answer:Does the chair have great sentimental value, or is it an heirloom / antique of great value? If the answer to both of those questions is “no”, then I’d question “why bother?” on the shipment at all. Used furniture, especially modern upholstered furniture, is hardly worth the trouble it takes to ship, never mind the expense. I’d give it away or sell it locally, and send the cash value instead. But if you’re really determined to ship it, then I’d suggest making arrangements with a common carrier such as Yellow Freight. You will definitely need to have it packaged in some way, either crated or boxed securely. Also, depending on the weight, it may need to be secured to a pallet to allow fork trucks to move it in warehouses and freight depots. I’ve used bus lines for shipment of heavily loaded toolboxes and other such small, heavy crates, but I don’t think they’d take anything as large as a (crated) recliner. The bus freight has to fit into the luggage compartment of the bus beneath the passenger seats.