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What is a Sussex chair?
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A Sussex chair is a style of charm founded in Sussex featuring a turned frame and a rush seat. Sussex chairs often feature a bamboo frame as well as armrests and are a popular style of chair, coveted for simplicity and elegance. Shop a selection of chairs, including authentic Sussex styles, on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Arts & Crafts ‘Sussex’ Morris & Co Armchair ‘the Madox'
By Morris & Co.
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts ‘Sussex’ chair.
Made using ebonised ash and beech woods.
with new traditionally
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash, Beech
Liberty & Co Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Corner Chair Style of Ford Maddox Brown
By Liberty & Co., Ford Madox Brown 1
Located in London, GB
suite designed in 1884, after a Sussex chair design by Ford Maddox Brown for Morris and Co.
Some
Category
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Corner Chairs
Materials
Beech
Eight English Sussex Armchairs
By William Morris (English), Philip Webb
Located in Houston, TX
Eight English Sussex armchairs circa 1880-1910. Hand-crafted in ebonized beech with rush seats
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Ebonised Tub Chair, in the style of Godwin.
Located in London, GB
Charming ‘Anglo Japanese’ ebonised tub chair in the style of E.W. Godwin.
England c. 1870s
Category
Antique 1870s British Aesthetic Movement Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Original William Morris Sussex Rope Seat Armchair Seen in the V&A Museum
By William Morris (English)
Located in GB
Sussex armchair circa 1870-1880 as seen in the Victorian and Albert museum
The History This chair was
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Rope, Beech
Organic Modern Dining Chair, Solid Ash, Wood, Handmade by Loose Fit, UK
By Loose Fit
Located in Bexhill-on-Sea East Sussex, GB
Organic Modern Dining Chair. Created by Loose Fit and handmade to order in the UK. Available in a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Organic Modern Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Ash
