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Pair of Swedish Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
These lovely pair of chairs have been wonderfully carved with decorative wave detailing to the structure. They have circular carved legs with a flame design to the top section. All f...
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
$6,306 / set
Walnut
Wool Barrel Back Tub Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual chair with a sled frame of walnut inset into the upholstery. Original cream wool upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Wool
Pair of Barrel-Backed, Library Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tufted leather and walnut, English library chairs with original brass nail heads.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian circa 1880 Curved Barrel Back Porters Wingback Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this Antique Victorian Porters barrel back armchair in circa
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Pair of Sublime Hand Dyed Barrel Back Tub Armchairs in Brown Leather Comfortable
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
back tub armchairs
A very well made pair, they have mahogany frames, the leather upholstery was
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Pair of Mid Century Barrel Back Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of chairs from 1950's with nice barrel back .
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of barrel back midcentury lounge chairs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of barrel back chairs with dark walnut frames, reupholstered in dark beige fabric with
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Old Hickory Barrel Back Leather Arm Chair
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing signed Old Hickory Barrel back chair has a wonderful aged patina and is in very good
Category
Vintage 1930s American Adirondack Armchairs
Materials
Hickory
Vintage Slatted Barrel Back Hand Carved Chair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Slatted Barrel back hand carved chair
Wiener Werkstatt inspired, hand carved and hand
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
c.1910 Fischel Bentwood Barrel-Back Chair
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Amazingly comfortable, signed Fischel, barrel-back arm chair. Completely restored structurally, it
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood
Irish Country Barrel Back Chair, Dark Ale
Located in Westwood, NJ
An Irish Country style barrel back tub chair with slatted backrest and cushioned seat above out
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Country Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$1,574 / item
A pair of Gustavian Barrel Back Fauteuils
Located in Washington, DC
A pair of Gustavian Barrell Back Fauteuils, wonderful carving on the back and turned and fluted
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Upholstery
Tall Drexel Barrel Back Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Strong lines and contrasting walnut wood grain, with a slight Danish influence. Tall back arm
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, PVC
Pair of Antique French Empire Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Bellport, NY
Pair of French Empire 1860s Barrel back chairs or of the La Belle Epoque Period (The Gilded Age
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Upholstery
$2,000 / set
Louis XIV Style Giltwood Barrel Back Lion Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Louis XIV style giltwood barrel back lion chair
Height 35 1/2 x width 30 inches.
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of Mid Century Barrel Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Astoria, NY
A pair of barrel back chairs on casters. They were recently reupholstered in a blue-gray crushed
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Textile
Pair Mid Century Modern Barrel Back Side Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
These beautiful walnut frame barrel back chairs feature unique lines and tapered legs. Please
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Pair of Barrel Back Chairs with Chrome Base
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Modern design barrel back chairs. The chairs have a chrome base and are upholstered in
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Pair of beige faux leather barrel back chairs. Features bronze nail head trim and a tapered wood
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
$1,000 / set
Pair early 19th c. Swedish barrel back chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Swedish barrel back chairs with applied Empire motifs and saber legs. Scraped to original
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Mid Century Walnut Barrel Back Arm Chairs
Located in Troy, MI
Pair of circa 1960s dark walnut barrel back arm chairs. Curvy silhouette with sleek spindle back
Category
Vintage 1960s Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Pair Edward Wormley Mahogany
Upholstered Barrel Back Chairs
By Edward Wormley, Dunbar Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Edward Wormley for Dunbar barrel back arm chairs in mahogany and blue/gray wool upholstery. Great
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Arts
Crafts Barrel Back Chair By Liberty
Co
By Liberty
Co.
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts mahogany barrel back chair
Serpentine front
Drop in rush seat
Liberty & Co
Circa
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Mahogany
Leather And Mahoghony Barrel Back Library / Desk Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wonderful old chair shows its great "bones" with its perfectly proportioned barrel back
Category
Antique 19th Century British George III Armchairs
Materials
Brass
A Swedish Art Deco Barrel Back Arm Chair
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant Swedish barrel open back arm chair in solid cherry wood.
Elements of Gustavian
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Fabric
Pair of Vintage Barrel Back Chairs in Sheepskin
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
Very cool pair of wood barrel back chairs. The unfinished wood radiates a natural rustic vibe along
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Wood
19th C. Deconstructed Barrel Back Napoleon III Chair
Located in Mckinney, TX
with a solid wood frame and an iron back support, its graceful barrel-shaped back offers both style and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Burlap, Wood
Pair of Barrel-Back Lounge Chairs, France, 1930s
By Jean Pascaud
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Drawn with the quiet confidence of a single, unbroken line, this pair of French barrel-back lounge
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Leather
$8,551 / set
Pair Brass Cantilevered Arm Chairs With Barrel Backs
Located in Chicago, IL
from the top of the back down under the chair provides really nice stability and added comfort.
Category
Late 20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Set of Four Dieter Waeckerling Barrel Back Arm Chairs.
Located in North Miami, FL
A set of four as found and retaining the original faux tortoise upholstery barrel back Dieter
Category
Vintage 1960s Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Aqua Velvet Barrel Back Club Chairs
By Milo Baughman, Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Freshly upholstered in a sensual velvet, these club chairs are comfortable and chic. On casters could easily be swapped out for legs if desired.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
A Pair of Bentwood Barrel Back Arm Chairs
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of iconic chairs of bent beechwood by Josef Hoffmann. The gentle curves and clean lines serve to frame the rich, natural grain of the wood.
One of the great designers of th...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Vintage Barrel Back Chair Restored in California Sheepskin
Located in SAINT LOUIS, MO
This chair is so cool. The unfinished wood radiates a natural rustic vibe along with a cool modernism. The chair was meticulously upholstered in our new, beautiful sheepskins from Ca...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Armchairs
Materials
Sheepskin
Pair of French Directoire Style Barrel Back Chairs, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, PA
A beautiful large-scale pair of Gustavian painted barrel back chairs in the manner of Nierman Weeks
Category
Vintage 1970s American Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Bamboo Barrel Back Lounge Chairs, Pair
Located in West Hartford, CT
A pair of Mid-Century Modern bamboo barrel back chairs. Yes, it is unusual to see barrel back
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Bamboo
Four Italian Barrel Back Black
Dove Grey Arm Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of four elegant black lacquered barrel back dining/arm chairs with dove gray wool upholstery
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Wool, Upholstery
Pair of Swedish Late Gustavian / Neoclassical Barrel Back Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of barrel back chairs in ALL original. Stripped to their original paint. Curved backs with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Black Suede Barrel Back Arm Chair By Preview Furniture
By Weiman
Located in Chicago, IL
Barrel back arm chair in black suede from Preview Furniture. Vladimir Kagan designed several lines
Category
Vintage 1970s American Armchairs
Mid-Century Modern Pair of Barrel Back Tub Chairs
Located in West Hartford, CT
Vintage mid century barrel back chairs with original yellow floral print upholstery. The fabric has
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Wood
Pair of Swedish Barrel Back Chairs. Sweden circa 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of barrel back chairs, Sweden circa 1860, with rounded form, figural lion head hand rests
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Armchairs
Materials
Linen
Victorian Cast Iron Patio Set
Located in Rio Vista, CA
barrel back armchairs and a matching table. Each piece has a grape and leaf motif and is supported by
Category
20th Century American Victorian Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
12 RED BARREL-BACK WINDSOR CHAIRS, RED PAINT, DECORATED
Located in York County, PA
SET OF 12 BARREL-BACK WINDSOR CHAIRS, IN RED PAINT, WITH THE 3-LINK CHAIN (FRIENDSHIP, LOVE, AND
Category
Antique 19th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair, Gustavian Barrel Back Arm Chairs, Sweden, circa 1910
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, attractive Swedish country Gustavian white painted barrel back arm chairs.
Carved floral
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
A Pair of Milo Baughman Barrel Back Tufted Chairs
Located in North Miami, FL
Solid chrome frame and top grade leather make these a stunning pair of chairs.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Period Gustavian Barrel Back Chairs, Stockholm 1820
s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very charming pair of early 19th C. Gustavian barrel back chairs. Partly retained original paint.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Stylish Pair of Hollywood Regency 1960s Painted Barrel-Back Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A stylish pair of Hollywood Regency 1960s painted barrel-back chairs with caned back; each
Category
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Arts
Crafts Windsor Style Barrel Back Chair By Liberty
Co
By Liberty
Co.
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts and Crafts Windsor style barrel back chair
In stained beech with spindle back
Attributed to
Category
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Victorian Carved Walnut Upholstered Barrel Back Gentleman’s Parlor Chair C1870
Located in Big Flats, NY
Victorian Carved Walnut Upholstered Gentleman’s Barrel & Button Back Chair with Carved Foliate Crest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Art Deco Rosewood Barrel Back Tub Chairs, France, 1940
Located in Austin, TX
Art Deco rosewood armchairs having barrel backs and supported on straight legs with brass inlay
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Blue and Orange Modern Floral Barrel Back Chair
By Harvey Probber, Edward Wormley, Baker Furniture Company
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful curved back armed lounge chairs. The fabric is decorative with birds and flowers.
Category
Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Unique Mid-Century Modern Walnut Frame Barrel Back Lounge Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
frame. Comfortably shaped seat back makes this the perfect addition to any room. Please confirm item
Category
Vintage 1970s American Armchairs
Milo Baughman Barrel Back Chair Floating in a Chrome Base
By Milo Baughman, Thayer Coggin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
has great architectural lines and is very large in size, the tufted back and sides hugs the body in
Category
Vintage 1970s American Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Pair of Swedish Neoclassical Style 19th Century Barrel-Back Upholstered Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
exquisite neoclassical style armchairs features a barrel back with carved upper rail. The arms are adorned
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
A Group of Four Coco Chanel Styled Barrel Back Leather Chairs
By Chanel
Located in Manhasset, NY
A Group of Four, Priced as a pair, Coco Chanel Styled Leather Barrel Back Arm Chairs. The finest
Category
Vintage 1960s French Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Hollywood Regency Klismos Style Upholstered Barrel Back Wood Blue Arm Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Great looking Hollywood Regency Klismos Style Upholstered Barrel Back Wood Blue Velvet Chair.
The
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Woodard Valencia Barrel Back Iron Outdoor Bouncer Spring Chairs, a Pair
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
20th century Woodard Valencia barrel back iron outdoor bouncer spring chairs, a pair. Item features
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Pair Of Barrel Tub Chairs With Cutout Backs And Metal Legs
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Comfortable, generous and sturdy mid century barrel chairs with metal legs and original brass
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
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Barrel Back Armchair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic barrel back armchair available at 1stDibs. Each barrel back armchair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and animal skin. There are 581 variations of the antique or vintage barrel back armchair you’re looking for, while we also have 19 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect barrel back armchair — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each barrel back armchair bearing mid-century modern, Hollywood Regency or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. A well-made barrel back armchair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Milo Baughman, McGuire Furniture Company and Baker Furniture Company are consistently popular.
How Much is a Barrel Back Armchair?
Prices for a barrel back armchair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $275 and can go as high as $65,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,886.
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.
Questions About Barrel Back Armchair
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Reupholster a barrel back chair by first removing the old upholstery from the chair. Use the old pieces of material as a guide to help you cut the new upholstery into properly sized pieces. Reupholster the chair by using a furniture stapler to re-secure the new upholstery in the same manner that the old upholstery was attached. Shop a range of vintage and contemporary barrel back chairs on 1stDibs.
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