Jac. van den Bosch 't Binnenhuis Art Deco Library Chair or Library Steps, 1916
By Jac van den Bosch, 't Binnenhuis
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and ultra rare library chair or library steps opus 1536. Design by Jac. van den Bosch for 't Binnenhuis Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid patinated a...
Ash
$2,098Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Style Leather Club or Library Chair, 1940s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Art Deco Style club or library chair. Striking French design from the 1940s.
Leather, Beech
$1,645Sale Price|30% Off
Grafton Furniture French Art Deco Black Leather & Gold Library Club Lounge Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century / Early 21st Club chair by Grafton Furniture. Features a French Art Deco inspired frame with curved back and scrolled arms. The chair is finished in gold with black...
Leather, Hardwood
English Leather Library Armchairs from the Art Deco Era 'Priced Individually'
Located in Austin, TX
A fine set of two English library or lounge chairs from the Art Deco era - each chair featuring a classic club chair silhouette with a deep seat, gently curved and rolled arms, and a...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Handsome Set of Four English Library Style Club Chairs, Priced per chair. Comfor
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome set of four English library style club chairs with lovely worn patina and nailhead trim. Great scale for comfort. Priced per chair. Ottoman available Priced per chair Ver...
Leather
Pair, Mahogany Club Library Chairs, Denmark circa 1900's
Located in Round Top, TX
The impressive carved arms and feet create a sense of refined taste and comfort, while allowing the beauty of the mahogany to stand out in this handsome pair of art deco arm chairs. ...
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pearson Ralph Lauren English Style Green Leather Library Chairs, Set of 2
By Pearson Co.
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Transport yourself back to the sleek and sophisticated 1990s with this exquisite library chair set in a green tufted leather with nailhead trimmings. The ultra rare chairs on front c...
Brass
1980s Ralph Lauren Style Leather Mohair Gilt Greek Key Wood Library Chair
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, chair you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful chair is a statement piece which is als...
Brass
French Carved Gilt Wood Green Gold Stripes Bergere Library Chairs, Set of 2
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, carved wood chairs set you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful chairs set is statemen...
Upholstery, Wood
Modern Day ‘Zeno’ Hand Made Library Chair in Natural Quarter Sawn Oak
Located in Petworth, GB
Modern Day craftsman made Library chair ‘ZENO’ English quarter sawn natural oak, brass and ash With raised exposed dovetails Opening magazine and tablet holder to one side with leath...
Oak
Set of Four Art Deco Library Chairs
Located in New York, NY
This set of Art Deco chairs each have a lower shelf for books. The chairs were painted brown long ago, and are worn through to the original teal paint in places. The chairs are sturd...
Belgian Art Deco Leather Library Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Belgian Art Deco 1930's leather club or library chair with crisp, linear form.
Leather
Pair English Art Deco Leather Covered Library Chairs
Located in Troy, MI
Pair circa 1930s English wood framed library chairs with barrel backs, tapered legs and slatted arm rests. Newly upholstered in creamy colored leather. Unknown maker. Sold and priced...
Leather, Wood
French Art Deco Style Library Leather Club Chair with Nailhead Details
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage comfortable French Art Deco brown leather club chair, distressed look, well used.
Leather
Sold
H 36 in W 26 in D 28 in
2 Vintage Grafton Furniture Art Deco Ebonized Club Lounge Library Accent Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage Grafton Furniture club / lounge / library accent chairs featuring art deco style ebonized frame with scalloped / sloped arm design and nailhead trim.
Upholstery, Hardwood
Sold
H 40 in W 36.5 in D 40 in
Grafton Furniture French Art Deco Black Leather & Gold Library Club Lounge Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th Century Club chair by Grafton Furniture. Features a French Art Deco inspired frame with curved back and scrolled arms. The chair is finished in gold with black leather upho...
Leather, Giltwood
Mid Century Art Deco Style Plaid Channel Wingback Club Library Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century upholstered walnut armchair featuring serpentine form with flared wingback and channel back design, plaid upholstery and fluted accents. Measures: 38".
Upholstery, Walnut
One Pair of French Deco Style Library Chairs with Nailhead Detail
Located in Buchanan, MI
One pair of handsome French deco-style library chairs in distressed leather with nailhead detail. Have matching pair of settee's as well. Note priced per chair/item. Have four avail...
Leather
Early 20th c. French Library Club Chair c.1930-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Contact us for more shipping options: S16 Home San Francisco. Early 20th c. French sheep hide leather library club chair with riveted back and sides, wooden arms and feet an...
Sheepskin
Pair of French Leather Library Armchairs 'Priced Individually'
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome pair of French library lounge (or club) arm chairs upholstered in a beautiful patinated leather - each chair featuring a graceful high back, flared arms, a comfortable rem...
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Brown Oak Framed Tub Club Library Reading Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very nice vintage brown tub armchair with oak frame designed as a library reading armchair A very...
Oak
Heal & Son Oak Library Chair
By Ambrose Heal
Located in Petworth, GB
Heal & Son Library chair with folding gate-leg side table and open bookshelf, reclining back in 5 positions. Made in oak with exposed dovetail detail. A wonderful unusual chair...
Oak
Sold
H 36.5 in W 29 in D 28.5 in
Vintage Art Deco Style Mahogany Channel Back Arm Chair Barrel Library Club
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Art Deco style channel back arm chair. Made of mahogany with green upholstery accented with nailhead trim.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Heywood-Wakefield Desk/Library Chair, circa 1930-1950
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
About A solid Yellow Birch desk or library chair with curved back and curved lower brace.
Birch
Rare German Mahogany Metamorphic Library Chair, Circa 1920's
Located in Norwalk, CT
Designed to enhance one's private library or study, this unique model of chair cleverly incorporates two pieces of furniture into one fascinating piece. This chair is easily able to...
Leather, Wood
Pair of Art Deco Library Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Queen Anne Influenced Art Deco Barrel Back Tub Chairs, Cabriole Legs Ending in a Pad Foot, England, c. 1925, Newly Upholstered in Suede (23.5 inches wide x 20.5 inches deep...
Wood, Suede
Sold
H 31.11 in W 24.81 in D 24.41 in
1920's Art Deco Library Reading Chair finished in Floral Chenille
Located in Tarleton, GB
Art Deco Library Reading Chair Introducing the 1920's Art Deco Library Reading Chair, supplied by The Rare Chair Company, an artisan family business based in Lancashire, UK.
Chenille, Foam, Beech, Oak
Art Deco library club living room chairs, period style fabric
Located in Oakland, CA
A wonderful pair of art deco chairs, suited for many places in your home. This classic shape with dark wood frame and
accented inlays stands out beautifully against the wonde...
Wood, Fabric
Pair of Leather Library Chairs
Located in Armadale, Victoria
A pair of Art Deco leather library chairs with feather down seat cushions.
Leather
Faux Leopard Carved library chairs
Located in Oakland, CA
Lots of great wood detail throughout the frame, very unusual chairs all around. These chairs are a little early for the Art Deco period circa 1910, but the design leans strongly i...
Wood, Fabric
An imposing library armchair
By François-Rupert Carabin
Located in Brussels, BE
Attribuated to the French sculptor Francois Rupert Carabin,this armchair impose his style.
Swedish Art Deco Library table and chairs
Located in Richmond, VA
Swedish Art Deco era library table and four chairs in flame birch with zebrano and mixed wood inlay.
Art Deco Chair
Located in London, GB
Harry and Lou Epstein (1895-1970) An Art Deco Office or Library Chair. Beautiful Faceted walnut back and cream leather upholstery.
Sasco Semi-Flush Mount Brass Light Fixture, Custom Finishes
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
The Sasco is a versatile custom-made solid brass and glass globe light fixture, which can be mounted on the ceiling or wall. Shown here in our factory brass, an uneven unfinished br...
Brass
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in New York, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$6,621 / set
H 24.01 in W 18.12 in D 14.18 in
Pair of Park Night Stands in Noir Oxblood Lacquer by Yaniv Chen for Lemon
By Lemon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
The Park nightstand is the epitome of exquisite craftsmanship, featuring meticulously proportioned dimensions and exceptional detailing that make it an ideal bedside companion. Our f...
Lacquer
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$9,506 / item
H 19.69 in W 70.87 in D 27.56 in
Alexander and Jones Sunday Daybed in Oak & Cream Bouclé Handcrafted to Order
Located in Cirencester, England
The Sunday Daybed is a signature made-to-order piece by Alexander and Jones, handcrafted in our Cotswolds studio, UK, from sculpted solid oak with our signature wave form frame and c...
Bouclé, Oak, Fabric, Textile, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood
$2,800 / set
H 14.75 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Pair of Art Deco Style Murano Glass Demi Lune Wall Sconces, in Stock
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Art Deco style Murano glass demi lune wall sconces, in stock One LED E26 base socket. Black glass sphere and brass fittings. Textured Murano glass, Wired to the American sta...
Brass
The Albert, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection. A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium. Has been used by many influent...
Linen
$1,886 / item
H 5.91 in Dm 4.73 in
Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstaette Jugendstil Ceiling Lamp / Flush Pende, Re Edit
By Wiener Werkstätte, Woka Lamps, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Hanging- lamp from the showrooms of the Wiener Werkstaette used by Hoffmann in several variations. Hammered originally. Works-number M115, pattern-book of the Wiener Werkstaette: WWM...
Crystal, Brass
Glossy Cream Ceramic Chandelier in Antique Brass 5-Arm 42.5" DIA
By Lostine
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Five antique brass patina arms curve up from a ceramic cluster dish to five tall stoneware ceramic shades in a glossy glaze with a subtle off-white hue. With a fixed black walnut orb...
Brass
$3,990 / item
H 15.75 in W 74.81 in D 29.14 in
Mustard Velvet Daybed with V-Shaped Beechwood Base, Model V
By Dusty Deco
Located in Los Angeles, CA
DD V daybed is an exclusive daybed made by hand in Bosnia and Herzegovina by skilled craftsmen with long experience in wood and upholstery. Both frame and the characteristic V-shaped...
Fabric, Beech, Velvet
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
Brass
$5,480 / set
H 18 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
Italian Art Deco Design Crystal Murano Glass Half Moon Bronze Finish Sconces
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary customizable Italian Art Deco Design pair of semi circular wall lights, entirely handcrafted, with an antique bronze finish. The nicely scalloped airy brass structure su...
Brass
$3,683Sale Price|20% Off
H 37.41 in W 35.44 in D 34.26 in
Art Deco Club Armchair in Hand-Patinated Cognac Leather
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A superb club armchair crafted in the style of 1930s French Art Deco design. Upholstered in hand-patinated cognac-brown sheep leather, the chair combines classic proportions with lux...
Leather, Sheepskin, Beech
$2,253
H 34.45 in W 16.54 in D 16.74 in
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 steps chair in oak with period upholstered Carpet steps A very charming and hi...
Oak
Antique French Art Deco Club Chair, Distressed Brown Leather, 1930s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique circa 1930s 1940s French Brown Leather Club Chair. French Art Deco Original Distressed Leather Club Chair. Classic French Art Deco leather club chair dating from the 1930's w...
Leather
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.