Wingback Chairs
1950s European Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Faux Leather, Wood
1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Teak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
1950s Queen Anne Vintage Wingback Chairs
Linen, Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Faux Leather, Beech
1940s Chippendale Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Metal
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wool, Oak
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Metal
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wool, Walnut
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Birch, Upholstery
1940s American Organic Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Walnut
1940s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Beech
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Plastic, Foam, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Mohair, Silk, Velvet
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Linen, Mahogany
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood, Leather
1950s American Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
1950s Finnish Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Beech, Plywood
1950s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Elm, Upholstery
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Mohair, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Mahogany, Fabric
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Wingback Chairs
Walnut
1940s Hollywood Regency Vintage Wingback Chairs
1940s Great Britain (UK) Vintage Wingback Chairs
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Satin, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
1940s American Vintage Wingback Chairs
Linen, Mahogany, Upholstery
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
1950s American Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1950s American Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood, Silk, Upholstery, Linen
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Hardwood
1950s Italian Vintage Wingback Chairs
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Mahogany, Leather
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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