Wingback Chairs
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Metal, Wire
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Cherry
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Ash
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Foam, Feathers, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Wood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Oak
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Oak
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
1990s Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Metal
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Bouclé, Walnut
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Mohair
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Velvet
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Hide, Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin, Birch
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Hide, Sheepskin, Walnut
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Beech
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Sheepskin, Beech
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Beech, Bouclé, Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Elm
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Maple
1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Bouclé, Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Bouclé, Wood, Beech
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Wool, Beech
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather
1940s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Metal, Brass
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Velvet
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Beech, Upholstery
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Rattan
2010s Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Elm
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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