Discover luxury Chesterfield wing chairs crafted with timeless British elegance and superior attention to detail. Explore our premium wing chair collection in rich leathers and sumptuous fabrics — designed to bring refined comfort and striking style to any living room space.
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Every other seat in a room asks politely for its place and then there is the one with the tall back and the winged sides that simply takes it. A wing chair is the piece people notice from the doorway, before they register the rug or the lighting. It throws a genuine shadow up the wall behind it, which no low slung accent chair has ever managed.
The shape began as pure practicality in drafty British houses, where the wings trapped the heat of an open fire and sheltered the sitter from the cold. Nobody needs that in a centrally heated American home, yet the silhouette has outlived the problem it solved by three hundred years.
Here is the part that surprises people, because a chesterfield wing chair is not one design at all.
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A sofa fills a wall while a wingback chair fills a corner, which is a far more useful thing in most American homes. It works in rooms where seating is usually an afterthought, from wide hallways and landings to bedrooms and studies.
Choosing is less about the prettiest photograph and more about how much presence you want, since scale changes a room’s mood more than color.
THE TRADITIONAL WINGS
The Conrad Chesterfield Wing Chair, the Woodstock Chesterfield Wing Chair, the Audley Chesterfield Wing Chair, the Keston Chesterfield Wing Chair, the Montana Chesterfield Wing Chair and the Colwyn Chesterfield Wing Chair carry the classic proportions with full buttoning and generously curved wings. Each comes in three sizes, so one design can suit a small study or a large drawing room.
COMPACT AND EASY TO PLACE
The Orkney Short Chesterfield Wing Chair lowers the back slightly and tucks neatly into a hallway, a landing or a bedroom corner where a full height design would crowd the space.
SCALED UP
The Grande Woodstock Wing Chair takes the familiar shape and grows it, holding its own in rooms with high ceilings and tall windows.
GENUINELY COMMANDING
The Goliath Chesterfield Wing Chair is the largest chair we build and the most theatrical, while the Barwell and the Clifton bring a similar authority in slightly quieter proportions.
A LITTLE MORE CONTEMPORARY
The Mistral Chesterfield Wing Chair softens the traditional lines, which suits interiors that lean transitional rather than strictly period in feel.
A leather wingback armchair is the first thing most people picture and understandably so, since a good hide only becomes more beautiful as its patina develops across the wings and around the buttoning. A single chair is a small enough canvas to be adventurous with, so many people choose something here they would never risk across a sofa.
Velvet in emerald, navy, blush and deep mustard, since the tall back gives the pile a real stage.
Wool and herringbone in warmer, softer tones for country houses and interiors where leather feels a little formal.
Tweed for a countryside feeling that suits period rooms, stone fireplaces and firelight particularly well.
Patchwork panels stitched one by one from our finest cloths, so no two chairs ever match. Antique and heritage leathers arriving with the worn character a new hide takes years to earn
A wing chair asks very little from the rest of the room, which is exactly why designers keep reaching for one.
Walls that work
Soft white and warm neutrals, letting the tall silhouette read clearly against the wall behind it. Deep forest green or ink blue behind a tan hide, which is one of the loveliest pairings there is. Paneling, picture rails and period detailing, all of which the shape flatters.
Textures that flatter
A floor lamp angled over one shoulder, which turns any wing chair into a proper reading corner. Aged brass lighting, stone fireplaces and open shelving stacked with favorite books. A Chesterfield ottoman, which completes the lounging position and doubles as extra seating.
The personality shifts noticeably with the scale, so it is worth measuring the room before settling on a design.
Every chair is handmade in Britain using time honored techniques, so each seam reflects the care that goes into a piece meant to last generations and every hardwood frame carries our lifetime guarantee.
A Chesterfield Wing Chair combines the traditional wingback silhouette with the signature Chesterfield details of deep button tufting, rolled arms and generously upholstered seating.
Most designs are available in multiple sizes, with selected models offering up to three size options, making it easier to find a proportion that works with your room.
You can choose from a wide range of leather and fabric upholstery, including full-grain and semi-aniline leathers, velvet and woven fabrics, with more than 100 colors available across the collection.
Yes. Smaller wing chair designs can work beautifully in reading corners, bedrooms and compact living spaces, while larger models make a stronger statement in spacious living rooms, studies and libraries.
It is among the most forgiving materials we offer, wiping clean easily and hiding everyday marks better than pale fabrics.
Yes. A wing chair pairs particularly well with a Chesterfield sofa when you want a coordinated seating arrangement, although choosing a contrasting upholstery can also add more character to the room.
