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Is horse hair still used in upholstery?
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Horsehair isn't still used in upholstery. Though it was once very popular, designers stopped using it in the late early 20th century.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
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Side Chair Modern Medieval Handmade Horsehair Iron Handwoven Fringe Accent Mane
By J.M. Szymanski
Located in Bronx, NY
HORSE HAIR CHAIR NO. 1
J.M. Szymanski
d. 2017
Contemporary furniture at its finest. Horsehair
Category
2010s American Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel, Iron
1940s Eight Danish Restored Mahogany Dining Chairs with Horse Hair Upholstery
By Ole Wanscher
Located in Knebel, DK
1940s eight Danish restored mahogany dining chairs with horse hair upholstery
Classic mid-century
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
1930, W.H. Gispen, Original Very Early 204 Chair with Horse Hair Filling
By Willem H. Gispen, Gispen Culemborg
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
and #13). The filling of the upholstery is original horse hair. The base shows some loss of chrome
Category
Vintage 1930s Dutch Industrial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
1947 Peder Pedersen, Set of 7 Solid Wood Dining Chairs, Horse Hair upholstered
By Peder Pedersen
Located in London, GB
1947 Peder Pedersen set of seven solid hardwood dining chairs, seats upholstered with dark
Category
Antique 1840s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Animal Skin
$7,894 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Pair of 19th Century Biedermeier Fruitwood Side Chairs
Located in Berlin, DE
sabre legs. Newly upholstered in black Prussian horse hair fabric. The chairs are of classic proportions
Category
Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Victorian Jacobean Revival Carvedornate Throne Chair
Located in Crawley, GB
seat and back is upholstered in beautiful original red material and filled with horse hair , this
Category
Antique 1850s British Jacobean Armchairs
Materials
Oak
$1,673 Sale Price
36% Off