An easy chair, usually with a somewhat reclining back and open arms. Some versions were made with detachable book and feet rests. Also of interest are metamorphic chairs, a chair which opened up to become a set of library steps. These are quite rare and keenly sought because of their dual function, when they come onto the market.

A substantial table, equipped with drawers or cupboards, and sometimes with an adjustable reading rack, designed to stand in the centre of the library. They took the form either of a pedestal desk at which two people could sit opposite each other, or of a more conventional table form. The tops were generally lined with tooled leather. Many Australian examples in red cedar and sometimes stained pine survive from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Oak library armchair 19th century European throne chair,…

Renaissance Revival Oak Armchair with Foliate Carvings

Oak library armchair 19th century European throne chair, Renaissance revival, with foliate carvings, height 113 cm

Leather upholstered Chesterfield desk chair 83 cm wide, 109 cm…

Chesterfield Leather Desk Chair - Classic and Comfortable

Leather upholstered Chesterfield desk chair 83 cm wide, 109 cm high

Regency mahogany library chair the frame all carved with…

Mahogany Library Chair with Carved Frame and Green Leather Upholstery

Regency mahogany library chair the frame all carved with scrolls on turned front supports with aged green leather studded upholstery

Mahogany swivel desk chair with leather upholstery and ball…

Mahogany Leather Swivel Desk Chair with Ball Claw Feet

Mahogany swivel desk chair with leather upholstery and ball claw feet, 62 cm wide, 91 cm high approx.

Unusual Victorian mahogany library chair, late 19th century,…

Victorian Library Chair with Floral Upholstery

Unusual Victorian mahogany library chair, late 19th century, with scroll arms and floral needlework upholstery, on turned and carved legs with castors, height 130 cm, width 72 cm, depth 75 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Martyn Cook, Sydney

19th century English oak swivelling office chair with scrolled…

English Oak Swivel Office Chair with Bentwood Arms

19th century English oak swivelling office chair with scrolled bentwood arms

Walnut library chair late 19th century, with turned decoration,…

19th Century Walnut Library Chair with Leather Upholstery

Walnut library chair late 19th century, with turned decoration, deep buttoned leather upholstery, height 93 cm

Pair of library chairs early 20th century, winged back, with…

Winged Leather Library Chairs, Early 20th Century

Pair of library chairs early 20th century, winged back, with deep button olive leather upholstery, height 100 cm

Oak swivel desk chair

Swivel Oak Desk Chair

Oak swivel desk chair

Victorian mahogany swivel desk chair 68 cm wide, 82 cm high,…

Victorian Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair with Leather Upholstery (a/f)

Victorian mahogany swivel desk chair 68 cm wide, 82 cm high, leather upholstery a/f

Deep buttoned chocolate leather upholstered executive office…

Chocolate Leather Executive Swivel Chair

Deep buttoned chocolate leather upholstered executive office swivel chair

Green leather deep button and mahogany tub shaped library chair

Mahogany Tub Chair with Green Leather Buttons

Green leather deep button and mahogany tub shaped library chair

19th century tub shaped English oak and brown leather library…

Oak and Leather Library Chair

19th century tub shaped English oak and brown leather library chair

Early 20th century oak desk chair

Vintage Oak Desk Chair

Early 20th century oak desk chair

Regency mahogany and cane library armchair, 19th century, with…

Regency Library Armchair with Leather Cushions

Regency mahogany and cane library armchair, 19th century, with brown leather cushions, raised on turned legs with brass castors, height 102 cm. Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW

An English mahogany and green leather wing back library chair.

Mahogany Wingback Library Chair with Green Leather

An English mahogany and green leather wing back library chair.

A black adjustable office chair

Adjustable Black Office Chair

A black adjustable office chair

An early leather upholstered office chair with deep buttoned…

Swivel Leather Office Chair with Deep Cushioned Seat

An early leather upholstered office chair with deep buttoned cushioned seats and swivelling base

A 19th century leather upholstered library chair in mahogany

Mahogany Library Chair with Leather Upholstery

A 19th century leather upholstered library chair in mahogany

Dickens desk and chair late 19th century circa 1870 mahogany,…

19th Century Mahogany Desk and Chair Set

Dickens desk and chair late 19th century circa 1870 mahogany, twin pedestal with green leather inlay and matching swivel chair, Height118 cm, Length:150 cm, depth:79 cm

Writing desk & chair early 20th century Biedermeier, walnut…

Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk & Chair

Writing desk & chair early 20th century Biedermeier, walnut with satinwood string inlay, splayed sides with two doors, and tapered legs, the chair to match with a thin arched back, height 93 cm, length 126 cm, depth 57 cm

Gentleman's library chair Victorian mahogany with deep button…

Victorian Mahogany Library Chair with Olive Leather Upholstery

Gentleman's library chair Victorian mahogany with deep button aged patina olive leather upholstery

A stretcher-based mahogany campaign style desk and chair, 20th…

Mahogany Campaign Desk and Chair Set

A stretcher-based mahogany campaign style desk and chair, 20th century, with leather insert, three drawers with recessed brass handles, corner, strapping and stringing, pairs of X - form leg bases united by a turned, stretcher, the conforming chair with a…

Victorian oak tub desk chair, with a curved crest rail,…

Victorian Oak Tub Desk Chair with Leather Seat

Victorian oak tub desk chair, with a curved crest rail, supported on scrolled splats, the curved arms on turned supports, above a tan leather studded seat on a pair of generously turned legs

Aeron ergonomic office chair by Herman Miller

Herman Miller's Aeron Chair: Ergonomic Comfort for Office Spaces

Aeron ergonomic office chair by Herman Miller

Library arm chair late 19th century, Renaissance revival oak…

Renaissance Oak Armchair with Tapestry Upholstery

Library arm chair late 19th century, Renaissance revival oak with tapestry upholstery

A late Victorian mahogany tub shaped and swivelling office chair

Swivelling Victorian Mahogany Office Chair

A late Victorian mahogany tub shaped and swivelling office chair

An upholstered ' Captains Style' office chair 20th century,…

Leather Upholstered Office Chair with Castors

An upholstered ' Captains Style' office chair 20th century, having button down leather upholstery upon office castors Height 112 cm

Library chair and stool C1970s wingback chair with beech legs…

Red Wingback Chair and Matching Stool

Library chair and stool C1970s wingback chair with beech legs red woollen upholstery and matching foot stool

An antique metamorphic library chair, carved walnut, circa 1890,…

1890 Walnut Library Chair with Metamorphic Design

An antique metamorphic library chair, carved walnut, circa 1890, 89 cm high

A Dutch marquetry open armchair, circa 1820 in mahogany with…

Marquetry Armchair with Satinwood Inlay, 1820

A Dutch marquetry open armchair, circa 1820 in mahogany with satinwood inlay, once in the library of the Pierre Hotel Fairfax penthouse, New York, 60 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 91 cm high

A William IV mahogany and leather bergere library chair,…

William IV Library Chair with Green Leather Upholstery

A William IV mahogany and leather bergere library chair, upholstered in green buttoned leather, the down-swept arms, raised on turned and block supports, once in the library of Harrington park colonial homestead, from 1954, 50 cm wide, 81 cm deep, 93 cm…

Office chair burgundy leather upholstery, swivel base

Burgundy Leather Swivel Office Chair

Office chair burgundy leather upholstery, swivel base

Two orange material office chairs

Orange Office Chairs

Two orange material office chairs

A mahogany library chair, converts to steps, crack to front of…

Mahogany Library Chair with Convertible Steps and Crack

A mahogany library chair, converts to steps, crack to front of chair, height 85 cm

Regency mahogany library chair, with upholstered & button back…

Mahogany Library Chair with Leather Upholstery

Regency mahogany library chair, with upholstered & button back tan leather & leather armrests

A neoclassical walnut desk chair, early 20th century, the tub…

Neoclassical Walnut Desk Chair with Gilt Mounts

A neoclassical walnut desk chair, early 20th century, the tub shaped open frame chair with a hole to hole cane seat, burr wood, cross banding, and tapering legs with reeded capitals, embellished with gilt, bronze rosette, anthemion and palm mounts, height…

George III Sheraton desk chair / armchair with reeded arms, on…

Reeded Armchair with Leather Seat

George III Sheraton desk chair / armchair with reeded arms, on square tapered legs, seat reupholstered in black leather, 56 cm wide, 87 cm high

Colonial cedar library chair (reconstructed)

Reconstructed Colonial Cedar Library Chair

Colonial cedar library chair (reconstructed)

A William IV mahogany and green leather wing back library…

Mahogany Wing Back Library Armchair with Green Leather

A William IV mahogany and green leather wing back library armchair, with buttoned detailing, raised on tapering hexagonal front legs terminating in porcelain casters.

A pair of Colonial spade back library carver chairs, cedar with…

Colonial Cedar Spade Back Library Chairs with Leather Upholstery

A pair of Colonial spade back library carver chairs, cedar with burgundy leather upholstery, circa 1880, 54 cm across the arms

A rare Australian fold-over library chair/steps, Australian…

Rare 19th Century Australian Cedar Library Chair/Steps

A rare Australian fold-over library chair/steps, Australian cedar, 19th century, 91 cm high as steps

Edwardian oak library chair 58 cm wide, 99.5 cm high

Edwardian Oak Library Chair - Classic Elegance

Edwardian oak library chair 58 cm wide, 99.5 cm high

Victorian mahogany library chair with The British Antique…

Victorian BADA-sealed mahogany library chair

Victorian mahogany library chair with The British Antique Dealer's Association seal, 61 cm wide, 108 cm high

George II style mahogany library armchair, 19th century,…

Mahogany Library Armchair with Zebra Upholstery

George II style mahogany library armchair, 19th century, upholstered in zebra mohair, the scrolled arm terminating in eagle heads, raised on carved cabriole legs, height 100 cm

A Cuban mahogany library chair in the Georgian style, 72 cm…

Georgian-style Cuban Mahogany Library Chair (72cm)

A Cuban mahogany library chair in the Georgian style, 72 cm across the arms

An elegant Regency library chair, in mahogany, with sweeping…

Regency Mahogany Library Chair with Leather Upholstery

An elegant Regency library chair, in mahogany, with sweeping scroll arms and deep buttoned leather upholstery with studded edges. The 'S' scroll continuous back and seat raised on arched back legs and turned front legs, height 90.5 cm, width 62 cm, depth…

Two similar French Empire style desk chairs with red upholstery.

Red French Empire Desk Chairs

Two similar French Empire style desk chairs with red upholstery.

A white metal & glass topped desk, chair and filing cabinet not…

Metal and Glass Desk with Top, No Chair or Filing Cabinet

A white metal & glass topped desk, chair and filing cabinet not included

Vintage oak swivel base desk chair

Oak Swivel Desk Chair - Vintage

Vintage oak swivel base desk chair

A Kevi office chair, black.

Black Kevi Office Chair

A Kevi office chair, black.

A George III mahogany and leather library arm chair, circa 1770,…

George III Leather Library Arm Chair

A George III mahogany and leather library arm chair, circa 1770, of typical 'Gainsborough' form, the square back and padded arm-rests with downswept supports above the generous seat, on square-section supports united by peripheral and cross stretchers,…

Aeron office chair by Herman Miller

Herman Miller Aeron Office Chair

Aeron office chair by Herman Miller

French Empire style desk armchair

Empire Desk Armchair

French Empire style desk armchair

A William IV mahogany library chair with scroll arms, turned…

Mahogany Library Chair with Olive Green Velvet Covers

A William IV mahogany library chair with scroll arms, turned front legs and sculptured olive green velvet covers.

A swivel office chair, blackwood and leather, early 20th…

Early 20th Century Blackwood & Leather Swivel Office Chair

A swivel office chair, blackwood and leather, early 20th century, 66 cm across the arms

A provincial George III elm open arm chair, and a Georgian…

Georgian and Provincial Chairs, 19th Century

A provincial George III elm open arm chair, and a Georgian revival corner chair, early and late 19th century respectively, the elm chair turned throughout and with a coir seat, the later chair in mahogany inlaid with various decorative details, desk chair…

Good French Empire style desk chair, with a curved crest rail,…

French Empire Style Desk Chair with Ormolu Mounts

Good French Empire style desk chair, with a curved crest rail, with leather insert above a lyre shaped centre plat, flanked by a pair of arms, accented with ormolu mounts and heads, above a green upholstered leather seat, raised on four tapering legs with…

Late Victorian leather swivel desk chair, in mahogany, with a…

Mahogany Swivel Desk Chair with Acanthus Motifs

Late Victorian leather swivel desk chair, in mahogany, with a curved back and arms terminating to carved acanthus motifs, above a covered and upholstered seat on support on splayed legs on casters. Purchased: the house of desks, 1998

Stunning pair of late Regency mahogany library chairs, c.1825,…

Regency Mahogany Library Chairs with Leather Seats and Castors

Stunning pair of late Regency mahogany library chairs, c.1825, with shaped petalled crest rails, above a caned back, above reeded scrolling arms terminating to acanthus scrolls, with buttoned leather seats, raised on turned legs with carved tulip motifs…

A dark green leather upholstered button back office chair

Dark Green Leather Office Chair with Button Back

A dark green leather upholstered button back office chair

A Coco Republic timber & leather desk & matching chair, X frame…

Coco Republic Timber Desk & Chair Set

A Coco Republic timber & leather desk & matching chair, X frame legs, two drawers, 77.5 x 160 x 80 cm

19th century cedar open arm library chair

Cedar Open Arm Library Chair - 19th Century

19th century cedar open arm library chair

Good William IV Brazilian rosewood bergere library chair with…

William IV Library Chair with Rosewood and Leather

Good William IV Brazilian rosewood bergere library chair with caned back and loose leather upholstered cushions circa 1835

William IV padouk (rosewood) high back upholstered library…

1835 High Back Library Chair with Olive Green Upholstery

William IV padouk (rosewood) high back upholstered library chair with olive green leather upholstery circa 1835

William IV or early Victorian mahogany upholstered library…

1830s Mahogany Library Chair with Upholstery

William IV or early Victorian mahogany upholstered library chair circa 1835-40

Oak Captains desk chair 2nd quarter 20th century

20th Century Oak Captain's Chair

Oak Captains desk chair 2nd quarter 20th century

Late Victorian beech desk chair with leather seat, shaped back…

Victorian Leather Desk Chair with Turned Stretchers

Late Victorian beech desk chair with leather seat, shaped back and turned stretchers

Leather upholstered office chair by Pfitzner

Pfitzner Leather Office Chair

Leather upholstered office chair by Pfitzner

A Victorian mahogany library chair, the elaborate scrolling…

Victorian Mahogany Library Chair with Serpentine Legs

A Victorian mahogany library chair, the elaborate scrolling arms with padded rests, carved serpentine shaped front and conforming legs, upholstered in a silvery green hued velvet, with button-back detail. Width 71 cm, depth 90 cm, height 92 cm.

A Regency mahogany and leather library chair, elegant scrolling…

Regency Mahogany Leather Library Chair

A Regency mahogany and leather library chair, elegant scrolling frame and padding to the arms. Requires attention. Width 58 cm, depth 70 cm, height 106 cm.

Victorian library chair cedar, green leather upholstery,…

Victorian Cedar Spindleback Library Chair with Green Leather Upholstery

Victorian library chair cedar, green leather upholstery, spindleback, ex Supreme court

Victorian library chair cedar, green leather upholstery, John…

Victorian Cedar Library Chair by John Martins

Victorian library chair cedar, green leather upholstery, John Martins, label attached

Highback oak library chair late 19th century, with splayed…

19th Century Oak Library Chair with Tapestry Upholstery

Highback oak library chair late 19th century, with splayed scrolled arms, and tapestry upholstery

Pair of library chairs Victorian, mahogany, decorative carved…

Victorian Mahogany Carved Chairs on Cabriole Legs

Pair of library chairs Victorian, mahogany, decorative carved backs, on cabriole legs

A Regency leather and mahogany library chair, mushroom-toned…

Regency Library Chair with Mahogany Frame and Leather Upholstery

A Regency leather and mahogany library chair, mushroom-toned old leather on a restrained scrolling mahogany frame with upholstery nail detail, on brass and ceramic casters. Width 76 cm, depth 56 cm, height 107 cm.

Oak metamorphic library chair

Metamorphic Oak Library Chair

Oak metamorphic library chair

A mahogany desk chair with neoclassical Elements, with a…

Neoclassical Mahogany Desk Chair with Fluted Legs

A mahogany desk chair with neoclassical Elements, with a slightly fanned rectangular back with a channel grooved frame, the arms with small pads and relief carved acanthus and whorl ends, a serpentine stuffover seat and raised on fluted legs with paterae…

A pair of upholstered neoclassical style library chairs, 20th…

Neoclassical Library Chairs with Green Leatherette Upholstery

A pair of upholstered neoclassical style library chairs, 20th century, the rectangular chairs with reeded rollover cresting rails and conforming arms, buttoned to the backs and sides, with stuffover seats and raised on cup and reeded tapering legs, with…

A pair of French Empire style mahogany desk chairs.

French Empire Mahogany Desk Chairs

A pair of French Empire style mahogany desk chairs.

A French Empire style mahogany upholstered desk chair.

French Empire Mahogany Desk Chair with Upholstery

A French Empire style mahogany upholstered desk chair.

A Victorian horse shoe back library chair, second half 19th…

Victorian Mahogany Library Chair with Black Leather

A Victorian horse shoe back library chair, second half 19th century, in mahogany and black leather with a buttoned low crest, relief carved supports to a stuffover seat and raised on ball and turned tapering legs, height 75 cm, width 65 cm, depth 67 cm

An oak library chair/step. 91 cm high.

Oak Library Chair/Step - 91cm High

An oak library chair/step. 91 cm high.

A mid Victorian mahogany and leather upholstered tub desk chair…

Victorian Tub Desk Chair with Leather Upholstery

A mid Victorian mahogany and leather upholstered tub desk chair on cabriole legs. 75 cm high, 53 cm wide.

A Spanish style carved walnut folding desk chair. 96 cm high,…

Carved Walnut Spanish Folding Desk Chair

A Spanish style carved walnut folding desk chair. 96 cm high, 73 cm wide.

A Victorian walnut rococo revival gentleman's library chair,…

Victorian Rococo Revival Library Chair

A Victorian walnut rococo revival gentleman's library chair, mid 19th century, of generous proportions with a rounded sage green velvet upholstered back and upholstered serpentine arms, with a shaped double scroll framed splat and scrolling side supports,…

A Regency mahogany library chair, scrolling decoration to arms,…

Regency Mahogany Library Chair with Geometric Upholstery

A Regency mahogany library chair, scrolling decoration to arms, tulip decoration to front legs, brass casters, upholstered in a black, grey and cream geometric fabric. 60 cm x 70 cm x 100 cm

Edwardian spindle back horse shoe desk chair

Spindle Back Desk Chair

Edwardian spindle back horse shoe desk chair

Vintage desk chair, turned wood columns to back and sides,…

Vintage Wood Desk Chair with Adjustable Base

Vintage desk chair, turned wood columns to back and sides, pivoting adjustable base. Width 58 cm

Victorian cedar swivel desk chair

Victorian Cedar Swivel Chair

Victorian cedar swivel desk chair

Large mid 19th century library chair, with scrolled arms and…

Mid 19th Century Library Chair with Scrolled Arms and Legs

Large mid 19th century library chair, with scrolled arms and turned concave faceted legs, 54 cm wide, 90.5 cm high

Pair of teak 'Fauteuil de Bureau' library chairs, with carved…

Teak Library Chairs with Rams Head Arms

Pair of teak 'Fauteuil de Bureau' library chairs, with carved Rams head arms, 60 cm wide, 83 cm high.

Walter Burley Griffin Swivel desk chair, circa 1917, made for…

Griffin's Oak Swivel Chair

Walter Burley Griffin Swivel desk chair, circa 1917, made for Newman College University of Melbourne, oak with leather upholstery, 58 cm across the arms

An Empire / Restauration desk chair c1825

Empire Restauration Desk Chair, c. 1825

An Empire / Restauration desk chair c1825

A oak swivel office armchair with rattan seat

Oak Swivel Armchair with Rattan Seat

A oak swivel office armchair with rattan seat

A Victorian mahogany upholstered library chair, 19th century,…

Victorian Mahogany Library Chair

A Victorian mahogany upholstered library chair, 19th century, the chair having a rectangular padded back with a rollover crest, padded arm rests to serpentine supports, a stuffover seat and raised on squashed bun and turned legs with porcelain casters,…