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Antique Victorian Oak Swivel Ships / Captains Cockpit Desk Chair 19th C
Located in London, GB
An absolutely stunning antique 19th century Victorian oak swivel ships, captains cockpit desk chair
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Oak

Antique Bow-Back Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Smokers, Captains, circa 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique bow-back elbow chair. An English, Victorian, elm, 'smokers', or 'captains
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Elm

Pair Of Antique Smoker s Bow Chairs, English Beech Captain s Armchair, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique smoker's bow chairs. An English, beech and elm captain's armchair
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Chairs

Materials

Beech

Antique Captain s Desk Chair, English, Elm, Smoker s Bow, Elbow Seat, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique captain's desk chair. An English, elm and beech smoker's bow or elbow seat
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Chairs

Materials

Beech, Elm

Antique Victorian Solid Elm Captains Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
An excellent original Victorian period captains desk chair in solid elm. This was made in England
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Elm

Antique Elbow Chair, Victorian, Elm, Bow-Back, Smokers, Captains Desk circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique elbow chair, an English, Victorian, elm, bow-back 'smokers', or 'captains
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Elm

19th Century English Captain s Chair
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English captain's chair with a shaped back and hand-turned spindles for a very
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Elm

19th Century English Captain s Chair
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English captain's chair made from oak with lovely hand turned spindles and legs
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Elm, Oak

Original circa 1860 Solid Walnut Sculptural Office Captains Directors Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
captains chair with sculptural frame A very original and good looking piece, the arms are highly
Category

Antique 1860s English Early Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Porcelain, Walnut

English Windsor Captains Chair
Located in Ludwigslust, DE
A Windsor Captain's chair, very delicately crafted and in very good condition with a fantastic
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Elm

Rare Victorian Fully Restored Brown Leather Ships Captains Swivel Office Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather early Victorian ships captains chair This chair is just about as fine as you find anywhere, it
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather

Antique Victorian Walnut Captain s Chair Desk Chair with Leather Seat
Located in Lisse, NL
captain's chair. This chair looks beautiful behind an antique desk but also standing by itself (what I call
Category

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

Materials

Walnut

Walnut-Framed Captain s Office Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut-framed captain’s office chair with shaped back and seat upholstered in black leather which
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Swivel Chairs

Antique Swivel Captains Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
A smart and very comfortable antique Victorian style desk chair. This was made in England, it dates
Category

Vintage 1960s British Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Leather Swivel Captains Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique Victorian style leather captains desk chair. This was made in England, it dates
Category

Vintage 1950s British Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

PAIR OF LATE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN WALNUT B COHEN SON S LTD SWIVEL CAPTAINS CHAIRs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
pair of late Victorian circa 1899 B Cohen & Son's LTD stamped Captains swivel armchairs Please note
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Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Antique Leather Swivel Captains Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
A wonderful antique leather swivel captains desk chair. This was made in England, it dates from
Category

Vintage 1950s British Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Leather Swivel Captains Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique leather swivel captains desk chair. This was made in England, it dates from around
Category

Vintage 1950s British Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Leather Swivel Captains Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
A lovely antique leather swivel captains desk chair. This was made in England, it dates from around
Category

Vintage 1950s British Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Rare Genuine Victorian, circa 1860 Chesterfield Buttoned Captains Office Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Chesterfield buttoned captains office chair This is the chair that all modern pieces are based on, it has a
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Antique 1860s British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Original Early Antique Victorian Mahogany Brown Leather Captains Desk Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather upholstery captain’s office chair. A very good looking well-made and decorative office, library
Category

Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Leather Swivel Captains Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian style captains desk chair in mahogany & upholstered in leather, dating to circa
Category

Vintage 1950s English Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Restored Walnut Hand Dyed Cigar Brown Leather Victorian Captains Office Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
framed Captains chair with hand dyed whiskey brown leather upholstery A very grand and well made
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Stunning Cushioned Chesterfield Admirals Court Captains Oxblood Leather Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
captain’s chair These chairs are called court chairs because they little the British court system during
Category

Late 20th Century British Victorian Chairs

Materials

Leather

Mahogany framed captains office chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
Mahogany framed captain’s office chair with shaped back and seat upholstered in brown leather
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Office Chairs and...

Lovely Cushioned Chesterfield Admirals Court Captains Aged Green Leather Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
captain’s chair. These chairs are called court chairs because they little the British court system during
Category

20th Century British Victorian Chairs

Materials

Leather

Victorian Cast Iron Lion Base Blue Leather Ships Captains Swivel Office Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning mid Victorian Ships Swivel armchair on
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Iron

Original Hillcrest Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair
By Hillcrest, Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
restored cigar brown leather Chesterfield fully buttoned directors captains chair This is the bosses
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather

Walnut Office / Captain’s Revolving Desk Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut office / captain’s oak revolving office chair with a comb back and open arms above a solid
Category

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

VINTAGE AGED GREEN LEATHER ENGLiSH CHESTERFIELD CAPTAINS COURT SWIVEL CHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Leather made in England Chesterfield Court chair Please note the delivery fee listed is just a guide, it
Category

20th Century English Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather

Stunning Late Victorian Restored Brown Leather Chesterfield Captains Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this very rare, fully restored, Victorian Chesterfield aged brown leather
Category

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

Materials

Leather

Antique circa 1860 Fully Restored Whiskey Brown Leather Swivel Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather office chair. This chair is really quite exquisite, it’s one of the earliest types of swivel
Category

Antique 1860s English High Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Fine Antique circa 1860 Chesterfield Cigar Brown Leather Swivel Captains Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather office chair. This chair is really quite exquisite, it’s one of the earliest types of swivel
Category

Antique 1860s English High Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather

Antique Thomas Chippendale Claw Ball Feet Brown Leather Swivel Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, swivel office chair in brown leather What a chair! This is pure art furniture and looks sublime from
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Antique Deep Buttoned Leather Swivel Captains Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
A handsome and top quality vintage deep buttoned leather desk chair in the antique Victorian style
Category

Mid-20th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Restored Harrods Chesterfield Barrel Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair
By Harrods, Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
restored cigar brown leather Chesterfield fully buttoned directors captains chair This is the bosses
Category

20th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Antique Mahogany and Leather Captains Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian style mahogany captains desk chair upholstered in the original deep buttoned
Category

Vintage 1950s English Edwardian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Vintage Bevan Funnell Directors Oxblood Leather Chesterfield Captains Chair
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather captains office chair All Bevan Funnell pieces are handmade in England to order, nothing is
Category

20th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Harrods Chesterfield Directors Green Leather Executive Captains Office Chair
By Harrods
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
green leather upholstery Chesterfield Directors captains office chair. A really good looking and well
Category

20th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Restored 1960s Chesterfield Whisky Brown Leather Directors Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
sprung base Chesterfield cushion seat captains chair This piece has been fully restored to include
Category

Vintage 1960s British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Restored Chesterfield Godfather Leather Captains Chair Hillcrest, circa 1900
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
late Victorian fully restored mahogany framed Hillcrest base office chair with hand dyed brown leather
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Bow-Back Armchair, English, High Wycombe, Elm, Smokers, Captains, circa 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
', or 'captains', chair dating to circa 1900. An appealing country kitchen, bow back armchair Grain
Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Beech, Elm

Yew wood Chesterfield Directors Green Leather Executive Captains Office Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this vintage aged green leather Chesterfield captains chair with
Category

20th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Yew

Vintage Chesterfield Tan Brown Leather Captains Directors Office Swivel Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
captain’s chair I have two of these in stock, the other has a slightly darker upholstery The chair
Category

20th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Vintage Chesterfield Aged Brown Leather Captains Directors Office Swivel Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
captain’s chair The chair was made by the Original Chesterfield Company in 1970s, the frame is oak and
Category

Mid-20th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Important Antique Chesterfield circa 1860 Restored Brown Leather Captains Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
back Chesterfield hand dyed brown leather office chair This chair is really quite exquisite, its one
Category

Antique 1860s English High Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique Victorian Leather Captains Chair
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Victorian leather captains chair, made in England and dating from around the 1860
Category

Antique 1860s British Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

1940s English Swivel Tilt Hillcrest Industrial Teak Captain’s Office Desk Chair
By Hillcrest
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A really clean example of a 20th Century teak Hillcrest Captain’s office desk chair dating from the
Category

Mid-20th Century Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Metal, Brass

Fully Restored Chesterfield Captains Office Chair Hand Dyed Cigar Brown Leather
By Wade Furniture Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
aged cigar brown leather captain’s office directors chairs This is pretty much the most comfortable
Category

20th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Sublime Antique circa 1860 Fully Restored Brown Leather Swivel Captains Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather office chair. This chair is really quite exquisite, it’s one of the earliest types of swivel
Category

Antique 1860s English High Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

RESTORED ANTIQUE CIRCA 1880 BERGERE BROWN LEATHER BARREL BACK CAPTAiNS CHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
from the ground up. These antique captains chairs were made with an early swivel system which isn't as
Category

Antique 1880s English High Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Oak

Original circa 1900 Brown Leather Fully Restored Captains Chair Hillcrest Base
By Hillcrest
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original late Victorian circa 1900 fully restored
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique William IV circa 1830 Restored Chesterfield Brown Leather Captains Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, hand dyed brown leather Chesterfield office chair One of the best-looking chairs we’ve had come
Category

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

Materials

Leather, Walnut

1900 Wylie Lochhead by Appointment to the King Oxblood Leather Captains Chair
By Wylie Lochhead
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
leather captains chair made by Wylie & Lochhead LTD by special appointment to H.M The King, circa 1900
Category

Antique Early 1900s Scottish Late Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Captains Chair with Embossed Leather Armorial Coat of Arms, circa 1880
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
circa 1880 Victorian walnut framed with embossed brown leather upholstery captain’s chair with armorial
Category

Antique 1880s English High Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

AGED OXBLOOD LEATHER DIRECTOR S CAPTAINS OFFICE CHESTERFIELD ARMCHAiR
By Bevan Funnell Ltd.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
in England vintage Bevan Funnell RRP £3799 Chesterfield Directors captains armchair with heritage
Category

20th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

Stunning Chesterfield Green Leather Captains Directors Office Desk Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
designed to be used as a captains chair for desks We have deep cleaned hand condition waxed and hand
Category

20th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Leather

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Victorian Captains Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the victorian captains chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A victorian captains chair — often made from wood, animal skin and leather — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the victorian captains chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A victorian captains chair, designed in the Victorian or Neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made victorian captains chair over the years, but those crafted by Chesterfield, Bevan Funnell Ltd. and Harrods are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Victorian Captains Chair?

The average selling price for a victorian captains chair at 1stDibs is $2,292, while they’re typically $736 on the low end and $13,590 for the highest priced.

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Questions About Victorian Captains Chair
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Today, a captain's chair is typically used for providing seating at a kitchen or dining table. The name of the chair comes from the fact that furniture of this type once provided seating for a ship's officers in lounge areas. Shop a large collection of captain's chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    A captain's chair is an armchair with a saddle seat and low curved back, usually upholstered in leather or cloth. It has vertical spindles that create the appearance of extra height for more formal settings. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Captain’s chairs are called that because early versions of the armchairs were used aboard boats to provide seating for high-ranking officers. These chairs date back to the 19th century and usually featured all-wood construction. Find a selection of antique and vintage captain's chairs on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify a Victorian chair, focus on the frame rather than the upholstery, which might have been replaced over the years. Look under the seat and on the legs for maker's marks. If you find any, conduct online research to determine if the manufacturer was active and producing chairs similar to yours during the Victorian era, which lasted from the 1830s through the turn of the 20th century. Some chairmakers who were active at the time include Chesterfield, Charles Hindley Sons, Heywood-Wakefield Co., Howard Sons and Jacob and Josef Kohn. Should you be unable to locate any markings, you can examine the characteristics of your chair to determine if it reflects the Victorian style. Easily recognizable, Victorian furniture is regal, ornate and luxurious. It often features curved lines, stately proportions and highly detailed geometric and floral embellishments. A certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer can also aid you in the identification process. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of Victorian chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Victorian slipper chair is a chair that was made to be shorter than the average chair. The height of its seat was 15 inches from the floor, compared to the standard 17 to 18 inches. Shop a collection of Victorian slipper chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertDecember 12, 2023
    What a Victorian lounge chair is called depends on its style. A piece that is long and narrow and has a raised headrest on one end and a lower backrest on the other is a fainting couch. Upholstered chairs that have long, extended seats meant for reclining are chaise longues. Find a collection of lounge chairs on 1stDibs.