Antique English Armchairs
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique English Armchairs
Brass
1750s English George II Antique English Armchairs
Mahogany
1820s English Regency Antique English Armchairs
1880s English High Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Oak
1840s English Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Leather, Oak
1760s English George III Antique English Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 18th Century English George I Antique English Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1660s English Jacobean Antique English Armchairs
Oak
Mid-18th Century English George II Antique English Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique English Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Sheraton Antique English Armchairs
Satinwood
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Ceramic, Fabric, Walnut
18th Century English George III Antique English Armchairs
Oak
1860s English Aesthetic Movement Antique English Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century English Queen Anne Antique English Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
17th Century English Jacobean Antique English Armchairs
Oak
19th Century English Regency Antique English Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
1880s English High Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Ash, Elm
Early 18th Century English George I Antique English Armchairs
Wood
1880s English High Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Elm
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique English Armchairs
Fabric, Oak
Late 19th Century British Antique English Armchairs
Pine
18th Century English George III Antique English Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
1880s English Baroque Revival Antique English Armchairs
Walnut
19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique English Armchairs
Linen, Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Elm
19th Century English William and Mary Antique English Armchairs
Silk, Mahogany
1840s English Early Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Late 17th Century English Jacobean Antique English Armchairs
Oak
18th Century English George III Antique English Armchairs
Yew
1810s English Regency Antique English Armchairs
Cane, Pine, Lacquer
Early 17th Century European Renaissance Antique English Armchairs
Oak
1860s English High Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Elm
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique English Armchairs
Leather, Oak
1870s English Anglo-Japanese Antique English Armchairs
Walnut
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique English Armchairs
Rush, Wood
1860s English High Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Oak
Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique English Armchairs
Walnut
1860s English High Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Yew
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique English Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique English Armchairs
Upholstery, Oak
1860s English High Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Elm, Yew
1860s English High Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Elm, Yew
19th Century British Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Brass
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Antique English Armchairs
Oak
1860s English Early Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique English Armchairs
Wood, Giltwood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique English Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique English Armchairs
Leather
19th Century British High Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Brass
Early 1800s English Antique English Armchairs
Beech
1850s Great Britain (UK) Antique English Armchairs
19th Century British Renaissance Revival Antique English Armchairs
Tapestry, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique English Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique English Armchairs
Oak
1830s English William IV Antique English Armchairs
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Regency Antique English Armchairs
Velvet, Faux Bamboo, Wood
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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.
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