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1950
s Ficks Reed Rattan Split Settee or Lounge Chairs
By Ficks Reed
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Rare Ficks Reed rattan split seat settee or pair of open sided one arm lounge chairs.
Completely
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Rattan
Pair of English Chippendale
18th Century
Large Gainsborough Library Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Chippendale (18th century) large Gainsborough carved open arm library chairs with
Category
Antique 18th Century British Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Modernist Design Armchair, France 1940
s
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
this side arm chair. Solid oak constructed chair with newly made cushion in brown and orange woolen
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Oak
1920s Swedish armchairs hand-scraped to their original paint
Located in London, GB
A pair of open arm swedish chairs from the early 1900s that have been hand scraped and still retain
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Italian Neo-Classic Pink Stripe Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic (18th Cent) Piedmontese grey painted open arm chair with scroll carved arms and
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Paint, Upholstery, Wood
Rustic Black Forest Velvet Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Black Forest (19th Cent) walnut large open arm chair with carved leaf design filigree top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Rustic Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
French Sycamore Arm Chair
By Baptistin Spade
Located in Queens, NY
French 1940s sycamore arm chair with open design gilded back & trim and slip seat (att: BATISTIN
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of French open arm chairs.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of open arm chairs . Upholstered in belgian linen .
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
$3,600 / set
French Open Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French open arm chair. Reupholstered in Rose Tarlow linen. Carved walnut with spaced nail heads.
Category
20th Century French Armchairs
$4,200
Pair of Open Arm Chairs Woven Seats, France 1950s
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Pair of french open arm chairs with webbing circa 1950, beautiful bent arms beech wood.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of Mahogany Open Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of mahogany open arm chairs, in the manner of William Gomm, with upholstered seat and back
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Armchairs
Pair of Empire Mahogany Open Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire mahogany open arm chairs with red upholstery. Having reed form front arms with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$5,500 / set
#SB16 Louis XIV Style Open Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
LOUIS XIV STYLE OPEN ARM CHAIR IN MAHOGANY. UPHOLSTERED IN LINEN WITH A DOUBLE WELT DETAIL. FRANCE
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of French Provencial Styled Italian Open Arm Chairs
Located in Tacoma, WA
Pair of French Provencial styled open arm chairs with original paint. From the Pied Montese region.
Category
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Chinese Painted Hardwood Open-Arm Chairs, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Chinese painted hardwood open-arm chairs, circa 1880.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
1980s Oak And Leather Open Arm Chair
Located in Dorchester, GB
A 1980s open arm chair made from oak with woven leather seat and back rest.
A unique chair hand
Category
Late 20th Century British Brutalist Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Asian Inspired Open Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
Ebonized , newly upholstered
Category
Vintage 1970s American Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Amazing Stamped Gillow Open Arm Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
We have brought this chair back to life with a full overhaul, new upholstery,
Linwood butterfly
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Oak
English Mahogany Framed Open Arm Chair Cr. 1830-40
Located in Southampton, NY
English mahogany framed open armchair with leaf scroll carved arm supports with upholstered arm
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
A pair of William and Mary style open arm chairs
Located in London, GB
backs and seats are upholstered in indigo-coloured silk. The chairs have outscrolled arms on turned
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Pair of Charles X Style Hand Carved Mahogany Open Arm Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Solid and mahogany veneers.
Newly upholstered.
Well carved, by hand.
Please note that all purchases must be completed by May 31, 2022 and collected by June 29
Category
20th Century French Charles X Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th C. English Leather and Gilt Open Arm Chair w/ Hoof Feet
Located in New York, NY
A regency parcel gilt and rosewoodopen arm chair having leather seat and back.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
George II period carved mahogany open arm chair attributed to Matthias Lock
Located in London, GB
The carving to the front cabriole legs and arm supports is exemplary, and well reflects the period
Category
Antique 1750s English George II Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Silk, Mahogany
Antique Pr LXV Style Arm Chairs
Located in Culver City, CA
These open arm chairs are in carved walnut with houndstooth and gaberdine upholstery. They have
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$5,000 / set
Pair - Italian Neo-Classic Style Arm Chairs (GMD#1532)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair - 1930's Italian Neo-Classic Style Carved Fruitwood & Newly Silk Upholstered Open Arm Chairs
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Pair of Regency Black Painted Open Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Sheraton black painted open arm chairs, each top-rail centering a landscape tablet painted
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
$12,000 / set
Walnut Arm
Located in Chicago, IL
A FINE, ANTIQUE ENGLISH, QUEEN ANNE/ GERRGE I, WALNUT OPEN ARM CHAIR HAVING VASE SHAPED BACK SPLAT
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
$15,000
Chinese Open Armchair, Mid-18th Century, Mahogany, Rosewood, Cabriole Legs
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare and most interesting mid-18th century Chinese open arm chair in the English style
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese British Colonial Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Rosewood
Exuberant Open-arm Wing-chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
An unusual form of country wing chair, newly reupholstered in Linen.
Category
Antique 19th Century Wingback Chairs
Materials
Maple
Two similar 19th Century Italian Carved Oak Open Armchairs
Located in Miami, FL
Two similar 19th c. Italian carved oak Open Arm Chairs, each having shaped rectangular backs above
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Italian Walnut Open Arm Wing Chairs
Located in Sausalito, CA
A pair of reupholstered Italian walnut open arm wing chairs in the manner of the Paolo Buffa circle
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood
Wing Chair Queen Ann Philadelphia Open Serpentine Open Arm Pad Feet, circa 1740
Located in Allentown, PA
Wing chair Queen Ann Philadelphia open serpentine open arm pad feet, circa 1740.
Category
Antique 1740s American American Colonial Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Open Arm/Throne Chair, Carved Walnut, Scotland 1880, H150
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Victorian open armchair, carved walnut, throne chair, Scotland 1880, H150
Scotland, 1880
Category
Antique 1880s Scottish Victorian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of George III Gainsborough Open Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of early George III Gainsborough open arm chairs in well carved mahogany of excellent
Category
Antique 1760s English George III Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
A Regency painted open arm or desk chair
Located in Budleigh Salterton, GB
A Regency painted open arm or desk chair, the structure with traces of original paint, pierced back
Category
Antique 17th Century English Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak
Open-Arm Ebonized Lounge Chair by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Dorchester, MA
Designed by George Nelson for Herman Miller, this rare lounge chair, model 4774, features an open
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
Pair of Walnut Louis XVI Style Fauteuils
Located in Woodbury, CT
This pair of open arm chairs have been upholstered recently in white cotton muslin.
Oval back
Category
Vintage 1950s Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$6,200 / set
Open Arm, Mod. PH 81
, Mogens Plum und Kay Ingemann Iversen
By Poul Hundevad
Located in Cologne, DE
'Open Arm, Mod. PH 81', Mogens Plum und Kay Ingemann Iversen
Execution: Poul Hundevat
very
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Lounge Chairs
Materials
Beech, Canvas
Pair of Open Arm Bridge Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French open arm bridge chairs with muslin upholstry
Category
Vintage 1950s French Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Muslin
1950s Scandinavian Retro Black and Yellow Satellite Chair with Original Seating
Located in Oslo, NO
Funky 1950s retro open arm woven satellite chair with original plastic covered wicker.
Colorful
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Strap Lounge Chair T H Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Allentown, PA
A single Gibbing's web strap seat open arm lounge chair for Widdicomb. Slip cushion base and fixed
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Maple
Gore Vidal Estate, Italian Rococo Revival Carved Walnut Library Armchair
Located in Seattle, WA
Gentleman's open-arm library chair from the Estate of Gore Vidal
tufted leather top rail and seat
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Club Chairs
Materials
Brass
Superb Antique Victorian Walnut Cabriole Leg Open Arm Spoon Back Armchair
Located in Antrim, GB
Superb antique Victorian walnut cabriole
Leg,open arm, spoon back arm chair
Measures: 37ins
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of 1960s Paolo Buffa Walnut and Denim Wingback Chairs
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Sausalito, CA
A pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern walnut open arm wingback chairs in the manner of Paolo Buffa
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood
Beistegui Armchair
By Frederick P. Victoria
Son, Inc.
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Beistegui model Louis XV style high back open-arm dining chair, based on Carlos de Beistegui's
Category
2010s American Louis XV Armchairs
$5,600 / item
Regency-Style Open Arm Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a chic Regency-style open arm chair that dates to c.1950-1960. The chair features black
Category
Mid-20th Century American Regency Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair MId Century Open Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of walnut open arm chair with black vinyl upholstery. Nice lines and a great compliment to a
Category
Vintage 1960s Chairs
Materials
Walnut, PVC
1940s Open Arm Chairs
Located in Norwalk, CT
Completely restored with new upholstery and newly lacquered frames, classic open arm chairs
Category
Vintage 1940s Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$3,200 / set
Pair of Danish Open Arm Chairs, Circa 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Midcentury modern tapered leg open arm chairs in teak with black upholstered cushions
Category
Vintage 1950s Lounge Chairs
Danish Teak Open Arm Chair
Located in Norwalk, CT
A handsone open arm chair in a good comfortable size, fully upholstered in a pale woven fabric
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Pair of French Carved Open Arm Chairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of sweet open arm chairs. The pair having Louis XV style cabriole legs leading to a curved and
Category
Vintage 1930s American Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Italian Open Arm Chair
Located in valatie, NY
An Italian mid 18th C Open Arm Chair, C1750, the shaped, rocaille carved crest rail above a
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Antique Louis XVI French Open Arm chair
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique gilt wood open arm chair upholstered in natural grain sack. This vintage chair has the
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Hemp
19th C Empire Open Arm Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
pr of mid 19th c Empire mahogany and bronze dore open arm chairs. Beautiful bronze dore winged
Category
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Provincial Painted and Upholstered Open Arm Chair
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Antique French Provincial painted and upholstered open arm chair.
Louis XVI style chair
Size:
24
Category
20th Century European Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Colonially Made Cabriole Leg Open Arm Chair
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Colonially made cabriole leg open arm chair with a leather back and seat.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian British Colonial Armchairs
Pair Mid-Century Grey velvet Open Arm chairs with suede welt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Mid-Century Open Arm chair in grey suede with leather welt detail.
Category
20th Century Lounge Chairs
Materials
Suede, Leather, 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 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 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.
- 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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