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Armchairs For Sale
Period: 1960s
Color:  Green
Pierre Paulin for Artifort Green F560 Mushroom Chair
Located in London, GB
Originally designed by Pierre Paulin in 1960 in collaboration with Artifort, the Mushroom chair, also known as the F560, is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, making it a true design icon. Inspired by women’s swimming...
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1960s Dutch Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Fabric

Pair of Green Leather Armchairs by Marco Zanuso, 1964
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Pair of Woodline armchairs designed by Marco Zanuso. Italy, Arflex, 1964. Vintage chairs with plywood frame and newly upholstered in subtle green leather. Literature: Repertori...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Armchairs

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Leather, Plywood

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Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
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Two Green Retro Armchairs, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
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Two Green Retro Armchairs, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
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Eugenio Gerli Midcentury Green Fabric PS142 Italian Armchairs for Tecno, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
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Pair of Eugenio Gerli Midcentury Green Fabric Italian Armchairs, Tecno 1960s
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Midcentury Scandinavian Blue and Turquoise Armchairs, 1960s, Set of Two
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Vintage Green Plastic 1968 Armchair Sacco by Gatti, Paolini Teodoro for Zanotta
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Armchair Foam Fabric Upholstery Wood Vintage, Italy, 1960s
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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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