Vintage English Leather Tufted Wingback Library Chair
Located in New York, NY
Vintage leather tufted wingback library chair. Has a solid walnut base.
Vintage 1940s Chippendale Wingback Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Vintage English Leather Tufted Wingback Library Chair
Located in New York, NY
Vintage leather tufted wingback library chair. Has a solid walnut base.
Leather, Walnut
English George II Style High Barrel and Fanned Back Wing Chair, ca. 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English high-barrel wingback chair with beautifully shaped fanned wings, rolled arms, and raised on graceful cabriole legs. Newly upholstered in black-and-white ticking stripe, th...
Upholstery, Walnut
$2,360Sale Price|37% Off
18th century English Georgian Petite Wingback Chair
Located in Savannah, GA
Unusual petite size Georgian ladies wingback chair. Out-scrolled arms supported by walnut cabriole legs. Newly upholstered in silk damask. See measurements below.
Silk, Walnut
Pair of Gothic Revival Inlaid & Fine Cut Velvet Side Chairs, English, c. 1870
By Bruce James Talbert, Charles Bevan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A richly detailed pair of English Gothic Revival walnut side chairs, dating to around 1870, distinguished by their intricately carved tracery backs, architectural arcade motifs, and ...
Upholstery, Ebony, Walnut
Afra & Tobia Scarpa English Red Leather Monk Dining Chair for Molteni, Set of 10
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Molteni & C
Located in Vicenza, IT
Made of English red leather and walnut. Fully restored in Italy.
Leather, Walnut
Afra & Tobia Scarpa English Red Leather Monk Dining Chair for Molteni, Set of 6
By Molteni & C, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Vicenza, IT
Made of English red leather and walnut. Fully restored in Italy.
Leather, Walnut
Afra & Tobia Scarpa English Red Leather Monk Dining Chair for Molteni, Set of 4
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Molteni & C
Located in Vicenza, IT
Made of English red leather and walnut. Fully restored in Italy.
Leather, Walnut
Afra & Tobia Scarpa English Red Leather Monk Dining Chair for Molteni, Set of 8
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Molteni & C
Located in Vicenza, IT
Made of English red leather and walnut. Fully restored in Italy.
Leather, Walnut
English early 18th century William & Mary Wingback Chair
Located in Troy, NY
Beautifully and comfortably proportioned William & Mary wingback chair with an exiting shape.
Oak, Walnut
$1,817Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Folding Steamer Chair, English, Bergère, Campaign Lounge Seat, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an attractive antique folding steamer chair. An English, walnut and bergère campaign lounge seat, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.
Cane, Walnut
$1,911Sale Price / set|50% Off
Pair Antique English Arts And Crafts Folding Side Chairs Hall Chairs C.1890
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique English Arts And Crafts Folding Side Chairs C.1890 Presented in very good condition with expected minor signs of wear and historic repairs commensurate of age. Upholster...
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Six English Regency Walnut Dining or Library Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive 19th century set of six English Regency bronze mounted walnut dining armchairs or library armchairs.
Brass, Bronze
A fine 19th c English walnut wingchair. Eagles heads with ball & claw feet
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century English carved walnut wingchair. Hand carved with eagles heads and ball and claw feet .
Walnut
$14,000Sale Price / set|36% Off
Set of 6 English Jacobean Style Armless Chairs
Located in Asheville, NC
This Set of six English Jacobean style armless chairs feature: Barley twist back posts and stretchers, turned legs and rosette carved corner blocks. The back is arched and suspended,...
Walnut
$960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Circa 1900 English Pair of Queen Anne Style Side Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 pair of Queen Anne style side chairs, English. Walnut. Originally made to match a period Queen Anne set.
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century English Oak and Leather Library Chair, Lovely Old Patina. Priced ea
Located in Buchanan, MI
19th century English oak and leather library chair. Lovely old patina. Great character and comfort.
Leather, Walnut
$6,750 / set
Walnut Queen Anne Style Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is a custom-made, English walnut Queen Anne style dining chair with an upholstered slip seat, scalloped apron and carved, cabriole legs.
Cherry
Pair of Large early 20th century English Leather Club or library Chairs
Located in Troy, NY
A generously sized pair of English lounge or club chairs of unusual design, early 20th century, walnut, covered in oxblood-red leather.
Leather, Animal Skin, Walnut
Set of Six Period 18th Century George II Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Set of six period English walnut George II side chairs Six period Georgian side chairs in transitional form moving from Queen Anne to George II in design and age.
Walnut
PAIR OF RESTORED ANTiQUE WILLIAM MORRIS FOREST CLAW & BALL WINGBACK ARMCHAIRS
By William Morris (English)
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
These are pretty much the most quintessentially English wingback armchairs I have seen, they are oversized being much taller than normal with a higher, feather filled seat cushion, t...
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Pair of circa 1880 William Morris Carved Legged Wingback Armchairs
By William Morris (English)
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this pair of original circa 1860-1880 English William Morris style wingback armchairs with grey linen summer cushions A good looking and well-m...
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Six Hand Carved Walnut Jacobean Blue Chairs with Floral Pattern Cushions
Located in Dallas, TX
A set of 8 antique English walnut Jacobean side chairs covered with hand-worked needlepoint in soft blue and green tones.
Walnut
Set of Twelve Chippendale Style Dining Chairs, 19th Century English
Located in El Monte, CA
This impressive set of twelve Chippendale-style dining chairs includes two armchairs and ten side chairs each meticulously crafted and hand-carved from mahogany. Intricate seat backs...
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Set of Six Victorian Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality set of six English Victorian antique walnut dining chairs having beautifully designed and crafted circular balloon backs with stunning pierced carving.
Walnut
Set of 12 Caned Ball and Claw English Armoreal Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This impressive set of twelve French Louis XV style dining chairs offers both grandeur and functionality, making them ideal for a formal dining room or elegant entertaining space. Cr...
Walnut
Afra & Tobia Scarpa Aniline English Red Leather "121" Chair for Cassina, 1967
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Cassina
Located in Vicenza, IT
Model 121 dining chair designed by Afra & Tobia Scarpa for Cassina in 1967, an exemplary piece of Italian modern design from the late 1960s. The Model 121 reflects the Scarpa duo’s ...
Leather, Walnut
18th Century English Oak Queen Anne Armchair with Vase Splat Back
Located in Essex, MA
A handsome 18th century English oak armchair crafted in the elegant Queen Anne style, featuring a beautifully shaped vase-form splat back framed by gently curving stiles. The chair’s...
Walnut
Fine Quality Set of (8) George I Dining Chairs. English Circa 1715
Located in Incline Village, NV
From my own private collection of outstandinq quality antique furniture items is being offered this "Magnificent Set of Eight George I Walnut Chairs" in impeccable original conditio...
Walnut
$2,400Sale Price|25% Off
19th Century Chippendale Carved Chair, Ribband-Style
Located in New York, NY
An English walnut side chair circa 1880, inspired by the famous Chippendale design known as the "Ribband-Back".
Leather, Walnut
19th Century Fine Quality Pair of George I Style Arm Chairs English Circa 1850
Located in Incline Village, NV
From my own collection of fine quality antique furniture being offered is an "Impressive pair of George I Dining Room Arm Chairs" originally made to go with and compliment a matching...
Walnut
19th Century Leather Tufted English Wingback Armchair
Located in Surrey, BC
Every now an then a beauty shows up ..this is a very nice antique English wingback with the perfect worn leather tones. Original finnish, untouched. We acquired this from a long reti...
Brass
$8,500 / set
Pair of 19th Century Gainsborough Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of 19th century English Gainsborough chairs made from walnut. The frames are expertly hand carved with scrolls and acanthus leaves, with scalloping on the sides and front of th...
Fabric, Walnut
$3,100 / set
Set of 6 Queen Anne Chairs
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Set of Six 18th-Century English Queen Anne Walnut Chairs A remarkable set of six Queen Anne dining chairs, crafted in England during the 18th century, showcasing the timeless elegan...
Walnut
English Charles II Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Charles II style caned & walnut arm chair with vertically slatted back above S scroll legs joined by a stretcher. (19th Cent & possibly with earlier elements).
Slate
$18,500 / set
Pair of English Renaissance Walnut Tapestry Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Renaissance style (19th Cent) walnut carved open Armchairs with 17/18th Cent tapestry upholstered seat and square back with a stretcher connecting the legs.
Tapestry, Walnut
$1,440Sale Price|20% Off
Oversized Antique English Carved Walnut Wingback Lolling Chair c1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
An oversized English carved walnut wingback lolling chair, circa 1920, rendered in the Rococo Revival style.
Walnut
Fine 19th Century English Walnut Tall Back Hall Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made, sturdy and quite comfortable antique armchair with custom fabric treatment. The walnut hall chair with sloping tall back. The curved arms with scrolled ends and tur...
Walnut
$1,596Sale Price|20% Off
Carved Walnut English Victorian Tall Back Needlepoint Upholstered Throne Chair
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This English Victorian carved walnut tall back throne chair is a magnificent statement piece, showcasing the opulence and craftsmanship of the late 19th century.
Walnut
Rustic 19th Century English Walnut Lambing Chair with Carved Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rustic English walnut lambing chair from the 19th century with curving arms and carved base.
Walnut
$2,457Sale Price|20% Off
Antique English 19th Century Walnut Barley Twist Elbow Chair Armchair
Located in London, GB
Antique English 19th Century Walnut Barley Twist Elbow Chair Armchair Traditionally upholstered and covered in an orange velvet fabric in good serviceable condition.
Brass
$3,854Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Salon Chair, English, Walnut, Armchair, Early Victorian, circa 1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique salon chair. An English, walnut armchair, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Walnut
Armchair chair 17th Century English Walnut Needlework X-Stretchered, Scroll
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
An exceptional, museum quality, English, baroque, walnut, open armchair with faceted legs and shaped ‘x’ stretcher, upholstered in fine Georgian needlework with 19th century needlewo...
Walnut
English Country House Fine Three Piece Suite Sofa & Armchairs Feather Cushions
By Howard Chairs Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
The chairs are a his and hers pair meaning one is slightly larger than the other These are quintessentially English country house fine seating, they would have been made originall...
Upholstery, Beech, Walnut
$2,675Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Spoon Back Elbow Chair, English, Walnut, Armchair, Early Victorian, 1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique spoon back elbow chair. An English, walnut ladies parlour armchair, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1840.
Textile, Walnut
Pair of Antique English Burl Walnut Arm Chairs, circa 1860-1870
Located in New Orleans, LA
These handsome armchairs are beautifully made. The burl wood is exceptional.
Walnut, Burl
Pair Antique English Carved Walnut Tête-à-Tête Arm Chairs, Circa 1880's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Antique English Carved Walnut Tête-à-Tête Arm Chairs, Circa 1880's.
Walnut
English Library Wing Back Chair of Upholstered Leather and Walnut
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English wingback library lounge armchair - upholstered in patinated green leather on a wooden frame - in the George III style. Featuring a high back and distinctive "wings" o...
Metal, Brass
Antique 19th C English Queen Anne Carved Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th C. English Queen Anne Carved Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Arm Chair.
Walnut
18th c. English Desk Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century armchair with upholstered seat, back and arms and carved hand supports on straight front legs and outswept back legs joined by stretcher on three sides and ending in ...
Walnut
$1,320Sale Price|20% Off
19thc English High Back Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing 19thc walnut tall back English arm chair is in wonderful original surface .
Walnut
$2,653Sale Price|20% Off
English George I Wing Armchair, Walnut & Upholstery, Circa 1720
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very fine quality English, walnut, wing arm chair from the early years of the 18th century, George the first period, circa 1720.
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair Antique English Mahogany Armorial Arm Chairs, Circa 1890's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique English walnut armorial arm chairs, Circa 1890's.
Walnut
$2,685Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Morning Room Elbow Chair, English, Lounge Seat, Armchair, Georgian, 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique morning room elbow chair. An English, mahogany and walnut armchair with drop-in seat, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800.
Textile, Mahogany, Walnut
Victorian Walnut Slant Back Armchair with Tufted Rust Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian walnut slant back arm chair with tufted rust upholstery.
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century English Regency Style Upholstered Walnut Club Chair
Located in Queens, NY
19th century English Regency style club chair with curlicue arms and a rounded high back with cream upholstery and a partially exposed walnut frame.
Walnut, Upholstery
19th Century English Regency Club Chair with Walnut & Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
"English Regency-style (19th Century) walnut club chair with scroll arms and rounded high back.
Upholstery, Walnut
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.
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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.
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