Throne Armchairs
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Wood
Antique 1880s French High Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Bone
20th Century Moorish Armchairs
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Vintage 1950s Ghanaian Armchairs
Metal
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
20th Century Cameroonian Armchairs
Bronze
Antique 1850s Indian Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Renaissance Armchairs
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Cane, Wood
Antique 19th Century Renaissance Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century American Jacobean Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Armchairs
Tapestry, Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Armchairs
Oak
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs
Brass
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Armchairs
Walnut
20th Century Gothic Revival Armchairs
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Armchairs
Cowhide
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Armchairs
Wood
Antique 1890s Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Oak
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Upholstery, Giltwood
Vintage 1930s American Egyptian Revival Armchairs
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Renaissance Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Cotton, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Renaissance Armchairs
Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Antique 19th Century Gothic Armchairs
Oak
20th Century Armchairs
Brass
Antique 15th Century and Earlier British Gothic Revival Armchairs
Oak
Antique 1880s Italian Renaissance Revival Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 19th Century French Armchairs
Walnut
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Antique 17th Century Gothic Armchairs
Oak
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Armchairs
Bronze
20th Century American Gothic Revival Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Unknown Renaissance Armchairs
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century European Armchairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 1850s Indian Armchairs
Silver
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Armchairs
Wood
Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Armchairs
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Regency Armchairs
Fabric, Cane, Wood
Vintage 1970s Italian Armchairs
Metal
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Oak
Vintage 1930s Dutch Art Deco Armchairs
Rush, Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Hardwood, Lacquer
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique 1870s English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Oak
Antique Early 19th Century French Rococo Armchairs
Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Armchairs
Wood, Cotton
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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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