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Pair of Custom Made Sheepskin Wing Chairs
Located in London, England
Christian Sorensen in the early 1940s. The flowing, organic silhouette is typical of early-period Danish
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech, Oak
$16,218 / set
Custom Made Boucle Wing Chair
Located in London, England
Christian Sorensen in the early 1940s. The flowing, organic silhouette is typical of early-period Danish
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Beech, Oak, Wool, Bouclé
$8,108 / item
Pair of Custom Made Sheepskin Wing Chairs
Located in London, England
Christian Sorensen in the early 1940s. The flowing, organic silhouette is typical of early-period Danish
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Beech, Oak
$16,218 / set
Set of Four Bauhaus Beech Chairs, Restored, Germany, 1930s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Set of Four Bauhaus Beech Armchairs.
Style: Bauhaus
Period: 1930-1939
Source: Germany
Seat
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Chairs
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Empire Style Mahogany Living Room and Gilded Bronze Caryatid Head
Located in Marseille, FR
feet. Bench, two armchairs, two chairs. Period 19th century. Tapestry to restore. Armchair dimension 98
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Living Room Sets
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Niels O. Møller model 65 Dining Chairs - Denmark, 1968
By J.L. Møllers Møbelfabrik, Niels Otto Møller
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
Manufacturer: JL MØLLERS MØBELFABRIK Denmark
Country: Denmark
Model: nr. 65 dining armchairs
Design period
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Walnut
Pair of Georgian Ladder Back Gaming Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of George III period mahogany ladder back armchairs having shaped and pierced slats
Category
Antique 1770s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,900 / set
Rare Pair of 18th Century Child
s Bergères Stamped Nadal-Laine
By Jean Nadal L
aine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An important pair of period child's berge`re chairs, of painted walnut; each oval padded backrest
Category
Antique 1760s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Lounge Chair
Tonico
by Sergio Rodrigues, Brazil, 1965
By Sergio Rodrigues
Located in Antwerp, BE
created during the same period as the Chifruda armchair and shares design elements with the iconic
Category
Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Wood
Scandinavian Rocking Chair
By Gemla, Karl-Axel Adolfsson
Located in Brescia, IT
presence of an upholstered seat and matching back cushion. The fabric is period original.
A comfortable
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of custom Made Sampo Boucle Wing Chairs
Located in London, England
Christian Sorensen in the early 1940s. The flowing, organic silhouette is typical of early-period Danish
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wool, Bouclé, Beech, Oak
$16,218 / set
French painting « the Masquerade » , 19th Century - Louis XV style
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
interior of the period, recognisable by the furniture, armchair and bench in the Louis XV style. The
Category
Antique 19th Century French Drawings
Materials
Paper
$170 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Swedish Modernist Leather Swivel Lounge Chair from Selig Imperial, 1970s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This modernist swivel armchair was manufactured by Selig Imperial in Sweden during the 1970s. The
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,894 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair French Shabby Chic, Louis XVI Wingback Lounge Chairs Attr. Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French Mid-century modern period high backed lounge chairs, armchairs, club chairs or
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
English Midcentury Bleached Faux Bamboo Lounge Chair with Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury period, this lounge armchair features a bleached faux bamboo Chinese Chippendale inspired
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Faux Bamboo
Set 10 Carved French Louis XV Dining Chairs Circa 1990
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
period. The set includes two armchairs and eight side chairs, providing both comfort and versatility for
Category
1990s American Louis XV Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$3,660 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Italian "Model 180" Table By Carlo De Carli For Sormani c.1971
By Sormani, Carlo di Carli
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
automobile industry, exemplified by Richard Neagle's Nike and Auriga armchairs. This period also saw
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Set of 6 Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
the balance and symmetry celebrated in the Louis XVI period.
The set includes two armchairs and four
Category
20th Century Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Two Similar Napoleon III Period Armchairs
Located in Banbury, GB
TWO SIMILAR NAPOLEON 3RD PERIOD ARMCHAIRS ,CONTEMPORARY SCARLET LEATHER UPHOLSTERY
PROVENANCE, BY
Category
20th Century French Napoleon III Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Beech
$3,833 / set
Restauration Period Armchair
Located in Boston, MA
Carved armchair with decorative legs and armrests upholstered in a green mohair fabric.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Restauration Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Directoire Period Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of 4 natural wood Directoire period fauteuils, turned column arms with rounded tapering front
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$13,600
Louis XV period armchair
Located in Paris, FR
. Louis XV carved walnut caned armchair
. 18th century
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$4,200
Fine Walnut 18th Century French Carved Walnut Louis XIII Period Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
A walnut Louis XIII period armchair with carved, scrolled arms, spiral turned legs and "H
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Empire Period Armchairs
Located in Antibes, FR
Very nice pair of armchairs, Empire period, coilled rectangular backrest, armrests without cuff and
Category
Antique 1810s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$11,629 / set
Single Swedish Karl Johan Period Armchair
Located in Hudson, NY
Elegant desk armchair featuring fan shaped barrel backrest decorated with laurel leaf carving in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Birch
Set of 4 Louis XV period armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of 4 Louis XV period beechwood armchairs ("fauteuils") of good size, "a la reine" backs with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Armchairs
Exemplary French Charles X (Restoration Period) Armchair
Located in Long Island City, NY
This armchair is exemplary representing the Charles X - Restauration design with down-swept voluted
Category
Antique 19th Century French Charles X Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
French Napoleonic Period Armchair Attributed to Louis Bellange
By Louis-Francois Bellangé
Located in Charleston, SC
Somptuous armchair in carved and molded mahogany with straight crestrail and square upholstered
Category
Antique 1820s French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Silk
A Pair of Lacquered of George III Period Armchairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of George III period lacquered armchairs, circa 1775, England.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Armchairs
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
$13,291 / set
French Pair of Regence Period Armchairs in Walnut, circa 1730
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
A large pair of armchairs in walnut, dating from the French Regence period, circa 1730
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Régence Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Louis XVI Period Armchairs in Gilt Wood Attributed to BOULARD J.B
Located in Antibes, FR
Four outstanding cabriolet armchairs, carved, molded and gilded, original gilding, dating from the
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Restauration Period Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Elegant pair of mahogany Restauration period armchairs, France, circa 1820. Typical French
Category
Antique 19th Century French Restauration Armchairs
$3,800 / set
Fine Pair of Carved Mahogany Sheraton Period English Armchairs, circa 1800
Located in Woodbury, CT
A pair of mahogany Sheraton period armchairs with carved and molded lattice backs on over
Category
Antique Early 1800s Great Britain (UK) Sheraton Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Walnut Armchair
Located in Mississauga, ON
A French walnut mid-18th century period armchair.
Category
Antique 1720s French Armchairs
$2,950
Louis XVI Armchair
Located in Madrid, ES
Armchair Louis XVI period.
Impressive Louis XVI period armchair upholstered Petit Point.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
$6,950
A Louis XIII walnut armchair
Located in New York, NY
This Louis XIII period armchair has foliate carved arms, turned stretchers, and columnar legs.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XIII Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Italian Armchair
Located in Mississauga, ON
An Italian late 18th century transitional period armchair;
the carved cartouche shaped back
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
$5,400
Set of Three French Carved Walnut Period Rococo Armchairs, Louis XV Black Fabric
Located in Ettlingen, Baden-Wurttemberg
A newly restored set of three period armchairs, France, circa 1750.
Very comfortable semi-firm
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Cotton, Walnut
18th Century Superb Pair of Louis XVI Armchairs, C 1770
Located in Torino, IT
Pair of Louis XVI period armchairs c 1770, France. in very good restored condition
these chairs are
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Louis XV Period Italian Armchairs, Original Painted Finish, circa 1770
Located in Houston, TX
and see them first!
A pair of Louis XV period armchairs from Italy, circa 1770 having elegant
Category
Antique 1770s French Louis XV Armchairs
English Regency Armchair
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine English Regency period armchair gilt anthemion carving to the back splat, flanked by gilt
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Ebony, Giltwood
$8,500
Oak Armchair, by Limbert
By Charles Limbert
Located in Woodstock, NY
American Arts and Crafts period armchair, with upholstered slip seat. Subtle, well proportioned
Category
Early 20th Century American Mission Armchairs
Materials
Oak
$1,500
A magnificent pair of Rosewood Armchairs
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of English George IV period armchairs, originally made for Nidd Hall in Yorkshire, England
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
$35,000 / set
Pair of 18th Century Carved Walnut George II Library Armchairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A wonderful pair of walnut George II period armchairs with interlaced carved and incised back
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Sheraton Painted Desk Chair, English, circa 1795
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique Sheraton period armchair painted with flowers and ivory lines on a rich brown ground
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Armchairs
Materials
Beech
18th Century Ladder-Back Armchair, circa 1760
Located in Richmond, London
A very elegant mid-18th century George III Chippendale-period armchair, or desk chair of wide
Category
Antique 18th Century European Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
19thC Ebonised Napoleon III French Armchair c.1870
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The nineteenth century Napoleon III period armchair, in an old fawn draylon, ready for reupholstery
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Armchairs
Materials
Beech
English Period Chippendale Armchair
Located in Sheffield, MA
George II period Chippendale mahogany armchair with shaped top rail above five vertical pierced
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Period Directoire Armchair
Located in Boston, MA
18th century period Directoire armchair in red velvet with carved ball arm supports.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
George 1st. Period Walnut Armchair
Located in Herzele, BE
A wonderful George 1st. Period walnut armchair, the padded cartouche shaped back flanked by
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Queen Anne Period Walnut Armchair
Located in Glencarse, Perthshire
Handsome Queen Anne period walnut armchair, with fiddle-shaped back and crossbanded frame. Well
Category
Antique 1710s European Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Late Regency Period Reclining Armchair
Located in Mississauga, ON
An exceptional English late Regency period brass-mounted rosewood reclining armchair with scroll
Category
Antique 1820s English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Chippendale Period Carved Mahogany Armchair
Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE
A good Chippendale period mahogany elbow chair, the delicately carved interlaced back splat flanked
Category
Antique 1770s Armchairs
CONTINENTAL NEOCLASSIC PERIOD OAK ARMCHAIR
Located in San Francisco, CA
the rectangular upholstered and nailed back with shaped chiseled crest issuing arms ending in fluted scrolls over a conforming tight seat with similar chiseled apron on fluted taperi...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Fabric
18th Century Regence Period Walnut Armchair
Located in Boston, MA
18th century Regence Period walnut armchair, newly upholstered.
Category
Antique 18th Century French Régence Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Antique Queen Anne Period Walnut Armchair
Located in Glencarse, GB
Handsome Queen Anne period walnut armchair, with fiddle shaped back and crossbanded frame. Well
Category
Antique 1720s British Queen Anne Armchairs
18th Century George III Armchairs Circa 1780
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely elegant, rare quality pair of George III period armchairs. English, circa 1780.
Why
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European George III Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
$10,269 / set
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Period Armchairs For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of period armchairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and mahogany, all period armchairs available were constructed with great care. We have 966 antique and vintage period armchairs in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Period armchairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Period armchairs are generally popular furniture pieces, but Louis XV, Regency and Georgian styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Many period armchairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Thonet, Louis Delanois and George Hepplewhite produced popular period armchairs that are worth a look.
How Much are Period Armchairs?
Prices for period armchairs start at $496 and top out at $152,000 with the average selling for $4,779.
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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