Antique 17th Century English Oak Correction Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Chairs of this very upright form are often described as correction or posture chairs, intended to encourage a formal seated position.
Oak
BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF DECORATIVE 17TH CENTURY REVIVAL OAK CHILDS CORRECTION CHAiR
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London We are delighted to offer for sale these Lovely Pair Of Decorative Children's Chairs Children's chairs, often replicas of adult chairs in miniature, were used...
Oak
Regency Child's Correction Chair, circa 1830
Located in St. Louis, MO
The original time-out chair, chairs of this type are known by many names: discipline chairs, punishment chairs and correction chairs among them.
Cane, Beech
Victorian Oak Child's "Correction" Chair
Located in Port Chester, NY
This "correction" or "discipline' chair, with its traditional high straight back and caned seat, is a lovely example of 19th century child's furniture designed to give children a rig...
Cane, Oak
Rare Pair of Mahogany Correction Chairs
Located in Norwalk, CT
Pair of very interesting tall-back chairs once used for the correction of a child's posture.
Mahogany
19th Century Correction Chair
Located in Brecht, BE
A lovely and quirky elm and fruitwood correction chair, used to teach straight up sitting during the 19th century in English schools.
Elm, Fruitwood
Pair of English Correction Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of English correction chairs with cane seats.
Wood
English Leather Child's Correction Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
English child's correction chair in leather with nail heads.
Leather, Wood
Pair of Child's Correction Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare pair of child's correction chairs with great character.
Wood
Pair of Cane Seat Correction Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of English cane seat correction chairs.
Wood
Bobbin Correctional Chair, British, c. 1880
Located in London, GB
A beautifully ornate and very charming Victorian correctional chair. Correctional chairs were originally conceived by 18th century surgeon and anatomist, Sir Astley Paston Cooper,...
Cane, Beech
English Child's Correction Chair from the Georgian Era
Located in Austin, TX
These deportment or correction chairs are also known as the Astley Cooper chairs.
Wicker, Cane, Wood
Quirky Correctional Chair from Ardèche
Located in New York, NY
A Quirky Correctional Chair Made of Twig and Horse Teeth. From the Ardèche Region of France, Circa 1900.
Twig, Bone
Late Regency Period Child's Correction Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Provenance These Deportment or Correction Chairs are also known as the Astley Cooper Chairs.
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
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