Antique Victorian Armchair
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Upholstery, Mahogany
1850s British Antique Victorian Armchair
Velvet
1850s British Antique Victorian Armchair
Velvet
Mid-19th Century Antique Victorian Armchair
Silk, Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Brass
1850s Antique Victorian Armchair
Brass
1880s English High Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Oak
Late 19th Century German Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Beech, Leather
1870s English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Velvet
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Velvet, Oak
1840s English Early Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Leather, Upholstery, Mahogany
1920s American Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century British High Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Brass
Early 20th Century English Rococo Antique Victorian Armchair
Fabric, Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Upholstery, Hardwood
1860s American Renaissance Revival Antique Victorian Armchair
Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century English Country Antique Victorian Armchair
Upholstery, Hardwood
19th Century British Antique Victorian Armchair
Wool
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Walnut
1870s Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Walnut
19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Mahogany
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Bamboo
1840s British Early Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Leather, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Tapestry, Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Leather
19th Century English Antique Victorian Armchair
Walnut
19th Century French Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Fabric, Tapestry, Bamboo
19th Century British High Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Velvet, Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Other
1850s British Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Leather, Wood
1860s British High Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Fabric, Wood
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Leather
19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Mahogany
1860s English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Mahogany
19th Century French Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Fabric, Velvet
19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Calico, Linen, Oak
19th Century French Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Upholstery, Velvet, Rosewood
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Iron
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Walnut
1880s British High Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Velvet, Oak
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Oak
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Mahogany
1890s Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Mahogany
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Upholstery, Rosewood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Walnut
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Oak
1880s English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Oak
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Bamboo
1880s English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Other
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Leather, Wood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Linen, Mahogany
19th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
Upholstery, Walnut
1870s Victorian Antique Victorian Armchair
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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