Armchairs
1850s Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Brass
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Giltwood, Ostrich Leather
1790s Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Wool, Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
1830s American American Classical Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
1970s Italian Neoclassical Vintage Armchairs
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
1960s Neoclassical Vintage Armchairs
Wood
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Damask, Giltwood
1880s Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Wood
Early 18th Century French Baroque Antique Armchairs
Beech, Upholstery
1780s Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Silk, Upholstery, Walnut
17th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Armchairs
Leather, Oak
19th Century Baroque Antique Armchairs
Walnut, Upholstery
1840s Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Other
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Wood
18th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Wood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Walnut
Late 18th Century Baroque Antique Armchairs
Walnut
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Wood, Upholstery
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood, Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Armchairs
Wood
Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Armchairs
Oak
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Maple
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Armchairs
Wood
1790s Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Ash
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Satin, Fruitwood, Walnut
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Armchairs
Wood
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century French Baroque Armchairs
1970s American American Classical Vintage Armchairs
Textile, Silk, Walnut
1820s Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Silk, Mahogany
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Gold Leaf
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Silk
Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Armchairs
Leather, Wood, Paint
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Oak, Upholstery
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Paint, Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Cane, Wood
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Silver Leaf
19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Birch, Upholstery
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Fruitwood, Upholstery
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
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.