Armchairs
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Armchairs
Wood
Early 1900s English Elizabethan Antique Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Oak
Early 2000s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Mirror, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Armchairs
Bentwood
Early 2000s Austrian Modern Armchairs
Wood, Leather, Upholstery
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Nickel
Early 1900s Dutch Chippendale Antique Armchairs
Walnut
Early 1900s French Antique Armchairs
Linen, Walnut
Early 1900s Regency Antique Armchairs
Wood
Early 2000s North American Art Deco Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s European Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Wood, Giltwood
Early 2000s North American Art Deco Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s European Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s French Antique Armchairs
Wood
Early 2000s Belgian Modern Armchairs
Metal
Early 1900s English Gothic Revival Antique Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Ormolu
Early 1900s French Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
Early 2000s French Armchairs
Bronze
Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s Italian Baroque Revival Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Armchairs
Bronze
Early 1900s French Louis XIII Antique Armchairs
Tapestry, Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Armchairs
Plywood, Beech
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Armchairs
Aluminum
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Wood
Early 2000s German Modern Armchairs
Metal
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Fabric, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Damask, Giltwood
Early 2000s American Modern Armchairs
Aluminum
Early 2000s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Leather
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Wood
Early 2000s Armchairs
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Early 2000s French Modern Armchairs
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Belle Époque Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Cherry
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Rush, Ash
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Armchairs
Wood
Early 2000s Belgian Minimalist Armchairs
Metal
Early 1900s Italian Baroque Antique Armchairs
Giltwood
Early 1900s French Antique Armchairs
Hide, Wood
Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Armchairs
Silk, Walnut
Early 1900s Belgian Classical Roman Antique Armchairs
Oak
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Wood
Early 1900s French Antique Armchairs
Paint, Upholstery, Wood
Early 1900s Italian Neoclassical Antique Armchairs
Early 1900s Chinese Ming Antique Armchairs
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Steel, Chrome
Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Rush, 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.