What is the best office desk chair?

There are many kinds of office chairs — it is a matter of preference. An office desk chair should have a few features such as adjustability in height, backrests and armrests, lumbar support, sufficient seat depth and width, sufficient padding in breathable material, and swivel and casters for easy movement. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office desk chairs today.

Mahogany Office Desk Chair

Pair Desks

19th Century Empire Chair

Gaming Desk

Mahogany And Black Leather Chairs

Victorian Carved Desk

19th Century Office Swivel Chairs

Pair Of Office Chair

19th Century Drop Front Desk

Category

Early 20th Century French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage French Provincial Louis XV Leather Top Vanity Desk Mirror and Side Chair

$1,750

20th Century John Sherrif American Studio Mixed Wood Writing Desk and Chair

Located in Morristown, NJ

c. 1988, John Sherrif mixed wood writing desk and chair, in walnut, ebony, and mahogany. The desk

Category

Vintage 1980s American American Craftsman Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Fabric, Ebony, Mahogany, Walnut

20th Century John Sherrif American Studio Mixed Wood Writing Desk and Chair

$2,450

William IV Side / Desk Chair in Mahogany and Parcel Giltwood Mid-19th Century

Located in West Hollywood, CA

William IV side or low desk chair in mahogany and parcel giltwood with curved top rails and reeded

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British William IV Side Chairs

William IV Side / Desk Chair in Mahogany and Parcel Giltwood Mid-19th Century

$2,100

19th Century Continental Chairs for a Desk Side Chair Hallway Neoclassical

Located in West Hollywood, CA

entryway, hallway, side chair, desk, office, library. Beautiful carvings and lines, superb quality and very

Category

Antique 19th Century Austrian Side Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany, Burl

19th Century Continental Chairs for a Desk Side Chair Hallway Neoclassical

$9,400

Paul McCobb Bow-Tie Desk Chair, C. 1950s

By Paul McCobb

Located in Westport, CT

. Executed in mahogany, fully restored, and reupholstered in noir mohair. Priced individually, eight chairs

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Mohair, Mahogany

Paul McCobb Bow-Tie Desk Chair, C. 1950s

$1,200

Eighteenth Century Hand-Carved Irish Chippendale Side/Desk Chair

Located in BENSENVILLE, IL

coat of wax and a new mohair seat. Perfect utilized at a desk, as a dressing chair in the walkin closet

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Chippendale Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Mohair

Eighteenth Century Hand-Carved Irish Chippendale Side/Desk Chair

$2,980

Leather Swivel Desk Chair by Hancock and Moore

By Hancock Moore

Located in New York, NY

Classical style leather upholstered mahogany frame office, desk, executive chair by Hancock and

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Early 20th Century American American Classical Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Leather Swivel Desk Chair by Hancock and Moore

$675

Desk/ Arm chair by Ole Wanscher

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful armchair in vintage patinated leather with frame in mahogany. . Made by AJ Iversen

Category

Vintage 1940s Danish Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Desk/ Arm chair by Ole Wanscher

$3,800

Mahogany Rectangular Desk and Matching Desk Chair

Located in New York, NY

Mahogany rectangular Desk with bronze sabots and leather top and its matching mahogany Desk Chair

Category

20th Century French Desks

Materials

Bronze

Mahogany Rectangular Desk and Matching Desk Chair

Desk and Chair by Karl Springer

Located in New York, NY

An ivory parchment (matte lacquered goatskin) desk and original matching "Jackie O" chair by Karl

Category

Vintage 1970s American Desks

Materials

Mahogany, Leather, Goatskin

Desk and Chair by Karl Springer

$9,800

Victorian Mahogany and Leather Office Desk Chair

Located in Detling, GB

English, circa 1840. Offered in superb showroom condition, this office desk chair has a dark green

Category

Antique 1840s Great Britain (UK) Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany and Leather Office Desk Chair

$2,663

Late Victorian Mahogany and Inlaid Office Chair Desk Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Late Victorian revolving office chair in solid mahogany, having string inlaid shaped top rail above

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk ...

Materials

Mahogany

Late Victorian Mahogany and Inlaid Office Chair Desk Chair

$2,314

Victorian Mahogany Office Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

A00 A Victorian, solid mahogany, revolving desk chair with carved top rail above dog tooth

Category

Antique 1870s English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Office Chair

$1,584

Victorian Mahogany Office Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn5158 A substantial Victorian desk chair in mahogany, having button upholstered back, padded arms

Category

Antique 19th Century British Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Office Chair

$2,724

Victorian Mahogany Office Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn4884 late Victorian desk chair in mahogany, having shaped top rail above reeded slats, outswept

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Office Chair

$2,116

Victorian Mahogany Office Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn4915, substantial Victorian desk chair or club chair, having brown leather, closely studded top

Category

Antique 19th Century British Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Office Chair

$3,004

English Mahogany Revolving Office Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn5122 fine quality 1940s desk chair in mahogany, having shaped top rail supported on ringed

Category

Early 20th Century British Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

English Mahogany Revolving Office Chair

$2,867

Edwardian Office Chair in Mahogany

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn4740b, Edwardian, mahogany office chair, having brown leather button back with closely studded

Category

Early 20th Century British Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Office Chair in Mahogany

$2,663

Pair of Edwardian Mahogany Office Chairs

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Pair of Edwardian mahogany office chairs, circa 1900. The curved top rail is on shaped splats and

Category

Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Edwardian Mahogany Office Chairs

$3,072 / set

William IV Desk Chair Carver Chair Office Chair Elbow Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

K0244 fine quality, solid mahogany William IV occasional chair, having shaped top rail above carved

Category

Antique 19th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

William IV Desk Chair Carver Chair Office Chair Elbow Chair

$949

Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn3985 Victorian office chair in mahogany, having shaped top rail with three carved splats below

Category

Antique 1880s Great Britain (UK) Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Cane, Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair

$1,433

Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Victorian mahogany horse shoe shaped desk chair We are pleased to offer you this Victorian

Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair

$2,560

Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in L Isle Sur La Sorgue, -

This big massive mahogany desk chair (comes from the office of a sea admiral in a Port city) is

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20th Century Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mahogany Desk Chair

$1,776

Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in Salisbury, GB

Good quality mahogany desk chair, circa 1900.

Category

Early 20th Century Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Mahogany Desk Chair

$771

CONTINENTAL NEOCLASSIC MAHOGANY DESK CHAIR

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Mahogany Desk Chair in Empire Taste

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Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

CONTINENTAL NEOCLASSIC MAHOGANY DESK CHAIR

$7,500

Italian Carved Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in London, GB

Italian Carved Mahogany Desk Chair - the arms being carved bearded faces - c.1830.

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Carved Mahogany Desk Chair

$13,600

Edwardian Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Edwardian mahogany swivel desk chair This Edwardian mahogany swivel desk chair was made circa 1910

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair

$1,843

Edwardian Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Edwardian mahogany swivel desk chair This wonderful Edwardian mahogany swivel desk chair was made

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair

$2,663

Edwardian Mahogany Revolving Desk Chair

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Edwardian mahogany revolving desk chair Here we have this superb mahogany desk chair. The newly

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Adam Style Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Mahogany Revolving Desk Chair

$2,014

Victorian Desk Chair in Mahogany

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn4994, Victorian mahogany office chair / desk chair, having shaped top rail supported in fine

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Desk Chair in Mahogany

$2,130

Chippendale Mahogany Desk/Side Chair

Located in Port Chester, NY

. Drop-in seat newly recovered. Very sturdy. Suitable as a desk or occasional chair.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Chippendale Mahogany Desk/Side Chair

$1,350

PAIR English Mahogany Desk Chairs.

Located in Roswell, GA

Superb Pair of English mahogany desk chairs with dark olive green leather quilted and studded seats

Category

Early 20th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

PAIR English Mahogany Desk Chairs.

$1,995

Regency Period Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

Early 19th century Regency period mahogany desk chair attributable to the Gillow Workshops. The

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Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Regency Period Mahogany Desk Chair

$1,297

Edwardian Desk Chair in Mahogany

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn4740a Edwardian, mahogany office chair, having brown leather button back with closely studded

Category

Early 20th Century British Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Desk Chair in Mahogany

$2,663

Victorian Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn4659 Substantial Victoria mahogany, revolving office chair, having shaped top rail with carved

Category

Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair

$2,014

Mahogany Tub Desk Chair

Located in London, GB

French Louis Philippe Mahogany Tub Desk Chair with Brass Ram’s Heads c.1860

Category

Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Mahogany Tub Desk Chair

$5,800

Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn3981 Victorian office chair in mahogany with shaped top rail and curved slats, generous swivel

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Antique 1870s English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair

$1,905

19th Century Mahogany Library Desk Chair

Located in East Hampton, NY

A handsome Mahogany Library Desk Chair with an upholstered seat and a gleaming rich patina.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Library Desk Chair

$1,975

19th Century Mahogany Revolving Desk Chair

Located in East Hampton, NY

A most unusual 19th Century desk chair from a bank in London, has a cast-iron ball-bearing

Category

Antique 19th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Revolving Desk Chair

$2,500

French Mahogany Barrel Back Desk Chair

Located in Stamford, CT

Solid mahogany barrel back desk chair on casters

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Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

French Mahogany Barrel Back Desk Chair

$1,550

A William IV Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in Harrodsburg, KY

A William IV mahogany desk chair with leather covered seat and arms and standing on carved front

Category

Antique 19th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

A William IV Mahogany Desk Chair

$12,900

Early Victorian Ladder Back Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in London, GB

Victorian ladder back mahogany desk chair with curved back legs and turned front legs, both

Category

Antique 19th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Early Victorian Ladder Back Mahogany Desk Chair

$1,080

Louis Philippe Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in London, GB

French Louis Philippe Mahogany “Tub” Desk Chair with Fluted Front Legs, tapering back legs and

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Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Louis Philippe Mahogany Desk Chair

$3,500

19th Century Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in Hertfordshire, GB

A large 19th century mahogany desk chair on porcelain castors, shaped seat and button upholstered

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Antique 19th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

19th Century Mahogany Desk Chair

$4,643

Red Leather and Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Red Leather and Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair with Brass Casters

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Antique 19th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass

Red Leather and Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair

$950

Mahogany brass Louis XVI style desk chair, curved chair

Located in New York, NY

A mahogany and brass Louis XVI style desk chair, curved chair, French or Russian late 19th century

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Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass

Mahogany brass Louis XVI style desk chair, curved chair

$4,800

Generously Scaled Mahogany Desk Chair, 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

Generously Scaled Mahogany Desk Chair, on Casters, England, Circa 1875, Later

Category

Antique 19th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass

Generously Scaled Mahogany Desk Chair, 19th Century

$6,750

Chippendale Style Mahogany Tufted Leather Desk Chair

Located in New York, NY

Chippendale Style Mahogany Tufted Leather Desk Chair, England, Late 19th or Early 20th Century

Category

Early 20th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Leather

Chippendale Style Mahogany Tufted Leather Desk Chair

$5,700

H. Baker Victorian Solid Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn5045, Victorian office chair in mahogany, having shaped top rail supported on shaped slats, open

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

H. Baker Victorian Solid Mahogany Desk Chair

$2,867

Turn of the Century Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn4895 Elegant mahogany desk chair, having shaped top rail, slated back, reeded arm rails and green

Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Turn of the Century Mahogany Desk Chair

$2,041

Pair of Edwardian Desk Chairs in Mahogany

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn4740 pair of Edwardian, mahogany office chairs, each having brown leather button back with

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Edwardian Desk Chairs in Mahogany

$4,370

Mahogany and Leather Desk Chair

Located in Millwood, VA

Mahogany framed gainsborough style chair with buttoned and studded leather upholstery.

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Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Office Chairs and Desk Ch...

Materials

Leather

Mahogany and Leather Desk Chair

$875

Victorian Mahogany and Leather Captains Desk Chair

Located in Detling, GB

English, circa 1840. A heavy mahogany and leather desk chair in showroom condition. Lovely horse

Category

Antique 1840s British Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany and Leather Captains Desk Chair

$2,389

19th Century Leather and Mahogany Desk Chair

Located in Bournemouth, GB

A superior quality brass studded, deep buttoned leather and mahogany desk chair. The horse shoe

Category

Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Brass

19th Century Leather and Mahogany Desk Chair

$3,750

Empire Revival Mahogany Tub Shaped Desk Chair

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Empire revival mahogany tub shaped desk chair We are pleased to be able to offer for sale, this

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Office Chairs and Desk C...

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Empire Revival Mahogany Tub Shaped Desk Chair

$3,004

Elegant Edwardian Office Chair

Located in Whaley Bridge, GB

Sn3804 An elegant Edwardian, mahogany and inlaid office chair with shaped and inlaid top rail and

Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Elegant Edwardian Office Chair

$1,570

French Empire pale mahogany Rams head desk chair

Located in London, GB

French Empire pale mahogany Rams head desk chair, c1825. 33 inches high, 24 wide, 18 deep.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire pale mahogany Rams head desk chair

$7,700

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Mahogany Office Desk Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal mahogany office desk chair for your home. A mahogany office desk chair — often made from wood, mahogany and animal skin — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a mahogany office desk chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A mahogany office desk chair made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular. A well-made mahogany office desk chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Chesterfield, Edward Wormley and Botium are consistently popular.

How Much is a Mahogany Office Desk Chair?

Prices for a mahogany office desk chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $396 and can go as high as $38,500, while the average can fetch as much as $2,754.

Finding the Right Office-chairs-desk-chairs for You

An essential part of every office or home workstation, office chairs and desk chairs are critically important to your comfort and getting the job done.

Desk chairs have evolved over time. While writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson pined for a wider range of motion and introduced some improvements to his English-style Windsor chair, inventing the swivel chair along the way. So the next time you roll, recline or swivel at your vintage desk, remember: The third president of the United States had a lot to do with that functionality.

Changes in the availability of resources have also led to innovations in desk chair design. After World War II, for example, optimistic American designers made use of wartime materials in their efforts to create practical domestic goods.

Mid-century modernism is the name given to the broad postwar time period that prioritized thoughtful design. Journalist Cara Greenberg, who coined the term “mid-century modernism,” cites “ergonomic wisdom” as part of the reason for the longevity of the era’s furnishings, and when it comes to sitting in a desk chair for hours at a time, what could be more important than ergonomic support?

As mid-century modernism was marked by resourcefulness and boundless creativity — and produced designers who, in most cases, prioritized comfort and support — it follows that all mid-century chairs are not the same. Nowhere is this perhaps more evident than at Herman Miller. The legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer got its start in the office, with design director George Nelson enlisting the likes of Charles and Ray Eames to produce desk chairs and lounge chairs that are still celebrated today. Elsewhere at the time, the numerous pieces Florence Knoll created for Knoll’s office furniture line were envisioned as design solutions for the changing needs of residential and office spaces.

If you’re working remotely and streamlined seating isn’t your thing, don’t be afraid of making a statement with your office chair. Introduce a touch of drama to your video calls by way of 19th-century desk accessories and the alluring forms we typically associate with antique desk chairs designed in the Empire and Regency styles. For a minimalist touch, a spare, utilitarian Industrial-style office chair can work in any space but will fit in particularly well amid the exposed brick and steel architecture that characterizes a loft apartment.

An inspiring home office cleverly mixes materials and styles to create a welcoming place of productivity and comfort, and if you’re gathering with colleagues at your company HQ, an array of wood, leather and metal office chairs can help integrate disparate textures in a conference room or any other collaborative space. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office and desk chairs today.

Questions About Mahogany Office Desk Chair

What is the best office desk chair?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
There are many kinds of office chairs — it is a matter of preference. An office desk chair should have a few features such as adjustability in height, backrests and armrests, lumbar support, sufficient seat depth and width, sufficient padding in breathable material, and swivel and casters for easy movement. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse collection of office desk chairs today.

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