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Library Chair in the George II manner
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A pair of George II design profusely carved mahogany library chairs with lion’s head arms, acanthus
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Chippendale Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Rosewood Library Chair
Located in Richmond, VA
William IV rosewood library chair.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Rosewood
George IV mahogany library chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A George IV mahogany library chair with shaped arms on turned tapering legs.
Reupholstered in deep
Category
Antique 1820s English George IV Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
George III Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Fine early 19th Century Geo III mahogany upholstered library chair.
The arched back sweeps down to
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
An Inlaid And Satinwood Upholstered Bergere Library Chair Circa 1900
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Inlaid Mahogany & Satinwood Cross-Banded Bergere Library Chair With Red Repeating Pattern
Category
Vintage 1920s English Edwardian Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany, Satinwood
$2,663
H 34.26 in W 36.62 in D 33.86 in
William IV Mahogany & Leather Library Chair
Located in Kent, Dover
An English, William IV mahogany library chair, with fluted legs and anthemion decoration. It has
Category
Antique 1830s English William IV Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
George III Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
George III mahogany Gainsborough library chair in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale, the rectangular
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Armchairs
Materials
Muslin, Mahogany
William IV Shaped Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A William lV shaped mahogany library chair of generous proportions. Reupholstered in our own
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English William IV Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of English Georgian Cigar Leather Wingback Library Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distressed pair of 19th century English Georgian wingback library chairs. The distinctive pair of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Brass
$7,800 / set
H 40.5 in W 32.5 in D 32 in
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
Late Regency Rosewood & Leather Library Chair
By King & Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
Late Regency Rosewood & Leather Library Chair
Recently upholstered with
Deep Buttoned Leather
Category
Antique 1820s British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Inlaid Marquetry and Rosewood Library Chair
Located in Norwood, NJ
Inlaid marquetry bone and rosewood library chair. Top back stretcher with inlay of fruit filled urn
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Edwardian Armchairs
Materials
Bone, Upholstery, Rosewood
Georgian style leather Gainsborough library chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair Georgian style Leather Gainsborough library chairs, having deep buttoned brown leather backs
Category
Early 20th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Leather
A Pair of Georgian Library Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine pair of George III mahogany and suede library chairs of small but well-proportioned scale
Category
Antique 1780s English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Suede, Mahogany
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
A Large William IV Mahogany Library Chair
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1840
A William IV mahogany library chair of large scale, with scrolling arms and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Mahogany & leather Library chair Circa 1820s
Located in Dereham, GB
French Restoration Period Mahogany & leather Library chair Circa 1820s
French Restauration Period
Category
Antique 1820s French Restauration Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Library Chair
Located in New York, NY
Scottish Victorian high-backed chair with beautifully carved and detailed mahogany back splat, legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Armchairs
Materials
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
Vintage Carved Mahogany Library Chair in Ikat Kilim Fabric
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A George III style library chair with carved mahogany arms, straight legs and shaped back
Category
Early 20th Century George III Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Regency Oak Cane Library Chair With Pierced Decorative Rear & Sides
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Regency Oak Library Chair With Pierced Decorative Rear & Sides Fitted With A Caned Seat
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Oak
$4,479
H 35.44 in W 25.2 in D 19.69 in
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
$78,000 / set
H 46 in W 30 in D 26 in
Pair of French Arts and Crafts Gothic Walnut Library Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Pair of French arts and crafts gothic walnut library chairs
These beautiful chairs date from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Gothic Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Arts and Crafts Golden Oak Library Chair, Throne Chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and crafts golden oak library chair, Throne Chair
This is an oversize arm chair it is made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Louis XIII Style Walnut Leather Library Chair or Throne Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Imposing 19th century French Louis XIII style library chair or throne chair crafted from walnut
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XIII Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Regency Library Chair
Located in Faversham, GB
A superb Regency library armchair in rosewood, raised on saber legs with foliate carving to the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Rosewood
Pair of Antique Victorian Carved Black Lacquered Library Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Pair of antique 19th century Victorian carved black lacquered library chairs, with lovely carved
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$2,656 / set
H 36.62 in W 23.63 in D 22.05 in
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
$9,800 Sale Price
63% Off
H 41 in W 31.75 in D 31 in
Unusual Antique Quality William IV Leather and Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique quality William IV leather and mahogany library chair having a newly reupholstered
Category
Antique 19th Century English William IV Armchairs
Materials
Other
$3,147
H 40.56 in W 22.84 in D 23.63 in
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
Leather, Oak
$10,725
H 26.38 in W 28.35 in D 23.63 in
Pair of mahogany framed library chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of 19th-century library armchairs. The chairs, each being upholstered in green with button
Category
Antique 19th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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
Category
20th Century American Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$6,000 / set
H 44.5 in W 32 in D 34 in
Modern Day ‘Zeno’ Hand Made Library Chair in Natural Quarter Sawn Oak
Located in Petworth, GB
Modern Day craftsman made Library chair ‘ZENO’
English quarter sawn natural oak, brass and ash
With
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Oak
$9,092
H 31.89 in W 31.89 in D 29.14 in
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 standing on mahogany legs and original castors. Duck feather and down seat cushion.
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Category
Early 20th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Hendrix Allardyce Italian Baroque Style Leather Library Chair
By HENDRIX ALLARDYCE
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Grand hardwood and leather library armchair designed by Hendrix Allardyce in the Italian Baroque
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Hendrix Allardyce Neoclassical Venetian Style Painted Library Chair
By HENDRIX ALLARDYCE
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary hand-carved library armchair designed by Hendrix Allardyce Hollywood, CA. Crafted in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Gilt Carved Wood Swan Library Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chairs you could hope to find. This is an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Revival Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Sabre Leg Library Chair in the Regency manner
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
An important sabre legged, acanthus carve mahogany library armchair, of generous proportions. In
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Rare German Mahogany Metamorphic Library Chair, Circa 1920's
Located in Norwalk, CT
Designed to enhance one's private library or study, this unique model of chair cleverly
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of 19th Century French Empire Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An excellent quality pair of 19th century mahogany
library armchairs, in the French empire taste
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Gilt Carved Wood Swan Wings Library Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chairs you could hope to find. This is an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Empire Revival Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Mahogany Library Chairs on Castors, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chairs you could hope to find. This is an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage English Library Chair with Upholstered Leather Back and Casters
Located in Locust Valley, NY
cushion. The arms are each curved and end with curved supports. The chair has a stretcher which is curved
Category
Early 20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$1,680
H 38 in W 22.5 in D 24 in
Regency Mahogany Bergere Leather Library Chair 1810-1820 Georgian Red Armchair
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous, fine and extremely rare mahogany and leather Regency bergere library armchair in
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
$8,342
H 35.04 in W 25.99 in D 29.53 in
William IV Polished Antique Brown Leather Chesterfield Library Chair On Castors
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A British 1830's William IV polished antique brown leather chesterfield backed mahogany library
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English William IV Armchairs
Materials
Brass
$4,241 Sale Price
44% Off
H 37.41 in W 23.23 in D 32.68 in
Vintage Taylor King Beige Herringbone Rolled Arm Club Lounge Library Chair 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage club or lounge chair by Taylor King. Features flared rolled arms with turned legs and
Category
Late 20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 36 in W 38 in D 36 in
Pair of Edwardian Leather Library Arm Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Edwardian leather library chairs.
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Early 19th Century Upholstered Library Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th century good English library chair.
Traditionally upholstered in horsehair on turned
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Country Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique 1880 Art Nouveau Carved Fully Restored Brown Leather Library Desk Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Library or desk chair.
This chair is really quite exquisite, it’s one of rarest library chairs I have
Category
Antique 1880s English Art Nouveau Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
$5,257
H 36.42 in W 25.6 in D 26.97 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
$7,550
H 28.75 in W 25.6 in D 41.74 in
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
Large French Gothic Library Throne Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large French Gothic Library Throne Chairs
This beautiful pair of wide carved chairs each have a
Category
Antique 1870s Gothic Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
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
$12,500
H 41 in W 27.25 in D 28 in
Early Victorian Mahogany Library Armchair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A excellent quality early Victorian deep buttoned mahogany library chairs, lovely shape, in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
An English William IV Leather Reading Chair
Located in London, GB
England, circa 1840
A William IV leather library chair with curved back and circular seat, with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
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
$1,836 Sale Price
20% Off
H 46.5 in W 32 in D 31 in
Pair Newly Upholstered Orange Velvet George III Arm Chairs
Located in Locust Valley, NY
to a traditional pair of library chairs with a shaped back, upholstered arm rests ending with carved
Category
20th Century George III Armchairs
Materials
Velvet
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Library Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of library chairs for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct library chairs — often made from wood, mahogany and animal skin — can elevate any home. There are 311 antique and vintage library chairs for sale at 1stDibs, while we also have 3 modern editions to choose from as well. Library chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Regency, Georgian and Victorian library chairs are consistently popular styles. Some library chairs are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller library chairs, measuring 16.25 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Many library chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Howard & Sons Ltd, Gillows of Lancaster & London and Baker Furniture Company produced popular library chairs that are worth a look.
How Much are Library Chairs?
Library chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,200, while the lowest priced sells for $418 and the highest can go for as much as $90,000.
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.
Questions About Library Chairs
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