Armchairs
1870s English Victorian Antique Armchairs
Wool
1870s English Jacobean Antique Armchairs
Oak
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Armchairs
Rattan
1870s British High Victorian Antique Armchairs
Brass
1910s Edwardian Vintage Armchairs
Mahogany
1910s English Vintage Armchairs
Beech
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Wood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Brass
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Wool, Walnut
1870s Antique Armchairs
Brass
1870s Swedish Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Walnut
1870s Swedish Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Walnut
1870s French Empire Revival Antique Armchairs
Wool, Mahogany
1910s Art Deco Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
1870s French Empire Revival Antique Armchairs
Wool, Mahogany
1910s Italian Futurist Vintage Armchairs
Cotton, Wood
1870s English Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1910s Vintage Armchairs
Leather, Oak
1910s Danish Arts and Crafts Vintage Armchairs
Wool, Beech
1870s French Empire Antique Armchairs
Silk, Walnut, Paint
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Rosewood
1910s American Folk Art Vintage Armchairs
Hardwood
1910s Chinese Ming Vintage Armchairs
Elm
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Scandinavian Louis Philippe Vintage Armchairs
Velvet, Walnut
1870s English Victorian Antique Armchairs
Velvet
1870s French Louis XV Antique Armchairs
Oak
1910s Swedish Biedermeier Vintage Armchairs
Fabric, Birch
1870s Gothic Antique Armchairs
Walnut
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Armchairs
Metal
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Walnut
1910s Austrian Vintage Armchairs
Wood
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Brass
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Armchairs
Oak
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Armchairs
Oak
1910s Vintage Armchairs
Oak
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Rosewood
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Walnut
1870s English Gothic Revival Antique Armchairs
Walnut
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Armchairs
Walnut
1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique Armchairs
Beech
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Armchairs
Giltwood
1910s German Jugendstil Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1870s Antique Armchairs
Ormolu
1870s English High Victorian Antique Armchairs
Rope, Beech
1910s English Chesterfield Vintage Armchairs
Brass, Metal
1910s Chinese Vintage Armchairs
Elm
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Armchairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
1910s German Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
1870s English Arts and Crafts Antique Armchairs
Rush, Elm
1910s Vintage Armchairs
Wood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood, Fabric
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Beech
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Straw, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Armchairs
Straw, Bentwood
1870s French Empire Revival Antique Armchairs
Mahogany
1870s English High Victorian Antique Armchairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
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.