Arts and Crafts Armchairs
ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE
Emerging in reaction to industrialization and mass production, the Arts and Crafts movement celebrated handcrafted design as a part of daily life. The history of Arts and Crafts furniture has roots in 1860s England with an emphasis on natural motifs and simple flourishes like mosaics and carvings. This work is characterized by plain construction that showcases the hand of the artisan.
The earliest American Arts and Crafts furniture dates back to the start of the 20th century. Designers working in this style in the United States initially looked to ideas put forth by The Craftsman, a magazine published by Wisconsin native Gustav Stickley, a furniture maker and founder of the Craftsman style. Stickley’s furniture was practical and largely free of ornament. His Craftsman style drew on French Art Nouveau as well as the work he encountered on his travels in England. There, the leading designers of the Arts and Crafts movement included William Morris, who revived historical techniques such as embroidery and printed fabrics in his furnishings, and Charles Voysey, whose minimal approach was in contrast to the ornamentation favored in the Victorian era.
American Arts and Crafts work would come to involve a range of influences unified by an elevation of traditional craftsmanship. The furniture was often built from sturdy woods like oak and mahogany while featuring details such as inlaid metal, tooled leather and ceramic tiles. The style in the United States was led by Stickley, whose clean-lined chairs and benches showcased the grain of the wood, and furniture maker Charles Rohlfs, who was informed by international influences like East Asian and French Art Nouveau design.
Hubs in America included several utopian communities such as Rose Valley in Pennsylvania and the Byrdcliffe Arts and Crafts Colony in New York, where craftspeople made furniture that prioritized function over any decoration. Their work would influence designers and architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, who built some of the most elegant and iconic structures in the United States and likewise embraced a thoughtful use of materials in his furniture.
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Style: Arts and Crafts
Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau High Back Armchair with Rush Seat, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau high back armchair.
Striking Dutch design from the 1900s.
Solid oak frame with original rush seat.
Well designed tall back and elegant and...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Orkney Chair in Wood and Oat Straw, Scotland, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Orkney chair, a timeless masterpiece hailing from the enchanting landscapes of Scotland in the 19th century. This chair features the distinctive and traditional back, intricately wov...
Category
19th Century Scottish Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Straw, Wood
G M Ellwood.J S Henry. Pair of Arts & Crafts Mahogany Armchair with Pewter Inlay
Located in London, GB
G M Ellwood (1875-1955) made by J S Henry. A fine pair of Arts & Crafts Mahogany Armchairs with stylised Pewter Inlays and central stretcher.
Only one shown at present.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Pewter
Antique Arts & Crafts J.M. Young or Stickley School Oak & Leather Armchair C1915
Located in Big Flats, NY
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An antique Arts and Crafts armchair in the manner of J. M. Young or Stickley offer oak construction with slat back and leather seat, c181...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Handmade Outdoor "Canoa" Armchair
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
"Canoa" armchair handmade by artisans in nylon and Guanacaste wood (Parota), ideal for roofed exteriors or even interiors.
Canoa armchair can be used outside in covered areas.
Category
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood, Nylon
Heals. A good quality Arts and Crafts oak armchair with chamferred details
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals. A good quality Arts and Crafts oak armchair with chamferred details to all the edges and a comfortable shaped seat.
Category
1930s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Liberty and Co attributed. A traditional Queen Anne style parlour chair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co attributed. A traditional Queen Anne style parlour chair with fretwork back, cane seat and Queen Anne cabriole front legs. A similar form is illustrated in Liberty's Y...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Beech
E G Punnet attributed. Probably made by William Birch. An oak wing back armchair
By William Birch, E. G. Punnett
Located in London, GB
E G Punnet attributed. Probably made by William Birch and retailed by Goodyers of Regent Street. An Arts and Crafts oak wing back hall armchair using flat sided construction. With fl...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Liberty and Co in the style of G M Ellwood. An Arts and Crafts Walnut armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co in the style of G M Ellwood. An Arts and Crafts Walnut armchair with stylized floral inlay to the
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
George Walton for John Rowntree & Kate Cranstons. An Arts and Crafts Armchair
Located in London, GB
George Walton for John Rowntree's cafe & Miss Cranston tearooms. An Arts and Crafts Armchair. George Walton first designed this armchair which had a cane seat and back, around 1896, ...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Liberty and Co. attributed. An Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. attributed. An Arts & Crafts mahogany armchair with extending uprights to the back and stylized floral inlays to the back roundels with an array of stretchers below t...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
A walnut desk chair or armchair with a rounded top and ladder back
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals attributed. A Walnut desk chair or armchair with a rounded top and ladder back, sculptured curvacious arms, the four legs united by a 'H' stretcher.
Category
1920s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Morris & Co attributed. An Beech armchair with Morris fabric seat
By Morris & Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co attributed. An Arts and Crafts Beech armchair with Morris fabric seat
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Beech
G M Ellwood for J S Henry. Arts & Crafts oak throne armchair with capped finials
Located in London, GB
George Montague Ellwood. Made by J S Henry.
An Arts & Crafts oak throne armchair with capped finials and wonderful sweeping back supports, on tapering square legs.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Liberty and Co (style of) probably made by William Birch. An mahogany armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co in the style of probably made by William Birch.
An Arts and Crafts mahogany armchair with curled finials, a lattice cack support ring turned details to the arm suppor...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Liberty & Co An armchair inlaid with petite hearts & subtle floral inlays
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co attributed, an Arts & Crafts Walnut armchair, inlaid with petite hearts & subtle floral inlays to the back and to the front.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Three Arts and Crafts oak dining armchairs
Located in London, GB
Three Arts and Crafts oak dining armchairs with arched tops and shaped slats to the back making them very comfy armchairs. Professionally recovered in a quality wine coloured leather.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Liberty and Co, attr. in the style of Leonard Wyburd. An oak wing back armchair
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co, attributed, in the style of Leonard Wyburd. An Arts and Crafts oak wing back armchair with unusual upper open sides. The back supports curve down through to the back ...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Walter Skull High Wycombe. An Arts and Crafts oak wing back upholstered armchair
Located in London, GB
Walter Skull High Wycombe. An Arts and Crafts oak wing back upholstered armchair with lovely show oak to the outer wing sides. The wings curve out and fol...
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Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Edward Barnsley. Commissioned by G H J Morris An Arts and Crafts armchair
Located in London, GB
Edward Barnsley. Commissioned by G H J Morris An Arts and Crafts armchair with beautifully made organic curvaceous sculptured arms, he certainly put a lot of love and thought into th...
Category
1950s English Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Norman & Stacey (attributed). An Arts and Crafts Walnut High Armchair
By Norman and Stacey
Located in London, GB
Norman & Stacey attributed. An Arts and Crafts Walnut High Armchair with Shaped Back.Norman and Stacy attributed Arts & Crafts oak armchair with a serpentine shaped back rest making ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
C R Ashbee for J P White. An oak and rush seat ladder back armchair
Located in London, GB
C R Ashbee Arts and Crafts oak and rush seat ladder back armchair made by J P White at The Pyghtle Works in Bedford. Illustrated in: Furniture made at The Pyghtle Works Bedford by J ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
M H Baillie Scott An Arts & Crafts walnut armchair with new rush seat
Located in London, GB
M H Baillie Scott by J P White. An Arts & Crafts Walnut armchair with new rush seat. Illustrated in: Furniture made at the Pyghtle Works Bedford, by J P White. Furniture designed by ...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
By J S Henry. A pair of matching oak dining chairs with throne like capped tops
Located in London, GB
George Montague Ellwood. Made by J S Henry. A pair of matching oak dining chairs with throne like capped tops and sweeping back supports on tapering square legs. Priced individually.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Arts & Crafts Pair of Armchairs in Oak and Braided Straw
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Pair of armchairs, oak, braided straw, Europe, 1920s
These chairs are designed during the Arts & Crafts period in Europe approximately around the twenties and designed by an experie...
Category
1920s European Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Straw, Oak
Scottish Late 19th Early 20th Century Wood and Oat Straw Orkney Chair
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
Orkney chairs date back to approximately the 1700s, but working with straw on the islands dates back to the Bronze Age.
Originally created using driftwood collected from Orkney’s ...
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Straw, Walnut
Gustav Stickley, Armchair, Oak, Canvas, USA, 1907
Located in High Point, NC
A stained oak and beige canvas armchair designed and produced by Gustav Stickley, USA, c. 1907
Seat height: 19.25"
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Disco Ball/Past forges Future Chair by Markus Friedrich Staab 2022
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Bavarian Armchair ca. 1860, contemporized to be a contemporary sculptural design piece. functional german art. 2 Legs added by Ebonist Toni Menacher, Intarsie of a disco ball added t...
Category
1850s German Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
Rustic Armchair in Solid Oak and Straw, United Kingdom, 1900s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rustic armchair from the early 1900s, showcasing the exceptional craftsmanship of British artisans in the spirit of the Arts and Crafts movement. Crafted from robust oak wood and fea...
Category
Early 1900s British Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Liberty & Co Athelstan Arts And Crafts Oak Armchair
Located in Norwich, GB
A Liberty & Co ‘Athelstan’ oak and rush seated armchair. Circa 1898. Cabinetmaker's stamp: 'R Bowler' to the wooden underside of the rush seat, and the inside of the seat frame.
Th...
Category
1890s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Arts & Crafts ‘Sussex’ Morris & Co Armchair ‘the Madox'
By Morris & Co.
Located in Petworth, GB
Arts & Crafts ‘Sussex’ chair.
Made using ebonised ash and beech woods.
with new traditionally rushed seat.
This chair was named ’The Madox’ after Ford Madox Brown...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Ash, Beech
Late 19th century carved oak arts and crafts armchair
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 19th century carved oak arts and crafts armchair circa 1890.
Shaped back rest with carved roundels and a central sunburst, link to the s...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
4 Rural Dutch Ladder Back Oak Rush Seat Armchairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Lovely minimalist armchairs from the 1930s made of solid oak with a wicker woven seat.
Fit perfectly with the style of designers such as Charlotte Perriand and Charles Dudouyt.
Comf...
Category
1950s Dutch Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
20th Century Amish Elm and Beech Windsor Armchairs, Pairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautiful pair of 20th Century Amish Elm and Beech Windsor Armchairs in great great condition. Measure 23" in width, 23" in depth and stand 50" tall. Arm height 24.5". Seat interio...
Category
Late 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Ash
Pair of Mahogany Brutalist Armchairs, 1950
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Large and important pair of armchairs, made in France in 1950. Openwork mahogany frame mounted by a key system. Seat height 41 cm. Arm height 62 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
English Arts and Crafts Brown Walnut Armchair attributed to JS Henry
Located in Houston, TX
English arts and crafts brown walnut armchair, attributed to JS Henry circa 1900. Scrolled terminals atop a solid back and seat newly upholstered in off-white...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut, Wool
Sculptural Arts and Crafts Oak Arm Chair, Denmark 1920’s
Located in Valby, 84
Rare decorative sculptural arts and crafts solid oak arm chair with original velvet upholstery with brass nails to hold the upholstery.
The chair is made by a unknown Danish craftsma...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Velvet, Oak
French Arts + Crafts Armchair
Located in West Hollywood, CA
French Arts + Crafts walnut frame armchair with new rush seat, France, early 20th century.
Category
20th Century French Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Rush
American Arts & Crafts Oak Armchair Attributed to Gustav Stickley
Located in Petworth, GB
American Arts & Crafts oak over-sized armchair
Through tenon detailing and slatted back
Currently upholstered in maroon leather
Attributed to Gustav Stickley
Circa 1900
Height 103cm ...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Stickley Brothers Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Arm Chairs, Pair
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional pair of Mission Arts & Crafts club chairs or dining armchairs
By Stickley Brothers
USA, Circa 1900
Solid quarter sawn oak frames, with leather upholstered s...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Iron Horseshoe Back and Leather Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of Iron Horseshoe Back and Leather Chairs. Hand hammered iron in an antique brown finish. Seats and arm rests arm are in leather in a woven webbed design. Arm terminate with a s...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Armchair in Oak with Woven Rye Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous Viennese early 20th century "Arts & Crafts" style armchair designed by Willem Schmidt for Prag-Rudniker. Features carved modernist oak wood framework and woven rye straw sea...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Other
Lava Woven Armchair by Habitación 116
Located in Ciudad De México, MX
Lava Woven Armchair (2022)
By Habitacion 116
Pigmented Mexican tropical wood
Pigmented paper cord
Colors: Recinto (grey) Tezontle (red) Basalto (black) Pomez (natural) Toba (brown)
Based on the emblematic chair originally developed for the Rocasal project, the LAVA version acquires more volume by experimenting with the materials it’s composed of (paper and tabebuia rosea wood) and it is stained in colors that emulate the different types of volcanic rock. The chair, armchair, and stool from the LAVA collection are directly inspired by the popular Mexican chair of mestizo origin which is painted in bright colors and has a seat in woven tule...
Category
2010s Mexican Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Papercord, Wood, Oak
N-Gene Armchair with Cherry Checker Fabric and Olive Leather
Located in New York, NY
The N-gene armchair is a reinterpretation of an armchair designed by Merve’s uncle, interior designer, Engine, in the 1970s. The N-Gene is re-envisioned with caning, and is upholster...
Category
2010s Turkish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Antique Mission Arts & Crafts Oak and Leather Reclining Morris Chair, circa 1900
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts Morris reclining lounge chair
In the manner of Stickley
USA, Early 20th century
Carved oak frame, with newer intentionally distressed blu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
English Arts and Crafts Period Spindle Back Rush Seated Elm Armchair
Located in Wells, ME
English Arts and Crafts period elm rush seated spindle back armchair. This armchair has unusual flattened turnings to the back and bobbin turnings on the member under the arm. The...
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1870s English Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Elm
1930s Dutch Beech and Rush Armchair
Located in London, London
Armchair
Beech frame
Rush seat
Black bobbin detail
Netherlands 1930s.
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Oak Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau High Back Armchair by H.P. Berlage, 1900s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Magnificent and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau high back armchair.
Design attributed to H.P. Berlage.
Solid oak frame with stylish carved elements.
Re-upholstered with brown faux ...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Oak
Arts & Crafts Decorative High Back Carver Chair Curling Swan Neck Finials
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
This solid wood Arts and Crafts decorative carver chair has a high back and curling swan neck finials. The openwork bobbin finials, foliate horizontal bars, and decorative seat panel...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Arts & Crafts Upholstered Seat Armchair, 1902
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Arts & Crafts armchair of stained hard yellow pine with leather upholstered seat. The frame is constructed entirely of 2” x 2” elements with mortice and thru tenons. Note th...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Pine
Afrika Metal and Polyethylene Armchair from the, 2000s
Located in Parma, IT
Afrika metal and polyethylene armchair from the 2000s.
Metal frame with seat armrests and backrest made entirely by hand with woven polyethylene wire in various colors by African cr...
Category
Early 2000s African Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Metal
Vittorio Zecchin Pair of Armchairs from Early 1920s, Italy
Located in London, GB
Pair of Armchairs by Vittorio Zecchin, Italy
Material: Stained oak, painted patern
Dimensions: H 76 x L 48 x W 40,5 cm
Year: 1924
Made in the early 1920’s by Vittorio Zecchin, ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Bamboo Armchairs in the Style of Vittorio Bonacina, Italy, 1970s
Located in Palermo, IT
Pair of bamboo armchairs in the style of Vittorio Bonacina, Italy, 1970s.
Small signs of use and time, but still beautiful and current.
Found in a noble villa in the Sicilian hinte...
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1970s Italian Vintage Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Slat Back Arm Chair, Circa 1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts Mission arm chair offers quarter sawn oak construction with slat back and upholstered seat, c1910.
Measures- 39.25''H x 2...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Arts and Crafts Windsor Chair
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts Windsor chair.
Probably by William Birch, in the manner of Voysey.
England, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Armchair in Stained Oak, reupholstered in Bouclé.
Located in København K, 84
19th century art and craft Scandinavian arm chair in solid stained oak and upholstred in premium boucle fabric. Beautiful handcrafted carvings a...
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Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Bouclé, Oak
Pair of Liberty of London English Arts & Crafts Beige Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
PAIR of English Arts and Crafts high back armchairs with shaped backrest, evenly spaced centered vertical slat supports, flattened arms, beige upholstered seat in a checkerboard stri...
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20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Ebonized Bobbin Rocking Chair
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Antique Bobbin rocking chair.
A late 19th century antique arts and crafts bobbin rocking chair. A genuine country-made chair.
Ebonised woode...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Arts And Crafts armchairs for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Arts and Crafts armchairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage armchairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, more furniture and collectibles, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, oak and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Arts and Crafts armchairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original armchairs, popular names associated with this style include Merve Kahraman, Liberty & Co., William Birch, and George Montague Ellwood. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for armchairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $450 and tops out at $20,391 while the average work can sell for $3,823.
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