Wingback Chairs
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1940s French Louis XV Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Wood
19th Century Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Walnut
20th Century French Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Walnut, Upholstery
20th Century British Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Leather
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Walnut
1810s English Regency Antique Wingback Chairs
Hardwood, Leather
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Linen, Hardwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 20th Century European Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Wood, Velvet
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Wingback Chairs
Linen, Walnut
1980s North American Louis XV Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Velvet, Wood
20th Century Italian Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Wood
1950s French Louis XV Vintage Wingback Chairs
Walnut
1880s French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1880s French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Beech, Paint
20th Century French Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Linen, Wood
19th Century Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century French Louis XIII Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Wingback Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century American Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century French Louis XVI Wingback Chairs
Wood, Upholstery
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Giltwood
1920s French Louis XV Vintage Wingback Chairs
Linen, Walnut, Paint
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather, Faux Leather, Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1920s Italian Louis XV Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
1930s French Louis XV Vintage Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Regency Wingback Chairs
Rattan
Mid-20th Century Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Burlap, Oak
Late 20th Century American Regency Wingback Chairs
Leather, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Wingback Chairs
Velvet
Early 2000s Vietnamese Louis XV Wingback Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
20th Century American Regency Wingback Chairs
Brass
Late 19th Century American Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Regency Wingback Chairs
Leather
1970s French Louis XV Vintage Wingback Chairs
Brass
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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