Wingback Chairs
2010s Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Wingback Chairs
Leather
2010s Renaissance Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Late 20th Century French Provincial Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Wingback Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Wingback Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Chenille, Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Victorian Wingback Chairs
Brass
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Wool
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Oak
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 2000s Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric
18th Century English Georgian Antique Wingback Chairs
Leather
1950s Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
1970s American Chesterfield Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood
1950s Italian Other Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Beech
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Chrome
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Federal Antique Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Maple
Early 20th Century Italian Edwardian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
1870s English High Victorian Antique Wingback Chairs
Hardwood, Upholstery
1970s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1820s English Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chairs
Damask, Walnut, Down
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Textile, Wood
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin, Oak
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Wood, Plywood
1880s Italian High Victorian Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-18th Century English George III Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Nutwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Metal
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Teak
2010s South African Modern Wingback Chairs
Steel
1990s Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Dutch Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century British George III Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
Late 20th Century North American Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
19th Century English Antique Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century British Wingback Chairs
Leather
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Wingback Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Bamboo, Faux Bamboo, Cane
2010s South African Modern Wingback Chairs
Steel
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin, Oak
2010s Renaissance Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century American Queen Anne Antique Wingback Chairs
Textile, Wood
20th Century Wingback Chairs
Fabric
Antique, New and Vintage Wingback Chairs
They may not offer structural support, but the wings on antique and vintage wingback chairs certainly do have a purpose or did, when the design was first conceived in England in the 1600s.
Back then, the armchair protrusions were meant to protect the sitter from drafts and from the strong heat radiating from the large fireplaces that were popular at the time. This explains why the wingback is so strongly associated with cozying up by the fireplace.
Although the functional aspect of a wingback may be obsolete in the 21st century, the chairs have maintained their popularity over the years and have seen waves of revivals, from mid-century modern spinoffs to playful contemporary adaptations (like the Bear chair by Pierre Yovanovitch, wherein the place of wings are furry ears — a cheeky send-up of Hans Wegner’s iconic mid-century Papa Bear chair).
Shop the most innovative versions of wingback chairs today on 1stDibs.
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