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Antique 1690s Dutch Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Metal, Other
Antique 1770s English Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Pearwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Armchairs
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Baroque Armchairs
Cowhide
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Wood
Antique 19th Century European Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Swedish Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Armchairs
Leather
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Giltwood, Ostrich Leather
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Leather, Wood, Paint
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Leather, Wood
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Leather, Wood
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Leather, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Lambskin, Sheepskin, Oak
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Leather, Walnut
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Lambskin, Sheepskin, Oak
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Lambskin, Sheepskin, Oak
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Mid-20th Century Danish Baroque Dining Room Chairs
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
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Leather, Walnut
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Leather, Walnut
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Leather, Walnut
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Leather, Walnut
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Bronze, Iron
Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Walnut
1990s American Baroque Club Chairs
Brass
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Walnut, Leather
20th Century Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Leather
Early 20th Century Swedish Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Oak
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Side Chairs
Iron
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Oak, Leather
Antique Early 1900s Spanish Baroque Armchairs
Bronze, Wrought Iron
Antique Mid-18th Century Portuguese Baroque Armchairs
Leather, Wood, Paint
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Metal
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Fabric, Leather, Wood
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Leather, Walnut
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Leather, Wood
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Leather, Walnut
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A Close Look at Baroque Furniture
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
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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.