Unusual Chair, 1980 in wood
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Material: Wood Country:France We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the...
Wood
Set Of Four Scottish George III Laburnum Chairs
Located in London, GB
A FINE SET OF FOUR SCOTTISH GEORGE III LABURNUM CHAIRS, CIRCA 1760. Provenance Sir James Clerk 3rd Baronet of Penicuik, Penicuik House, Midlothian; Thence by descent in the family a...
Wood
Scottish 1900s Orkney Island Canopy Chair with Hooded Handwoven Straw Back
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Scottish Orkney Island canopy chair from the early 20th century with handwoven straw hooded back, rush seat, open arms, tapering legs and side stretchers. Born during the turn of t...
Straw, Wood, Rush
Orkney Island Midcentury Scottish Canopy Chair with Hand Woven Straw Back
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Scottish Orkney Island canopy chair from the mid 20th century with handwoven straw hooded back, rush seat, open serpentine arms, tapered legs and side stretchers. A charming Scotti...
Straw, Wood
Pair of art and craft chairs
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Pair of art and craft chairs in solid wood
Fabric, Wood
Pair of art and craft chairs
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Pair of art and craft in solid wood chairs
Fabric, Wood
$18,500 / set
J. Herbert McNair Colonial Campaign Chairs, Pair
Located in North Miami, FL
We are delighted to offer for sale absolutely stunning early 20th century Anglo Indian Campaign Military folding armchairs in solid wood and brass with the original leatherette seat ...
Brass
Scottish 19th Century Child's Orkney Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dating to the nineteenth century, this child's Orkney chair follows the traditional form of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, in which a wooden frame is fitted with a high, curved back...
Straw, Wood
Child's Orkney Chair with Hand Woven Straw Back, Scotland, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Late 19th-century child's armchair or fauteuil from the Scottish Orkney Islands, also referred to as Orkney Chair. The Orkney chair features an oak frame supporting a demicircle bac...
Straw, Rush, Wood
Unavailable
H 33 in W 18.5 in D 21 in
Set of 6 Regency Wood Dining Chairs Lift-up Seats, Scotland 1830, H594
Located in Vancouver, BC
Set of 6 Regency Wood dining chairs lift-up seats, Scotland 1830, H594 Scotland 1830 Solid Wood Original finish Shaped carved top rail With finely carved mid rail Fully upholstered ...
Wood
Grain Painted Scottish Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
An Early 20th Century Example with Great Modern Lines. This Chair sits Comfortably and has a Sublime Form and Design From Scotland ,it is a Fine Example of the Early 20th Century Form
Wood
Unavailable
H 33 in W 18 in D 18.5 in
Ant. Victorian Carved Occasional Chair, Parlour Chair, Scotland, 1870
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Victorian carved occasional chair, parlour chair, Scotland 1870, H111 Scotland 1870 Original Finish Having a shaped carved top rail Quality carved splat to the center of t...
Wood
Unavailable
H 33.5 in W 17.5 in D 18 in
Ant. Victorian Carved Bedroom Chair, Upholstered Seat, Scotland 1870, H130
Located in Vancouver, BC
Ant. Victorian carved bedroom chair, upholstered seat, Scotland 1870, H130 Scotland 1870 Original Finish Carved top rail with open back Serpentine front upholstered seat Carve...
Wood
Unavailable
H 44.89 in W 18.12 in D 17.72 in
Set of Six Oak E A Taylor Glasgow School Chairs by Wylie & Lochhead, circa 1905
By E.A. Taylor
Located in London, GB
Stylish set of six oak Arts & Crafts/Glasgow School chairs in a scarce design by E A Taylor the manufacture by Wylie & Lochhead. The top rails have beautifully carved "M...
Wood
Celebrant Chairs & Communion Table from a Scottish Church
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Large set of celebrant/minister chairs and a communion table reclaimed from an Edinburgh Church. Excellent overall condition. This symbol, which looks like a dollar sign ($), is a...
Wood
19th Century Scottish Bobbin Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Lovely set of four 19th Century bobbin chairs. Originally from Scotland, these chairs are typical of the bobbin style. These wonderful chairs are well-proportioned and have be...
Wood
Small Scottish Orkney Chair with Handwoven Straw Back Wingback
Located in Surrey, BC
Scottish Orkney accent chair from the early 20th century, with handwoven straw back , strong original patina, and wooden seat. Born on the Orkney Island located near the northern t...
Straw, Wood
Set of Six Scottish Pitch Pine Side Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This set of six Scottish pine side chairs are an assembled set of two sets of three. The turnings on the tops of the legs are slightly different and equally as charming.
Pine, Wood
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H 32.5 in W 21 in D 15 in
Antique Scottish Mid-19th Century Orkney Chair with Handwoven Straw Back
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Orkney accent chair from the mid-19th century. This wood and straw chair, circa 1860 comes from the Orkney Islands near the northern tip of Scotland.
Straw, Wood
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H 33 in W 21 in D 22 in
Set of Scottish Regency Dining Chairs of Mahogany, Two Arms and Six Side Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
A fine set of eight comfortable dining chairs of mahogany from the Regency era, originally from Scotland. Each side chair featuring a bowed back of flame mahogany with carved acce...
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany, Wood
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H 35.5 in W 24.5 in D 21.5 in
19th Century Scottish Orkney Chair with Handwoven Straw Back and Zigzag Patterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic 19th century Orkney chair with zigzag-patterned handwoven straw back from the Island of Orkney near the Northern tip of Scotland and new woven upholstery. This armchair ...
Fabric, Straw, Wood
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H 35.5 in W 24.5 in L 35.5 in
19th Century Scottish Orkney Chair with Handwoven Straw Back and Zigzag Patterns
Located in Atlanta, GA
An authentic 19th century Orkney chair with zigzag-patterned handwoven straw back from the Island of Orkney near the Northern tip of Scotland. This armchair features a wooden armatur...
Wood, Straw
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H 34.85 in W 17.92 in D 20.67 in
Set Of 5 Antique Dining Chairs, Scottish, Buckle Back Seat, William IV, C.1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 5 antique dining chairs. A Scottish, rosewood buckle back seat, dating to the William IV period, circa 1835. Pleasingly decorative suite of dining chairs of fine qu...
Wood
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H 55.52 in W 16.15 in D 13.78 in
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Hill House Chair 1902, Cassina I Maestri One of Three
By Cassina, Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Munster, NRW
Cassina edition of the legendary Hill House chair, designed 1902 by Charles Rennie Mackintosh - this offer is for one chair, three are available. The chairs come with its certific...
Wood
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H 59.06 in W 18.51 in D 19.69 in
Art Nouveau Style Black Lacquer High Back Chairs, Labeled Macintosh
By A.H. MacIntosh & Company
Located in Markington, GB
Macintosh black lacquer high back chairs (labled) as in the Macintosh Willow Tea Rooms, Buchanan St.
Wood
Primitive Tall Back Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive tall back chair with beechwood frame and rush back
Wood, Rush
Rare Hooded Orkney Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine and unusual 19th century Scottish woven rush and wood chair from the Orkney Islands, this example is remarkable for its age, condition and the uncommon hooded back reminisc...
Rush, Pine
1903 Hill House Chair by Charles Rennie Makintosh
By Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Located in Toronto, CA
The Ladder-back chair - formally known as the ‘Hill House Chair’ - was created for the primary bedroom of a house Charles Rennie Mackintosh designed in 1903. With a towering linear s...
Fabric, Wood
Circa 1960s Set of 10 Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs
By Beithcraft
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1960s set of 10 Mid-Century Modern dining chairs by Beithcraft Ltd. of Scotland. Two arms & 8 sides. Shaped double backsplats. Turned tapered legs with turned side rails. Great...
Wood
Scottish Leather Library Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Leather library chair with original iron casters, tufted button back, Morison & Co. of Edinburgh.
Leather, Wood
Scottish Bobbin Arm Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A fine and handsome 19th century bobbin armchair from Scotland c.1880.
Wood
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H 32.75 in W 18 in D 14.75 in
Small Scottish Orkney Wingback Chair with Handwoven Straw Back, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small Scottish Orkney accent chair from the early 20th century, with handwoven straw back and wooden seat. Created on the Orkney Islands near the northern tip of Scotland in the ea...
Straw, Wood
Primitive Child's Orkney Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive child's orkney chair with beechwood arms and frame with rush back and seat.
Wood
Primitive 19th Century Child's Orkney Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive child's orkney chair with beechwood arms and frame with rush back and seat.
Wood
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H 59.06 in W 18.51 in D 19.69 in
Art Nouveau Style Set of Dining Table and High Back Chairs by Macintosh
By A.H. MacIntosh & Company
Located in Sofia, BG
Art Nouveau style set of circle dining table and eight high back chairs, by Macintosh. There is a mechanism for lifting the central part of the table. All set is made of high quali...
Wood
19th Century Scottish Turned-Bobbin Rocking Chair
Located in Chireno, TX
19th century Scottish turned-bobbin rocking chair in various woods.
Wood, Ash, Fruitwood, Pine
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H 41 in W 20.75 in D 17 in
Scottish Late 19th Century Orkney Chair with Wraparound Handwoven Straw Back
Located in Atlanta, GA
This wood and straw chair was born in the Orkney Islands near the northern tip of Scotland during the 1890s.
Straw, Wood
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