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 Captains desk chair 2nd quarter 20th century

20th Century Oak Captain's Chair

Oak Captains desk chair 2nd quarter 20th century

Pair of Victorian mahogany library chairs 55 cm wide, 59 cm…

Victorian Mahogany Library Chairs (Pair)

Pair of Victorian mahogany library chairs 55 cm wide, 59 cm deep, 88 cm high

Steelcase adjustable office chair

Adjustable Steelcase Office Chair

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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

An Australian blackwood office chair, early 20th century, 97 cm…

Early 20th Century Australian Blackwood Office Chair

An Australian blackwood office chair, early 20th century, 97 cm high

French Empire style desk armchair

Empire Desk Armchair

French Empire style desk armchair

A transitional style inlaid palisander desk armchair, circa…

Inlaid Palisander Desk Armchair, Transitional Style

A transitional style inlaid palisander desk armchair, circa 1920s, the tub shaped open frame armchair with inlaid curved back above down swept supports over a padded brown leather seat, plain apron and fluted tapering capped front legs. Height 74 cm,…

Leather upholstered mahogany desk chair button leather…

Mahogany Desk Chair with Button Leather Upholstery

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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

A green leather upholstered swivel desk chair

Green Leather Swivel Desk Chair

A green leather upholstered swivel desk chair

Antique French carved walnut renaissance style horse shoe…

French Renaissance Walnut Desk Armchair

Antique French carved walnut renaissance style horse shoe shaped desk arm chair

A pair of upholstered office armchairs, French circa 1940

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A pair of upholstered office armchairs, French circa 1940

A studded leather ebonised desk chair, French, 20th century

French Studded Leather Desk Chair, 20th Century

A studded leather ebonised desk chair, French, 20th century

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.

A leather upholstered, button down back, swivel action, desk…

Swivel Leather Desk Chair with Buttoned Back

A leather upholstered, button down back, swivel action, desk chair

An Edwardian oak swivel-base desk chair

Edwardian Oak Swivel Chair

An Edwardian oak swivel-base desk chair

A mahogany and leather desk chair, in the antique manner, with…

Mahogany and Leather Antique-Style Desk Chair

A mahogany and leather desk chair, in the antique manner, with a padded leather arching crest and padded arms, having a carved lyre device to the back, carved scroll details to the rear supports above a saddle seat, raised on ball and baluster legs…

Quality leather upholstered executive office chair, deep…

Deep Buttoned Leather Executive Office Chair

Quality leather upholstered executive office chair, deep buttoned

An oak swivelling desk chair, circa 1930, with later brocade…

1930 Oak Swivel Chair with Brocade Cushion

An oak swivelling desk chair, circa 1930, with later brocade cushion

A 19th century leather upholstered library chair in mahogany

Mahogany Library Chair with Leather Upholstery

A 19th century leather upholstered library chair in mahogany

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

An early 20th century George II style library chair, the high…

George II Style Library Chair with Tapestry Upholstery

An early 20th century George II style library chair, the high arched back upholstered in machine tapestry, scroll arms, raised on cotton reel turned legs and stretchers, with small upholstered stool

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

French reclining desk armchair

French Reclining Armchair for Desk

French reclining desk armchair

Antique cedar and mahogany horse shoe back swivel desk chair

Swivel Horse Shoe Back Desk Chair

Antique cedar and mahogany horse shoe back swivel desk chair

An antique Australian blackwood and mountain ash desk chair…

Antique Australian Blackwood Desk Chair by Sikes

An antique Australian blackwood and mountain ash desk chair with crinoline stretchers, early 20th century, stamped 'Sikes', 93 cm high, 62 cm across the arms

Victorian library chair, with hour glass back, upholstered in a…

Victorian Leather Library Chair with Mahogany and Casters

Victorian library chair, with hour glass back, upholstered in a buttoned brown leather with mahogany surrounds, raised on cabriole legs, with casters

A green upholstered mahogany desk chair in the antique manner,…

Green Antique-Style Mahogany Desk Chair

A green upholstered mahogany desk chair in the antique manner, the button back chair with padded sides and a stuffover seat, with a showframe and scroll end supports, raised on square section scroll legs, height 90 cm, width 62 cm, depth 67 cm

Edwardian spindle back horse shoe desk chair

Spindle Back Desk Chair

Edwardian spindle back horse shoe desk chair

A continental second Empire mahogany desk chair

Mahogany Second Empire Desk Chair

A continental second Empire mahogany desk chair

Deep buttoned leather office chair

Buttoned Leather Office Chair

Deep buttoned leather office chair

Pair of library chairs, late 19th century Regency style, with…

Regency Style Library Chairs with Striped Green Velour Upholstery

Pair of library chairs, late 19th century Regency style, with striped green Velour upholstery, height 97 cm

Deep buttoned chocolate leather upholstered executive office…

Chocolate Leather Executive Swivel Chair

Deep buttoned chocolate leather upholstered executive office swivel chair

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

Antique French mahogany Empire style desk chair, with studded…

Mahogany Empire Desk Chair with Leather Seat & Gilt Mounts

Antique French mahogany Empire style desk chair, with studded brown leather seat & gilt metal mounts

An antique style office chair, teak framed with swivel…

Teak Swivel Office Chair in Black Leather

An antique style office chair, teak framed with swivel mechanism upholstered in black leather

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.

Victorian library chair, with a carved crest rail, above a…

Victorian Leather Library Chair with Carved Crest and Cabriole Legs

Victorian library chair, with a carved crest rail, above a buttoned brown leather back, above upholstered arms, above a generous circular seat on slight cabriole legs

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

Large George III walnut desk chair, with square legs and…

George III Walnut Desk Chair

Large George III walnut desk chair, with square legs and stretchers

Leather upholstered library chair 92 cm wide, 85 cm deep, 95 cm…

Leather Library Chair - 92x85x95 cm

Leather upholstered library chair 92 cm wide, 85 cm deep, 95 cm high

Cutler & Son antique American oak office chair, 19th century,…

19th Century Antique Oak Office Chair by Cutler & Son

Cutler & Son antique American oak office chair, 19th century, stamped, a. Cutler & Son, buffalo, N.Y. Pat. Nov. 17, '85, 54 cm across the arms

Oak metamorphic library chair

Metamorphic Oak Library Chair

Oak metamorphic library chair

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

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An Edwardian mahogany metamorphic library step chair

Mahogany Library Step Chair

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Two similar French Empire style desk chairs with red upholstery.

Red French Empire Desk Chairs

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A French second Empire mahogany desk chair, with a curved back…

French Second Empire Mahogany Desk Chair with Ormolu Decoration

A French second Empire mahogany desk chair, with a curved back rail and a vertical vase shaped splat with ormolu decoration on fluted 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

A Regency style Chinoiserie desk with bird and floral hand…

Chinoiserie Desk and Chair with Bird and Floral Motifs

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Matthews Furniture burgandy leather upholstered swivelling…

Burgundy Leather Executive Swivel Chair

Matthews Furniture burgandy leather upholstered swivelling executives office chair

Desk chair, provincial style swivel based, with green leather…

Green Leather Swivel Chair in Provincial Style

Desk chair, provincial style swivel based, with green leather upholstery

Frederick Scott for Hillie Ergonomic Supporto office chair,…

Black Leather Ergonomic Office Chair by Frederick Scott for Hillie

Frederick Scott for Hillie Ergonomic Supporto office chair, black leather and aluminum

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

An Art Deco oak desk chair, circa 1930s-40s, in the manner of…

Art Deco Oak Desk Chair with Black Leather Seat

An Art Deco oak desk chair, circa 1930s-40s, in the manner of Paul Follot, the honey toned oak chair with a black leather seat and nail trim, having a ribbed rectangular splat flanked by side supports, with slender ribbed supports with squashed knop…

A French restoration period flame mahogany library chair.

Flame Mahogany Library Chair from French Restoration Period

A French restoration period flame mahogany library chair.

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

Frederick Scott for Hillie Ergonomic Supporto office chair,…

Scott Ergo Chair: Black Leather & Aluminum Support

Frederick Scott for Hillie Ergonomic Supporto office chair, black leather and aluminum

Antique mahogany desk chair with leather upholstery and seat…

Mahogany Leather Desk Chair from Tooronga Antiques

Antique mahogany desk chair with leather upholstery and seat pad originally purchased from Tooronga antiques

Antique Maple & Co mahogany bergere library arm chair, (bearing…

Maple & Co Mahogany Bergere Library Arm Chair

Antique Maple & Co mahogany bergere library arm chair, (bearing the oval brass label)

Good quality vintage oak spindle back desk chair

Vintage Oak Spindle Back Desk Chair

Good quality vintage oak spindle back desk chair

William IV mahogany framed library chair, scrolling open arms…

Mahogany Library Chair with Scrolling Arms and Buttoned Back

William IV mahogany framed library chair, scrolling open arms on turned front supports with buttoned back upholstery

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

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

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…

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

Frederick Scott for Hillie Ergonomic Supporto office chair,…

Black Leather Ergonomic Office Chair by Frederick Scott

Frederick Scott for Hillie Ergonomic Supporto office chair, black leather and aluminum

A French library chair, carved walnut with brown studded…

French Walnut Library Chair with Studded Leather

A French library chair, carved walnut with brown studded leather, 20th century, 52 cm across the arms

Library chair Chippendale with carved Grotesques and lion paw…

Chippendale Library Chair with Grotesques and Velvet Upholstery

Library chair Chippendale with carved Grotesques and lion paw feet mahogany with velvet back and studded upholstery, height 103 cm

Electric Cambridge Blue library chair

Cambridge Blue Electric Chair

Electric Cambridge Blue library chair

Good quality circular revolving red leather upholstered desk…

Revolutionary Red Leather Desk Chair with Brass Feet

Good quality circular revolving red leather upholstered desk chair, standing on turned tapering legs with brass cap feet

Victorian carved mahogany corner library chair, with coral pink…

Victorian Corner Library Chair with Coral Velvet Upholstery

Victorian carved mahogany corner library chair, with coral pink velvet upholstery, height 91 cm

A Georgian style English library armchair, finely carved…

Georgian Mahogany Library Armchair with Brass Castors

A Georgian style English library armchair, finely carved mahogany frame with brass castors and beige upholstery, 20th century, 88 cm high, 60 cm across the arms

Library tub chair Chesterfield with shaped front, and ox blood…

Oxblood Leather Library Tub Chair with Shaped Front

Library tub chair Chesterfield with shaped front, and ox blood deep button leather upholstery, height 75 cm, length 118 cm, depth 100 cm

Colonial cedar library chair (reconstructed)

Reconstructed Colonial Cedar Library Chair

Colonial cedar library chair (reconstructed)

Colonial cedar library chair with open arms and adjustable back

Adjustable Cedar Library Chair with Open Arms

Colonial cedar library chair with open arms and adjustable back

Antique rosewood William IV library armchair

William IV Rosewood Library Armchair

Antique rosewood William IV library armchair

An antique English mahogany reclining library chair, caned…

English mahogany reclining library chair with green leather cushions, 1840

An antique English mahogany reclining library chair, caned frame with dark green leather upholstered diamond button cushions, scroll arms, ring turned feet and original brass castors, circa 1840, 94 cm high, 62 cm across the arms

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

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

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.

A colonial cedar library chair, late 19th century, red velvet…

Colonial Cedar Library Chair with Red Velvet Upholstery

A colonial cedar library chair, late 19th century, red velvet upholstery with a reeded seat rail raised on turned legs with porcelain casters. Provenance: formerly in the the Sheriff's Residence, 1 camp crescent, Castlemaine, circa 1854

Library chair Louis Vxi style wing back armchair gilded finish…

Gilded Louis VXI Wingback Armchair with Animal Upholstery

Library chair Louis Vxi style wing back armchair gilded finish over carvings and frolicking animal pattern upholstery, height 110 cm, length 74, cm, depth 74 cm

Antique metamorphic library chair, 88 cm tall, with fold out…

Metamorphic Library Chair with Fold-Out Steps

Antique metamorphic library chair, 88 cm tall, with fold out steps

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

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,…

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

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.

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

Black lacquered desk and chair, with ornate decoration and gilt…

Ornate Gilt-Trimmed Black Lacquered Desk and Chair

Black lacquered desk and chair, with ornate decoration and gilt trimming, 127 cm wide, 70 cm deep, 107 cm high

A French late 19th century walnut desk chair with red…

Late 19th Century French Walnut Desk Chair with Red Upholstery

A French late 19th century walnut desk chair with red upholstery on turned legs

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 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…

A studded leather upholstered walnut desk chair, 20th century

Studded Leather Walnut Desk Chair (20th Century)

A studded leather upholstered walnut desk chair, 20th century

A Gascoigne button down leather upholstered adjustable desk…

Gascoigne Leather Adjustable Desk Chair with Button Down Design

A Gascoigne button down leather upholstered adjustable desk chair having arms, wheels and button down base and back

A pair of French empire style mahogany and upholstered desk…

French Empire Mahogany Desk Chairs with Upholstery

A pair of French empire style mahogany and upholstered desk chairs

An Australian blackwood revolving desk chair with red leather…

Victorian Blackwood Desk Chair with Red Leather Upholstery

An Australian blackwood revolving desk chair with red leather upholstery, late 19th century, ex Public Works Department, Melbourne, 69 cm across the arms