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Irish Library Chair

19th Century Regency Ebonised Carved Library Chair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century Regency ebonised carved library chair with needlepoint back and seat, of solid wood
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Antique 1810s Irish Regency Bergere Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Hardwood

Antique Pair of Victorian Lion & Shamrock Carved His & Hers Oak Library Chairs
Located in Glasgow, GB
A superb pair of Victorian his and hers library chairs, circa 1870, the gentleman’s armchair with
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Lounge Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Gainsborough Library Chairs in the Irish Georgian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS and INTRIGUING Pair of Gainsborough Library Chairs in the Irish Georgian
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20th Century American Georgian Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Pair 19th Century Gainsborough Library Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair 19th Century Gainsborough Library Chairs, the shaped backs over padded arms with scrolled and
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Antique 19th Century Irish George III Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Very Rare Fully Restored Howard & Son's Walnut Wingback Armchair Regency Stripe
By Howard and Sons
Located in GB
South Audley St where from 1954 they advertised as 'Makers of Howard Chairs and Sofas'. In 1967 the
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Antique 19th Century English High Victorian Wingback Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Exceptional Pair George II Carved Walnut Library Armchairs
Located in Lymington, GB
chairs are Irish in origin. The unusually deep and bold acanthus-carved knees are a further indication of
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Armchairs

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Walnut

FULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE VICTORIAN LIBRARY ARMCHAiR MULBERRY VELVET UPHOLSTERY
By Mulberry, Chesterfield
Located in GB
your postcode and I’ll provide you with the exact price This chair has been on a journey, it came to
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

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Velvet, Walnut

Original Hide Regency Chesterfield Brown Leather Library Reading Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
distressed leather library reading armchair This is a very decorative piece, the leather color is to die for
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Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs

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Leather

Restored Victorian Hardwood Hand Dyed Brown Leather Library Reading Armchair
Located in GB
restored early Victorian mahogany carved library reading armchair with hand dyed brown leather upholstery
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Hardwood, Leather

Antique Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Seat Pierced Clover Club Lounge Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique arts & crafts library armchair. Made of oak featuring a rush seat with pierced clover and
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Antique 19th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs

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Fabric, Rush, Oak

George III 'Rustic' Giltwood Wall Brackets, circa 1800
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A spectacular and exceptionally rare pair of English, possibly Irish, George III circa 1800 wall
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Wall Brackets

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Brass

Benton, Carrie Chapman Catt, monoprint with Chine collé, Pioneer Activist
By Suzanne Benton
Located in Darien, CT
peace and disarmament issues, serving as chair of the Committee on the Cause and Cure of War. The
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1990s Feminist Portrait Prints

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Gold Leaf

Soaking Up
Located in San Francisco, CA
Martin Ryan — whose family immigrated to Illinois from Ireland in the 1880s — and Sarah Helen Behrens
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Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Soaking Up
Soaking Up
H 17.5 in W 21.65 in D 0.01 in
Leading the Remuda
Located in San Francisco, CA
William Martin Ryan — whose family immigrated to Illinois from Ireland in the 1880s — and Sarah Helen
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Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Leading the Remuda
Leading the Remuda
H 17.5 in W 21.65 in D 0.01 in
Soaking Up
Located in San Francisco, CA
— whose family immigrated to Illinois from Ireland in the 1880s — and Sarah Helen Behrens, whose ancestry
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Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Soaking Up
Soaking Up
H 17.5 in W 21.65 in D 0.01 in
Raimundo de Madrazo Y Garreta Palatial Oil on Canvas
By Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Portrait of Isabelle McCreery” depicting an elegant woman gracefully exiting a litter (Sedan Chair
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Antique 1880s Spanish Rococo Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Lovely Victorian Howard & Son's Fully Stamped Office Desk Armchair in Walnut
By Howard and Sons, Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in GB
& Son’s Berners street armchair fully stamped to the base This is a rare chair, it is an original and
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

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Walnut

Pelmet Curtain Set 3 Duke of Northumberland Alnwick Castle Stone
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
, St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh [8 May 1885] and tables, chairs etc., for the Public Library Committee
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20th Century English Country Curtains and Valances

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Textile

Pelmet Curtain Pair Duke of Northumberland Alnwick Castle
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
1885] and tables, chairs etc., for the Public Library Committee, Edinburgh. The company ceased trading
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20th Century English Country Curtains and Valances

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Textile

Matthew (male portrait)
By Randall Exon
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
University of Maine at Machias, University Gallery, ME Topeka Public Library, Central Gallery, KS 1986 More
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1990s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Walking View, Left
By Ron Pokrasso
Located in San Francisco, CA
Residencies in the U.S., Scotland, Ireland and Italy. In 2000 Ron Pokrasso received the Mayor’s Recognition
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Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Prints

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Etching

Walking View, Left
Walking View, Left
H 28.5 in W 24.75 in D 1.15 in

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20th Century English Victorian Armchairs

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Located in Brea, CA
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21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs

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Linen

19th Century Gillows Walnut Open Armchair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Batley, GB
A superb quality mid-19th century armchair by Gillows of Lancaster. Raised on finely worked walnut turned front legs and arm supports without splayed chamfered legs to the rear, all ...
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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Armchairs

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Walnut

19th Century Gillows Walnut Open Armchair
19th Century Gillows Walnut Open Armchair
H 33.47 in W 27.96 in D 37.41 in
Early 19th Century Gainsborough Armchair after Chippendale
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Gainsborough mahogany armchair in the manner of Chippendale, upholstered in sage green silk damask in the traditional 19th century style with brass studding, the s...
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Antique 19th Century Irish George III Armchairs

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Mahogany

Antique English Break-Front Bibliotheque Bookcase in Mahogany, circa 1870
By S.E. & R. Johnson. Warrington
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome and very well crafted English break-front bookcase or bibliotheque in solid mahogany by S.E. & R. Johnson of Warrington, England, circa 1870. Features six doors with glass...
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Bookcases

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Mahogany

Gainsborough Chairs in the Chippendale manner
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
These handsome carved mahogany library or ‘Gainsborough’ armchairs have a gently curving back and shaped arms which have acanthus leaf carved scrolled handles and leaf carved moulded...
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Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Spanish Ancient Ebony Chair with Cordova Leather
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Rare & Great Pair of Art Deco Opaline Glass Flush Mounts or Wall Sconces 1920s
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Antique Victorian Whisky Brown Leather Restored Chesterfield Sofa Chaise Lounge
By Chesterfield
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this very rare fully restored Chesterfield tufted sofa chaise lounge in whiskey brown leather. A very rare example, I have never seen this back before, i...
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Chaise Longues

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Antique George III Mahogany Library Writing Table Desk, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique George III mahogany and marquetry library table, circa 1780 in date. The table features beautiful floral and scrolling foliate marquetry throughout, with flam...
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Antique 1780s English George III Desks and Writing Tables

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Pair of American 18th Century Style Custom Chippendale Mahogany Sofas
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of custom American chippendale mahogany sofas made by Roger Gonzales, Kent, Connecticut, circa 1992, reproducing the sofas at the John Brown House in Newport, Rhode Island, each...
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Located in London, GB
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Antique 19th Century Irish Slipper Chairs

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Irish William IV Mahogany Library Chair of Grand Scale
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bold Irish 19th century mahogany library chair with olive tufted leather upholstery having richly
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Antique 1830s Irish William IV Chairs

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Leather, Mahogany

Pair of Irish Library Arm Chairs. 18th Century
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Irish mahogany arm chairs with carved floral skirt, knee, and ending on hairy paw feet
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Northern Irish Lounge Chairs

Pair of Irish Chippendale Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Irish mahogany Chippendale chairs. This is the best pair of arm chairs we've had in years
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Antique 19th Century Irish Bergere Chairs

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Mahogany

Pair of Irish Chippendale Chairs
Pair of Irish Chippendale Chairs
H 40 in W 33 in D 27.5 in
Leather Library Lounge Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
with original dark brown leather
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Antique 19th Century Irish Lounge Chairs

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Leather, Wood

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Leather Library Lounge Chair
H 32 in W 25 in D 32 in
Early 19th Century Regency Bergère Library Chair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency bergère library chair, the rectangular and shaped moulded mahogany frame
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Antique 1810s Irish Regency Bergere Chairs

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Leather, Cane, Mahogany

Georgian Style Metamorphic Chippendale Chair and Library Steps
Located in Essex, MA
Metamorphic Georgian Style Chair which Becomes Library Steps --Well Carved and Selected Cuban
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Antique 19th Century British Chippendale Chairs

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Mahogany

19th Century Holland and Son's Library Chair
By Holland & Sons
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Holland and Son’s Library chair. The solid mahogany frame with a deep saddle seat
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Antique Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

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Mahogany

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By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Charleston, SC
A stately pair of large Irish Chippendale mahogany library chairs, made in the late 18th-early 19th
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Antique Early 19th Century Irish Chippendale Armchairs

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Located in Greenwich, CT
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Antique Mid-18th Century Irish Georgian Armchairs

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Located in New York, NY
An exceptional pair of regency cove back mahogany library chairs, the backs being of figured
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Antique 19th Century Irish Armchairs

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Pair of Regency Library Chairs
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Located in Henley-on Thames, Oxfordshire
19th century 18thC Style library chair of large proportions, with hairy paw feet in mahogany
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Antique 19th Century Irish Georgian Armchairs

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Mahogany

18thC Style library chair of large proportions
18thC Style library chair of large proportions
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Located in Dublin 8, IE
. This fine pair of Georgian library chairs upholstered in a tanned leather hide are accented with brass
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Antique Late 18th Century Irish George III Armchairs

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Howard and Sons Mahogany Card Table with Concertina Action Irish Georgian Style
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in Benington, Herts
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Antique Late 19th Century English George II Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Rare Fully Stamped Original Gillows of Lancaster Fully Restored Library Armchair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for auction this original fully restored Gillows of Lancaster library
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Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Armchairs

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Fully Restored Edwardian Aged Brown Leather Library Reading Armchair, circa 1900
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in GB
restored very rare Edwardian circa 1900 Library reading Gentleman’s club armchair Please note the delivery
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20th Century British Edwardian Armchairs

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Burr Walnut Antique Victorian Lion Claw & Ball Feet Kidney Library Table Desk
Located in GB
actually designed so either five people can use it as a library table each having room to slide a chair
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Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

PAIR OF ANTIQUE HOWARD & SON'S GRAFTON ARMCHAIRS ORIGINAL TICKING FABRiC
By Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard and Sons, Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in GB
a rare pair of chairs, they are the most original examples you will ever see and in and most
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

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Upholstery, Walnut

HOWARD & SON'S GRAFTON FOUR SEAT SOFA & PAiR OF ARMCHAIRS SUITE VELVET FABRIC
By Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard and Sons, Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in GB
inside left back legs are all stamped Howard Chairs LTD London, everything you would hope to find This
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20th Century English Victorian Living Room Sets

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Important Museum Quality Antique Victorian Hand Carved Lion Reclining Armchair
By Thomas Hope, Thomas Chippendale
Located in GB
, antique Victorian library reading recliner armchair with new hand dyed Thomas Chippendale floating button
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Lovely Early Victorian Carved Hardwood Chaise Lounge Regency Blue Upholstery
Located in GB
Victorian mahogany carved library reading Chaise Lounge which is part of a suite Please note the delivery
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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Chaise Longues

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Early 19th Century Regency Matched Pair of Bergere Library Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century Regency matched pair of mahogany bergere library chairs, the rectangular moulded
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Antique 1810s Irish Regency Bergere Chairs

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Cane, Mahogany

Pair of Irish Chippendale Mahogany Shepards Crook Library Armchairs, Circa 1760
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of Irish Chippendale mahogany library chairs with Shepard crook arms, striped silk upholstery
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Antique 1760s Irish Chippendale Armchairs

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Silk, Upholstery, Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Dublin 8, IE
18th century mahogany library chair carved in the Chippendale style with square back. The chair has
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Antique Late 18th Century Irish George III Armchairs

Rare Howard & Son's Fully Stamped Four-Piece Suite, Pair of Armchairs and Sofas
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in GB
on the 21-10-02 so is from the current stock as made by the renamed Howard Chairs LTD in Camden town
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Large Irish Gainsborough / Library Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A wonderful large and over the top Irish Gainsborough or Library chair made late in the 19th
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19th Century Irish Mahogany Library Armchair
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Irish, Mahogany Library armchair
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Pair of Irish Spoonback walnut chairs.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful pair of Irish walnut library chairs with leather. Excellent patina, beautiful turned wood
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Antique 19th Century Irish Side Chairs

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Walnut, Leather

Irish George II Walnut Library Chair, circa 1750
Located in Dallington, East Sussex
A fine and rare mid-18th century walnut framed elbow chair of Irish origin and made in circa 1750
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Antique 1750s Irish George II Armchairs

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Walnut

Pair of Oversized Scottish Lounge chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large lounge chairs newly upholstered in Irish linen. Chairs have tall backs and are very
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Pair Over-scale Irish Mahogany "Griffon Head" Library Armchairs c.1840
Located in London, GB
, feathered necks above scrolled sabre legs on carved lion's paw feet. Irish c1840. The chairs have been
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Antique 19th Century Irish Armchairs

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Mahogany

Eileen Gray Transat Chair in Black Leather Black Lacquer by Ecart, circa 2000
By Ecart International, Eileen Gray
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Splendid antiques Eileen gray Transat chair in black leather black lacquer by Ecart, circa 2000
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21st Century and Contemporary French Bauhaus Lounge Chairs

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Chrome

Pair of Continental library chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of Continental library chairs, walnut with Irish Linen upholstery. 19th Century
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Antique 19th Century European Armchairs

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Walnut, Fabric

Pair of Irish George II Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Knutsford, GB
A fabulous pair of Irish George II mahogany library armchairs, retaining fine original colour and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish George II Armchairs

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Mahogany, Textile

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Irish Library Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Irish library chair available at 1stDibs. An Irish library chair — often made from wood, fabric and animal skin — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Irish library chair — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each Irish library chair bearing Victorian, Regency or Georgian hallmarks is very popular. Chesterfield, Howard and Sons and Gillows of Lancaster & London each produced at least one beautiful Irish library chair that is worth considering.

How Much is an Irish Library Chair?

Prices for an Irish library chair start at $800 and top out at $345,000 with the average selling for $3,486.