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19th Century English Upholstered Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An upholstered armchair with great form displaying the original (worn) black painted finish. England, circa 1860.
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Saddle Arm Club Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of English saddle arm club chairs covered in newly upholstered textural turquoise
Category
Early 20th Century American Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
English Regency Mahogany Scrolled Arm Desk Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Restored mahogany English regency scrolled arm desk or side chair with floral sage tapestry
Category
Vintage 1940s American Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Of English Style Rolled Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved Mahogany frame arm chairs upholstered in white canvas.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Armchairs
Materials
Canvas, Wood
One Pair Of English Mahogany Arm Chairs
Located in Buchanan, MI
Very handsome pair of Chippendale style mahogany arm chairs with detailed carving and leather seats.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Leather
A English Carved Arm Chair, Circa 1760
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An open arm chair in oak with an arched crest over a back splat with carved roundels and curved
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
English Leather Open Arm Chair, Circa 1870
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An open arm chair with a tufted back and stud trimming on ivory colored leather. The leather
Category
English Armchairs
Mid-20th Century English Open Arm Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A proper English armchair with a not-so-proper attitude. This mid-20th century open-arm beauty nods
Category
Mid-20th Century English Country Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Linen, Wood
Large English Upholstered Arm Chair - Gainsborough Style
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome large English open armchair in the Gainsborough style, featuring a decorative
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Armchairs
Pair of English 19thC Leather Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
chairs look great from all angles.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Set of Sixteen Dining Room Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of Sixteen English mahogany arm chairs with carved ribbon and floral motif ending on claw and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Pair Of English Cast Iron Arm Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with fern overall decoration.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Patio and Garden Furniture
Pair of English Upholstered Arm chairs, Circa 1880
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Pair of linen upholstered arm chair on tapered mahogany legs with brass castors.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Pair of English Country Arm Chairs, Circa 1860
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of elegant open arm chairs in chestnut wood with slat backs and curved arms raised on ring
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Howard
Sons Ltd Antique English Bridgewater Arm Chair
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Sherborne, GB
Howard & Sons LTD Bridgewater arm chair retaining It’s original upholstery in H & S monogram
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Antique English Canopy Parlor Living Room Arm Chair
Located in North York, ON
This unique antique chair is made in the early 20th century. It is in its original condition.
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English back arm chair.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Country Armchairs
$4,500
One Pair Of English Style Distressed Leather Arm Chair.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome pair of English style leather arm chairs with hand distressed leather. Hand tufted. Great
Category
20th Century Unknown Armchairs
English Sheraton Style Regency Cane Arm Chair Mahogany Frame
Located in Philadelphia, PA
English Sheraton Style Regency cane arm chair mahogany frame. Item features double cane sides
Category
Mid-20th Century Sheraton Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Pair of English Satinwood Painted Arm Chairs, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English satinwood arm chairs with articulated carvings, cross hatching splat backs
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Painted Furniture
Materials
Cane, Paint, Satinwood
Pair of English Tufted Leather Arm Chairs (Priced Individually)
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome pair of English open arm chairs in the Chippendale style, each featuring a serpentine
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Armchairs
c. 1800-20 Country English Regency Period Arm Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1800-1820 country English Regency period arm chair. In well figured, warm color ash wood, the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Ash
Mid 19th Century English Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Englsih Hepplewhite style mahogany arm chairs with shield shape backs with railed splats
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
Circa 1765-80 English George III Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1765-80 George III walnut arm chair, English. Bold yet simple design with outstanding arms
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Howard and Sons Antique English Bridgewater Style Arm Chair
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Sherborne, GB
Antique Howard Bridgewater style upholstered arm chair circa 1890, retaining its original
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Country Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech, Mahogany
English Regency Arm Chair with New Upholstery, c 1850
Located in Norwalk, CT
Handsome period-Regency arm chair, with dark wood legs. Brass castors on each leg. Loose seat
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of English Bow Library Arm Chairs ( Priced Individually )
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of English library chairs (or open armchairs) of mixed native woods, c1870. Each
Category
Antique 1870s British Armchairs
Materials
Wood
English George III Carved Mahogany Arm Chair, 1770-80
Located in Kenilworth, IL
George III carved mahogany arm chair with a carved serpentine crest rail over a carved and pierced
Category
Antique 1770s English George III Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set Of Eight English Style Wheel Back Iron Arm Chairs
Located in Buchanan, MI
SET OF EIGHT ENGLISH STYLE WHEEL BACK IRON ARM CHAIRS
Category
Vintage 1940s English Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Jacobean Barley Twist Arm Chairs with English Maidens
Located in Asheville, NC
This pair of Jacobean style arm chairs feature spiral turning on the arms, legs and stretchers. The
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Upholstery
Circa 1830 English High Back Windsor Arm Chair, Yew Wood
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830 English high back Windsor arm chair, yew wood. This sturdy, comfortable chair has
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Yew
Black Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An English 1890s black arm chair with basket seat. Great accent chair.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$4,500
Early 20th Century English Bamboo Form Black Lacquered Arm Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome early 20th century English bamboo black lacquered chair. The piece has a pretty hand
Category
Early 20th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of 19th c. English Howard Rolled Arm Club Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of stamped Howard club chairs of generous proportions having rolled arms and backs over deep
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
19th Century English Open Arm Library Chair Upholstered In Wool
Located in Southampton, GB
Open Arm Library Chair.
Recently expertly upholstered in a soft, herringbone wool fabric.
Original
Category
Antique 19th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Wool
Pair of English Chippendale Style Button Tufted Leather Arm Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
upholstered in deep burgundy tufted leather. The chairs feature elegantly curved arms, cabriole legs, and ball
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique Elizabethan English Carved Walnut Tapestry Arm Chair 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Elizabethan armchair offers carved walnut frame with tapestry upholstery; back
Category
Antique 19th Century English Elizabethan Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Tapestry
Pair of English Regency Painted Faux Bamboo Arm Chairs. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency Beech painted faux bamboo arm chairs with cane seats, silk cushions, and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Armchairs
English Chippendale Mahogany Serpentine Splat Back Upholstered Arm Chair C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale Mahogany arm chair with serpentine shaped crest rail, intertwined carved splat
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Muslin, Mahogany
Antique Arm Chair, English, Armchair, Howard Style, Late Victorian, Circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique arm chair. An English, textile upholstered armchair seat in the Howard style
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Textile
Vintage English Regency Black Lacquer
Gold Painted Occasional Caned Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
English Regency style black lacquer arm chair with cane seat and back. Features golden ribbed trim
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood, Lacquer
Antique Scroll Arm Desk Chair, English, Armchair, Needlepoint, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique scroll arm desk chair. An English, mahogany armchair with needlepoint upholstery
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Corner Arm Chair, English, Walnut, Dressing Seat, Art Nouveau, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique corner arm chair. An English, walnut dressing seat in Art Nouveau taste, dating
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Lounge Arm Chair, English, Club Seat, Armchair, Victorian, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lounge arm chair. An English, mahogany framed club seat, dating to the late
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Elbow Chair, English, Armchair, Desk, Scroll Arm, Regency, Circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique elbow chair. An English, mahogany armchair or desk chair with drop-in seat
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Regency Painted and Stenciled Arm Chairs. C.1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency painted armchairs with stenciled spindle backs, original rush seats, and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Armchairs
English Regency Caned Riddle Back Ebonized Black
Gold Scrolled Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage English Regency style pierced Riddle back armchair featuring ebonized black painted frame
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Hardwood
Early 19th Century English George Ill Style Upholstered Mahogany Arm Chair
Located in Kenilworth, IL
George lll style upholstered mahogany lolling chair. Upholstered with linen webbing, horse hair
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Fine Pair English Mahogany Adams Style Upholstered Back Dining Arm Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
For customers that require professional insured delivery we are proud to have teamed up with a nationwide professional delivery company that will assist with coordinating your delive...
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Wing Back Arm Chair, English, Oak, Armchair, Gothic Revival, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage wing-back arm chair. An English, oak lounge seat with Gothic revival taste
Category
Mid-20th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of English George II Style Antique Arm Chairs w/ Eagle Carvings
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This absolutely gorgeous pair of George II style walnut open arm chairs were probably crafted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British George II Armchairs
Materials
Damask, Walnut
English Baroque Figural Carved Oak Rush Seat Throne Arm Chair, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique English Baroque throne chair offers heavily carved oak construction with all-over
Category
Antique 19th Century English Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair Antique English Handsome Mahogany Shield Back Arm Chairs, Circa 1855-1865
Located in New Orleans, LA
The classic shield back chair dates to the Georgian period and these are handsome products of the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Sheraton Mahogany Arm Chairs with Leather Box Cushions, c. 1800
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Pair of English Sheraton Mahogany Arm Chairs, c.1800, possibly late 18th century. Both have black
Category
Antique 19th Century English Sheraton Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique English Regency Ebonized Black Cane Back Hand Painted Arm Chair, a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Regency Ebonized black cane back hand painted arm chairs - a Pair. Item features
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Mid 20th C English Regency Style Ebonized Black Lacquer Lattice Design Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid 20th Century English Regency Style Ebonized Black Lacquer Lattice Design Arm Chair. Item
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Awesome Pair of Vintage English Solid Oak Ladder Back Arm Chairs w/Finials
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Expertly constructed of solid oak, these English ladder back chairs are the cat's meow. Sturdy
Category
20th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Oak
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English Arm Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic English arm chair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and mahogany, every English arm chair was constructed with great care. Find 104 options for an antique or vintage English arm chair now, or shop our selection of 4 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the English arm chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An English arm chair made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one English arm chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but Jhon Ortiz, The Tailored Home and Stuart Reeves produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is an English Arm Chair?
The average selling price for an English arm chair at 1stDibs is $2,874, while they’re typically $650 on the low end and $39,500 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
Questions About English Arm Chair
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An English roll arm sofa is a style of sofa that is recognizable by its deep seat, tight untufted back and rolled arms. You can shop a collection of English roll arm sofas from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Chairs with arms are called armchairs, and there are many styles of them. Examples include club, wingback and roll arm chairs. Find a collection of armchairs on 1stDibs today.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A chair with arms is an armchair.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A dining chair with arms is called a carver chair or elbow chair. It is a traditional dining chair with arms added to it for a more structured look and is a popular option for dining seats for a spot to comfortably rest your arms. Shop a selection of dining chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023An accent chair with no arms is typically called a slipper chair. These upholstered chairs originated in Europe during the 18th century and often served as seating in bedrooms. Today, people place slipper chairs in seating areas as well as bedrooms. Find a variety of slipper chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Dining room chairs with arms require more space than armless ones.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024No one knows for sure why some dining chairs with arms are called carvers. However, it likely relates to the historical use of these chairs. Technically, carver is the nickname for a specific type of dining chair with arms, not for all dining armchairs. A Colonial American design, a carver chair features a backrest that wraps around the sides and forms arms. Traditionally, the carver chair went at the head of the table, and often the family member responsible for carving the primary entrée sat at this place. As a result, the chair's purpose for seating the carver of the meal is one potential explanation for the nickname. Another is that the name comes from John Carver, the governor of the Plymouth Colony. Reportedly, Carver owned one of these chairs, and people began referring to them by his name as a result. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of carver chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Dining room chairs with arms are simply called armchairs. They are not to be confused with armchairs used in seating areas. A dining chair without arms is a side chair. You'll find a collection of antique and vintage dining chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Dining chairs without arms are called side chairs. Their counterpart, the armchair, is often found at the head of the table, with the side chairs filling in the seats along the side of the table. Shop a collection of side chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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