What is the difference between a library and desk chair?

In these listings, very little. Desk chair appears in 221 titles and office chair in 54, and dealers use both labels for the same open-arm and upholstered forms. Titles like "19th century mahogany desk or library chair" show the overlap plainly. Read the description and the photographs for the form rather than relying on the label.

Which wood is most common?

Mahogany, by a wide margin. It is named in 586 of 1,648 titles, with oak at 189, walnut at 134 and rosewood at 59. Other timbers surface only once or twice across the samples, among them ebony, yew, elm, ash, birds-eye maple, teak and pollard oak.

How old are most of these chairs?

The dated field runs from 1750 to 1930, but only 582 listings carry a clean year. The rest sit under style labels: 19th Century for 489, Victorian for 184, Regency for 158, Georgian for 61. Where decades are given they cluster mid to late 19th century, with the 1880s and 1850s strongest. There is a real early-20th-century tail as well, taking in Edwardian examples and 1930s oak and leather armchairs.

Do library chairs come in pairs?

Often. Pair appears in 336 titles, one in five, and sets of four, six, eight and ten have all passed through. Those matched groups, particularly with Regency or Georgian dates, hold the top of the range.

What is a metamorphic library chair?

A chair built to convert into a set of library steps, so one piece of furniture serves as seat and ladder. Sixty-nine titles use the term. Several are catalogued simply as library steps and side chair. They form a small but steady seam within the category, and they sit well up the range.

Are named makers common in this category?

No. Gillows is the only name to clear three dealers, appearing from ten dealers across twelve mentions. Even then it often reads as "attributed to" or "in the manner of" rather than a stamped or labelled piece. The great majority of library chairs are sold on form, timber and date alone.

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A library chair is an open-arm or deep upholstered armchair made for reading and desk work, the sort of seat a 19th-century library or study needed.

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Library Chair

From Claire Langley Antiques

£1,700

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19th century

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Super Mahogany Office Desk Chair

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£695

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Victorian Mahogany Gentleman’s Open Armchair

19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Gentleman’s Open Armchair

From Robert Dee

£100

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19th century

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Pair of Scottish Victorian Mahogany Armchairs

From Georgian Antiques

£1,700

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19th century

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Pair of Oak Leather Upholstered Library Armchairs

From Shackladys Antiques

£1,795

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19th century

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Important Pair of Royal Stamped Johnstone & Jeanes Crown Estate Made Armchairs

From Royal House Antiques

£15,000

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Interesting Victorian Carved Oak Library Armchair.

19th century

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Interesting Victorian Carved Oak Library Armchair.

From Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

£435

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1900 - 1920

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Pair of Chesterfield Vintage Oxblood Leather Wingback Armchairs & Footstools

From Royal House Antiques

£12,000

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Antique Regency Quality Carved Mahogany Desk Chair

19th century

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Antique Regency Quality Carved Mahogany Desk Chair

From London City Antiques

£900

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1920 - 1940

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Pair Oak Barley Twist Armchairs

From FB Antiques

£395

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The oldest library chair a dealer has put a year to on Sellingantiques is an Irish walnut example of about 1750. The latest dated are 1930s oak and leather.

Fully Adjustable Restored Antique Victorian Brown Leather Metamorphic Armchair

19th century

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Fully Adjustable Restored Antique Victorian Brown Leather Metamorphic Armchair

From Royal House Antiques

£6,950

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1900 - 1920

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Wingback Upholstered Fireside Armchair

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£690

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19th century

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19thc Walnut Wing Armchair

From Piers Pisani Ltd Antiques and Furniture

£875

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Rare Patent Gentleman's Reclining Armchair C 1830

18th century

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Rare Patent Gentleman's Reclining Armchair C 1830

From Wickersley Antiques

£750

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Antique Oak Swivel Desk Chair Adjustable Height C.1910

1900 - 1920

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Antique Oak Swivel Desk Chair Adjustable Height C.1910

From MebleinUK

£449

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19th century

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19th Century Oak and Leather Metamorphic Library Steps /Chair

From Deja Vu St Leonards

£800

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Antique Library Chairs

Library Chair

Super Mahogany Office Desk Chair

Victorian Mahogany Gentleman’s Open Armchair

Pair of Scottish Victorian Mahogany Armchairs

Pair of Oak Leather Upholstered Library Armchairs

Important Pair of Royal Stamped Johnstone & Jeanes Crown Estate Made Armchairs

Interesting Victorian Carved Oak Library Armchair.

Pair of Chesterfield Vintage Oxblood Leather Wingback Armchairs & Footstools

Antique Regency Quality Carved Mahogany Desk Chair

Pair Oak Barley Twist Armchairs

Fully Adjustable Restored Antique Victorian Brown Leather Metamorphic Armchair

Wingback Upholstered Fireside Armchair

19thc Walnut Wing Armchair

Rare Patent Gentleman's Reclining Armchair C 1830

Antique Oak Swivel Desk Chair Adjustable Height C.1910

19th Century Oak and Leather Metamorphic Library Steps /Chair

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