BH | Studio Blois Wingback Armchairs, Set of 2

The wing chair first appeared in England in the late seventeenth century, its tall back and side wings built to shield a sitter from fireside draughts. In France, the cabriole leg, curving out at the knee and in at the ankle, became the signature of Louis XV furniture, and deep buttoning came of age in the nineteenth century.

Each of these two chairs has a tall back deep-buttoned in performance velvet in Pewter or Navy, small wings, rolled arms and fine piped edges. The velvet resists stains, which matters on chairs used for meals. Dense foam sits over sinuous springs, wire bent in a zigzag, for a cushioned seat with some give, at a 20-inch height that suits a dining table. The chairs stand on carved cabriole legs in weathered grey with plastic caps on the feet, and each is rated to hold 300 lbs.

A pair at both ends of a long dining table gives the room a sense of occasion, and they work just as well facing each other across a fireplace, flanking a bed, or in an entryway or home office. Pewter or Navy velvet sits easily with brass lamps, a patterned rug and a pair of matching botanical prints for a classic, symmetrical look. This listing is for a set of two chairs.