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Armchairs For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Couple of Italian Giltwood Armchairs
Located in IT
18th century couple of Italian giltwood armchairs
This refined and important pair of armchairs was made around the middle of the 18th cen...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Carved Elbow Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
A quality antique Victorian mahogany carved elbow chair with an elegant shaped and beautifully carved top rail and a finely carved centre splat. This admirable piece has wonderful sh...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Other
Pair of Antique French Finely Carved Walnut Armchairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Antique French finely carved walnut armchairs.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Official's Hat Armchair, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A classic Minister's hat armchair from Henan, China. Northern elm wood, original finish, circa 1890. Open hand-carving of "Good Fortune" on back-splat. Tw...
Category
1890s Chinese Qing Antique Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Pair of South German Biedermeier Armchairs or Bergères in Walnut, circa 1830
Located in Miami, FL
A very beautiful pair of South German Biedermeier armchairs or bergères in fine walnut each with shaped, fan-carved crest rail above scrolled armrests terminating in out-scrolled fee...
Category
1830s German Biedermeier Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Mahogany Armchairs with Carved and Inlaid Decoration
Located in London, GB
A pair of mid-19th century mahogany armchairs with carved and inlaid decoration, Denmark, circa 1860.
Upholstered in ruby red deep buttoned cotton chenille fabric.
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Important Empire Early 19th Century Fauteuil by Jean-Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Despite his long life, very little is known about the general production of menuisier (chairmaker) Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765-1864) and even less about his use of bent laminates, which must be viewed as the most advanced of its kind until the appearance of Michael Thonet’s work of the 1830s.
The profound reverence for the classical world in enlightened circles in early 19th century Europe and the United States often resulted in the archaeological resurrection of the art, architecture, and design of ancient Greece and Rome. No chair employing the innovative technique of bending wood more boldly expresses this allegiance to the past than this armchair painted in le style antique and based on the ancient Roman sella...
Category
Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
19th Century English Armchair Upholstered in Blue and White Ikat Fabric
Located in Dallas, TX
Detailed carving on exposed wood of antique armchair. Newly upholstered in rich blue and white Ikat fabric with nailhead trim. Turned stretchers and deep seating.
Category
19th Century English Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Spanish Carved Walnut Armchair, Late 17th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Spanish carved walnut armchair, late 17th century.
Carlos II period.
Category
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Directoire Style Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 19th century Directoire style armchair with pegged construction. Newly upholstered in textured purple/white fabric with plum linen back. Shell details carved to back with s...
Category
Late 19th Century French Directoire Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Very Rare Fully Restored Howard & Son's Walnut Wingback Armchair Regency Stripe
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare original Victorian Howard & Son’s Berners street fully restored wingback...
Category
19th Century English High Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of French Empire Mahogany Fauteuils, 19th Century, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of French Empire Mahogany fauteuils, 19th century, circa 1810. 3 pairs available.
Category
Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th Century Napoleon III Egyptian Revival Bronze Mounted Throne Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and impressive French 19th century Napoleon III Egyptian revival mahogany and bronze-mounted throne armchair with bronze figures of winged sphinxes, circa 1870-1880.
Measu...
Category
19th Century French Egyptian Revival Antique Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Swedish Gustavian "Svenska Modellen" Wood Armchairs, Early 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian carved-wood armchairs from the early 19th century. This splendid pair of antique 'Svenska Modellen' (meaning Swedish Model) armchairs from Sweden feature ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Spanish Revival High Back Armchair with Red Velvet Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish revival high back armchair with red velvet upholstery.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Antique Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
LFA!!!Antique English 19th Century Mahogany Corner Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Corner chairs are very popular due to their versality, and they are also very comfortable!
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of French Empire Style Carved Fruitwood Open Armchairs
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This pair of 19th century fruitwood armchairs feature carved acanthus leaves and reeded arms.
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Impressive Set of Four Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Carved Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
An impressive set of four late 19th century Louis XVI style carved wood armchairs
The oversized chairs with high backs and wide seats, hand carved strong and sturdy floral designe...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Victorian Red Floral Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Victorian rosewood armchairs with carved back crest rail and red floral Aubusson upholstery. (similar to #038110C).
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet
Louis XVI Walnut Bergère Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Louis XVI style (19th century) walnut bergère armchairs with bow knot top and striped upholstery.
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Venetian Savonarola Style Rosewood Armchair
Located in New Orleans, LA
A very handsome "X" shaped chair with lovely inlay.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Pair of Bentwood Rocking Chairs in Style of Jacob & Josef
Located in Miami, FL
19th century pair of bentwood rocking chairs in the style of Jacob & Josef.
Category
Late 19th Century European Colonial Revival Antique Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood
French Louis XIV Style 19th Century Reclining Armchair with Turned Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV style walnut reclining armchair from the 19th century, with large scrolling arms and turned base. Created in France during the 19th cent...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Chinoiserie Armchairs in Red Lacquer
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of lacquered armchairs with chinoiserie details on the back splats and chair seats. Hand painted floral and leaf motifs across the legs, arms and back.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Armchairs
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Jamaican Campeche / Planter Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
This elegant British Colonial 1810-1830 Campeche chair is made of solid mahogany and was known in Jamaica as a Spanish chair in the period. This West Indies Planter chair...
Category
Early 19th Century Jamaican British Colonial Antique Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XIII Style Walnut Armchair
Located in Stamford, CT
A French Louis XIII walnut armchair, circa 19th century.
Category
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Regency Faux Rosewood Library Armchair
Located in London, GB
Of robust form, featuring carved details of the Egyptian style.
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Louis XV Style Beech Fauteuils in Dedar Silk Stripe, Pair
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
We love the frame of a Louis chair. The gorgeous beechwood is perfectly-aged and was ripe for something cool and Classic, so we chose a beautiful silk fab...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Silk, Beech
Pair of Chinese Hardwood Chairs with Fretwork Designs and High Relief Panels
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Chinese hardwood chairs with Fretwork designs and high relief panels. Each chair is beautifully hand carved with exceptional d...
Category
1870s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
18th Century Pair of French Louis XVI Fauteuils or Armchairs
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of armchairs or fauteuils, Luis XVI, late 18th century, in walnut wood with back sculpted in guilloche, on fluted tapering legs, the interior has been reinforced and restored, u...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
French Empire Green Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Empire style (19th century) mahogany armchairs with bronze trim and eagle heads with green seat.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Set of 4 Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Oval Back Fauteiuls
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of 4 19th century French Louis XVI oval back fauteiuls. Carved and gilt large size.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Fine George III Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
These chairs were sourced from two different locations one from New York the other Boston. They are English and are from the same set reunited after many years apart. The difference ...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Belle Epoque Tufted Armchair
Located in Houston, TX
Classic 19th century French Belle Époque tufted armchair newly upholstered in a Rogers and Goffigon tapestry fabric.
Category
19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry
Victorian Red Velvet Upholstered Oak Framed Small Captains Occasional Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this period Victorian circa 1860 handmade captains occasional armchair
A comfortable and decorative piece, the chair has a hand painted white fr...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
Pair of Restored Brown Leather circa 1860 Wingback Armchairs Claw and Ball Feet
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of exceptionally heavy Victorian wingback armchairs restored with Heritage brown leather upholstery
These are...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Early 19th Century Scottish Armchair
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine antique armchair from the early 19th century.
Category
Early 19th Century Scottish Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Lovely George II circa 1760 Primitive Carver Armchair Original Period Repairs
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning George II circa 1760 oak carver chair with period repairs
A very good looking and well made chair...
Category
1760s English George II Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
1870s French Louis XVI Style White Lacquered and Velvet Upholstered Armchair
Located in Marbella, ES
1870s French Louis XVI style white lacquered and velvet upholstered armchair.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Mid-19th Century French Carved Fauteuils Louis XVI Armchairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of 19th century Louis XVI style fauteuils armchairs, in overall excellent condition. Newly reupholstered.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Original Paint 19th Century Thames Valley Oxford Windsor Armchair Stunning Wood
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning 19th century Elm Thames Valley Windsor armchair with traces of original paint
A highly coveted, well made and decorative armchair,...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Italian Renaissance Style Walnut Savonarola Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) carved walnut Savonarola style armchair with carved heads. (Matching loveseat: 041408)
Category
19th Century Renaissance Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Armchair Throne Pair Italian Walnut Red Mohair Velvet Armorial Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A rare pair of late-Renaissance, Italian, upholstered, walnut, throne, open, armchairs or coppia di seggioloni, retaining their original armorials
These throne armchairs are charact...
Category
Early 1600s Italian Renaissance Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Pair of French Armchairs or Throne Chairs, circa 1880 Unrestored
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique pair of French Armchairs from the late 1800s in an as found condition, meaning that, they will require restoration and new upholstery. This particular pair of Antique French ...
Category
1880s French Louis XIII Antique Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Original Criddle & Smith Stamped Victorian Walnut Gothic Revival Church Armchair
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Criddle & Smith LTD Victorian Gothic revival walnut Church armchair
With the original paper label to the base this is a r...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Oak and Needlepoint Chair
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful antique chair with a solid oak handcarved frame and needlepoint upholstery.
The oak frame has the classical accanthus leaf motifs ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Magnificent 19th Century French Armchair
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Magnificent 19th century French armchair.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Lacquered Fauteuils
Located in Dallas, TX
Late 19th century pair of majestic French Empire mahogany fauteuils (open armchairs) finished in a rich black lacquered color. This pair of chairs consist of a top rail leading down ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
19th Century Renaissance Style Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Renaissance style chair.
Handsome antique Continental Renaissance style or Gothic style walnut Savonarola chair, throne chair, si...
Category
19th Century European Renaissance Antique Armchairs
Materials
Suede, Fabric, Walnut
Handmade Wrought Iron & Burnished Brass Throne Chair with Armorial Fabric, 1890s
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Handsome hand forged wrought iron and burnished brass chair with printed sturdy weight armorial fabric. The frame is solid hand forged iron with brass fleur-de-lis finials and cast b...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Armchairs
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Armchair, Flemish, 17th Century, Walnut, Upholstered, Bargello, Scrollarm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This open armchair is characteristic of the Haute Époque employing elegant barley-twist turnings and sweeping, curved, scroll arms. The bargello is a re-creation of a fashionable uph...
Category
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Armchair in Oak and Straw
By G. None
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An oak and straw armchair.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Set of 4 French Louis XV Purple Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XV style (19th century) white and gilt painted open armchairs with upholstered seat and back with carved back crest, 2 with dark purple upholstery, and 2 with h...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
English Regency Chinoiserie Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency brown lacquered chinoiserie design armchairs with dolphin arms.
Category
19th Century Regency Antique Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Lacquer
Rare Norwegian Kubbestol, circa 1850, Origin Telemark, Norway
Located in New York, NY
Rare Norweigen Kubbestol, circa 1850, origin: Telemark, Norway
Rosemaling and acanthus carvings in this extraordinary Kubbestol indicate it is most likely from Telemark, Norway, a region known for this exact carving and painting. A Kubbestol is a traditional Scandinavian chair carved from a single log...
Category
19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Armchairs
Materials
Fir, Paint
Large 19th Century French Louis XV Style Fauteuil
Located in Dallas, TX
A large French carved walnut early Rococo style armchair with wings and interior armrest.
Fauteuil en confessionnal in French.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Early 18th Century Painted Armchairs
Located in Rome, IT
A pair of Italian 18th century parcel-gilt and pale green painted armchairs with a shaped back, scrolling armrests on a baluster legs.
Covered with white silk upholstery.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Four Green Painted Armchairs with Trailing Ivy, Northern European, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of four green painted armchairs with gilt accenting and vining ivy across the back rail and the front apron. Recently upholstered with green silk stripe fabric on the drop in s...
Category
19th Century European Country Antique Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
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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