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Regency Bergere Cane Library Chair

Regency Style Caned Library Chair With Green Velvet Seat
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage stately Regency style caned chair with straight frame caned sides and back with reeded
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20th Century Regency Bergere Chairs

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Velvet, Cane

Antique bergere library chair
Located in Salisbury, GB
19thc mahogany library chair This 19thc mahogany library chair was made circa 1825. Library chairs
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Antique 1820s English Regency Bergere Chairs

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Mahogany

Antique bergere library chair
Antique bergere library chair
H 34 in W 27.5 in D 27.5 in
A Pair of Antique William IV Hardwood Cane Bergere & Leather Library Armchairs
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An Elegant Pair of William IV Regency Hardwood Cane Bergere & Antique Brown Leather Library
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Antique 19th Century British William IV Bergere Chairs

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Brass

Handsome English Regency Style Ebonized Library Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
with incurved back caned back centering an inlaid crest above sloping arms with brass terminals
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Early 20th Century English Regency Bergere Chairs

Materials

Wood

Victorian Antique Bergere Library Swivel Armchair with Leather Seat
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An elegant and rare, Early Victorian antique Bergere library, office, desk, swivel armchair with
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Bergere Chairs

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Wrought Iron

Pair of Regency Bergère Armchairs in the manner of Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A pair of Regency bergère library armchairs, in the style of Gillows of Lancaster and London. With
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Bergere Chairs

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Upholstery, Cane, Hardwood

Blanchard Bergere Klismos Library Chair
Located in Banbury, GB
An exceptional Regency mahogany double sabre leg bergere lions head library armchair. The chair
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2010s English Chairs

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Mahogany

Blanchard Bergere Klismos Library Chair
Blanchard Bergere Klismos Library Chair
H 38.19 in W 279.53 in D 279.53 in
A fine pair of regency mahogany bergere library armchairs, c.1815
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A fine pair of regency mahogany bergère armchairs of superb quality and generous scale, English, c
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Antique 1810s English Regency Furniture

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Brass

Regency Mahogany Bergère Library Armchair (in the manner of Gillows)
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
library chair with caned panels is known as a bergère and, due to examples that were supplied to
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Antique Early 19th Century Armchairs

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Mahogany

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Located in High Wycombe, GB
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Pair of French Louis XV Style Walnut & Caned Swivel Armchairs
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19th Century English Regency Style Upholstered Mahogany Sofa Settee
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Antique 20th Century Victorian Lignum Vitae Smoking Bulldog Tobacco Jar c.1900
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Located in South Croydon, GB
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Located in London, GB
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Antique 19th Century British Bergere Chairs

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Located in GB
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Vintage 1910s English Regency Bergere Chairs

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Located in Sheffield, MA
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Bergere Chairs

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Located in Dallas, TX
an English Regency caned library chair with loose cushion seat of striped silk, caned seat, back
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Bergere Chairs

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English Regency Caned Library Chair
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By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Glasgow, GB
Regency period mahogany and cane-filled library armchair. With acanthus carved scroll arms and a
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Bergere Chairs

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Antique Regency Mahogany Library Bergere Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Bergere Chairs

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Regency mahogany bergere library chair
Located in Salisbury, GB
Regency mahogany bergere library chair This Regency mahogany bergere library chair was made circa
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Antique 1820s English Regency Bergere Chairs

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Regency mahogany bergere library chair
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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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Located in London, GB
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Located in Gloucestershire, GB
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Antique 19th Century Bergere Chairs

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Located in London, GB
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Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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Located in Palm Beach, FL
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Located in Gloucestershire, GB
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Located in Charleston, SC
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By William Wilkinson
Located in London, GB
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Located in Austin, TX
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Located in Charleston, SC
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Westwood, NJ
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Located in London, GB
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Charleston, SC
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Brighton, Sussex
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Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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Located in Bedfordshire, GB
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Located in London, GB
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Located in Dublin 8, IE
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Brass

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Located in Sherborne, GB
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Brass

19th Century Regency Mahogany Bergere Chair
19th Century Regency Mahogany Bergere Chair
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Pair of English Regency Style Library Cane Armchairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
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Pair of Caned Walnut Regency Bergeres Swoop Armchairs with Red Cushions
Located in Baltimore, MD
Pair of mid-20th century French Regency style swoop-arm spoon-back library chairs with caned backs
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Great 19th Century English Mahogany and Cane Library Chair with Leather Cushions
Located in Charleston, SC
Great 19th century English mahogany and cane library chair with leather cushions. Wonderful color
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Early 19th Century Overscale Library Bergere
Located in London, GB
With cane back and seat on X-frame supports terminating on paw feet.
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Regency Caned Mahogany Library Chair 'Bergère, ' c1810
Located in valatie, NY
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19th Century Vintage French Bergère Mahogany Gentleman's Library Armchair
By Bergere
Located in London, GB
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Early 19th Century English Regency Gillows Carved Tub Bergere Desk Library Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
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Located in Brooklyn, NY
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George III Mahogany & Cane Arm or Library Chair, England, c. 1800
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Fine George III, early English Regency period, circa 1800 armchair or library chair of elegant
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French carved Bergere office armchair caned - Louis XV style - XIXth France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
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Fine Regency Mahogany Bergere Library Chair
Located in Stutton, GB
Fine regency mahogany bergere library chair, with cane back and sides deep button leather seat,the
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Antique 19th Century European Regency Bergere Chairs

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Mahogany

Blacksmith Repaired Regency Mahogany Library Bergère Chair, circa 1815
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
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Antique 1810s English Regency Bergere Chairs

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PAIR Regency Mahogany Caned Bergeres. Circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
PAIR Regency mahogany bergere chairs with caned back, arm, and seats. The graceful roll over crest
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Late 19th Century Mahogany Library Bergere in the Regency Manner
Located in Cambridge, GB
Late 19th century mahogany library bergere in the Regency manner; the original cane-work contained
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Regency Original Painted Bergère Armchair Attributed To Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Shustoke, GB
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Beech

Regency Period George IV Rio Rosewood Bergère Armchair
By Thomas King
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
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Late 19th Century Regency Revival Mahogany Library Bergere
Located in Cambridge, GB
Late nineteenth century Regency Revival mahogany library bergere; the caned panels within moulded
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Pair of mid 19th century mahogany bergeres or library chairs Circa 1860
Located in Sundridge, GB
These chairs have nicely curved backs and reeded frames. They have seat and cushions newly
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Antique 19th Century English Regency Armchairs

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Cane

Pair of Regency Caned Library Bergères
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Regency caned library bergères upholstered in tan leather, with brass castors.
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Bergere Chairs

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Cane, Leather

Pair of English Regency Caned Library Bergere Armchairs
Located in Sarasota, FL
This is a pair of Regency caned library armchairs bergere (off pair--not exactly alike) mahogany
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Mahogany

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Regency Bergere Cane Library Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal regency bergere cane library chair for your home. A regency bergere cane library chair — often made from wood, mahogany and cane — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect regency bergere cane library chair — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each regency bergere cane library chair bearing Regency hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Regency Bergere Cane Library Chair?

The average selling price for a regency bergere cane library chair at 1stDibs is $5,960, while they’re typically $1,270 on the low end and $23,358 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Seating for You

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.