Irish 19thC Vernacular Oak & Elm Famine Chair
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1860 Irish 19thC Vernacular Oak & Elm Famine Chair sku 1978 W57 x D31 x H86 cm Seat height 37 cm Weight 6 kg
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A Primitive Vernacular Rustic 'Hedge' or Famine Chair, c1800s, England
Located in Hitchin, England
An amazing primitive and naive vernacular 'Hedge' chair, also termed Famine chair, that dates from the 1800s and originates from England.
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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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19th century Irish famine chair Primitive Irish famine chair. Measures: 100H x 65W x 60D cm
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Just in, this charming 1930s Italian Gilt Metal Floral & Swag Vanity chair, Very elegant and chic for this very famine vanity chair, It has all the bells and whistles of the Italian ...
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Primitive Naive Rustic 19th Century Vernacular Irish Stick Back 'hedge' Chair
Located in Hitchin, England
A primitive 19th century painted Irish stick back 'hedge' chair, termed also as Famine or Fool's chairs.
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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this really quite lovely original circa 1820 Irish Famine chair in pine A good looking and exceptionally decorative chair.
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Very Rare Primitive Irish Hedge Chair
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Lovely untouched surface. These chairs sometimes called 'Famine Chairs', date from the time of the oppression of Ireland by the British State.
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Primitive Naive Rustic 19th Century Vernacular Irish Stick Back 'hedge' Chair
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Located in Wiltshire, GB
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Famine Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic famine chair available at 1stDibs. Each famine chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, burl and metal. Your living room may not be complete without a famine chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A famine chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made famine chair over the years, but those crafted by Century Furniture, Raymond Sabota and Raymond K. Sobota are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Famine Chair?
A famine chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,733, while the lowest priced sells for $1,346 and the highest can go for as much as $5,592.
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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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