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Armchairs For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Victorian
Armchair in Smooth Black Leather and Laser-Cut Steel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bulging over its edges, this contemporary single sofa seat by Klein Agency screams comfort. Puffy cushions hug the laser cut steel frame, crea...
Category

2010s American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Cut Steel

Cast Brass and Leather Primal Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Primal lounge chair, a quintessential masterpiece from Egg Designs that stands as an icon of contemporary design. Versatile and striking, it seamlessly integrates into Minimalist, Modern, or Mid-century modern interiors with effortless grace. Bold and Brutalist in style, this lounge chair captivates with its sensual lines, infusing an unexpected femininity into its design language. Originally conceived in black leather upholstery, this chair embodies the pioneering spirit of Egg's creations. Its solid brass cast leg...
Category

2010s South African Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Inspired Armchair w/ Seaming Details On The Back
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This armchair is an Art Deco inspired piece that brings the femininity of the boudoir to any living space with its sumptuous vertical pleated upholstery, round tapered legs and splay...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Wood

2007 Mies van der Rohe Tubular Brno Dining Chairs in Olive Green Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Brno Tubular Steel Armchair, Model 245A, originally designed by Mies van der Rohe in 1930. The listed price includes one chair, and we currently have four chairs in this fa...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Cognac Leather and Blackened Steel Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Inheritance Armchair by Stephen Kenn is as comfortable as it is unique. The design features an exposed construction composed of three elements - a steel frame, plush upholstery, ...
Category

2010s American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Antique American Victorian White Wicker Sunroom Chaise Lounge Arm Chair Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Victorianwhite wicker sunroom chaise lounge arm chair sofa. Item features wicker wrapped wooden frame, blue cushions, very nice antique item, great style and form. C...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Wicker

Visionnaire Il Pavone Smeraldo Armchair with Chromed Steel Base by Marc Ange
Located in Bologna, IT
Armchair upholstered in leather or fabric. Internal seat structure in poplar plywood, padded with seat in polyurethane foam shaped to different densities. Base with 7 elements in chr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet

Minio Nude Swivel Armchair by Lagu
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Production Time: 5-6 weeks. The Minio sofa, which gives you freedom of movement while sitting with its rotating mechanism, reveals its difference in design with the striking curve...
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Foam, Wood

Set of 2 Black and Brass Outdoor Cactus Chairs, designed by Marcantonio
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. Set of 2 black and brass indoor / outdoor cactus chairs ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of De Sede 'DS-14' Armchairs Lounge Chairs, Cognac Leather Teak, 1989
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A pair of De Sede 'DS-14' armchairs in a warm high quality cognac brown leather with a solid Teak base, designed in 1989 and manufactured between 1989 and 1997. The chairs are in gre...
Category

1990s Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood, Teak

2000 Vitra Soft Pad Management Chairs in Leather w/ Antler Base Model EA208
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eames aluminum group soft pad management chairs, Model EA208, manufactured by Vitra in the 2000s. The silhouette was initially designed in 1969 by Charles and Ray Eames. Th...
Category

Early 2000s German Modern Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Armchair Play by WOO
Located in Kyiv, UA
PLAY Armchair by Dmitriy Kozinenko – A Modern Icon of Playful Design and Comfort The PLAY armchair, designed by Dmitriy Kozinenko, is a contemporary masterpiece that seamlessly blen...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Pair of Howard George Smith Signature Scroll Arm Style Brown Leather Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime large pair of fully restored Howard George Smith style Signature Scroll Arm cigar brown leather armchairs with oversized feather fille...
Category

20th Century English Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Pair of Beige Leather and Tubular Steel Lounge Chairs
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of lounge chairs with chromed tubular steel frame and black lacquered wood armrests. Seat and back upholstered with light beige leather. Very comfortable seats.
Category

Late 20th Century German Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Modernist Spanish Side Haiku Armchairs by Tresserra
By Tressera Collection
Located in Austin, TX
Spanish Pair of side chairs in the modernist style by Tressera (Spain). These chairs have lacquered steel bases and steel structures with original brown leather upholstery and styliz...
Category

Early 2000s Spanish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Antique Restored Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Tufted Library Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning, circa 1900 fully restored Chesterfield tufted library armchair A very rare find, I never come across original library ...
Category

Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Ward Bennett Pair of Armchairs by Brickel
Located in Highland, IN
Ward Bennett's highly refined aesthetic combines subtle, graceful shapes and exquisite craftsmanship. The classical proportions of these wood framed armchairs allows them to work in ...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Customizable Lounge Armchair San Francisco, Solid wood, Metal and leather.
Located in Ciudad de México, CDMX
Inspired by the classic Adirondack Chair, an iconic American piece often used on porches and patios, this chair was designed upon request from a client for a residence in Healdsburg,...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood

2023 Patricia Urquiola for Moroso Tropicalia Lounge Arm Chair Varnished in Green
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Tropicalia arm chair, originally designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2008. This particular example was produced by Moroso in Italy circa 2023. The chair is comprised of a varn...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Bespoke Rounded Wood Armchair, Blackened Ash Veneer, Fabric Upholstery, 2024
Located in Berlin, DE
Armchair ‘Orient‘ made of rounded wood covered with Ash veneer. Removable cushions with fabric cover. Customizable, production time 10-12 weeks.
Category

2010s German Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Ash, Bentwood

De Sede DS-2100/161 Armchair in Royal Upholstery by De Sede Design Team
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The slats on DS-2100 in finest leather adapt to individual body contours and provide - with its embracing feeling - the highest level of comfort. Available as a low-backed, visitor s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Anemone Armchair Velvet G. Zema for Giovannetti Collezioni
Located in Casalguidi, IT
Swimming like happy fishes in the warm shapes of sea, feeling comfortable and protected within the big embrace of a colourful anemone. Swivel seat. Fire retardant polyurethane foa...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet

Pair of Late Victorian Hand Dyed Brown Leather Chesterfield Porters Armchairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of late Victorian, fully restored Chesterfield cigar brown leather porters armchairs These a...
Category

Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Mongolian Grey Sheepskin and Antique Nickel Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stephen Kenn's Inheritance Collection brings together 3 elements: a steel welded frame, replica Swiss military belts and soft foam and down upholstered c...
Category

2010s American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

1960s Mies van der Rohe Flat Bar Brno Chair in Polished Stainless w/ Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Brno Armchairs, model MR50, initially designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lily Reich in 1929. These particular examples were produced by Knoll in the 1960s. The listed...
Category

1960s American Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Indoor Pigalle Easy Armchair by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Indoor Pigalle easy armchair by Kenneth Cobonpue. Materials: Abaca, Nylon, Steel. Also available in other colors and for outdoors. Prices for upholstery and fabric upon request. ...
Category

2010s Philippine Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of carved oak 19th century armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of carved oak 19th century armchairs circa 1890. Good quality pair of chairs very much in the taste of chippendale.  Typical shaped back rest with carved detailing.  Scrolled a...
Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Chauffeuse dite S46 ou CHLACC par Pierre Chapo
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare chauffeuse dite S46, CHLACC ou dromadaire. Cette chauffeuse fut le premier model de fauteuils crée par Pierre Chapo. Elle reprend tout le corpus iconographique, l’assemblage q...
Category

1980s French Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Elm

Contemporary Vegas Sofa upholstered in Mark Alexander Velvet with walnut legs
Located in Trowbridge, Wiltshire
The Vegas Sofa, features a pronounced high back and sweeping curved arms. This special edition is upholstered in Mark Alexander Empire II velvet, colour Otter, with legs in natural o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Armchairs

Materials

Walnut, Velvet

2023 Moroso for Diesel Cloudscape Lounge Arm Chair with Goose Down in Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Cloudscape lounge arm chair, originally designed by Diesel in 2013. This particular example was produced by Moroso in Italy circa 2023. The chair is comprised of a steel fr...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Armchair model "Leda" Black Edition by Salvador Dalí Spanish Surrealism
Located in Barcelona, ES
Taken from “Femme à tête de roses" (1935)” 1935 (Woman with a head of roses). It was sufficient for this sculpture to be made as a three dimensional piece, remaining faithful to ever...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

Espécie Armchair - 2024, Cumaru Wood - by Zanini de Zanine
Located in Belo Horizonte, BR
The Espécie Armchair by Zanini de Zanine is crafted from solid Cumaru wood, seamlessly blending modern design with traditional craftsmanship. This chair comes in two versions: one w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Niemeyer II Armchair, Bouclé and Oak, InsidherLand by Joana Santos Barbosa
Located in Maia, Porto
Gold Design Award Winner for Furniture Design Category at the A’Design Award Competition 2021-2022 The Niemeyer II armchair is named after the Brazilian Architect Oscar Niemeyer who...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bouclé, Oak

Modern Open Frame Club Chairs w/Floating Seat & Back in Oak & Teal Fabric a Pair
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage modern oak open frame club chairs with a floating upholstered seat & back in teal fabric, a pair. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not n...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

C. 2010s Eve Dining Chairs by Piero Lissoni for Cassina in Leather
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are Eve Armchairs, Model 184, initially designed by Piero Lissoni for Cassina in 2009. These particular examples date to the 2010s and were produced in Italy. The listed price ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Aluminum

Indoor Lulu Easy Armchair by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Indoor Lulu Easy armchair by Kenneth Cobonpue Materials: Abaca, Nylon, Steel. Also available in other colors and for o...
Category

2010s Philippine Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Moroso Shadowy Armchair by Tord Boontje
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shadowy is part of M’Afrique, a range of furniture conceived by the designer and produced by African craft weavers using the yarn of fishing nets. The designs are all different and o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

"Pietra" Curved Armchair with Leather Arms Upholstered in Bouclé Fabric
Located in Centro, RS
Pietra from Italian: Stone The designer Marta Manente is of Italian descent, her great-grandparents migrated from Italy over 100 years ago and lived in the region of Bento Gonçalves ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bouclé

Ash Dalya Armchair by Patricia Urquiola
Located in Geneve, CH
Ash Dalya armchair by Patricia Urquiola Materials: Solid ash or solid beech. Technique: Blacked stained ash or coral lacquered beech. Seat and back in polyurethane foam of differen...
Category

2010s French Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Foam, Wood, Ash, Beech

Roma Green Armchair, by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Roma Green Armchair in fiberglass with iridescent finish, designed by Marco Zanini in 1985. Marco Zanini was born in Trento in 1954. He graduated in architecture at the University o...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fiberglass

Victorian Mahogany Leather Armchair
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality continental carved walnut armchair, remaining in very good condition. Width: 73cm Depth: 102cm Height: 100cm.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Modern Armchair Cast Bronze Polished Limited Edition StudioJob Handmade
Located in Milan, IT
'Rock' is a creation of Job, used since 2000 and seen as one of his raw sculptural forms. It's hand created facet by facet to evolve into the almost naturally formed structure. Servi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture Mahogany Dining Armchairs, Set of Eight
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional set of eight modern Regency style club chairs or dining armchairs By Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture USA, 1990s Solid dark mahogany frames, with light yello...
Category

1990s American Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Special Edition 'Tucroma' Armchair by Guido Faleschini for Mariani, Signed, New
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Currently, the most coveted dining chairs by interior designers are 'Tucroma' chairs by Guido Faleschini for i4 Mariani, and we have this incredible special edition Tucroma armchair ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Armchairs by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Superb pair of Italian style armchairs by Studio Glustin; base made of brass and upholstered with a bouclette fabric.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass

"Wind" Ottoman in Velvet and Silk Fringes
Located in Centro, RS
The breeze is identified with the lightness and freshness of the feeling of the skin, of the wind, in its constant movement. Thus came the inspiration for the design of the Wind otto...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet

Le Bambole armchair by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, 2022
Located in Athens, Attiki
B&B Italia’s Le Bambola has received a radical redesign for its 50th anniversary by its original designer, Italian architect Mario Bellini. Le bambola was designed in 1972 and awarde...
Category

1970s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Victorian Burgundy Velvet Armchair
Located in Faversham, GB
A wide Victorian deep button-back armchair with turned legs, raised on castors. The armchair is in its original burgundy-coloured velvet upholstery and is in excellent condition for...
Category

Early 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Armchair, Pair, Hunting Trophy, Antler, Red Deer, Fallow, Wild Boar, Hide
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Pairs of hunting trophy armchairs are exceptionally rare. This pair are also unusual because they are made from a few large antlers giving them a minimalist quality. The fluid form of the antlers creates a sculptural, organic aesthetic. They are also usable and very comfortable. It has taken great skill to make these chairs, selecting massive antlers to create exquisite form and stability within a minimalistic, sculptural aesthetic. They are dramatic and unusual injecting a naturalistic and organic gravitas to any interior which reflects the grace, agility and presence of the kings of forest that they came from. The impressive crestings, sides and front stretchers on each armchair are made from five magnificent fallow deer antlers. The arms and supports on each chair are made from eight massive red deer antlers. The antlers are arranged creatively to create both, a stable structure and sculptural form. The seats are upholstered in wild boar hide. Dimensions: Width 91cm., 35.83in., Height 132cm., 51.97in., Depth 96cm., 37.80in. Museums With Collections Of Antler Furniture • Victoria & Albert Museum, London • Museum casle trautenfels, Trautenfels – Austria • Museum of natural history, Venice • Palace Museum, Beijing “There is grace and movement in the antler itself. They’re one of the most beautiful forms in nature…” Gail Flynn Hunting trophies have been used as source material for clothes hooks, storage racks and lamps since the 15th century. Mounting antlers and stuffed heads on walls provided impressive, decorative displays for hunting trophies. A hunting lodge replete with antlers and stuffed animals was most likely where ideas for antler furnishings emerged. At the beginning of the 19th century antler furniture was made exclusively for the European nobility to decorate palaces, castles and country seats. The furniture was either made completely from stag antler, or it was decorated with antler pieces from the stag, deer, fallow deer and others, or veneered with sliced antler pieces to create a hunting design. The first recorded antler furniture dates from 1825, made for a hunting castle of Count William of Nassau near Wiesbaden, Germany. Other famous collections of historical antler furniture are the hunting room in the country estate of the brandhof of Archduke Johann of Austria or the antler collection of Count Arco in his palace in Munich, Germany. There are hundreds of drawings of creative antler decorations by the Austrian furniture maker Joseph Danhauser (1780-1829). In 1851, chairs, chests of drawers and a sofa made of horns were exhibited at the Great Exhibition Of The Industries Of All Nations in London which were considered one of the great novelties of this iconic exhibition. This created a new lifestyle trend and fashion driven by the ambitious European middle-class and antler furniture disseminated into bourgeoisie households. One of the first designers is the German ivory carver and furniture maker H. F. C. Rampendahl who gained enthusiastic successes on several world exhibitions with his antler furniture. An antler bureau, a horn seating group or individual chairs, decorated gun cabinets, H.F.C. Rampendahl created a whole new design world for fashioning rooms. This prompted other designers in Germany Austria and USA to make antler furniture H.F.C. Rampendahl, Hamburg, P. Keutner, Regensburg, Vitus Madel & Son, Ichenhausen, Kurt Schicker, Regensburg, Heinrich Keitel, Vienna, Rudolf Brix...
Category

Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Antler, Hide

2023 Inga Sempe Ruche Left Arm Chair in Harald-3 Boutelle Green Cotton Velvet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Listed for sale is a Ruche Armchair Left made of a wood base and steel frame covered in an evergreen cotton velvet fabric. The chair was designed by Inga Sempe and produced by Ligne ...
Category

2010s French Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

1990s Ettore Sottsass Studio Westside Lounge Chair in Multi-Color Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Westside Collection Lounge Armchair, initially designed by Ettore Sottsass for KnollStudio in 1983. Not too many of these were produced. This one dates to the 1990s based o...
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Steel

"Wind" Swivel Armchair with Silk Fringes and Ottoman Set
Located in Centro, RS
The breeze is identified with the lightness and freshness of the feeling of the skin, of the wind, in its constant movement. Thus came the inspiration for the design of the Wind swivel armchair...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet

De Sede DS-707 Sofa in Perla Touch Leather Upholstery by Philippe Malouin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The DS-707 is the modern composition of handmade leather and contemporary design. The flowing, soft transitions combine the postmodern era of Swiss furniture design with the clear open structures of brutalism that inspired designer Philippe Malouin. Available as a comfortable armchair or as a modular sofa that can be combined in infinite ways, the DS-707 is the visual perfection of form that gives every room a unique highlight. Where the St. Lawrence River Montreal flows in a serpentine pattern, a residential complex marked by the architectural style of brutalism rises up on a small headland, the famous Habitat 67...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

1970s Eero Saarinen for Knoll Executive Desk or Dining Chair in Hopsack Fabric
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Saarinen Executive Chair, Model 71 USB, originally designed by Eero Saarinen for Knoll in 1950. These particular examples date to the 1970s. The listed price includes one c...
Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Steel

Antique Victorian Library Armchair
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A late 19th, early 20th century leather club arm chair, with scroll-over back and arms upholstered with the original red leather. The easy chair...
Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Armchairs

Materials

Leather

Modern Andrea Salvetti for Dilmos Limited EditionArmchair Sculpture Bronze Cast
Located in Milan, IT
Extraordinary armchair in a limited edition of 9 pieces made in lost wax-casting bronze for Dilmos Milano. The artist Andrea Salvetti was inspired by the posture of the Madonna holding Christ in the famous Pietà sculpture of Michelangelo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

"Wind" Swivel Armchair in Velvet with Silk Fringes Green
Located in Centro, RS
The wind swivel armchair is elegantly upholstered in velvet: Green, black, or offwhite colors options. The breeze is identified with the lightnes...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet

Lensvelt MVS S88 Armchair by Maarten van Severen
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Lensvelt MVS S88 black leather chair is designed by Maarten van Severen. It is a low armchair. Materials: the backrest is made of black saddle leather, se...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Armchairs

Materials

Steel

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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