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Primitive American Side Chair and Rocking Chair
Located in Buchanan, MI
Charming 19th century primative rocking chair and side chair with green painted finish. Priced per
Category
Antique 19th Century American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Primitive 19th Century American Pine Childs Country Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Primitive 19th century American pine Childs Country chair
This a rare piece, made in America a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Country Chairs
Frederick Loeser & Co Yellow American Primitive Hitchcock Painted Side Chair 'A'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Frederick Loeser & Co yellow American primitive Hitchcock style painted side chair (A
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American American Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 34 in W 17 in D 19 in
Frederick Loeser & Co Yellow American Primitive Hitchcock Painted Side Chair 'B'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Frederick Loeser & Co yellow American Primitive Hitchcock style painted side chair (B). Item
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American American Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 34 in W 17 in D 19 in
American Curly Maple Child's Chair, circa 1870
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well loved beautifully carved curly maple child's chair with handmade pad.
American, stamped
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Primitive Chairs
Materials
Maple
Frederick Loeser & Co Yellow Primitive Hitchcock Style Side Chairs, Pair 'B'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Frederick Loeser & Co Yellow American Primitive Hitchcock style painted side chairs, a pair
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American American Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 32.5 in W 18 in D 18.5 in
Frederick Loeser & Co Yellow Primitive Hitchcock Style Side Chairs, Pair 'A'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Frederick Loeser & Co Yellow American Primitive Hitchcock style painted side chairs - a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American American Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Adirondack Tree Branch Twig Arts & Crafts Primitive Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Adirondack tree branch twig Arts & Crafts primitive rocker rocking chair. Item features
Category
Mid-20th Century Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 42 in W 22.5 in D 33 in
Antique Small Ladder Back Green Primitive Rustic Chair with Deer Hide Seat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique small ladder back green primitive rustic chair with deer hide seat. Item features deer hide
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of Eight American Tiger Maple and Walnut Fancy Chairs. Circa 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of eight American tiger maple and walnut fancy chairs with carved floral backs, original rush
Category
Antique 19th Century American Primitive Dining Room Chairs
4 Antique Primitive Shaker Oak Farmhouse Country Ladderback Rattan Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
4 American Shaker ladderback dining chairs with rattan / wicker seats. Beautifully designed with
Category
Early 20th Century Shaker Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Oak
H 46 in W 19 in D 19.5 in
Antique American Primitive Spindle Back Small Child's Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Red Painted Primitive Spindle Back Small Child's Rocker Rocking Chair. Circa 19th
Category
Antique 19th Century Primitive Children's Furniture
Materials
Wood
Booham Chair by Daniel Boddam
By Daniel Boddam Studio
Located in Sydney, NSW
Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret, the Booham Chair imbues both a primitive and contemporary edge.
Its
Category
2010s Australian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rattan, Wood
17th Century Quaker Style Chair
Located in Middletown, MD
primitive, farmhouse style chair is exceptionally rich in history with a life that has spanned through
Category
Antique 17th Century English Rustic Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Lawrence Peabody Danish Lounge Chair for Craft Associates Furniture
By Craft Associates, Lawrence Peabody
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Lawrence Peabody Danish lounge chair for Craft Associates furniture
Lawrence Peabody Danish
Category
2010s North American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
1700's Chippendale Style Country Ladder Ribbon-Back Maple Side Chairs, Pair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Louisville, KY
an impressive example of an Early American country chair. We cannot confirm the rush seating is
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century American Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Maple
H 39 in W 21.75 in D 16 in
Pierre Paulin Butterfly F675 lounge chair Artifort 1960s, 1st ed., rare patina
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
," while he sought to innovate in the then-primitive field of chair manufacture. His career reached heights
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Nickel
H 26.78 in W 31.89 in D 25.2 in
Antique Old Hickory Furniture Rocking Arm Chair No. 21 Rocker Adirondack Lodge
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique circa 1930s #21 rocking chair by Old Hickory Furniture Company of Martinsville, Indiana
Category
Vintage 1930s Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Hardwood
H 33.5 in W 31 in D 23 in
6 Antique English Glenister Wycomb Elm Windsor Country Farmhouse Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Six antique Glenister primitive elm dining chairs from Wycombe England. Circa 19th Century.
The
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
H 34 in W 21 in D 19 in
Primitive Antique Early American Country Farmhouse Slant Top School Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Primitive early American schoolhouse / country / farmhouse writing desk. Made of poplar
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Classical Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Poplar
H 32 in W 25 in D 18.5 in
Booham Single Sofa by Daniel Boddam, Walnut (COM)
By Daniel Boddam Studio
Located in Sydney, NSW
sense of the primitive and the modern.
Materials: American Walnut
COM - 4mt fabric required
Category
2010s Australian Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Still Life with Flowers, Oil Painting on Canvas by American-Italian Artist
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
restful primitive rendering of a rural still-life with flowers on a chair with a basket, painted with oil
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
H 28.35 in W 37.8 in D 1.97 in
Stainless Steel Unique Low Chair by Aranda\Lasch Anodized in Silver and Gold
By Aranda Lasch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
The metal low chair is from Aranda\Lasch’s iconic Modern Primitive series. Like rock piles, the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Armchairs
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 35.83 in W 41.34 in D 29.93 in
Antique 19th Century Tavern Work Dining Table
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Rustic 50"W 35.75"D 29"H
(( Apron Height from the floor is 20.25"H ))
( Chair in the last few photos is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American Primitive Farm Tables
Materials
Cherry
Antique Children's Horse Head Rocking Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and unusual form antique American early wooden child’s toy horse rocker with cushioned seat
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Children's Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Booham Chair with Arms by Daniel Boddam
By Daniel Boddam Studio
Located in Sydney, NSW
Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret, the Booham Chair imbues both a primitive and contemporary edge. Its
Category
2010s Australian Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Rattan, Wood
Pair French Mid-Century Modern Craftsman Stools / Slipper Chairs, Alexandre Noll
By Alexandre Noll
Located in New York, NY
Two Exquisite French Mid-Century Modern Craftsman slipper chairs / stools or benches in hardwood
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Hardwood
H 23.5 in W 22 in D 22 in
Mid Century F675 Butterfly Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960s
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
This stunning easy chair named "Butterfly" is designed by French designer Pierre Paulin in 1963.
It
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
H 26.78 in W 31.89 in D 25.2 in
Mid Century F675 Butterfly Chair by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960's
By Artifort, Pierre Paulin
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
abilities. I considered the manufacture of chairs to be rather primitive and I was trying to think up new
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Steel
H 26.78 in W 31.89 in D 25.2 in
Pierre Paulin AP-14 "Anneau" Butterfly Chair by AP Polak, 1950's
By Pierre Paulin
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
abilities. I considered the manufacture of chairs to be rather primitive and I was trying to think up new
Category
Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Cornwall Iron Banks Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
, played a crucial role in the development of the United States of America from the Revolutionary War
Category
Early 20th Century North American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Lancaster Covered Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
seventh generation descendant of a Swiss family which arrived in America early in the 17th Century, J
Category
Early 20th Century North American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Mushroom Armchair and Ottoman by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960's
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
abilities. I considered the manufacture of chairs to be rather primitive and I was trying to think up new
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Mushroom Armchair and Ottoman by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960s
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Dedar Italy fabric is amazingly soft.
The chair and the pouf are completely restored with new fabric
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
Mushroom Armchair and Ottoman by Pierre Paulin for Artifort, 1960s
By Pierre Paulin, Artifort
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
abilities. I considered the manufacture of chairs to be rather primitive and I was trying to think up new
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric
CraftAssociates Sofa, Peabody Bracket Back Sofa, Upholstered
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
of Haiti's Le Centre d'Art. Together they promoted interest in primitive Haitian art by corresponding
Category
2010s American Modern Sofas
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Lancaster Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
family which arrived in America early in the 17th Century, J. Earle Pfoutz was born in Lancaster, PA, son
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paint
Maple Stained American Primitive Chair
Located in Nashville, TN
Remarkable c.1750 Maple stained American primitive chair.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chairs
Early American Primitive Stool
Located in Woodstock, NY
A single American stool with generously proportioned plank seat, and oak tripod legs. Very solid
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Primitive Stools
Connecticut Windsor Side Chair Signed I. Clark, circa 1800
Located in Woodbury, CT
Connecticut windsor fanback side chair, circa 1800. Seven spindle example with arched and shaped
Category
Antique Early 1800s American Primitive Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Hickory, Pine
Antique Primitive Ladder Back Rocking Chair with Splint Seat Early 19th Century
Located in Tulsa, OK
Beautiful American antique primitive and rustic handmade rocking chair. This chair was made during
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Antiquities
Materials
Cane, Wood
H 36.5 in W 21 in D 33 in
18th Century American Hutch Table
Located in Summerland, CA
pegs to create a chair.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Primitive Dessert Tables and T...
Pair of Antique Primitive Ladder Back and Splint Seats Early 19th Century
Located in Tulsa, OK
These are a pair of slightly different antique Primitive ladder back chairs. Even though they are
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Craftsman Antiquities
Materials
Wood
H 35 in W 18.5 in D 14.5 in
Exceptional Early 20th Century Cast Iron Chair with Paddle Arm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful cast iron chair from the turn of the century. Exquisite surface and patina. It's
Category
Early 20th Century American Armchairs
Primitive Factory Chair, America, circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive Factory Chair, America, circa 1900
Unique form, make-do chair in original paint with
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Primitive Chairs
Materials
Pine
Primitive Factory Chair, America, circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive factory chair, America, circa 1900
Unique form, make-do chair in original paint with
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Primitive Chairs
Materials
Pine
Primitive Factory Chair, America, circa 1900
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive Factory Chair, America, circa 1900
Unique form. Make-do chair in original worn paint
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Primitive Chairs
Materials
Pine
Primitive Early American Rocking Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early American rocker with woven reed seat. Sturdy construction.
Size: 18" seat height.
Category
Antique 19th Century Primitive Rocking Chairs
Materials
Reed, Wood
Set of Six American Primitive Side Chairs by John Barbor
By John Barbour
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six walnut American primitive side chairs. Great for almost any style of decor.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Primitive Chairs
Primitive Child's High Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early American child's high-chair. Features a swing down table and footrest. Spartan construction
Category
Antique 19th Century Primitive Chairs
Materials
Pine
Primitive Black Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Handcrafted primitive black chair. Made in USA circa 1920s.
Category
Vintage 1920s North American Chairs
Materials
Wood
Six American Primitive Dining Chairs by John Barbor
By John Barbour
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six hand-carved walnut American Primitive side chairs by John Barbor. Great for a mountain
Category
Mid-20th Century American Primitive Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Primitive Antique Early American Windsor Bowback Oak Dining Side Chair Spindle
Located in Dayton, OH
Quaint antique windsor bowback chair. Made from oak with a warm brown finish. Features a turned
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 28 in W 17 in D 14 in
Primitive Set of Four Carved Pine Chairs, circa 1960
Located in Nashville, TN
Primitive set of four carved pine chairs, circa 1960. Solid hand carved pine construction with nice
Category
Vintage 1960s North American Chairs
Materials
Pine
American Curly Maple Child's Chair, circa 1870
Located in San Francisco, CA
A well loved beautifully carved curly maple child's chair with handmade pad.
American, stamped
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Primitive Chairs
Materials
Maple
Petite Early American Ladderback Side Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early American ladderback chair in slightly-scaled down proportions. Black painted oak frame with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Primitive Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
French Country Primitive Oak Ladderback Small Rattan Dining Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country primitive oak ladderback small rattan dining chairs - set of 4. item
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Oak
French Country Primitive Oak Ladderback Small Rattan Dining Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French country primitive oak ladderback small rattan dining chairs - set of 4. Item
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Oak
Set of Eight Early American Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
I am selling these chairs along with an 18th C. American Harvest table that have been in my
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Four American Fancy Chairs with Rush Seats, Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of four American Fancy chairs with hand stenciled floral motif, original rush seats, and
Category
Antique 19th Century American Primitive Side Chairs
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Primitive American Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic primitive American chair available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, pine and softwood, every primitive American chair was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a primitive American chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A primitive American chair is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one primitive American chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but John Barbour produced versions that are worth a look.
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Prices for a primitive American chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $250 and can go as high as $12,000, while the average can fetch as much as $975.
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