Gilded Armchairs
Early 20th Century French Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood, Textile
Antique 19th Century European French Provincial Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Armchairs
Feathers, Linen, Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Giltwood, Leather
Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Armchairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1930s American Armchairs
Vintage 1940s Gibraltarian Art Deco Armchairs
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Régence Armchairs
Giltwood, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
Vintage 1950s Argentine Armchairs
Wood, Silk
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Vintage 1950s Argentine Armchairs
Giltwood, Muslin, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood
Antique 1810s French Empire Armchairs
Mid-20th Century Unknown Baroque Revival Armchairs
Silk, Upholstery, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Italian Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Directoire Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century European Louis XV Armchairs
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1980s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Metal
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Mohair
Vintage 1950s Italian Armchairs
Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Armchairs
Straw, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Antique 1780s English Adam Style Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Bronze
Antique 19th Century German Empire Armchairs
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 1870s Italian Rococo Revival Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Armchairs
Fabric, Giltwood
Antique 1880s Italian Neoclassical Revival Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage 1980s Armchairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Mid-20th Century Italian Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Unknown Baroque Armchairs
Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Italian Armchairs
Velvet, 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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