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Super Deep Seated Victorian Library Chair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A lovely oak framed English library chair, with turned legs and original white castors, deep seated
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Super Deep Seated Victorian Library Chair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A lovely oak framed and white castor deep seated and deep buttoned library chair, in very nice
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Victorian Easy Library Chair
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A wonderful Victorian rosewood library chair in green plush, on original brass castors, in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Slipper Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Mid Victorian mahogany shaped Berjere library chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Mid Victorian mahogany shaped Berjere library chair retaining its original Berjere cane and fitted
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
A Victorian blue leather oak library chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian blue leather oak library chair, the arched back continuous with the scroll arms, and
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
VICTORIAN CIRCA 1880 HARDWOOD, LEATHER
BRASS METAMORPHIC CHAiR LIBRARY STEPS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in hand Walnut that converts with a hand rail
Please note the
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Chairs
Materials
Brass
Victorian cane seated country house library chair
Located in Malton, GB
This a lovely quality rare surviving Victorian mahogany and cane library chair. Standing on carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
SUITE OF FOUR ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN CIRCA 1880 OAK MIDDLE TEMPLE LAW LIBRARY CHAIRS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
four original Middle Temple Law Library reading chairs with the Temples crest printed on the back rest
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
James Shoolbred Victorian Antique Cane
Birch Low Library Chair On Castors
By James Shoolbred
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Royal Warrant Victorian Birch Low Library Bergere Chair With Cane Seat and Rear Turned Legs
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Bergere Chairs
Materials
Brass
English Metamorphic Library Chair with Steps
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
decorative library armchair which metamorphosises into a library steps. The chair has the original patinated
Category
20th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Antique English Victorian Balloon Back Mahogany Library Side Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Set of 4 Antique 19th Century English Victorian Balloon Back Mahogany Library Side Chairs. Item
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Renaissance Revival Oak Library Hall Figural Arm Throne Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
A spectacular antique 19th century American Victorian Arm Chair. Drawing inspiration from
Category
Antique 19th Century American Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Pair of Victorian Lion
Shamrock Carved His
Hers Oak Library Chairs
Located in Glasgow, GB
A superb pair of Victorian his and hers library chairs, circa 1870, the gentleman’s armchair with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Balloon Back Mahogany Library Side Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th century English Victorian balloon back mahogany library side chairs. Listing features
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
RESTORED HAND DYED BROWN LEATHER ViCTORIAN CHESTERFIELD READING LIBRARY ARMCHAIR
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
, Show Framed Victorian fully restored brown Leather, Mahogany Library reading armchair with Chesterfield
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Set of 6 Antique Victorian Superb Quality Carved Mahogany Library/Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of six antique Victorian superb quality carved mahogany library/dining chairs having a superb
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Other
Rare Victorian Antique Bergere Library Swivel Armchair with Leather Seat
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An elegant and rare, Early Victorian antique Bergere library, office, desk, swivel armchair with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
From The Oxford Library 19th Century Library Tub Chair Red Leather
Brass Studs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Chair 2025 16 Oxford
19th century Red Leather Library Tub Chair With Brass Stud Detailing & Reeded
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Bergere Chairs
Materials
Brass
$5,450 Sale Price
20% Off
English Victorian Period Mahogany Metamorphic Library Armchair w/ Footrest, 1865
Located in Atlanta, GA
trimmed in brass nailheads, the chair with detailed carving, two buttons on the tops of the hand rests
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Bergere Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Outstanding Library Chair in the Manner of George Bullock
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Huge mahogany library chair in the manner of George Bullock, light brown leather covered and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Upholstered Mahogany Library Chair, England Circa 1840
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The mahogany frame showing a button tufted backrest and open armrests above a sprung seat, raised on turned front supports and splayed rear supports fitted with brass castors.
(Dear...
Category
Antique 1840s English Victorian Club Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Red Velvet Carved Wood Dog Motif Library Club Chair
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
sculptural carved dog wood armchair on castors. The ultra rare chair exudes an air of history and refinement
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Victorian Club Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Of 19th Century Rosewood Library Armchairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptional Quality Pair Of Mid 19th Century, Victorian Period, Rosewood Library Armchairs Of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Fine Antique Show Framed Victorian Chesterfield Brown Leather Library Armchair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
tufted hand dyed brown leather library reading chair.
This chair is really quite exquisite, its what’s
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Fine Vintage Hardwood Green Leather Metamorphic Leather Library Armchair Steps
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
library armchair which metamorphosizes into a library steps. The chair has the original patinated seat and
Category
20th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Hardwood
Chesterfield Tufted Green Leather Captains Directors Library Reading Desk Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, Chesterfield buttoned green leather desk chair
Category
20th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Fine Antique Arts
Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library
Category
Antique 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Arts
Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps William Morris Carpet Upholstery
By William Morris (English)
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library
Category
Antique 1880s English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
20th Set of One Bench and Four Victorian Chairs, Wood and Rattan
Located in Miami, FL
Antique 19th century English Victorian balloon back mahogany library side chairs.
Listing
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
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
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
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
2 Antique Victorian Pierced Carved Walnut Upholstered Library Parlor Club Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two impressive Victorian era library, club or parlor arm chairs and ottomans. Made from mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Spoon Back Parlor Library Accent Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian Eastlake spoon back armchair. Made of walnut featuring serpentine form with low
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Library Stepladder Transformable Into Chair - 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
"Library Stepladder Transformable Into Chair - 19th Century"
library stepladder convertible into a
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Ladders
Materials
Mahogany
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
19th Century Gillows of Lancaster Walnut
Leather Upholstered Library Arm Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Shrewsbury, GB
A 19th century Gillows of Lancaster walnut and leather upholstered library arm chair, with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique 1880 Arts
Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps Original Carpet Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library
Category
Antique 1880s English Arts and Crafts Ladders
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian American Empire Mahogany Plaid Scrolled Parlor Armchairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian library / parlor arm chairs. Made of mahogany featuring American Empire
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Empire Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
English Victorian Library Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
A damask upholstered, tufted back library chair with ornamental tassel and fringe border. Raised on
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Victorian Mahogany Upholstered Desk Library Chair
Located in Antrim, GB
Quality Victorian mahogany upholstered antique desk library chair
27ins x 27ins x 31ins high
Category
Vintage 1980s British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
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
Library Lounge Chair
Located in Florence, IT
One of those Chairs that everyone wants to sit in and enjoy the feel the design evokes. Base in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Victorian Lounge Chairs
$5,923
Fine 19th Century Carved Mahogany Upholstered Library Chair
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
can offer)
Victorian mahogany library chair
Finely carved, lots of movement to this chair
Category
Antique 19th Century Chairs
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
Victorian library chairs, pair of
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A good pair of Victorian library chairs. The walnut show-wood frames enclose deep buttoned burgundy
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
A Pair of Victorian Library Chairs, Original Leather Upholstery, circa 1875
Located in London, GB
A FINE PAIR OF VICTORIAN OAK LIBRARY CHAIRS UPHOLSTERED IN THEIR ORIGINAL BUTTONED RED LEATHER, THE
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Lounge Chairs
Pr. of English Carved Mahogany
Walnut Victorian Library Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
a pair of finely carved and turned library chairs, the curved and molded backrests continuing to
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Mahogany Wingback Library Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Early Victorian library chair, newly reupholstered with original mahogany frame.
England circa
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
ENGLISH LIBRARY CHAIR
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian library chair with large rolled arms and spoon-shaped back on bun feet. Original
Category
Antique 19th Century English Club Chairs
$3,500
Mahogany Wingback Library Chair, England, circa 1840
Located in Culver City, CA
Mahogany Wingback Library Chair, England, circa 1840
Early Victorian library chair, newly
Category
Antique 1840s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Early Victorian Rosewood Library Chair
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An early Victorian rosewood library chair, with a high back and scroll arms on turned tapering legs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chairs
Antique Victorian Oak Metamorphic Chair / Library Steps
Located in London, GB
A charming and beautifully designed antique Victorian oak metamorphic chair / library steps. This
Category
Antique 1880s British Late Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Carved Rosewood Library Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine Victorian carved rosewood library chair having an expertly carved top rail with elegantly
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Other
Victorian Howard
Son Library Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Low seat, buttoned back, shaped arms with turned ebonised supports and feet on porcelain castors.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Lounge Chairs
Fine Pair of Victorian Antique Carved Hardwood Library Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine pair of Victorian antique carved hardwood library chairs having an expertly carved top rail
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Victorian Quality Carved Walnut Library Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality carved walnut library chair having been newly reupholstered in a quality
Category
Antique 1870s English Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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Victorian Library Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the victorian library chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A victorian library chair — often made from wood, mahogany and animal skin — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer victorian library chair, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A victorian library chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made victorian library chair over the years, but those crafted by Howard
Sons Ltd, Gillows of Lancaster
London and Grand Rapids Furniture Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Victorian Library Chair?
Prices for a victorian library chair start at $400 and top out at $35,426 with the average selling for $2,828.
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.
Questions About Victorian Library Chair
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To 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, 2022A 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, 2023What 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.
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