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18th Century Oak Welsh Wainscot Hall Chair
Located in Houston, TX
18th century oak welsh wainscot hall chair with beautifully worn arms from years of use.
Wood
Welsh Oak Country Side Chair or Backstool, 18th Century
Located in Den Haag, NL
An unusual side chair, or backstool, in native Welsh oak. The back is particularly tall and has a pronounced camber or backward lean. structural solid chair, charming because of its ...
Wood, Oak
Early 18th Century Welsh Oak Joined Backstool
Located in High Point, NC
Early 18th century oak backstool from England. This is a rare example of an oak backstool from Wales during Queen Anne's reign over England. The back of the stool has a hand-carv...
Oak
Pair of Georgian Oak Country Chairs 1780 Country Farmhouse Welsh Dining Antique
Located in London, GB
All in all this is a rare and wonderfully charming pair of Welsh oak vase-back chairs which exude antique country charm and will enhance any setting with their rustic and semi-refine...
Oak
18th Century Rustik Oak Welsh Vernacular Armchair Hall Chair Wainscot
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Introducing the Charismatic 18th Century Welsh Oak Armchair Enhance your living space with the timeless elegance of our charismatic 18th century Welsh oak armchair.
Oak
Wonderful 17th Century Welsh Oak Chair - Initialled c. 1660
Located in Heathfield, GB
The chair is stable and the colour of the oak, as with all early Welsh oak, is wonderful.
Oak
Jacobean Welsh Oak Great Chair c. 1620
Located in Heathfield, GB
The chair has the glorious colour which is characteristic of early Welsh oak and a naturally formed rich deep patina – particularly to the seat and arms.
Oak
Set of 6 Welsh Country Oak Ladderback Chairs
Located in Port Chester, NY
A set of 6 early Welsh dining chairs with charming ladderbacks and pad feet. Mid 18th Century and handmade, there are slight variations in each chair, shown in thumbnails. While the...
Oak
Antique Victorian Welsh Oak Spinning Chair
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian welsh oak spinning chair, which I believe is so named because they used to sit on these chairs when using a spinning wheel.
Oak
Antique Victorian Welsh Oak Spinning Chair
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian Welsh oak spinning chair, which I believe is so named because they used to sit on these chairs when using a spinning wheel.
Oak
Lovely Decorative Antique Welsh Carved Oak Spinning Chair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are so excited to present to you This highly decorative antique spinning chair. We have lightly restored this by giving it a hand clean all over, hand waxed and hand polish. ...
Oak
Rare Welsh Cricket Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual vernacular Welsh oak backstool of snowshoe form to back and seat, chamfered cricket type stick legs with rarely seen "T" stretcher, having a practical three finger hole desig...
Oak
Rustic Welsh Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Quirky rustic Welsh ash and oak windsor or "stick" chair having protruding backrest with trefoil pierced decoration, over bentwood arm supported by spokeshaved spindles, the rough he...
Ash, Oak
18th Century Welsh Country Lambing Chair
Located in Calgary, Alberta
This lovely country farm oak lambing chair was found in Wales, UK. From the 17th to the 19th century, these chairs were commonplace in British farmhouses. When the farmer was tendi...
Wood, Oak
Diminutive Welsh Vernacular Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual early 19th century Welsh oak diminutive windsor chair having simple comb back, over spoke shaved spindles and turned center and arm supports, over two plank oak seat and with...
Oak
Welsh Queen Anne Folk Art Side Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Charming and quirky Welsh oak folk art side chair, the arched crest with pierced hearts and moons, over balustrade silhouette back splat, the two stiles with molded decoration, over ...
Oak
Exceptional 18th Century Welsh Corner Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual and fine 18th Century Welsh oak corner chair, The rounded arm with molded headrest over stylish high arched slats with turned supports over solid single plank seat, the turne...
Early 19th c. Welsh Oak Lambing Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early 19th century oak Welsh lambing chair with very good color. Paneled back and sides, shaped top and curved wings on flattened arms with rounded handles on box base standing on...
Oak
18th Century Welsh Folk Art Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare Welsh oak folk art chair, the arched back with pierced heart over quirky shaped splat, with straight arms over upholstered seat, the square legs joined by simple box stretcher, ...
Oak, Fabric
17th Century English or Welsh Wainscot Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Most unusual 17th century English or welsh wainscot chair having a shaped and scroll carved crest over similarly carved rails, the central panel with fan shell and square foliate des...
Oak
English or Welsh 18th c. Vase-Splat Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An English or Welsh oak windsor chair having marvellously carved ear backcrests and vase-shaped backsplat with thick elm hewn saddle seat on H-stretcher base.
Oak
18th Century Welsh Lambing Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
An extraordinary 18th century Welsh oak wingback lambing chair having a back constructed of three oak panels with scalloped top, and straight flat arms with rounded ends, through tur...
Oak
Carved Oak Arm Chair
Located in New York, NY
Unique Welsh oak chair with triangle seat and detailed carved back.
Welsh Period Oak Corner Chair
Located in Port Chester, NY
Such a handsome chair. Very early corner chair, with a drop-in seat, easy to reupholster. Corner chairs like this one are so good as a desk chair, as it is possible to get right in u...
Wood
Antique Welsh Oak Farmhouse Dining Chairs
Located in Dorchester, GB
Set of four Welsh farmhouse chairs with a lovely inlaid Daliesque moustache detail that make these chairs a little more special.
Oak
Early 18th Century Welsh Folk Art Low Chair, circa 1721
Located in Wiltshire, GB
Early 18th century Welsh Folk Art low chair, circa 1721 restored. All of the items that we advertise for sale have been as accurately described as possible and are in excellent co...
Oak
Welsh Child's Chair
Located in New York, NY
An Oak Child's Chair of the Windsor Type. Welsh, Circa 1800
Oak
18th Century Welsh Oak Corner Chair
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A charming Welsh period oak corner chair of typical smaller size.
Oak
18th Century Primitive Welsh Oak Windsor Chair
Located in Houston, TX
18th English oak windsor chair has a very distinct look, as it is tall and narrow Shaker look. Chair has a saddle seat and Queen Anne cabriole legs with pad feet. Rear legs are als...
Oak
$2,695
H 48 in W 19.75 in D 22 in
Antique 18th English Century Georgian Carved Oak Wainscot Chair Yorkshire 1720
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique carved oak English George I wainscot chair, Yorkshire, circa 1720. The chair with a carved back crest with scrolled interlaced carving below and a pair of turned finia...
Oak
$4,770
H 39.38 in W 23.43 in D 22.45 in
17th Century Charles I English Oak Wainscot Armchair Primate Design Hand Carved
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this original early 17th century Charles I Wainscot armchair. A good early original piece, hand carved, very naïve but at the time this would ha...
Oak
17th Century Oak Wainscot Chair
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
17th Century Oak Wainscot Chair A late 17th Century wainscot chair in oak of a good colour and patina and handsome carved back; channel mouldings to the back and seat rails and boldl...
Oak
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