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Armchairs For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Color:  Gold
Robert Lewis Bronze and Sheepskin Lounge Chair, Santa Barbara, California, 1930s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage bronze framed armchair with new sheepskin upholstery by Robert Lewis, Santa Barbara, circa 1930s. In good condition with a lovely patina to the bronze.
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1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Violin Armchair
Located in PARIS, FR
Bronze, leather upholstery Fonderie d’art Bocquel, signed on the back.
Category

1990s French Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

English Regency Style Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
English Regency style armchairs upholstered in a blue strie silk velvet, each chair has gilt stencil decoration over dark green ( almost black ) paint. England. Mid-20th Century
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Mid-20th Century English Regency Armchairs

Materials

Gold

2 Armchairs 1940, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
2 Armchairs Iron on Gold leaf We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Iron, Gold Leaf

Wonderful Set 10 John Hutton Donghia Grey Leather Gold Gilt Grand Soleil Chairs
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful set of ten John Hutton for Donghia grey leather upholstered oval back giltwood fluted grand Soleil dining chairs. Measures: set includ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of Modernist Velvet and Bronze Wingback Armchairs with Bronze Structure
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of modernist velvet and bronze wingback armchairs with bronze structure.
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1980s French Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Louis XV Style Giltwood Fauteuil with Tapestry
Located in Nashville, TN
Estate lawyers say must sell as probate close looms . Pair of unusually large and commodious giltwood fauteuil with possibly 18th century chinoiserie...
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20th Century French Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Art Deco Club Chair or Armchair, France, 1935
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
Art Deco armchair, France, 1935. New upholstery with a purple Art Deco design fabric. Armrests and feet with gold leaf. Full restored, perfect condition!  
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Edward J Wormley for Dunbar Crushed Gold Velour and Walnut Lounge Armchair
Located in New York, NY
American mid-century lounge armchair with square arms and a slightly tapered short back, with crushed gold velour upholstery with button tufted detail on the back cushion, resting on...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Walnut

Pair of Bronze Base Armchairs by Mastercraft
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful pair of armchairs by Mastercraft. Manufactured manufactured in Spain in the 1970s. This pair does need to be rebuilt and reaupulstered. Is excellen...
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1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Armchair Art Deco, France, 1920, Materials, Leather and Golden Iron
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Armchairs Art Deco Year 1920 Materials :Leather and golden iron Country: French Elegant and sophisticated armchairs. You want to live in the golden years, these are the armchairs yo...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Iron, Gold Leaf

Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams Modernist, Art Deco Style Lounge Chairs
Located in Buffalo, NY
Matched pair Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams Modernist, Art Deco style lounge chairs. Amazing design. Superior quality and construction. Extremely comfortable. Hand delivery avail to Ne...
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1980s American Art Deco Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Chrome

Hollywood Regency Decorative Armchair w/ Bouclé Seat
Located in New York, NY
Hollywood Regency decorative gold metal armchair with a Bouclé seat.
Category

1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Gold, Metal

Early Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Throne Chair, Signed and Dated, 1969
Located in Culver City, CA
One of the most recognizable and important names in the American studio craft movement of the 1960's and 70's, Paul Evans was a groundbreaking pioneer in brutalism. Collaborating as well as sharing a showroom with Phillip Lloyd Powell until 1964 when Evans met the owner of Directional Furniture and created a line of 6 coffee tables to go into the Directional High Point, NC booth for the spring Market. As the story has been recounted by Dorsey Reading, the tables never even made it to the showroom floor. Evans soon found out the tables never even had the opportunity to be sold; obviously disappointed, owner of Directional, BG agreed to put the tables out on the showroom floor in New York City to placate Paul Evans. What happened can probably best be compared today with "going viral." The coffee tables started flying off the floor, and the orders came rolling in. This fervor led to Evans creating eventually over 800 designs with Directional-- with the very first series being the "Sculptured Metal" Collection which was publicized in 1968. This piece specifically is a throne chair that also swivels. Upholstered in black leather, this throne chair is a wonderful example of Paul Evans Sculpted bronze technique, which involves hand sculpting using an epoxy resin and coating in an atomized cold cast bronze. This piece is signed and dated "PE 69" making it an early example of his goopy cast bronze series and line of furniture for Directional. It's extremely important to note: Directional Furniture showrooms in New York City and Chicago were private to-the-trade only showrooms, so only interior designers and their clients were able to custom order these pieces through the showroom. There was never any "inventory" of furniture. Each and every piece was a custom, hand crafted work of art, created to order. No two of any piece were ever alike. Evans eventually went on to employ a team of nearly 90 people, working two shifts-- helping to hand-craft his designs. This could easily explain why not every piece is hand signed, therefore making an early, had-signed pieces like this even more desirable for a collector. This piece has a wonderful patina, with vibrant colors and while still brutalist in nature, it's a bit more subdued and could effortlessly be blended into any contemporary environment. We currently have this piece in the gallery paired with a Vladimir Kagan serpentine cloud sofa, and a Karl Springer goatskin...
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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Sculptural Bronze Armchairs by Arman Fernandez
Located in Bridgewater, CT
"Fauteuil Violon", pair of patinated bronze armchairs by Arman (Pierre Fernandez Armand, 1928 - 2005) with leather seat. Signed, numbered, with "Bocquel Fd" foundry mark.
Category

Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Rare African Cameroon Bronze Figurative Throne Chair, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Rare African Cameroon Bronze Figurative Throne Chair, 20th Century Offered for sale is a large rare African bronze figurative throne chair from Cameroon. The chair is a 20th-centu...
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20th Century Cameroonian Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Two Armchairs 1970s Italian Designer Alberto Orlandi
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two armchairs 1970s Italian designer Alberto Orlandi Pair of 1970s steel, bronze and black leather armchairs by the Italian designer Alberto Orlandi Pompei model. (May sell one pi...
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Billy Haines Style Faux Bamboo Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Billy Haines style faux bamboo armchairs. The chairs are wood with a faux bamboo pattern with bronze mounts.  
Category

1970s Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Chrome and Leather Savonarola Director's Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of beautiful 1980s Italian chrome gold and red leather Savonarola director's chair in perfect conditions, with very minor fading and great timeless patina. Very comfortable arm...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs

Materials

Bronze, Chrome

Midcentury 366 Club Armchair in Gold Pineapple Leather, Jozef Chierowski, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
The 366 armchair is an icon of the polish design of the PRL period. The famous armchair was designed in 1962 by the Polish interior designer and furniture designer Jozef Marian Ch...
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20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Textile, Faux Leather, Beech

Versace Original Vanitas Gilt, Hand-Carved Armchair, Gianni Versace, 1994
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Versace Vanitas gilt, hand-carved armchair, Gianni Versace, 1994. Listing is for single chair. The shape of the Vanitas took inspiration from a Louis XV chair bought by Gianni Versace from a French antique dealer...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Armchairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Louis XV Style Gold Gilt Fauteuil Arm Chairs to Refinish DIY, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Louis XV style gold gilt Fauteuil arm chairs to refinish DIY project - a Pair. Item features solid wood construction, upholstered armrests, gold distressed finish, cabriole le...
Category

Late 20th Century Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Versace Original Vanitas Gilt Dining Chair Set of 4, Gianni Versace, 1994
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Versace original Vanitas gilt dining chair set of 4, Gianni Versace, 1994. The shape ' of the Vanitas took inspiration from a Louis XV chair bought ...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Armchairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Versace Original Vanitas Gilt Dining Chair Set of 6, Gianni Versace, 1994
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Versace Original Vanitas Gilt Dining Chair Set of 6, Gianni Versace, 1994. Listing is for set of 6 (2 armchairs and 4 without arms). The shape of th...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Armchairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Chrome and Leather Savonarola Director's Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Set of eight beautiful 1980s Italian chrome gold and red leather Savonarola director's chair in perfect conditions, with very minor fading and great timeless patina. Very comfortable...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs

Materials

Bronze, Chrome

Pair of Chrome and Bronze Armchairs
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Pair of chrome and bronze armchairs.
Category

Late 20th Century Argentine Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Bronze, Chrome

Pacific Iron Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walter lamb: Pacific iron armchair, 1940s Measures: Seat 18 3/4" H Arm 25 3/4" H.  
Category

1940s American Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Memphis Style Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Memphis style armchairs. Chairs are newly upholstered in linen. Has mahogany arms, a painted steel frame with circular bronze trim and bronze base.
Category

1970s Directoire Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Bronze, Steel

20th Century French Pair of Gold Brass and Bronze Armchairs with Red Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
French pair of midcentury gold brass and bronze chairs with red upholstery Very comfortable chairs with seat and back reupholstered.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Pair of C&B Italia Custom High Back Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of C&B Italia Custom High Back Armchairs, Designed for Chicago interior by Powell Kleinschmidt, custom order pair of tilt, swivel (lock) adjustable armchairs; bronze tubular met...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

1950s Pair of Spanish Leather Armchairs with Metal Structure by Sistemas AF
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s pair of Spanish leather armchairs with metal structure by Sistemas AF S.A. in Madrid.    
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Armchairs

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Italian Neoclassical Cream and Gold Parcel Gilt Armchair Winged Maiden Griffins
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Italian neoclassical cream and gold parcel gilt armchair with winged maiden griffins. Item features carved and parcel gilt figural winged female griffins...
Category

Early 20th Century French Regency Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Armchairs, Signed Arman
Located in Paris, FR
Arman 1928-2005, French Pair of armchairs Bronze from "Fondeur Bocquel" Seat in leather Signed Arman and numbered.
Category

20th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Bronze

Mitchell Gold Upholstered Armchair and Ottoman
Located in New York, NY
Chair: 29" H x 36" W x 38.5" D x Seat 18.5" H; ottoman: 15.5" H x 24" W x 19.5" D.
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

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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