$3,275 / set
Pair Of Antique Italian Carved Sgabello Chairs
Located in Norwood, NJ
Antique pair of figural heavily carved walnut sgabello chairs. Winged figures and baroque designs. The sgabello is a type of chair or stool with carved and often elaborately ornamen...
Wood, Walnut
Pair Leather Club Chairs Victorian Antiques 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of Victorian Leather Club Chairs. Circa 1900 These Leather Club Chairs Feature Traditional Wing Backs and Wide Arm Rests.
Leather
$5,091 / set
A Pair of Salon Chairs with Silk Parrot Design
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of Salon Chairs with Silk Parrot Design A Pair of 19th Century French carved gilt wing arm salon chair This is a splendid pair of French Provincial Chairs, the beautifully s...
Silk
Pair of 20th Century Vintage Danish Leather Wingback Club Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
These classic chairs feature high wing backs, gently rolled arms, and nailhead trim along the front edges continuing around the back.
Leather, Wood
Maison Jansen Genuine Leather Gilt and Paint Decorated Grand Scale Bergere Chair
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Crafted on a generous scale, the chair features dramatic winged sides, a high sheltering back, and sweeping arms that create a cocoon-like seating experience.
Leather, Walnut
Chippendale Style Leather Loveseat from Ft. William Henry Hotel Lake George N.Y.
By Henredon, Thomas Chippendale
Located in New York, NY
Please view the companion pair of wing chairs we have listed separately at Barbarella Home on 1st Dibs, also from the hotel.
Leather, Wood
Print of Nantucket Daydreams, by Henry S. Wyer, Nantucket, circa 1900
Located in Nantucket, MA
Wyer, Nantucket, circa 1900, a period print depicting a gentleman in overstuffed wing chair by the hearth, a copy of Nantucket's "Inquirer and Mirror" open on lap, smoking a cigar an...
Paper
Russian Neoclassic Silk Winged Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Russian Neoclassic Karelian birch winged armchair upholstered in green striped silk with scrolled sides on splayed legs with casters (19th Century)
Silk
Pair of Mid-19th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Bergère Armchairs with Modern Fabric
Located in Chicago, IL
The slightly winged-out shaped back is like the winged-back armchairs, or fireside chairs, created to help shield a person from drafts of chilly air and to trap the heat from a firep...
Beech, Fabric, Upholstery, Giltwood
Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bergère Armchair With Modern Fabric
Located in Chicago, IL
The slightly winged-out shaped back is like the winged-back armchairs, or fireside chairs, created to help shield a person from drafts of cold air and also to trap the heat from a fi...
Walnut
Wing Back Occasional Chair This is a very neat chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Wing Back Occasional Chair This is a very neat chair, the chair has new upholstery it has been covered with Liberty Blue Oakmere Velvet, a superb soft fabric with birds, flowers an...
Velvet
Matched Pair Of English Tufted Leather Wing Back Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
The matching chair 29.5 w x 44.5 h x 32 d x seat H 17.25. Two worn olive leather chairs with tufted back and seat. Scrolled arms with brass tacks. Circular tapered legs with casters....
Brass
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Throne Arm Chair w/ Winged Cherubs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Throne Arm Chair w/ Winged Cherubs and Floral Embossed Leather Seat.
Leather, Walnut
Large English Wing Back Chair of Tufted Tanned Leather with Nail-Head Trim
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English wingback armchair or library lounge chair - upholstered in tanned leather in the George III style - featuring a high back, winged sides and shaped arms, with a large ...
Metal, Brass
Pair of English Queen Anne Blue and Off-White striped WIng Back Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of English Queen Anne style wing back armchairs with blue and white striped upholstery and seat cushion resting on turned shaped front legs (PRICED AS PAIR) AVAILABLE INDIVIDUAL...
Antique French Louis XVI Victorian Gold Gilt Wood Wing Back Bergere Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Louis XVI Style Victorian Gold Gilt Wood Wing Back Bergere Arm Chair. Item featured has a large impressive profile, carved and applied acanthus and geometric accents,...
Fabric, Wood
$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
Antique Edwardian Flame Mahogany & Inlaid Revolving Bookcase Circa 1900
Located in London, GB
Other furniture was reproductions, drawing influence from baroque, rococo and empire style. The wing chair is a classic shape, and upholstery favoured chintz and damask in pale colou...
Mahogany
$1,996Sale Price / set|20% Off
Early 1900's Design High Wing Back Armchair Fauteuil Set
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
High wing back arm chair with oak sculptural carved arm rests and recently reupholstered flower print fabric.
Fabric, Oak
Victorian Mahogany Armchair with Winged Griffin Arms, Mid-19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
American Victorian mahogany arm chair with winged griffin arms and blue and grey striped upholstery.
Mahogany
Vintage French Empire Neoclassical Style Marble Fabric High Wingback Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
High Back French Empire Neoclassical Style Marble Fabric Wing Back Arm Chair. Item features a tall solid carved wood frame, unique upholstered wings, shapely legs, cream distressed f...
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Hand Carved and Lacquered Elmwood Chair from 19th Century China
Located in Yonkers, NY
Below the seat, a brace carved panel showcases hand carved flower motifs while the the sides feature wing-shaped carved panels. This chair is lacquered, which greatly enhances the gr...
Wood, Elm
French Victorian Style Striped Upholstered Armchair with Custom Floral Slipcover
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian-style wing back easy chair, upholstered in a gold and beige vertically striped fabric with front leg casters
Fabric
$1,041 / set
Filigree Miniature Furniture for a Doll's House
Located in Delft, NL
A filigree miniature furniture for a doll's house A filigree furniture for a doll's house with a piano wing and piano chair, a table with 4 chairs and a sofa with two armchairs, m...
Silver
French 19th Century Louis XVI Duchesse Brisee, Signed Jansen, Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The frieze is adorned with an ormolu spiral ribbon design throughout the arm chair, ottoman and side chair. The winged armchair has a richly carved top central reserve of flowers bel...
Ormolu
$13,991Sale Price / set|35% Off
Rare Neo-Pompeian Salon Suite Attributed to J-P Mazaroz, France, Circa 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Wolf heads and patinated wood winged lions adorn the chairs and armchairs, covered of red velvet.
Bronze
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.
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