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Regence Period Fauteuil in Walnut, France ca. 1720
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century French Regence period walnut fauteuil / open arm chair.
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Régence Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
English Chippendale Maroon Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Chippendale style (20th century) carved mahogany open arm chairs with maroon
Category
20th Century English Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$9,000 / set
Pair of Directoire French Open Arms Painted Frames Arm Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Directoire French Open Arms Painted Frames Arm Chairs
Category
20th Century American Directoire Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Post Modern Directional Open Arm Lounge Chairs, 1980
By Directional
Located in Chicago, IL
Post Modern Directional Open Arm Lounge Chairs, 1980’s. Original upholstery in great condition
Category
Vintage 1980s American Post-Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Pr. 1940
s Open Arm Lounge Club Chairs
By Alvar Aalto
Located in New York, NY
Pair of high style lounge chairs, with an architectural continuous open arm and leg structure
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$4,500 / set
Pair of 19th Century Napoleon III Mahogany Chairs with Bronze d’Ore Details
Located in New Orleans, LA
This beautiful pair of French Napoleon III open arm chairs are made of mahogany in the Empire
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Pair of Oxblood Stripe Open-Arm Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Rustic and refined pair of camel back open-arm lounge chairs. Carved wood frames with a distressed
Category
Vintage 1970s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Maple
$3,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Mahogany Open Arm Desk Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique mahogany open arm desk chair having an attractive shaped top rail and carved splat to the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Other
Walnut Armchair with Turned Rail
Legs and Scroll Arms, France, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-19th century provincial French Fauteuil / open arm chair in walnut with unusual scroll arms and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
French Provincial Walnut Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial (18th Century) walnut open arm chair with needlepoint upholstery and turned legs
Category
Antique 18th Century French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Queen Anne White Upholstered Walnut Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
English Queen Anne style (19/20th Cent) walnut open arm chair with white upholstered seat and back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut, Wood
Pair of Edward Wormley Walnut Open-Arm Lounge Chairs
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
Two architectural open arm lounge chairs in walnut by Dunbar, with green and blue horizontal stripe
Category
Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$3,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century English Oak Leather Library Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fantastic quality 19th Century English carved oak library open arm chair of generous proportions
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Country Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Open Arm Walnut Lounge Chairs
Located in Wilmington, DE
Pair of Mid-Century Modern walnut open arm lounge chairs
Offered is a beautifully pair of
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Dominique Open Arm Club Chairs c. 1940
s
By Dominique
Located in Long Island City, NY
Pair of French Dominque open arm club chairs with subtly curved legs C. 1940's, reupholstered in
Category
Vintage 1940s French Club Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Regence Style Painted
Caned Fauteuil
Located in Atlanta, GA
A painted Rococo style open arm chair with caning, scroll and scallop shell design, cabriole legs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood, Paint
Restored "Triple Triangle" Open Air Pretzel Single Arm Lounge Chair
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare "Triple Triangle" arm rattan lounge chair featuring arch looped base and the unique open-air
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rattan
Pair of Italian Piedmontese Rounded Back Carved and Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Piedmontese (c.1785) open arm chairs with a rounded back having a carved floral
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Giltwood Fauteuils Upholstered Chairs
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A beautiful pair of hand carved walnut open arm chairs in Newly upholstered vintage Fonisetti style
Category
Antique 1870s French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XVI Moire Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 French Louis XVI (18th Cent) white painted open arm chairs with oval back having a carved
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$28,000 / set
c.1920
s carved frame open arm desk chair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a lovely quality English country house open armed desk chair. The carved legs and shaped
Category
Vintage 1920s Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
English 1780s Oak William and Mary Style Open Arm Youth Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
spindle back. This English oak chair features a straight spindle back, connected to two open arms, adorned
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English William and Mary Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of Milo Baughman Red Leather on Chrome Open Arm Lounge Chairs
By Milo Baughman
Located in Ferndale, MI
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin chrome flat tube lounge chairs recently upholstered in soft
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Mid Century Modern Hollywood Regency French Directoire Lounge Armchairs
By (after) Jean Michel Frank
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Pair of curved bent open arm chairs from the forties. Created from beech, chairs have a
Category
Vintage 1940s French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Beech
19th Century English Oak Leather Library Chair
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A fantastic quality C19th carved oak library open arm chair of generous proportions, the shapely
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Very Fine Carved Mahogany Open Arm Faux Bamboo Arrows Armchairs MINT
By Kittinger Furniture Company, Berkey
Gay Furniture
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Very Fine Carved Mahogany Open Arm Faux Bamboo Arrows Armchairs MINT
Category
20th Century American Adam Style Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Vintage Louis XV French Rococo Fauteuil Chairs - Fully Restored
Located in Atlanta, GA
Recent vintage upholstered fauteuil open-arm chairs in the Louis XV (or French Rococo) style c
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood, Lacquer
Pair of Painted French Directoire Style Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
These French Directoire style open arm chairs from around 1910 are a charming and elegant pair
Category
Early 20th Century Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$2,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of 19th century Louis XVI Walnut Armchairs with Original Petit-Point
Located in New Orleans, LA
This pair of French Louis XVI open arm chairs (fauteuils) features beautifully carved walnut and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Regency Style Carved Open Arm Fireside Lounge Chairs
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Regency Style Carved Open Arm Fireside Lounge Chairs MINT
Category
20th Century American Regency Revival Armchairs
Materials
Cherry
Pair of Swedish Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Swedish armchairs. Vintage pair of Gustavian style painted open-arm chairs with
Category
20th Century European Gustavian Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Giltwood
$10,400 / set
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Tapestry Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian Neoclassical open arm chairs with carved white painted frames having gilt details
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Wood, Giltwood, Velvet
$16,000 / set
Mid-Century Modern Chrome Arm Chairs Att. To Milo Baughman / Directional - Pair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of mid-century modern open arm flat chrome chairs in original geometric fabric
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bergere Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Important Pierre Patout Mahogany Dining Chairs from S.S. Île de France, c. 1927
By Pierre Patout
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This set of important Pierre Patout open arm chairs were from the first class dining room on board
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Upholstered Metal Accent chair
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Iron open arm accent chair 21”w x 22”d x 28”h
Seat: 18”h x 17”d. Arm: 25”
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chairs
Materials
Iron
$792 Sale Price
20% Off
Deep Blue Club Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very comfortable low 19th century English open arm fireside club chair. Upholstered in old deep
Category
Antique 19th Century British Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$4,900
19thC Pair of Windsor Chairs
Located in Staffordshire, GB
19thC Pair of Windsor Chairs, circa 1835. Pair of Windsor arm chairs with open fret splats with
Category
Antique 1830s Side Chairs
Materials
Ash
$4,063 / set
Pr. John Widdicomb Lounge Chairs
By John Widdicomb
Located in New York, NY
Chic and stylish pair of open arm lounge, or pull up chairs by John Widdicomb. These sophisticated
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,800 / set
Heywood-Wakefield M568C Club Chairs, Pair
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
Here is a very nice pair of Open Arm Tub Chair, Ladies' Club Chairs model # M568C by Heywood
Category
Vintage 1950s American Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$9,950 / set
Pair of Louis XV Style Gilt Wing Bergére Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Louis XV-style vintage gilt wing form open arm bergere chairs with beige upholstery and a
Category
20th Century Louis XV Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
$4,500 / set
Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Reclining Morris Lounge Chair
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Mission or Arts & Crafts period open arm Morris reclining lounge chair
By
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Mid-Century Modern T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Lounge Chair
By Milo Baughman
Located in Wilmington, DE
modern open arm lounge chair. The chair is by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb. The chair is quite
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Louis XVI Style Tapestry Fauteuil Open Arm Parlor Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This exquisite Louis XVI style tapestry fauteuil open arm parlor chair beautifully exemplifies the
Category
20th Century American Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$508 Sale Price
36% Off
Oak and Cane Lounge Chair by Ejner Larsen
Aksel Bender Madsen for Willy Beck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An open frame oak arm chair having a caned back and seat.
Category
20th Century Danish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood
Hollywood Regency Lounge Chair by Selling Imperial after James Mont c 1960/1970s
By James Mont, Selig
Located in New York, NY
Voguish, chic and sophisticated open arm lounge chair by Selig Imperial, in the style of James
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Theodore Alexander Neoclassical Regency Style Carved Open Back Arm Chair
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Theodore Alexander Neoclassical Regency Style Carved Open Back Arm Chair. Item features tooled
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of 12 Georgian Style Open Diamond Backed Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 12 English Georgian style (Mid 20th Century) mahogany lattice diamond back arm chairs with
Category
20th Century Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany, Wood
Pair of Regency Style Carved Open Arm Fireside Lounge Chairs Stripe Upholstery
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Regency Style Carved Open Arm Fireside Lounge Chairs Stripe Upholstery
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
French Empire Black Leather Swivel Chair
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) ormolu mounted mahogany open swivel base arm chair with black
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of Carved French Style Mohair Fabric Carved Open Arm Lounge Chairs MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Carved French Style Mohair Fabric Carved Open Arm Lounge Chairs MINT!
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Mohair, Cherry
Pair of Directoire Style Acorn Finials Solid Cherry Open Arm Lounge Chairs MINT!
By Columbus Hickory Furniture Co.
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Directoire Style Acorn Finials Solid Cherry Open Arm Lounge Chairs MINT!
Category
20th Century Italian Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Cherry
Circa 1770 Pair of French Fauteuils En Cabriolet Armchairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1770 pair of French fauteuils en cabriolet (open arm chairs). Transitional Rococo to Neo
Category
Antique 1770s French Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Pair of Kai Kristiansen Danish Modern Teak Magnus Olesen Lounge Armchairs
By Illum Wikkelsø, Magnus Olesen, Borge Jensen
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Handsome pair of open arm lounge chairs, model KK161, designed by Kai Kristiansen and manufactured
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak
Important Art Deco Armchairs with Ottomans, Pair
Located in Dallas, TX
very solid and is made of walnut. Each chair featuring open arm frames, the beautiful upholstery is
Category
Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$14,670 / set
12 English Regency Iron Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
12 English Regency style (20th Cent) faux maple painted iron arm chairs with open design back and
Category
20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$1,800 / item
18th Century Pair of Beechwood Louis XV Fauteuil
Located in Hudson, NY
open-arm chairs are cartouche-shaped with padded backs and serpentine upholstered seats in molded
Category
Antique 1750s French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$3,850 / set
Set of 12 English Regency Green and Gilt Damask Upholstered Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 12 English Regency style (20th Century) parcel gilt & green painted open dining arm chairs
Category
20th Century British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
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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 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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