Gainsborough Armchairs
Antique Early 19th Century Irish George III Armchairs
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary English Chippendale Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century English George II Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Late 18th Century Irish George III Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Irish George III Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Other
Antique 18th Century Irish George III Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century British Rococo Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Silk
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chippendale Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 1880s English George III Armchairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique 19th Century Irish George III Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Irish George III Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 1790s Irish George III Chairs
Upholstery
20th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique 18th Century American Georgian Armchairs
Leather, Abalone, Jute, Cotton, Upholstery, Mahogany, Maple
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Club Chairs
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Metal, Brass
Antique 1750s English Chippendale Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique Mid-18th Century George III Armchairs
Mahogany
20th Century English George II Armchairs
Leather, Hardwood
21st Century and Contemporary English Chippendale Lounge Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage 1980s Chippendale Armchairs
Velvet, Mahogany
Late 20th Century British Georgian Armchairs
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Armchairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Brass
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Armchairs
Leather, Wood
20th Century British Other Armchairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Irish George III Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 20th Century British Armchairs
Leather
Antique 1770s English Chinese Chippendale Armchairs
Suede, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1920s English Georgian Armchairs
Leather, Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Armchairs
Silk, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Armchairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1940s French Louis XV Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Mahogany
20th Century American Georgian Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut
Antique 18th Century British Chippendale Armchairs
Leather
Vintage 1950s English Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Beech
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Leather, Beech
20th Century English Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Armchairs
Muslin, Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Armchairs
Giltwood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
20th Century English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Leather
2010s Chairs
Leather
20th Century English Georgian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Georgian Armchairs
Walnut
Early 20th Century English Chippendale Armchairs
Mahogany
Vintage 1920s French Régence Armchairs
Walnut
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Neoclassical Bergere Chairs
Wood
Antique 18th Century Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century English Armchairs
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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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