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Bespoke English Library Armchair
Located in London, GB
Our bespoke library armchair, inspired by boldly scaled Regency designs, hand made and
Category
2010s English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Beech
Antique English Library Armchair
Located in North Miami, FL
Very important and heavy mahogany framed chair with high back and beautiful nubby wool upholstery.
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Armchairs
Materials
Wool, Mahogany
English Armchair, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
English armchair, circa 1910
An English library armchair c.1910. Tapered legs on original brass
Category
20th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique English Armchair with loose cover
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in London, GB
An antique English library armchair c.1910.
Tapered legs on original brass castors, supporting a
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Armchairs
Materials
Linen
LOVELY PAIR OF HAND DYED CIGAR BROWN LEATHER LIBRARY ARMCHAIRS WiTH OTTOMAN
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
of vintage English Library armchairs with carved Walnut frames and hand dyed brown leather upholstery
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
H 35.83 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
English 19th Century Mahogany Library Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th century William IV mahogany library armchair.
This classic armchair features a deep
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
English Upholstered Wingback or Library Lounge Armchair
Located in Austin, TX
A large handsome English wingback lounge or fireside library chair from the Edwardian era
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Armchairs
Materials
Porcelain
A Reupholstered Antique English Victorian Library Armchair
Located in London, GB
A large Victorian late 19th century Library chair, newly re upholstered in Velvet. The new fabric
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
English Style Armchair upholstered with fabric By Fornasetti “Library" series
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Roma, IT
We offer for sale a retro armchair inspired by the English style reupholstered between the 90s and
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cotton
H 36.62 in W 35.83 in D 37.01 in
Antique Metamorphic Mahogany Library Armchair Chair, English Regency, circa 1810
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Antique metamorphic mahogany library chair, English Regency circa 1810, after a patented design by
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 28.75 in W 25.6 in D 41.74 in
English Chippendale Mahogany Spoon Back Upholstered Library Armchair, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale mahogany spoon back library chair with flanking scrolled fluted arms and
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Muslin, Mahogany
H 41 in W 27.25 in D 28 in
Original Victorian English Oak Hand Dyed Leather Library Reading Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original early Victorian oak carved library reading
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 37.21 in W 25.2 in D 27.96 in
Rare Period English George III Chippendale Library Armchair Chair Circa 1790
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare English period George III or Chippendale chair in mahogany. The chair is a library
Category
Antique 1790s English Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 46.5 in W 32 in D 31 in
English Wood and Leather Library Armchair Manner of Bullock, circa 1920s.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An ornamental leather and wood armchair circa 1920s. Having well-shaped and generous proportions
Category
Vintage 1910s Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Regency style English library chairs
Located in Stroud, GB
Bespoke coach-built library chairs with horsehair squab cushions,
Covered in plain and striped
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Exceptional Antique English Library Arm Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very fine Antique Arm Chair with well carved frame dating into the 19th Century. The frame with strong foliate carving, the arms with an interesting re-curved support and the apron...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Brass
English Regency Style Canopy Library Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency-style (19th Century) hooded mahogany library arm chair with adjustable chaise
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century English Chippendale Style Library Chair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An English Chippendale style library chair with the seat and inside back upholstered in gros and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Howard and sons antique English library chair
By Howard and Sons
Located in Stroud, GB
Rare “Dutton” model armchair by Howard and sons covered in H&S monogrammed organic cotton ticking
Category
Early 20th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of English Mahogany Library Chairs, 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of English Mahogany Library Chairs, 20th Century
Category
20th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Edwardian Oak and Leather Library Armchair, Ca. 1905
Located in CH
Edwardian Oak and Leather Library Armchair, Ca. 1905
This unusual shape library armchair is
Category
20th Century English Edwardian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
English 19th Century Mahogany Armchair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very good quality mid 19th century English mahogany library armchair, in the French hepplewhite
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Chippendale '18th Century' Large Gainsborough Library Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Chippendale (18th century) large Gainsborough carved open arm library chairs with
Category
Antique 18th Century British Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Vintage English Library Chair with Upholstered Leather Back and Casters
Located in Locust Valley, NY
An English vintage armchair with a straight back, curved arms and turned legs ending in casters
Category
Early 20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Antique English Georgian Gillows of Lancaster Leather Library Chair C.1830
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Antique English 19th century Georgian Gillows Of Lancaster leather library chair c.1830
An oak
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Leather
H 26.38 in W 28.35 in D 23.63 in
Pair of 18th Century English Salon Armchairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of 18th Century English mahogany salon or library armchairs.
In the Manner of John Linnell
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Country Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
EARLY LIBERTYS IANTHE FABIC ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CIR 1860 LIBRARY READING ARMCHAiR
By Liberty of London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Patina English Victorian circa 1860 library reading armchair in early Liberty's of London Ianthe
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 38.19 in W 27.17 in D 34.65 in
Antique English Georgian Style Dark Green Leather Library Office Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Georgian Style Dark Green Leather Library Office Chairs - a Pair. Item features
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Leather
H 41 in W 26 in D 30 in
19th Century Pair of English Leather Armchairs
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely magnificent pair of antique English solid walnut library armchairs, circa
Category
Antique 1880s English Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
All original Large 18th Century English Library Chair (Folding Cot in Seat)
Located in New York, NY
Large 18th century English library chair, UK, circa 1760.
Unique because seat converts into a
Category
Antique 18th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 41 in W 31.75 in D 31 in
Regency Carved Armchair
Located in Westwood, NJ
An English Regency style hand-carved library armchair, with an upholstered and tufted panel back
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of Six English Regency Walnut Dining or Library Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive 19th century set of six English Regency bronze mounted walnut dining armchairs or
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Bronze
English Victorian Period Mahogany Metamorphic Library Armchair w/ Footrest, 1865
Located in Atlanta, GA
In amazing condition with no tears or punctures to the original leather, the leather tufted and trimmed in brass nailheads, the chair with detailed carving, two buttons on the tops o...
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Bergere Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 44 in W 26.5 in D 32 in
Pair of 19th Century English "C" Scroll Black Leather Library Armchairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of George IV library armchairs
firmly attributed to Gillows of London and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
18th Century Carved Mahogany Library Bergère Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
An English 18th-century carved mahogany library armchair - or bergère - of good rich colour
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
PAIR OF ANTIQUE VICTORIAN ORIGINAL GREEN LEATHER UPHOLSTERY WINGBACK ARMCHAIRs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
of original circa 1880 English Mahogany framed wingback library armchairs with the original
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
H 40.16 in W 31.5 in D 35.04 in
Safari by Seve Quantum Design 'France', Wenge & Brass Coffee Table
By Seve Quantum Design
Located in PARIS, FR
inspiration from the universe of old English libraries, with their comfortable chesterfield armchairs and
Category
2010s French Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Brass
A very good pair of English Library /Armchairs.
Located in Miami, FL
A very good pair of English Library / Armchairs in mahogany.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century English Library Armchair and Foot Stool
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early 20th century English library chair and foot stool, retaining the original deep buttoned
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Club Chairs
Materials
Leather
English Antique Library Armchair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Victorian mahogany library armchair with turned and carved arm supports, turned legs on brass and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Brass
English Walnut Library Armchair
Located in New York, NY
First quarter 19th century. In the manner of Gillows, each with curved escutcheon shaped backrest and shepard’s crook arms above an oval drop-in seat upholstered in 18th century Fren...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Pair of English Gainsborough Style Library Armchairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A fine pair of mahogany library chairs in the George III manner, of ample proportions with
Category
Early 20th Century English George III Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Carved Mahogany and Leather Library Armchair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency mahogany library armchair, top rail carved with foliate swags, uprights are reeded, arm
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
A Pair of English Carved Mahogany Library Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
In George III taste, each with a rectangular upholstered backrest with serpentine cresting, the padded arm on downswept supports carved with blind fretwork, all raised on square legs...
Category
20th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
English Library Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A English carved mahogany scrolled arm library chair with plush purple velvet upholstery.,
Category
Early 20th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Velvet, Upholstery
English Gentleman's Mahogany, Leather Upholstered Library Armchair, circa 1830
Located in GB
This superb late regency English gentleman’s library armchair is beautifully upholstered in
Category
Antique 1830s British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 40.56 in W 20.08 in D 13.98 in
Antique English Green Leather Library Armchair on Castors, 19th Century
Located in Ely, GB
A Good Quality Antique English Mahogany & Green Leather Library / Desk Chair on Brass Castors
Category
Antique 1850s British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 29.53 in W 26.78 in D 25.6 in
Handcarved English Library Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Handsome George III style handcarved mahogany English library chair with new leather upholstery and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Pair of 18th Century English George II Period Gainsborough Library Armchairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A pair of George II library chairs with rectangular upholstered backs and seats on four cabriole
Category
Antique 1730s English George II Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 41.5 in W 24 in D 30 in
Impressive 19th Century English Leather Library Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
An impressive 19th century English leather library chair, with a rare flaring comb back, accented
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
19th Century English Rosewood Library Reading Chair
Located in New York, NY
Library reading chair with carved paw feet upholstered in black linen fabric now.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Turn of the Century English Carved Library Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is handsome carved chair. The legs and supports are barley twists which are often a design element from England. Barley twists are not the only main design; the head rest is ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of English Rosewood and Leather Upholstered Library
Located in New York, NY
Made in late Regency taste of particularly dense, well-figured and heavy wood, each with a button-tufted leather backrest and seat flanked by leaf-carved arms with scrolled terminals...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
English c. 1830 Mahogany William IV Library Chair reupholstered in tan leather
Located in Arundel, GB
This wonderful 19th Century English William IV Library Chair with Mahogany show wood has a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 36.23 in W 27.56 in D 34.26 in
19th Century English George IV Reclining Armchair with Provenance
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine quality 19th century English, George IV easy reclining library armchair. The shaped back
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Handsome and Grand Scale Pair of English Library Armchairs c.1870
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Handsome and grand scale pair of fine quality 19th century English library armchairs c.1870
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
English Library Armchairs with Suede Leather Covers by George Smith
By George Smith
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pair of comfortable English library armchairs in the Georgian Gainsborough style, made by
Category
20th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Suede, Wood
Early 20th Century English Library Armchair and Stool
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 20th century English gentleman's library armchair with matching footstool in original leather
Category
Early 20th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Large Late 19th Century Mahogany Wood English Library Armchairs
Located in London, GB
An unusual pair of late 19th century mahogany library chairs of large scale, with raked backs and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 38.59 in W 22.05 in L 38.59 in
19th Century English Leather Library Armchair and Footstool
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 19th century English library armchair and footstool in blonde oak, retaining old red leather
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
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English Library Armchair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the English library armchair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. An English library armchair — often made from wood, mahogany and animal skin — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the English library armchair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An English library armchair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Regency, Georgian and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made English library armchair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Chesterfield, George Smith and Gillows of Lancaster & London are consistently popular.
How Much is an English Library Armchair?
Prices for an English library armchair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $790 and can go as high as $90,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,500.
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.
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