Wingback Chairs
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Georgian Wingback Chairs
Leather
20th Century Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
Late 20th Century American Georgian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Beech, Bouclé, Wood
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
20th Century Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin
20th Century Austrian Wingback Chairs
Fruitwood
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Wingback Chairs
Linen, Wood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Oak
2010s Renaissance Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Bouclé, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Provincial Wingback Chairs
Cotton, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Irish George II Antique Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Irish George III Antique Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Wood
1980s Japanese Japonisme Vintage Wingback Chairs
Bamboo, Cane
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Beech
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Wingback Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century British Wingback Chairs
Wood
1960s American Chinese Chippendale Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Faux Leather, Wood
20th Century Danish Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Rattan
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Oak
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
Early 18th Century English Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Ash
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wingback Chairs
Leather
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s Italian Modern Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Wood
2010s British Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood, Mahogany
1780s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
1820s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1920s Swedish Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Wood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Velvet, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Wingback Chairs
Leather
Late 20th Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Upholstery
20th Century American Classical Wingback Chairs
Mohair
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Beech, Oak
20th Century Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin
Early 18th Century English William IV Antique Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
2010s British Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
20th Century American Victorian Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
2010s American Modern Wingback Chairs
Mohair, Wood, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Wingback Chairs
Walnut
1870s English Victorian Antique Wingback Chairs
Leather, Oak
1990s Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Bamboo, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Wingback Chairs
Wood, Velvet
20th Century Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Oak
Early 19th Century Irish George III Antique Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
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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