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Pair of Blue Lacquered Open Arm Garden Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Chinese Chippendale style blue lacquered open arm garden chairs with upholstered seating
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Chairs
Materials
Wood
$2,400 / set
Pair of Louis XVI Style Fauteuils
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of Louis XVI style finely carved fruitwood oval back fauteuils (open arm chairs.)
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Grosfeld House Style Armchairs - Two Pair Are Available
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of elegant open arm chairs in solid walnut
with black leatherette seat.
Two pair
Category
Vintage 1960s American Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Large, Continental Fauteuil
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of walnut, open-arm chairs with turned legs and supports, the arms terminating in knobs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
An Antique Regency Carved, Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Decorated Op
Located in New York, NY
An Antique Regency Carved, Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Decorated Open Arm Chair with Red Leather
Materials
Wood
Open-Arm Wingback Chair by Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in San Francisco, CA
Modernist wingback lounge chair with walnut frame. Upholstered in gold silk velvet.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Lounge Chairs
George III Library armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
a carved mahogany, hairy paw foot open arm chair carved acanthus leaves on hand rests and knees.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Faux Bamboo and Cane Armchair
Located in Stamford, CT
Faux Bamboo open Arm Chair. Beautifully turned wood and cane back and seat.Located in dealers
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Cane
Paul McCobb 3041 Open Arm Walnut Lounge Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Paul McCobb Planner Group 3041 open arm walnut lounge chairs Ca. 1950's.Solid wood frame
Category
Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Linen
Louis XV Period Fauteuil
Located in Woodbury, CT
A PERIOD LOUIS XV FAUTEUIL OR OPEN ARM CHAIR WITH HAND CARVED FRAME, CRESTED TOP RAIL
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$2,800
Dutch Embossed Dolphin Design Open Arm Wing Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
DUTCH LEATHER UPHOLSTERED LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENT. 0PEN ARM WING CHAIR WITH CARVED SCROLLED
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Wingback Chairs
Pair of Ebonized Fauteuils
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of painted open arm chairs with turned legs and an "H" stretcher, the arms terminating in
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Massive Fauteuils a la Reine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dramatic pair of elaborately carved and gilded open arm chairs.
The chairs are upholstered with
Category
20th Century European Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Giltwood
$3,500 / set
Pair of Midcentury Open Arm Cubed Walnut Lounge Chairs
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Chicago, IL
Unique and stylish modern design looks stunning from every angle, these Mid-Century Modern open arm
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
A Pair of Art Deco Open Arm Club Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of fully restored art deco open arm club chairs in Mahogany each featuring slated backs
Category
Vintage 1930s French Club Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Pair of Late 18th Century French Carved Walnut Fauteuils
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A pair of large and comfortable Louis XVI carved walnut fauteuils or open arm chairs covered in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four French Modernist Fauteuils
Located in Charleston, SC
Four Solid Walnut Curved Open Arm Chairs with Upholstered Seat and Slated Back Resting on Tapered
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
A Pair of Mid Century Open Arm Lounge Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of mid century lounge chairs each featuring curving high backs with deep seats, integrated
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal, Brass
A Pair of Mid Century Open Arm Club Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of mid century club chairs each featuring stylized walnut frames with open arms, splayed
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Club Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
French Empire Fauteuil
Located in Woodbury, CT
A mahogany open arm chair (fauteuil) with gilt bronze mounts of athenaeum, laurel leaves and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
$3,800
Pair of LXVI Style Open Arm Bergeres
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of L XVI Style Open Arm Bergeres/arm chairs, legs are Fuseles a Cannelures/Fluted legs
Category
Vintage 1940s Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Leather
A Pair of Mahogany Open Arm Art Deco Club Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Mahogany framed open arm Art Deco club chairs featuring fully restored frames and all new
Category
Vintage 1930s French Club Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Baroque Style Carved Bleached Wood Large-Scale Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Handsome Baroque style, carved and bleached wood, open arm chair.
Covered in cow hide upholstery
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Hide, Wood
Pair of Mid-Century Open Arm Cubed Walnut Lounge Chairs
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, Jens Risom
Located in Chicago, IL
-Century Modern open arm lounge chairs are made from solid walnut frames with tapered legs and newly
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
A Pair Of Mid 18th Century Louis XV Caned Walnut Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of Frenh Règence caned open arm chairs with carved shell, scroll and leaf decoration.
With
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Pair of French Regency Style Fauteuils
Located in Sarasota, FL
A pair of large French Regency style carved fauteuils (open arm chairs), with dark green lacquer
Category
Late 20th Century Armchairs
An Art Deco Pair of Beech Open Arm Club chairs, ca. 1930
Located in New York, NY
A playful Pair of club chairs in Beechwood with high style armrests,
Category
Vintage 1930s French Chairs
Materials
Beech, Upholstery
Pair of Billy Haines Style Chairs
By William Billy Haines
Located in Chicago, IL
Amazing pair of Hollywood Regency wide open arm chairs in the style of William "Billy" Haines in
Category
Vintage 1950s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Pair of Polychrome Armchairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
A pair of comfortably proportioned carved and painted open arm chairs in the rococo taste, with
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Louis XV Period Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of Louis XV period fauteuils. Mid 18th century walnut open arm chairs with cabriole legs and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
ITALIAN WALNUT-VENEERED CHAIRS WITH AMBOYNA-VENEERED BACKS
Located in San Francisco, CA
UPHOLSTERED OPEN ARM CHAIRS WITH AMBOYNA-VENEERED BACK PANELS. Each chair with a richly figured burl amboyna
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Amboyna
DANISH 1940
S WALNUT AND BEECH
AX
CHAIR by Hvidt-Molgaard
Located in San Francisco, CA
AN UNUSUAL DANISH 1940'S WALNUT AND BEECH LAMINATED PLYWOOD 'AX' OPEN ARM CHAIR. The rectangular
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Armchairs
A Pair of Art Deco Open Arm Club Chairs in Burl Walnut
Located in New York, NY
A pair of art deco club chairs each featuring open arm frames in deeply stained burl walnut with a
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Club Chairs
Materials
Burl, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Stewart Ross James Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of mid century modern open arm chairs in limed oak with new loose cushions upholstered in
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak, Linen
5 piece Portugese salon set
Located in Vancouver, BC
splat; shell carving to the knees, and ball and claw feet; (sold with two side chairs and two open arm
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Settees
Materials
Oak
$14,000
A Pair of Mid Century Open Arm Club Chairs by Rene Gabriel
By Rene Gabriel
Located in New York, NY
A pair of mid century club chairs featuring open armed angular frames in dark brown stained maple
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Maple, Upholstery
A Pair of Mid Century Open Arm Club Chairs by Rene Gabriel
By Rene Gabriel
Located in New York, NY
A pair of mid century club chairs featuring open armed angular frames in dark brown stained maple
Category
Vintage 1940s French Club Chairs
Materials
Maple, Upholstery
2 Stewart Ross James Armchairs, circa 1955
Located in Essex, MA
A matched pair of mid century modern open arm chairs, one in maple, the other ebonized, both with
Category
Vintage 1950s American Armchairs
Materials
Maple, Wood, Linen
Pair of Venetian Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of painted Venetian open back arm chairs with cabriole legs.Matching settee also available.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chairs
Pair Open Arm Painted Bergeres - Louis XV Style
Located in Stamford, CT
Offered here is a Pair Open Arm Painted Bergeres - Louis XV Style with generous seats-very
Category
Vintage 1940s French Bergere Chairs
Period French Empire armchair in gilded wood
Located in Vancouver, BC
A grand scale single French Empire open arm chair with deep carving, and original gilding; many
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Giltwood, Velvet
A Set of Four Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Open Arm Regency Style Ch
Located in New York, NY
A Set of Four Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Open Arm Regency Style Chairs
English George III Oak Chippendale Open Arm or Desk Chair, circa 1760
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This really is a handsome English George III mid-18th century Country Chippendale open-arm or desk
Category
Antique 1760s English George III Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Reed, Oak
Pair of Louis XVI Style Painted and Leather Upholstered Fauteuil
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pair of Louis XVI Style Fauteuils (open arm chairs) consisting of embossed close-nailed leather
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
Pair of Faux Baboo Caned Arm Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful pair of open arm bergeres/arm chairs. Great quality, condition and form. Carved dense
Category
Vintage 1960s Chairs
Materials
Wood, Cane
French Art Deco Club Armchair in Cowhide and Black Lacquer
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This French art deco open arm chair is from the 1930’s. The sprung seat and back have been
Category
French Armchairs
Materials
Cowhide, Lacquer
1930s Rare Signed Monterey Chair with Side Panel Arm
Located in Pasadena, CA
Early Monterey chair in original old wood finish. New leather upholstery.
With side arm open
Category
Vintage 1930s American Rancho Monterey Chairs
Pair of Walnut Victorian Period Antique Chairs
Located in Darwen, GB
back with finely carved Prince Of Wales feathers and floral detail. The open arm chair having padded
Category
Antique 1860s Victorian Armchairs
PAIR OF AUSTRIAN SECESSIONIST STEAM-BENT ARMCHAIRS by Thonet
Located in San Francisco, CA
AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF AUSTRIAN SECESSIONIST DARK BROWN STAINED STEAM-BENT BEECHWOOD OPEN ARM CHAIRS
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Unusual Pair Of Louis XVI Style Fauteuils
Located in Woodbury, CT
Pair of 19th century Louis XVI-Style open-arm chairs. One upholstered, one just frame. THe top rail
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Paint
Open Arm Bridge Chair
Located in New York, NY
French open arm bridge chair with muslin upholstry
Category
Vintage 1950s French Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Muslin
$1,200
Open Arm Wing Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Open arm wing chair from the early 20th century. Chair has been newly upholstered in Raoul Textiles
Category
Early 20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
$3,200
A Pair of Open Armed Club Chairs in Stained Mahogany and Leather
Located in New York, NY
A pair of open arm club chairs each featuring frames in stained and polished Mahogany with splayed
Category
Vintage 1960s French Club Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Set Of Four French Mahogany Consulat Armchairs circa 1805
Located in London, GB
Set of four French Consulat open arm chairs, mahogany and mahogany veneer with gently curved
Category
Antique 19th Century French First Empire Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
Pair of English Regency Period Neoclassical Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
A pair of elegant, well proportioned English Regency period ebonized and parcel gilt open arm
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
French Open Arm Cane Chair
Located in New York, NY
cane seat and back, wood frame painted blue and white
Category
Vintage 1940s French Armchairs
Materials
Cane
Pair of Louis XVI Fauteuils
Located in New Orleans, LA
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A fauteuil is a style of open-arm chair with a primarily exposed wooden frame originating in France
Category
Antique 17th Century French Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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Open Arm Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the open arm chair you’re looking for. Each open arm chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and upholstery. Your living room may not be complete without an open arm chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. An open arm chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Louis XV and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency. A well-made open arm chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Edward Wormley, Dunbar and Milo Baughman are consistently popular.
How Much is a Open Arm Chair?
Prices for an open arm chair start at $395 and top out at $22,000 with the average selling for $3,263.
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 Open Arm Chair
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
A chair with arms is an armchair.
- 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
Dining room chairs with arms require more space than armless ones.
- 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 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.
- 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 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.
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