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Mid-Century Modern Cherry Armchair and Stool Anna Lülja Praun Josef Frank Fabric
By Anna-Lülja Praun
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern armchair or lounge chair with ottoman from solid cherrywood by Anna Lülja Praun
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Cherry
Pair of Jens Risom Walnut Lounge Chairs
By Jens Risom
Located in Pasadena, TX
consultancy.
A pair of Mid-Century Modern lounge chairs designed by Jens Risom
1960s
These chairs are from
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$4,900 / set
Set of Four Vintage Century Furniture Tufted Leather Side Chairs
By Century Furniture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning set of four Mid-Century tufted library side chairs by Century Furniture, a brand
Category
1990s American Chesterfield Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Cherry
Vintage Pair of Brown Leather Tufted Side Chairs by Century Furniture
By Century Furniture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Introducing a refined pair of Mid-Century tufted library side chairs by Century Furniture
Category
1990s American Chesterfield Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Cherry
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
Charles Dudouyt Patinated Oak and Rush Armchairs, France 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Almelo, NL
part of a conversational seating arrangement.
Timeless Design: As early-to-mid 20th-century design
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Charles Dudouyt Attr. Patinated Oak and Rush Armchairs, France 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Almelo, NL
seating arrangement.
As early-to-mid 20th-century design classics, Dudouyt's chairs are timeless. The
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of Finn Juhl
109
Armchairs in Teak, Cognac Leather
Brass, 1946
By Niels Vodder, Finn Juhl
Located in Chino Hills, CA
For sale is an exquisite pair of vintage mid-century modern NV-109 chairs, designed by the renowned
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Brass
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Anna-Lülja Praun Walnut High-Back Armchair And Ottoman In New Fabric, 1950s
By Anna-Lülja Praun
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a beautiful and stunning Mid Century Modern armchair or lounge chair with ottoman from
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair Paint Decorated French Louis XV Armchairs Fauteuils circa 1950s
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
timeless sophistication of 18th-century Rococo design with mid-20th century craftsmanship. Each chair
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,160 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Reclining Library Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Antique reclining library chair with built in foot rest covered in green leather. The show wood is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Chairs
William IV Library Chair, circa 1835
Located in London, GB
scrolls, terminating in claw feet.
The chair also has a continuous panelled apron of carved rosewood with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chairs
Pair of William IV Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Pair of William IV mahogany library chairs, circa 1840. The mahogany framed chairs have a shaped
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$5,139 / set
Early Victorian Cane Back Library Chair
Located in Cambridgeshire, GB
Early Victorian cane back library chair with mahogany frame, with scrolled arms and reeded turned
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Lounge Chairs
Pierre Jeanneret Library Chairs PJEC010301 CERTIFICATE BY JACQUES DWORCZAK 1959
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Magnificent pair of mid twentieth century Pierre Jeanneret & Eulie Chowdhury ‘Library Chairs’ or ‘Chaise En
Category
Vintage 1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
Library Chair, Mid 19th Century
By Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mahogany library chair made mid 18th century in Germany.
Probably made by Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Quality Mid-19th Century Gillows Walnut Library Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
A delightful and fantastic quality Gillows walnut library armchair.
Having superbly carved
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Suede, Walnut
Pair Italian Library Chairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Sleek pair table or desk height Italian armchairs with metal legs, in original vintage tweed upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
$1,800 / set
Mahogany 19th Century Empire Library Chair on Brass Casters
Located in Hudson, NY
19th century Empire mahogany chair on brass casters. Upholstered in dark red
leatherette and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Empire Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Gainsborough Library Chair in the Manner of Thomas Chippendale
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th century mahogany Gainsborough style antique library armchair. This chair follows the form of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Mid Century Red Velvet
Walnut Highback Library Club Lounge Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Red velvet highback lounge chair. Features a high padded back and low arms over distressed walnut
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Mid Century General Interiors Corp Orange Velvet Library Wingback Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage mid century General Interiors Corporation wingback armchair featuring serpentine form with
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Velvet
Mid Century Queen Anne Mahogany Library Club Wingback Arm Chair Floral Crewel
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century oversized Queen Anne wingback chair. Made of mahogany with a wide stance, accented with
Category
Mid-20th Century Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
2 Mid Century Orange Barrel Back Tufted Nailhead Club Library Lawyer Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of mid century orange vinyl tufted barrek back chairs. Features a a naturally distressed frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Plastic, Hardwood
Pair of Vintage Mid-Century Italian Library/Club Chairs in Faded Brown Boucle
Located in Forest Row, East Sussex
A Pair of Mid-Century library chairs. Re-upholstered in faded brown Bouclé and raised on tapered
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Art Deco Style Plaid Channel Wingback Club Library Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century upholstered walnut armchair featuring serpentine form with flared wingback and channel
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Regency Caned Library Bergere Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
Regency cane-filled library bergère with loose cushion seat, padded arms and sabre legs ending in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Lounge Chairs
Four Pierre Jeanneret Library Chairs
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A stunning very well matched set of 10 PJ-SI-51-A Library or dining chairs designed by Pierre
Category
Vintage 1960s Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Teak
2 Mid Century French Provincial Walnut Downfilled Club Lounge Library Armchairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two Mid Century French Provincial club lounge library arm chairs. Made of walnut featuring
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Club Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
2 Mid Century High Back Upholstered
Skirted Library Club Dining Armchairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of two vintage club / lounge / dining arm chairs with a traditional / formal skirted upholstery
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Fabric
2 Leon Rosen for Pace Mid Century Modern Chocolate Mohair Library Club Chairs
By Pace Collection, Leon Rosen
Located in Dayton, OH
A pair of chocolate mohair chairs by Leon Rosen for Pace. Features a unique triangular form with
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Hardwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Yugoslavian Walnut Club Arm Library Lounge Chair MCM
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern arm chair. Made in Yugoslavia with a Danish / Scandinavian
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Continental Pair of Walnut Library Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive Continental Pair Of Mid 19th Century Walnut
Library Armchairs Having Superbly
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chairs
Antique Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Stunning Pair of Mid 19th Century Mahogany Library Armchairs
of Exceptional Proportions Having
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chairs
Pair of Anglo Indian Regency Style Library Chairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of Regency style ebony library chairs with caned seat and back, with carved arms and turned
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Chairs
Materials
Cane, Ebony
$13,704 / set
Vintage Wooden Metamorphic Step Ladder Folding Library Chair
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
folding wooden library chair, a rare vintage item found in the "lagu selection," stands out with its
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Chairs
Materials
Wood
Edwardian Vintage Tufted Leather Library Chair
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian vintage tufted leather library chair with casters in original leather. Leather is
Category
Mid-20th Century Edwardian Club Chairs
Materials
Leather
Fine Pair of Leather Library Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine pair of 19th century English country house leather library chairs in a rich caramel colored
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Club Chairs
Materials
Leather
Maitland Smith Library Books Barrel Chairs
By Maitland Smith
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of small scale Maitland Smith leather books library barrel chairs on casters with newly
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mohair, Faux Leather
$2,900 / set
Edward Wormley for Dunbar Model #5510 Lounge / Library Chair
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Westport, CT
Rare model #5510 lounge chair designed by Edward Womley for Dunbar. Newly upholstered in blue/grey
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Ottakringer Ladder Chair Library Steps by Katharina Noever, Austria, 1970s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful black wooden so called "Ottakringer" step ladder chair, to be used as a chair and as
Category
Vintage 1980s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
Library Chair by Pierre Jeanneret for Chandigarh, India, Circa 1959-60
By Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Tokyo, JP
An authentic mid-century piece from Pierre Jeanneret’s legendary Chandigarh commission. Teak frame
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Teak
2 Antique Plaid Queen Anne Wingback Library Club Accent Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two mid century oversized wingback chairs. Made of mahogany with a wide stance, accented
Category
Mid-20th Century Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
2 Antique Plaid Queen Anne Wingback Library Club Accent Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two mid century oversized wingback chairs. Made of mahogany with a wide stance, accented
Category
Mid-20th Century Queen Anne Wingback Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Gothic Revival Metamorphic Oak Library Chair, A.W. Pugin, circa 1860
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Gothic Revival Arts & Crafts metamorphic oak library steps/chair, A.W. Pugin, circa 1860
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Gothic Revival Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Mid-20th Century Leather Gainsborough Chairs
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a pair of mid-20th century leather Gainsborough library chairs having deep buttoned
Category
Vintage 1960s European Regency Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Mid-20th Century Leather Gainsborough Chairs
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a pair of mid-20th century leather Gainsborough library chairs having deep buttoned
Category
Vintage 1960s European Regency Chairs
Materials
Leather
2 Vintage French Louis XVI Walnut
Red Leather Office Library Club Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of mid 20th century antique Louis XVI armchairs. Made of walnut featuring a square back
Category
Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Wing Back Hall Porters Leather or Chesterfield Library Chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Wing back hall porters leather or chesterfield library chair
This is a very roomy chair, the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chesterfield Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
Mid-Century Leather Lounge Chair with Matching Ottoman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique set of mid century leather lounge chair with matching ottoman, featuring genuine leather in
Category
Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Faux Fur, Wood
English Chippendale Mahogany Gainsborough Library Armchairs Carved Swan Leopard
Located in Dayton, OH
Two mid-20th century oversized Chippendale style mahogany Gainsborough armchairs. Features flared
Category
Mid-20th Century Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Regency Tufted Library Bergere
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in NYC, NY
A English Regency library bergere armchair with outscrolled back and "S" scroll carved arms on a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Regency Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Slipper Chairs with Klismos Back
Located in New York, NY
This pair of unique Mid-Century Modernist slipper chairs feature a low, sleek profile with buttoned
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Slipper Chairs
Vintage Carlyle Hotel Library Federal Armchairs (Pair)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Pair of Vintage Library Chairs from the Carlyle Hotel, newly upholstered in Romo upholstery fabric
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
1940s Danish Small Club or Library Chair in Leather with Carved Legs
By Oskar Hansen
Located in Bridgeport, CT
smaller type chairs for "library chairs". Very elegant made from brown leather with smooth backrest and
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Exceptional Mid-Century High Back Chair in Oyster Velvet Upholstery
Located in New York, NY
This impressive Mid-Century Modernist chair features an exaggerated high back with a wing-like
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Midcentury Pair of Warm Terracotta Leather Library Chairs with Brass Nail Heads
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Midcentury pair of warm terracotta leather library chairs with brass nail heads
Very comfortable
Category
Mid-20th Century European Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
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Midcentury Library Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the midcentury library chair you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, fabric and animal skin, every midcentury library chair was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a midcentury library chair, we have 640 options in-stock, while there are 7 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a midcentury library chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A midcentury library chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, Art Deco and Georgian styles are sought with frequency. A well-made midcentury library chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Pierre Jeanneret, Knoll and Fritz Hansen are consistently popular.
How Much is a Midcentury Library Chair?
Prices for a midcentury library chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $59 and can go as high as $453,887, while the average can fetch as much as $3,956.
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.
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