Wingback Chairs
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Wingback Chairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Wingback Chairs
Leather
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Wingback Chairs
Leather
Early 20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Wingback Chairs
Wood
20th Century American Classical Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century American American Classical Wingback Chairs
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Asian American Classical Wingback Chairs
Linen, Wood
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Wingback Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century American American Classical Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1810s English Regency Antique Wingback Chairs
Hardwood, Leather
20th Century Italian Neoclassical Wingback Chairs
Leather
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Wingback Chairs
Mahogany
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Wingback Chairs
Bamboo, Wicker, Reed
Early 20th Century British Wingback Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1960s American Vintage Wingback Chairs
20th Century British Wingback Chairs
Leather
Early 20th Century British Wingback Chairs
Leather
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Wingback Chairs
Leather
1960s American American Colonial Vintage Wingback Chairs
Mahogany, Upholstery
2010s Argentine Modern Wingback Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1940s Unknown Art Nouveau Vintage Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
2010s British Wingback Chairs
Wool, Beech, Oak, Fabric
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Wingback Chairs
Wood, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary American American Classical Wingback Chairs
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Regency Wingback Chairs
Rattan
1940s American American Classical Vintage Wingback Chairs
Leather
Late 20th Century American Regency Wingback Chairs
Leather, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Wingback Chairs
Velvet
Late 20th Century American Classical Wingback Chairs
Upholstery
20th Century American Regency Wingback Chairs
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Regency Wingback Chairs
Leather
20th Century American American Classical Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
20th Century English Regency Wingback Chairs
Leather
2010s American Classical Wingback Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1990s American American Classical Wingback Chairs
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).
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