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Rare English Victorian Mahogany Reclining Library Chair, circa 1840
Located in Salisbury, GB
This rare Victorian mahogany reclining library chair was made circa 1840.
The mahogany frame
Category
Antique 1830s English Victorian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
English Country House Victorian Red Leather Library Reading Chair
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Victorian leather reading chair
This Victorian leather reading chair was made circa 1860
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather
Victorian Mahogany Metamorphic Chair and Library Steps, Circa 1870
Located in Sheffield, MA
Victorian mahogany carved metamorphic chair and library steps, the curved fluted top rail above
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Leather
Pair of English Victorian Leather and Mahogany Club Library Chairs, circa 1890
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Pair of Victorian leather club chairs
This Pair of Victorian leather club chairs were made circa
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Club Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
English Country House Victorian Leather Library Desk Chair, circa 1870
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Victorian leather library desk chair
This Victorian leather library desk chair was made, circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
English Country House Victorian Leather Library Desk Chair, circa 1870
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Victorian leather library desk chair
This Victorian leather library desk chair was made, circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Late 19th century metamorphic library steps/chair
Located in Sundridge, GB
In lovely golden oak with carved and inlay detail to the back. In very good original condition.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Very Good Pair of English Show Framed Library Chairs
Located in Tetbury, GB
A fine pair of English show framed library chairs. Open arms with 4 turned balustrades, carving to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Victorian Mahogany Antique Arm Dining, Library Chairs, Scotland 1840, B2473
Located in Vancouver, BC
Pair of antique armchairs, Victorian mahogany dining armchairs, library chairs, Scotland, 1840
Category
Antique 1840s Scottish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Victorian Leather Wing Back Library Armchair on Brass Castors
Located in Uppingham, Rutland
Fantastically decorative Victorian leather wing armchair, or library armchair with those beautiful
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
A Good Pair of 19th Century Oak and Leather Library Chairs
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
A good pair of C19th oak and leather library chairs. The arched top rail with a carved foliate
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Club Chairs
Set of 3 Library or Office Chairs
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5166 Fine quality and very unusual set of 3, early Victorian oak and walnut desk chairs, each
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak
Victorian Leather Club Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
Very large and deep Victorian library club chair (in the style of Howard and Sons) with turned
Category
Antique 19th Century English Club Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair English Brown Leather Library Wing Chairs, c. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Handsome Pair of Victorian Library Wing Chairs in Brown Leather with Brass Nail Head Detailing
Category
Antique 19th Century English Wingback Chairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Button-Back Black Leather Upholstered Library Chairs, circa 1890-1900
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The stylish and well-made library or side chairs in oak, having the original button-back black
Category
Antique 1890s English Late Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of French Black Leather Upholstered and Ebonized Library Chairs, circa 1880
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The stylish and well-made ebonized side chairs, having the original leather upholstery, now worn
Category
Antique 1880s French Late Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Beech
Victorian Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Victorian mahogany library chair
We are delighted to offer you, this Victorian period leather
Category
Antique 1870s Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
An early Victorian Library/arm chair
Located in Sundridge, GB
On turned oak legs with original brass castors and with the original frame and horse hair upholstery having recently been recovered in linen.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Armchairs
Pair of Victorian Mahogany LIbrary Chairs
Located in London, GB
Carved legs and arm supports, and upholstered in Moroccan leather.
In country house worn condition as pictured.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Folding Library Steps - Chair
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Victorian folding library steps - chair.
Category
Antique 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles
Victorian Bobbin Turned Library Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
Mahogany Bobbin Turned Library Arm Chair, England, c. 1860 - Newly Caned Seat and Muslin Arm Rests
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Victorian Tufted Library / Club Chairs (2 available)
Located in San Francisco, CA
We where very happy to find two of these chairs. We think that this piece was made early in the
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Antique Library Chair Lounge Club Leather Oak Early Victorian, 1840
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A stunningly beautiful 19th century oak framed library chair, circa 1840, carved and moulded show
Category
Antique 19th Century Early Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Antique Leather Armchairs Pair Library Chairs Victorian Mahogany Button Back
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A stunning pair of antique Victorian gentleman's leather button back armchairs, circa 1870 with
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Victorian Mahogany Very Comfortable Library Chair c. 1820
Located in Heathfield, GB
A handsome and comfortable solid mahogany framed Regency library arm chair with original and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Armchair Button Back Victorian Mahogany Salon Chair Library 19th Century
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A beautiful Victorian mahogany button-back library armchair with shepherd crook pad upholstered
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Leather Library Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
loose cushion. The chair is in remarkably good condition for its age and incredibly comfortable.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Pair of Carved Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Stutton, GB
Pair of carved mahogany library chairs with a carved rectangular shaped back framed in mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Carved Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Stutton, GB
Pair of carved mahogany library chairs with a carved rectangular shaped back framed in mahogany
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Leather Wing Back Library Chair
Located in Stutton, GB
Antique leather wing back library chair, having a shaped high wing back with curved arm rests
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather
19th Century Oak Pugin Library Chair
By Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good and useful oak library or desk chair in the style of AWN Pugin, reupholstered by us in a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Antique English Open Arm Library Chair, 1880s
Located in Ely, GB
A beautiful well proportioned and good quality, late Victorian open armchair / library chair, in
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Howard
Sons Armchair Boardroom Dining Library Gainsborough Chair
By Howard
Sons Ltd, Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Howard & Sons solid oak Gainsborough library or boardroom chair dating to circa 1890, the chair has
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Howard
Sons Armchair Boardroom Dining Library Gainsborough Chair
By Howard
Sons Ltd, Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Howard & Sons solid oak Gainsborough library or boardroom chairs dating to circa 1890, the chairs
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Howard
Sons Armchair Boardroom Dining Library Gainsborough Chair
By Howard
Sons Ltd, Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Howard & Sons solid oak Gainsborough library or boardroom chairs dating to circa 1890, the chairs
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Howard
Sons Armchair Boardroom Dining Library Gainsborough Chair
By Howard
Sons Ltd, Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Howard & Sons solid oak Gainsborough library or boardroom chairs dating to circa 1890, the chairs
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Howard
Sons Dining Chairs Armchair Boardroom Dining Library Gainsborough
By Howard
Sons Ltd, Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Antique
Victorian
Howard & Sons
Set of six
Gainsborough
Library chair
Boardroom chair
Dining chair
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Howard
Sons Dining Chairs Armchair Boardroom Dining Library Gainsborough
By Howard
Sons Ltd, Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Howard & Sons solid oak Gainsborough library or boardroom chairs dating to circa 1890, the chairs
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Outstanding Quality Pair of Antique Leather Buttoned Back Library Chairs
Located in Stutton, GB
Outstanding quality pair of antique leather buttoned back library chairs, newly re-upholstered
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather
Antique Oak Desk, Breakfast or Library Table, and Two Chairs
Located in Crockett, CA
A nice quarter-sawn oak desk or library table and two pressback chairs with the face of the north
Category
Early 20th Century American Victorian Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Oak
A fine pair of French Empire Revival mahogany
ormolu library chairs.
Located in Darwen, GB
A fine pair of French Empire Revival mahogany & ormolu library chairs. Each constructed using the
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Armchairs
Antique English Low Open Armchair / Library Chair on Castors, 1890s
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Ely, GB
A Beautiful Well Proportioned and Good Quality, Late Victorian Open Armchair / Library Chair, in
Category
Antique 1890s British Country Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Victorian Rosewood Adjustable Armchair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Victorian Rosewood And inlaid Adjustable Library Chair. In the manner Of Robert Daws, With Pull Out
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood, Leather
Antique English Small Button-Back Open Armchair on Brass Castors, 1890s
By Howard
Sons Ltd
Located in Ely, GB
A beautiful well proportioned and good quality, late Victorian open armchair / library chair, in
Category
Antique 1890s British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century Oak Folding Library Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A 19th Century oak Folding Library Chair forming steps with original inset carpet sections.
RR
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Chairs
Pair of Carved Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Stutton, GB
Superb pair of carved mahogany library chairs, with a carved rectangular shaped back framed in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Victorian Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Turner, Son
Walker Late Victorian Desk or Library Chair
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5055, substantial late Victorian walnut office chair, having shaped top rail with reeded supports
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Early Victorian Golden Oak and Leather Upholstered Chairs, circa 1840
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The well made pair of early Victorian period library chairs, carved in golden oak with fluted
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Magnificent Antique Leather Armchairs Library Chairs Pair, 18th Century Style
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
Magnificent antique leather armchairs library chairs pair 18th century style
A magnificent and
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Gillows of Lancaster and Upholstered Library Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Northwich, GB
A late 19th century Gillows of Lancaster and upholstered library armchair, the swept top and arms
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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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.
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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.
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Questions About Victorian Library Chair
- 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 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 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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