Wingback Chairs
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wool, Oak
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Wool, Beech
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Mahogany
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Fabric, Beech
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood, Rosewood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Oak, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Teak
1960s Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Teak
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Teak
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Bouclé, Beech
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Bouclé, Beech
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wool, Oak
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Teak
21st Century and Contemporary American Hollywood Regency Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin, Elm
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Birch, Upholstery
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Chenille, Upholstery, Walnut, Fabric
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Wingback Chairs
Rattan
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Steel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Brass
1960s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Wingback Chairs
Velvet
1950s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
1970s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Wingback Chairs
Wood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Elm, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
1990s American Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Teak, Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Wingback Chairs
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Hardwood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Mahogany, Leather
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Oak, Upholstery
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Oak, Upholstery
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin, Beech
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Oak, Teak
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin, Elm
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Linen
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Oak, Sheepskin
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, 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).
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