19th century Mahogany spindle open armchair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very high quality mahogany framed Victorian open armchair. Smaller than average proportions but still remains very comfy. Elegant design with the turned spindle arm support...
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Late 19th Century Antique Armchairs

Materials

Beech, Mahogany

19th Century Set of 2 Armchairs
Located in Lučenec, SK
A beautiful set of two armchairs in a stunning blue. It may be of interest that this set was manufactured as a custom order and the customer had made a funny variation in one of the ...
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Mid-19th Century German Neoclassical Antique Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Elegant pair of Italian walnut and gilt armchairs circa 1820.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elegant pair of Italian walnut and gilt armchairs C 1820. The frames having cane seats and carved back splats with gilt feathers. The arms having carved masks. One of two pair available
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1820s French French Provincial Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Louis XV Lacquered Wood Salon Furniture Set with 4 Armchairs and 2 Chairs -1X01
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Elevate your living space with this stunning Louis XV salon furniture set crafted from lacquered wood. The set includes four elegant armchairs and...
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1850s Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Armchairs Florence capital
Located in Firenze, IT
Exceptional pair of carved walnut armchairs with gilt parts. The carvings on both armchairs are of extraordinary refinement, with finely worked details extending to all elements, in...
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19th Century Antique Armchairs

Materials

Nutwood

French Provincial Empire Style Armchair
Located in New York, NY
"French provincial Empire style armchair, with a square crestrail and wheatsheaf-carved splat, with downswept arms above square legs, the square seat upholstered in Green leather wit...
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19th Century French Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

American Aesthetic Ebonized Bamboo Side Chairs, 2
Located in New York, NY
The American Aesthetic ebonized faux-bamboo side chairs are approximately 30.5 inches in height, 18 inches in width, and 15 inches in depth. The seat height is approximately 15 inche...
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19th Century American Antique Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

French Louis XV Style Carved Oak Armchairs, 2
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style pair of oak armchair or fauteuil a la reine raised on cabriole legs joined by stretchers with carved shell and acanthus foliage motif to backrest and apron, hav...
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19th Century French Antique Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Antique Chinese High Yoke Back Wood Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese high Yoke back wood armchair, having officer hat backrest above rectangular seat centered with a panel of woven split bamboo above squared tapered legs joined by stre...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wood

19th century Unusual wingback armchair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a beautifully designed 19th century wingback armchair. Unusual rounded arms and splayed back legs. Elegant shape and great proportions. All original sprung seat but we can ad...
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19th Century Antique Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Pair Of 19th Century Armchairs In The Chinese Chippendale Style
Located in Dublin, IE
A beautiful pair of 19th century armchairs in the Chinese Chippendale taste, the domed crest above an elaborately carved and interlaced ribbon splat, joined by an upholstered padded ...
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Mid-19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Antique Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Jacob & Josef Kohn Wien #18, 1/2 design
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Very nice J&J Kohn 18, 1/2 model armchair. J&J was the main contender to Thonet and the two companies always competed and there involved in legal proceedings b...
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1880s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Large Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Throne Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique Victorian quality carved oak throne chair having a quality carved oak top rail with two cherubs, barley twist supports, cane back flanked by carved scrolls and sunflowe...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Oak

Louis XVI style fireside chair in gilded and lacquered wood. Circa 1880.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XVI style fireside chair in gilded and lacquered wood. Padded seat, backrest and cuffs, the top of the backrest decorated with the attributes of music, connecting dice decorate...
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1880s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CiRCA 1880 HOWARD STYLE TURKEY WORK CARPET KILIM RUG ARMCHAIR
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable original Victorian mahogany framed country house club armchair with bordered Turkey Kilim Rug upholstery and porcelain castors in the manner of Howard & Son's Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it covers within the M25 only for the UK and local Europe only for international, if you would like an accurate quote please send me your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price This armchair has a very rare upholstery which is called Turkey work...
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1880s English Kilim Antique Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Danish Neoclassical Empire Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Danish Neoclassical Empire carved wood armchairs. Featuring graceful scrolled armrests and luxuriously upholstered backs and seats. Crafted from Danish wood in the Neoclassical Empi...
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19th Century Danish Antique Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Marquise in gilded and carved wood in the LXV style. Circa 1880.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marquise in lacquered, gilded and carved wood in the LXV or Rocaille style, with its curved legs and armrests ending in scrolls. French work realized in the Napoleon III period, cir...
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1880s French Louis XV Antique Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

Spanish Colonial Carved Oak Armchair, 18th C.
Located in New York, NY
Spanish colonial oak armchair with gilt scroll-carved finials, seat, and back with red velvet upholstery, circa eighteenth century or earlier. De...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wool, Velvet

Pair of Antique French 19th Century Neoclassical Louis XVI Carved Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully carved exquisite neoclassical pair of walnut French chairs handcrafted in the early 19th century. Each chair consists of an elegantly carved wood frame with acanthus lea...
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Holland and Sons Low Library Armchair c. 1880
Located in Heathfield, GB
A beautiful 19th century library armchair with a long low seat with tick shape to the side rail and well shaped buttoned back. The right hand rear leg stamped with the registration ...
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19th Century Antique Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Irish Mahogany Library Armchair
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine early 19th century mahogany framed library armchair, the curved top-rail above button back upholstered in leather, with raised padded arm rests and down scrolled arms whi...
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19th Century Irish Regency Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th century large proportioned open armchair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a extremely nice quality 19th century open armchair. The exaggerated shape to the arms makes this a particularly striking piece. Great size making it an ideal everyday seat o...
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Late 19th Century Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Small Napoleon III Armchairs
Located in Buchanan, NY
An elegant pair of small scale French 19th century armchairs with diamond tufted backs and scrolled arms. This pair of armchairs from the Napoleon III period features the "Chapeau de...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

Gustavian gilt Armchairs with Lions heads, a pair, Sweden, end 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
This pair of large Swedish Armchairs represents a summit in élégance and comfort. The Light Neo-classical shape with half round back generously re...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Giltwood

A Reupholstered Antique English Victorian Library Armchair
Located in London, GB
A large Victorian late 19th century Library chair, newly re upholstered in Velvet. The new fabric copying the original fabric design on the ...
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1880s English Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Velvet

Antique Victorian Salon Armchair on Castors, 1850s
Located in Ely, GB
A Well Proportioned, Unusual Victorian Salon or Medical Armchair. Circa 1850s. The chair features a slanted back with scrolled / rolled top and flo...
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1850s British Early Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

A George III Wing Back Armchair, England, 19th Century, New Alpaca Fabric
Located in London, GB
A handsome, generously proportioned George III wood-framed wingback chair, England, 19th Century. Newly upholstered in a premium pure Alpaca wool. ...
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19th Century Antique Armchairs

Materials

Alpaca, Upholstery, Wood

Venetian Rococo Style Walnut Low Armchairs, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Venetian Rococo style walnut low armchairs from the 19th century are characterized by their entwined backs, scroll arms, caned seats, and cabriole legs. These features are ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of French 19th C. Armchairs with Carved Fruitwood Frames
Located in Buchanan, NY
An elegant pair French Napoleon III armchairs inspired by the Louis XV period with elaborately carved fruitwood frames with floral motives. The chairs have been stripped down to the ...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

French armchairs with sticks, carved molded mahogany - Empire period 19th France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful carved and molded mahogany armchair from the Empire / Louis Philippe period The armchair has cross armrests with plant-patterned armrest supports. The front legs are c...
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19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

A Reupholstered Antique Victorian Velvet Armchair
Located in London, GB
A large Victorian armchair or club chair newly re-upholstered in a crushed burnt umber coloured velvet. The roll back and arms with piped edges, new brass casters with studded legs. ...
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1870s English Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Velvet

Northern European Neoclassical Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine early 19th mahogany neoclassical armchair, possibly designed by Carl Freidrich Schinkel, the crest rail with carved griffin, the arms having carved and faux patinated bronze eag...
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1820s German Neoclassical Antique Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Large proportioned Victorian Wingback armchair
Located in Malton, GB
If you would like this armchair upholstered please click yes in the upholstery drop down menu. This would require 7 metres of material. You can supply your own or please get in touch...
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19th Century Antique Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

American Eastlake upholstered & painted walnut tete-a-tete, 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Eastlake tete-a-tete of painted black walnut. The seats rest on eight turned legs which terminate in cast brass cup castors. The seats and back crest rail have been reuphols...
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Late 19th Century American Eastlake Antique Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Antique French Louis XV Fauteuil Gilded Arm Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
This pair of fauteuil armchairs, newly upholstered in neutral fabric, is very elegant, with exquisitely carved, elegant back rests, aprons and armrests. Antique sturdy frame, origina...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Empire Eclectic Set, Unique Set of 4 Armchairs Each in Different Design
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Here the set of 4 Empire armchairs. Each armchair carries a typical motif of the empire style. Refers to the moment of re-discover of classical o...
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Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs

Materials

Cherry, Walnut

Pair of Charles X Velvet Painted & Parcel-Gilt Armchairs, Sourced, David Easton
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Charles X Velvet Painted & Parcel Gilt Armchairs, sourced by repute, David Easton. French Grey painted chairs with parcel gilding alo...
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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Large Victorian Elm Windsor Armchair 19th century
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Large Victorian Windsor armchair in solid elm with high comb-shaped back. Wide turned wooden base. Wide hoop-shaped arms. Perfect for an office or bedroom.
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Alabaster

Pair of Louis XV-Style Giltwood Fauteuils/arm chairs
Located in Houston, TX
These fine chairs have a domed and padded back surmounted By a floral crest, joined by padded arms to the like seat, raised Above a floral guilloche-carved apron on molded cabriole ...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs

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Giltwood

19th Century Spanish Colonial Altar Carved Armchair with Leather Seat and Back
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish colonial altar armchairs with wood seat with ornamental carved on the back and beautiful legs and armchairs. There are a very resistant and heavy armchairs. Mea...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Armchairs

Materials

Walnut

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.

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