Wingback Chairs
Late 20th Century American Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Wingback Chairs
Leather
1830s British Georgian Antique Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Cherry
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Beech
Early 20th Century French Provincial Wingback Chairs
Cotton, Walnut
18th Century Antique Wingback Chairs
Elm
2010s English Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Beech, Walnut
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Brass
1710s Italian Louis XIV Antique Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Early 2000s American Modern Wingback Chairs
Silk, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood
1790s Irish Antique Wingback Chairs
Mahogany, Upholstery
20th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Wingback Chairs
Leather, Sheepskin
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Straw, Wood
1940s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Wingback Chairs
Cotton, Damask, Velvet, Walnut
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Brass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Iron
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Metal, Brass
20th Century Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1890s English Antique Wingback Chairs
Beech
2010s Brazilian Post-Modern Wingback Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century Napoleon III Wingback Chairs
Mahogany, Cotton
1950s American Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
Early 20th Century Art Deco Wingback Chairs
Leather
20th Century Spanish Georgian Wingback Chairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Brass
Height 49 in.
18th Century and Earlier Antique Wingback Chairs
2010s American Modern Wingback Chairs
Linen, Maple
Mid-20th Century French Jacobean Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Wingback Chairs
Linen, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Wingback Chairs
1890s American Mission Antique Wingback Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Beech
21st Century and Contemporary American Wingback Chairs
Fabric
1950s Italian Other Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
20th Century Baroque Wingback Chairs
Bronze
18th Century French Antique Wingback Chairs
Wool, Silk, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Rattan
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Oak
1980s Swiss Industrial Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Seagrass, Beech
Mid-20th Century Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Textile, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Roman Wingback Chairs
Cowhide, Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Wingback Chairs
Cotton, Walnut
1880s French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Wingback Chairs
Mahogany, Maple, Pine
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).
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