19th Century Silk Armchairs
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Silk, Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Silk, Wood, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century European Armchairs
Silk, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Beech, Silk, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Silk, Velvet, Wood
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Giltwood, Silk
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Silk
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood, Silk
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood, Silk
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Silk, Feathers
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Mahogany, Silk
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Armchairs
Walnut, Silk
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Walnut, Silk, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs
Giltwood, Silk, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Silk
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood, Silk
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood, Silk
Antique 19th Century Russian Armchairs
Silk
Antique Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Armchairs
Silk, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Silk, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century German Armchairs
Rosewood, Silk
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Walnut, Silk, Cotton
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Giltwood, Silk
Antique 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Armchairs
Giltwood, Silk, Upholstery
Antique 19th Century British Regency Armchairs
Brass
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Cotton, Silk, Wood
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Armchairs
Silk, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Side Chairs
Satinwood
Unlike many Venetian designs, these are masculine and comfortable
Antique 19th Century Chairs
Walnut, Silk, Damask
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Silk, Walnut
Antique 19th Century English Lounge Chairs
Mahogany, Silk, Upholstery
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Giltwood, Silk
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Silk, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century French Armchairs
Velvet, Wood
Antique 19th Century British French Provincial Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Silk
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Armchairs
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Armchairs
Silk, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Armchairs
Silk, Wood
Antique 1860s English Armchairs
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Finding the Right Armchairs for You
Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.
Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.
In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.
Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.
When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.
If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.
If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.
Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.
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