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English Child's Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English child's chair from the 19th century, featuring a handsomely patinated fruitwood
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Fruitwood
English Rush Seat Corner Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
This fruitwood corner chair has a spindle back. The scrolled arms are supported by five turned
Category
Antique 1880s English Corner Chairs
Materials
Rush, Fruitwood
Antique English Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Elbow Chair C.1840
Located in London, GB
Antique English Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Elbow Chair C.1840
A 19th Century Lancashire Spindle back
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair Antique English Arts & Crafts William Birch Liberty & Co. Rush Chairs
By William Birch
Located in London, GB
Pair Antique English Arts & Crafts Liberty & Co. Rush chairs attributed to William Birch.
circa
Category
Antique 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
H 40.16 in W 17.33 in D 17.33 in
English 19th century fruitwood chair with a rush seat
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A sweet English 19th century fruitwood chair with a rush seat. This chair was hand-crafted in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Fruitwood
Custom Set of Eight English Oak Wavy Ladder Back Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is a set of eight (two arms, six sides) English wavy ladder back chairs just waiting for duty
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Chairs
Materials
Oak, Rush
Single Antique English Lancashire Rush Seat Side Chair, Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 19th century Lancashire rush seat side chair.
Oak
Very sturdy, excellent antique condition
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Rustic Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 39.25 in W 20.5 in D 19 in
English 1780s Oak William and Mary Style Open Arm Youth Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English William and Mary style oak youth chair from the late 18th century, with rush seat and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English William and Mary Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 36.5 in W 21 in D 15.5 in
John Wanamaker English Windsor Walnut and Rush Brass Back Chair, Circa 1900s
By John Wanamaker
Located in Germantown, MD
An Late 19th Cetury to Early 20th Century John Wanamaker English Windsor Style Walnut and Rush
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Set of 6 English Oak Ladderback Rush Bottom Seat Dining Chairs
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a wonderful set of Ladderback chairs. Made from English Oak, these chairs have a beautiful
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
English Arts & Crafts “Quaint” Rush Seated Armchair
Located in Norwich, GB
A stylish English Arts and Crafts 'quaint' beech and fruitwood rush-seated armchair, with waved and
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech, Fruitwood
Set 5 Vintage English Oak Dining Side Chairs Rush Seat Lancashire Spindle Back
Located in Shreveport, LA
Set 5 Vintage English Oak Dining Side Chairs Rush Seat Lancashire Spindle Back.
Direct from
Category
Vintage 1940s British Jacobean Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 40 in W 18.75 in D 17.5 in
Set of Eight Vintage English Oak Dining Room Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of eight French vintage oak dining room chairs with rush seats, comprising of two arms and
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of Antique Spindleback Rush Chairs, English, Hall, Lancashire, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique spindleback rush country chairs. An English, oak hall or dining seat in
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 39.97 in W 21.26 in D 19.3 in
Shapland & Petter, A Pair Of English Arts & Crafts Ash & Rush Seat Side Chairs
By Shapland & Petter
Located in London, GB
Arts & Crafts Ash side chairs with heart-shaped open carvings to the tops.
Retaining the original rush
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 42.5 in W 16 in D 17.5 in
Liberty & Co. An English Aesthetic Movement walnut ladder back rush seat chair
By Liberty & Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. London.
An elegant English Aesthetic Movement walnut ladder back side chair
Category
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
H 36.5 in W 17 in D 17 in
19th Century 'Sussex Chair' designed by Philip Webb for William Morris & co.
By William Morris (English)
Located in London, GB
still solid and usable. The rush can be replaced if required.
This chair has been widely attributed to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash
H 19.69 in W 21.26 in D 17.33 in
Pair of Bobbin Turned Chairs
By William Morris (English)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of English late 19th Century ebonized and bobbin turned corner chairs with woven rush
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Corner Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Rush Seat Unusually Shaped Elm Turner Chair, England, 1870c
Located in New York, NY
1870c English rush seat Elm Turner chair.
Spindle legs, back and arms.
Unusual shape and very
Category
Antique 1870s English Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 8 Vintage Dining Chairs, English, Oak, Rush Seat, Georgian Revival, Suite
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superior set of 8 vintage ladder back dining chairs. An English, oak carver and rush
Category
Late 20th Century British Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 45.08 in W 23.04 in D 22.25 in
English Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Late 19th c. English oak ladder back chairs with rush seats and turned stretchers. 2 arms, 6
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
English Spindle Back Rocking Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
English spindle back rocker, this gently rocking chair is very comfortable, having arms and a tall
Category
Antique 1860s English Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
English Ladder Back Arm Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a Set of 2 English Farmhouse Ladder Back Dining Chairs. This very attractive set of heavy
Category
Vintage 1950s English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
English Faux Bamboo Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
English faux bamboo side chair. Dark turned wood side chair/ child’s chair carved to resemble dark
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
EIGHT ORIGINAL ANTIQUE ViCTORIAN WILLIAM MORRIS PHILIP WEBB SUSSEX DINING CHAIRS
By William Morris (English)
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
collectable suite of eight original William Morris, Philip Webb, Rush seat Sussex chairs circa 1870-1880 as
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Rope, Beech
H 33.86 in W 21.26 in D 19.3 in
Late 18th Century Harlequin English Lancashire Spindle-back Chairs Set of 4
Located in Louisville, KY
These mid 18th Century English Harlequin Lancashire chairs are an amazing reflection of a time when
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak, Ash, Elm
H 39.25 in W 19 in D 16.75 in
Mid 19th C. Rush Seated Ladder Back Chair. English, circa 1850
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very nicely appointed Victorian rush seated ladder back chair; English and mid 19th century. A
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
English 1800s Georgian Period Plum Wood Child's Rocking Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georgian period plum wood child's rocking chair from the early 19th century, with rush
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Children's Furniture
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 30.25 in W 18.5 in D 22 in
19th Century English Ladder Back Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 19th century English carved oak armchair featuring a ladder back design and a rush seat. Sits
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
Charming 19th Century English Child's Rocking Chair, Great Old Color And Patina
Located in Buchanan, MI
19th century or earlier.
Very charming English childs rocking chair with rush seat. Very nice old
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Children's Furniture
Materials
Oak
English Gothic Dining Chairs with Rush Seats, 1800s
Located in High Point, NC
A set of four 19th century English Gothic dining chairs with rush seats and delicately tapered legs
Category
Antique 19th Century British Gothic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Rare English George II Yew Wood Rush Seated Side Chair, circa 1740
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
An extremely rare mid-18th century English George II solid yew wood rush seated side chair, circa
Category
Antique 1740s English George II Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Yew
Pair of "Russell" Rush-Seated Turned Chairs, English, Circa 1929
By Edward Gardiner, The Russell Workshops Ltd.
Located in Stratford Upon Avon, GB
This pair of English Cotswold School chairs were made in about 1929 by Edward Gardiner of
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Six Rush Seat Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
English made Rush seat chairs with braced legs and a carved pattern
on inside back. Nice wide
Category
1990s English Edwardian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Six English Oak Painted Mid-19th Century Ladder Back Chairs, circa 1860
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a lovely set of six English oak painted mid-19th century ladder back chairs with rush seats
Category
Antique 1860s English Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 37 in W 18 in D 16 in
English Set of Eight Elm Spindleback Chairs Early 19th C Two Arms and Six Sides
Located in Wells, ME
English early 19th century assembled set of eight spindleback elm and ash dining chairs including
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash, Elm
H 36.75 in W 15 in D 18.75 in
English Early 19th Century Matched Pair of Spindleback Armchairs in Elm
Located in Wells, ME
with a small table between them in another room in the home. English chairs with rush seats were made
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Country Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Elm
H 43 in W 23.75 in D 19.25 in
Pair of English Bobbin Corner Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of English corner chairs having bobbin turnings to legs backs and cross stretchers. Newly
Category
Early 20th Century English Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
English Bobbin Chairs in Oak and Rush, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
Pair of chairs in English bobbin style with rush seats and dark stain over oak. Matching settee
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of Six English Ladderback Rush-Seat Farm Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
A fine set of six English ladder-back chairs with handsome woven rush seats.
Featuring nicely
Category
Antique 19th Century English Rustic Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Group of Ten Compatible English Rush Seat Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Group of ten compatible English ladder back chairs with rush seats having variations in size, color
Category
Antique 19th Century English Rustic Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
19thC English Bobbin Rush Seat Chair
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1870
19thC English Bobbin Rush Seat Chair
sku 1182
W42 x D45 x H78 cm
SH 33 cm
Category
Antique 19th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Four English Spindle-Back Rush Seat Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Austin, TX
A fine set of four English spindle-back chairs with handsome woven rush seats.
Featuring nicely
Category
Antique 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Elm, Oak, Wood
Antique English Empire Armchair with Rush Seat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An early 1900s Hitchcock style black and gold hand-painted chair oozing with charm and character
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Empire Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set 10 English Bobbin Oak & Ash Rush Dining Chairs
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1940
Set 10 English Bobbin Oak & Ash Rush Dining Chairs
Chairs x8
W41 x D40 x H100
Seat
Category
20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Antique English Carved Oak Barley Twist Corner Chair Rush Seat, c1900
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English carved oak barley twist corner chair rush seat, c1900
Direct from England, with
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Jacobean Corner Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of Six English Oak Barley Twist Dining Side Chair Rush Seat, circa 1900
Located in Shreveport, LA
quality English chairs have the barley twist stretchers)~
~Beautiful original rush back with carved oak
Category
Early 20th Century English Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Large 18th Century English Corner Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large corner chair in mahogany with carved back splat, rush seat and stretchers below
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century English Rush Seat Ladder Back Chair
Located in Southampton, NJ
An attractive corner, accent or desk chair in Cherry having strong rush seat with ladder back frame
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Rush, Cherry
Set of 6 Modern Antique Style English Rush Dining Chairs
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Set of 6 Modern antique style English rush dining chairs. All in good vintage condition and sturdy
Category
Mid-20th Century English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Softwood
Set of Eight Late 18th-Early 19th Century English Ladder Back, Rush Seat, Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of eight late 18th-early 19th century English ladder back, rush seat, chairs, circa 1800. Two
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Chairs
Materials
Rush, Elm, Walnut
H 37.5 in W 18 in D 16 in
English Harlequin Spindle-Back Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Austin, TX
A harlequin set of lovely English spindle-back chairs in ash with handsome woven seats. Featuring
Category
Antique 19th Century English Side Chairs
Set of Four English Oak Spindle Back Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Austin, TX
A fine set of four English spindle-back chairs with handsome woven rush seats, featuring nicely
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak, Wood
Pair of English Spindleback Side Chairs with Rush Seats, Early 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of English spindleback side chairs with rush seats, early 19th century. 32.75" H x 16.5" W x
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Country Side Chairs
Materials
Rush
H 32.75 in W 16.5 in D 14 in
English Elm Provincial Spindle Back Chairs with Rush Seats, Set of 8
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of English elm provincial dining chairs with rush seats, each with spindle backs and turned
Category
Antique 1890s English Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Elm
Set of Eight Dining Chairs, English Oak in Victorian Taste, Rush Seats
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of eight dining chairs, 20th century English oak in the Victorian taste with rush
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 41.34 in W 22.05 in D 22.45 in
Morris & Co. an Ebonised Rush-Seat Sussex Side Chair by Daniel Gabriel Rossetti
By Dante Gabriel Rossetti, William Morris (English)
Located in London, GB
Morris and Co. a single ebonised rush-seat Sussex side chair designed by Daniel Gabriel Rossetti in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Beech
H 34.25 in W 17.5 in D 16 in
Late 19th Century English Set of 6 Oak and Rush Dining Chairs
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Late 19th century English set of 6 oak and rush dining chairs
with 2 carvers.
Excellent shape
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
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English Rush Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of English rush chairs available for sale. Frequently made of wood, natural fiber and rush, all English rush chairs available were constructed with great care. English rush chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. English rush chairs made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with Arts and Crafts — are very popular at 1stDibs. Not every interior allows for large English rush chairs, so small English rush chairs measuring 15 inches across are available at 1stDibs. English rush chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by William Morris (English), Philip Webb and Edward William Godwin are consistently popular.
How Much are English Rush Chairs?
Prices for English rush chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, English rush chairs begin at $265 and can go as high as $19,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,477.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
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Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
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Questions About English Rush Chairs
- What are rush seats on chairs?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Rush seats are chairs where the seating part is woven out of long, grass-like vegetation. After the material dries, the makers weave it to make a strong surface for sitting. Shop antique rush chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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