Armchairs
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather
Mid-19th Century Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Teak
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century English Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Armchairs
Cane, Mahogany
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Olive
Early 1800s French Directoire Antique Armchairs
Brass
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Leather
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal, Steel
Mid-19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
Late 19th Century Antique Armchairs
Wood
1850s Italian Modern Antique Armchairs
Rattan
1970s French Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Velvet
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Armchairs
Faux Fur, Wood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Oak
19th Century French Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century English Antique Armchairs
Wool, Linen, Wood
Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Armchairs
Cherry
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Fabric
19th Century French Provincial Antique Armchairs
Wood
19th Century Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
1970s American Vintage Armchairs
Fur, Lambskin, Upholstery, Lucite
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Armchairs
Oak
1970s Danish Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Jacquard, Polyester
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Brass
1970s North American Post-Modern Vintage Armchairs
Lucite
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Armchairs
Upholstery
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Wood
1880s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Oak
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Plastic, Fabric
19th Century British Victorian Antique Armchairs
Walnut
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Steel, Chrome
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Giltwood
1890s Swedish Empire Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
1970s Italian Other Vintage Armchairs
Brass
1970s Italian Other Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Plastic
1970s Vintage Armchairs
Fiberglass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Aluminum
Late 19th Century British Antique Armchairs
Beech
1970s French Vintage Armchairs
Steel
1830s Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Fruitwood
1850s Antique Armchairs
Silk, Wood
1970s Italian Bauhaus Vintage Armchairs
Steel, Chrome
1970s Finnish Space Age Vintage Armchairs
Chrome
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs
Rattan
Late 19th Century English Chippendale Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Armchairs
Oak
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.