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Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
mahogany library chair, with rectangular upholstered back, seat and arms, the arms with rope twist
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,075
Victorian Embroidered Carved Oak Framed Library Reading Chair Gillows Style Legs
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning Victorian oak hand-carved Library
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Leather Library Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Beautifully aged leather, fitted with brass nails on original casters.
Made in England, circa 1860.
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
$5,200
19th Century English Victorian Balloon Back Mahogany Library Side Chair
B
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th century English Victorian balloon back mahogany library side chair (B). Item features
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Unusual Set of 8 Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Library/Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual set of 8 antique Victorian quality carved mahogany library/dining chairs having a quality
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Other
Six 19th Century Library Chairs
Located in Conwy, GB
A run of oak and Moroccan leather library chairs.
Raised on glazed pot caster on turned tapering
Category
Antique 1860s Scottish Early Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
$1,640 / item
Reclining Library Armchair
Located in Culver City, CA
England circa 1830
Antique frame, reupholstered in de Le Cuona wool / linen blend.
27"w x 30.5”d x 41”h x 16”seat
Ref. CHAIR1221
Category
Antique 1830s English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Wool, Linen
Sublime Hand Carved Restored Metamorphic Library Steps into Chair with Footstool
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for this lovely hand carved metamorphic library steps into a side chair
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Teak
Ornately Carved Gothic English Oak Library Steps Metamorphic Chair Carpet Steps
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
collectable piece, designed as an at home library steps and reading chair, these are used to add a sense of
Category
Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Pair Mahogany Library Armchairs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely fabulous pair of antique Victorian Mahogany library armchairs, circa 1860 in
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Restored Cigar Brown Leather Chesterfield Tufted Slipper Library Chair
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
tufted library slipper chair
A very rare find, I never come across original slipper armchairs any more
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Slipper Chairs
Materials
Leather
19th Century Heals of London Library Chair
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century mahogany library / desk chair by Heals of London, having a dark green padded deep
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Holland and Son
s Library Chair
By Holland
Sons
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century Holland and Son’s Library chair. The solid mahogany frame with a deep saddle seat
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Fully Restored Vintage Chesterfield Hand Dyed Library Tub Club Armchairs
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
are going through the restoration process as we speak and one more single chair which is listed under
Category
20th Century English Victorian Club Chairs
Materials
Leather
Quality Victorian Mahogany Leather Armchair
Located in Benington, Herts
A good quality antique 19th century Victorian mahogany armchair or library chair upholstered in a
Category
Antique 1850s British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Antique Mahogany Carved Library Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality 19th century Victorian antique mahogany carved library chair having a glorious quality
Category
Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Other
Late Victorian Walnut Library Arm Chair by Howard
Sons
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Victorian walnut library arm chair by Howard & Sons, the deep armchair fully upholstered
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
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
Victorian mahogany and leather spindle back library chair
Located in Malton, GB
This is an exceptional Victorian armchair with solid mahogany frame and tan leather cushions. Great
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Victorian mahogany and leather spindle back library chair
Located in Malton, GB
This is an exceptional Victorian armchair with solid mahogany frame and tan leather cushions. Great
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Howard
Son
s Berners Street Small Two Seat Library Sofa
By Howard
Sons Ltd, Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard and Sons
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
when seated in your library, it is a very early and rare Howard. The inside back right leg is stamped
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair English Victorian Walnut Leather Upholstered Library Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
upholstered in original tufted leather, the padded armrests with turned spindles and finials, the frame having paneled fronts and resting on turned feet and flaring rear feet, all on...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Leather, Upholstery
Mid c.19th Mahogany Leather Library Tub Armchair (Victorian, Captains Chair)
Located in Leeds, GB
sat on "Cope & Collinson Patent', gilt brass and ceramic castors.
This high quality and library chair
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Mahogany Library Chair Part of Suite Satin Floral and Birds Upholstery
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Victorian library, reading or nursing chair with a
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Leather Library Chair
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a good quality 19th century Mahogany Library chair upholstered in hand dyed tan leather
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Carved Mahogany Leather Library Chair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
English Carved Mahogany leather library chair.
Very fine and unique carvings paired with classic
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
New Aged Vintage Leather Jameson Seating Henley Wingback Queen Anne Armchair
By Jameson Seating
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
old Victorian library reading chairs
The leather is naturally designed to be imperfect in finish
Category
20th Century British Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
Antique Victorian Arts
Crafts Metamorphic Library Steps for Large Bookcases
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely antique Arts & Crafts Victorian metamorphic library steps
Category
Antique 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Ladders
Materials
Oak
C19th Mahogany Library Or Desk Chair By Heals Of London
By Heal
s
Located in London, GB
A charming C19th Mahogany Library or Desk Chair by Heals of London from the 1880's. Having a conker
Category
Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Howard Style Open Arm Library Chair in Embroidered Fabric by Pierre Frey, c.1890
By Jean-Pierre Frey
Located in Culver City, CA
Howard Style Open Arm Library Chair in Embroidered Fabric by Pierre Frey
England circa 1890
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Hickory Chair Co. Damask Satin Olive Green Tufted Walnut Library Castors Chairs
By Hickory Chair Furniture Company
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, Hickory’s chair you could hope to
Category
Early 2000s American Victorian Club Chairs
Materials
Brass
Stunning Antique Victorian 1880 English Oak Library Steps Metamorphic Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely antique Victorian pine metamorphic library steps chair in oak
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Period Victorian 1880 English Oak Library Bookcase Steps into Metamorphic Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Sublime Hand Carved Victorian Restored Metamorphic Library Steps into Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
metamorphic library steps into a side chair
I have bought maybe 2-3 sets of these in my time, I’ve seen a
Category
Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Balloon Back Mahogany Library Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th century English Victorian solid mahogany library chair. Item features wonderful
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Antique Mid Victorian circa 1850 Metamorphic Library Steps Original
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are is delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Mid Victorian metamorphic library steps
Category
Antique 1850s English High Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Metamorphic Library Steps Ladder Ornately Carved Side Panels
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique Victorian metamorphic library steps side
Category
Antique 1880s English High Victorian Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Ltd Edition Stewart Linford William Shakespeare Metamorphic Library Steps Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
best-looking chair I have ever seen and certainly the most decorative library steps. The design is
Category
20th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
English Chesterfield Tufted Leather Wingback Library Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Victorian period English Chesterfield tufted leather wing chair or library chair. Made in a Grand
Category
20th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Brass
19th Century Polished Tan Leather Chesterfield Library Chair with Brass Studs
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th century polished tan leather Chesterfield Library chair with brass stud detailing on brass
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
19th Century Pair of English Cigar Leather Wingback Library Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Matched set of 19th century English wingback library armchairs. Featuring a well aged cigar leather
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Brass
LOVELY PAIR OF RESTORED BROWN LEATHER CHESTERFIELD LIBRARY READING ARMCHAIRs
By Chesterfield
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
vintage Regency style fully restored Chesterfield brown leather hand dyed Library reading armchairs that
Category
20th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Leather
20th Century Set of Four Victorian Chairs, Wood and Rattan
Located in Miami, FL
Antique 19th century English Victorian balloon back mahogany library side chairs.
Listing features
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Mahogany Library Chair Armchair, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an impressive antique Victorian mahogany library chair, circa 1860 in date.
This sturdy
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Ornately Carved Victorian 1880 English Oak Library Steps Metamorphic Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this lovely antique Victorian metamorphic library steps chair in hand
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Antique Victorian Eastlake Carved Walnut Gentlemans Library Parlor Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian parlor armchair. Made of walnut with carved Eastlake accents that features
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Eastlake Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique Baluch Rug Carpet Chair Library Armchair Victorian Bohemian Upholstered
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A sumptuous antique ‘Baluch’ carpet chair sat on front castors, covered in garnet coloured velvet
Category
Antique 1880s British Bohemian Armchairs
Materials
Brass
English Regency Solid Walnut Library Chair, circa 1840
Located in Kinderhook, NY
English circa 1840 late Regency style William IV / early Victorian period library or lounge chair
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Four circa 1880 Grand Rapids Bookcase
Chair Co Stamped Legal Library Bookcases
By Grand Rapids Furniture Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare suite of four Legal Library stacking modular
Category
Antique 1880s English Victorian Bookcases
Materials
Hardwood
Early Victorian Library Reading Chair in Floral Chenille
Located in Tarleton, GB
Original Victorian Library Chair
Elegant antique chair with lovely proportions.
This is a
Category
Antique 1840s British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Ceramic, Chenille, Yew
Early Victorian Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4396, stylish early Victorian mahogany bergère library chair, having curved top rail with
Category
Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Bergere Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Mahogany
Victorian Library Wing Chair
Located in New York, NY
Victorian 19th Century Mahogany Library Wing Chair, in a Contemporary Polka Dot Upholstery
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Early Victorian Mahogany Leather Library Chair
Located in Salisbury, GB
Early Victorian mahogany library chair with deep button back and hand dyed leather hide,
circa
Category
Antique 1850s English Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Gentlemen
s Chair Library, Scotland, 1870
Located in Vancouver, BC
Vintage dining chairs, set of 4, oak, press back, Canada 1950, B2795
Canada 1950
Solid oak
Category
Antique 1870s Scottish Victorian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique Leather Armchair Victorian Lounge Salon Library Chair Chesterfield Style
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A beautiful Victorian Mahogany leather button-back library chair finished in green leather standing
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Dining Library Chairs Six Oak Leather, Victorian, 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique set of six late Victorian solid oak and green leather button upholstered dining chairs in
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Victorian Leather Library Armchair
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
Victorian leather library armchair
Middle of the 19th century library armchair with rosewood
Category
Antique 1840s British Victorian Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
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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.
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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.
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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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