Rush Chairs

Straw and walnut chairs made in Dordogne. Artisanal work with local walnut, the production of walnuts being one of the local specialties of the region. A charming set of six French provincial chairs made in the 1970s. The rush seats and backs are in excellent condition. A set of dining chairs that would make a fabulous addition to a breakfast or dining room or conservatory. Shipping: L 140 P 60...

This very comfortable antique ladder back child chair was crafted in Normandy, France circa 1940. Built of walnut wood and attributed to Charles Dudouyt, the chair sits on round turn...

This charming pair of French Provincial ladder-back chairs dates from the late 19th-century (circa 1880–1900) and embodies the timeless simplicity of traditional rural craftsmanship....

Mid-century designers were eager to break free from the aesthetics of the past and experiment with new forms, and techniques. At the same time, especially in Europe, the modernist design movement was often based on traditional styles and techniques, such as turned chairs. Turned chairs — sometimes called thrown chairs or spindle chairs — represent a style of Elizabethan or Jacobean turned furniture that had a vogue in the late 16th and early 17th century. The technique was carried on to the 20th century and was widespread in Europe as well, where craftsmen created durable pieces for various interiors and purposes. In turned furniture, the individual wooden spindles of the piece were made by shaping them with chisels and gouges while they were being spun, or turned between the centre points of a lathe. The construction of this pair is evocative of the more robust Arts and Crafts Movement, featuring subtle decorative elements such as the finials atop the backs. The sphere-shaped finials aren’t the only ornamentations on the design; the shape of the two splats on the back, the carved stretchers and carving on the feet are all decorative features that make this pair visually arresting. In later turned chairs, like this pair, rush seats were common. Here, the seats are woven around the frames with a light colour that beautifully contrasts to the dark, patinated wood. The partnership of the two natural materials is very effective as well; the wood and rush pair...

A pair of solid wooden dining chairs from France, 1960s, painted white and fitted with their original hand-woven rush seats. The design is simple and sturdy: round turned legs, a str...

Aesthetic Movement walnut and rush seated chair by E.W. Godwin for William Smee & Son, London. Turned spindle and dowel back with legs united by six-shaped ...

Pair of Provençal ladderback armchairs with rush seating. Classic country armchairs in very good condition, beautiful model with pure lines. These ...

This exquisite 19th-century ladderback chair exudes rustic charm with its elegantly curved wooden frame and woven rush seat. Crafted with classic craftsmanship, its beautifully aged ...

Incredible set of four wood and woven chairs by Charles Dudouyt from France 1950s. Solid and chunky tapered legs with beautiful wavy carved wood backs and large wood ball details. Or...

A charming late 19thcentury French child’s chair, dating to circa 1890 and retaining a wonderful sense of rustic character and authenticity. Made i...

A pair of French country chairs from around the 1930s, with dark wooden frames and natural woven rush seats. They are simple, sturdy, everyday ch...

Early sculptural chairs by Arthur Umanoff. Chairs with signature rush back, slatted wood seat, and iron legs. Floating backrest. Look great from all angles. Good vintage condition. T...

Mirror polished and rush weave wicker stool by Tino Seubert Dimensions: D 43 x W 38 x H 45 cm. Materials: Mirror polished aluminum extrusions, rush. Tino Seubert When he first ...

A rustic French cherry wood armchair from the late 19th century, with rush seat and sheaf back. Created in France during the last decade of the 19th century, this cherry wood armchair charms us with its rustic appeal and turned accents. The chair showcases a sheaf back with turned supports, connected to two open curving arms. The rush seat (measuring 19"D x 14"H) is resting on four turned legs connected to one another through an apron carved with petite motifs...

An American classical New England style stenciled rocking chair made in the manner of Lambert Hitchcock. The chair is richly painted on the ba...

A rare set of four Regency black painted standard or dining chairs with rush seats. Each chair is complemented with hand painted characterful backrests adorned with classical and fl...

Sculptural Arthur Umanoff chairs with signature rush back, slatted wood seat, and iron legs. Floating backrest. Look great from all angles. Good vintage condition. Five available. Pr...

A pair of elegant Italian dining chairs from the 1970s, made of solid wood with a black lacquered finish and fitted with new rush seats. The chairs have a simple, strong frame with s...

Set of four vintage chairs with bamboo frames and distinctive rounded, slatted backs. The chairs were completely reupholstered with new padding and covered in black-and-white striped...

This primitive armchair was made in the French countryside in the 19th century. Characterized by its rustic wood grain and rush-woven seat, it is a typical example of furniture roote...

Oak and Rush Mid-Century Modern Stool in style of Charles Dudouyt, France 1960's

Antique English Arts & Crafts Oak Rush Elbow Chair C.1840 A 19th Century Lancashire Spindle back Hall Chair . England, C.1840 Turned oak, 17 spindle back splat with rush seat. Exce...

Martin & Brockett’s Sydney Dining Chair with Arms- Rush Back, Upholstered Seat features a wood frame with finial details on the chair back and arm, as well as a stylish combination o...

Reproduction French Louis XVI style bar stool with rush seat and no back.

A fireside chair with a structure in black lacquered beech wood and a seat in hand-woven rush. This iconic fireside chair was designed by Gio Ponti in 1939 and produced by Casa & Giardino during the 1950s. The peculiar look of this chair is due especially to the high sculptural back, which presents beautifully carved details and a rustic seat in a natural hand-woven rush. Literature: Domus n. 143, November 1939, pag. 60. Gio Ponti was an icon of the modernist movement: the Italian designer, architect, artist and publisher contributed significantly to the worlds of architecture and design with his extensive work in fine furniture and ceramics, education, office and residential buildings, and everything in between. Giovanni, known as Gio Ponti was born in 1891 in Milan. It was there that he spent his childhood, and in 1921 he began to study architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. From 1923 to 1930 he served as the artistic director of the Richard-Ginori porcelain factory. In 1927, Ponti started his first architectural office, together with Emilio Lancia, and in 1928 he started the magazine Domus, which is still regarded as one of the most influential European magazines for architecture and design. He was also very influential during the period as a curator of the Milan Triennale. After his collaboration with Emilio Lancia had come to an end, upon completion of the Torre Rasini, he began to work as an architect together with the engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini...

Place this elegant antique prayer chair in a bedroom for your daily devotions. Created in Normandy, France circa 1880, the Prie-Dieu ( Pray God ), stands on curved legs joined by a d...

c.1960s Beech wood and rush seating H84 x W44 x D42 cm

A pair of Arts and Crafts rush seated chairs designed by Ambrose Heals. These chairs are part of one of the first bedroom suits he de...

An icon of the most renowned French designer of the 20th century, the inimitable Charlotte Perriand. The first prototypes of this chair were designed during the designer's time in J...

Mahogany with rush seating Attributed to designer. H100 x W41 x D43 cm

Shapland and Petter. A good Arts and Crafts oak rush seated chair in the style of M H Baillie Scott with a lower heart cut-out to the back rest. A wide apron below the seat with subt...

Pair of New England Hitchcock Style or Fancy chairs. Hand painted / stenciled with a deep and rich patination from years of good wear. The seats are woven rush seats and are in very ...

Each with a three arched slats, above a rush seat supported by square straight legs joined by an H-stretcher. A simple, but elegant look.

A Spanish pair of wooden armchairs with rushed back and seats from the mid 20th century. These mid-century chairs from Spain have a strongly geometric silhouette, constructed in wood...

Shapland and Petter. Stamped with their design numbers under the seats. An unusual pair of English Arts & Crafts Ash side chairs with heart-shaped op...

Set of 4 Italian rush seat chairs in the style of Gio Ponti. Sleek and stylish ladder back dining chairs. Newly refinished. Minor imperfecti...

An authentic mid-century piece from Charlotte Perriand. Ash frame with hand-woven rush seat & back.

Liberty and Co an Arts & Crafts nursing or bedroom chair with inlaid heart details and newly laid rush seat.

Incredible set of four elm and woven chairs by Maison Regain from France 1950s. Solid legs with beautiful curved wood backs. Original woven rush seats in great vintage condition. Woo...

A fine English child's chair from the 19th century, featuring a handsomely patinated fruitwood frame with splat back and rush seat.

Liviana is carved wood slatted-back dining chair with a hand woven rush seat from Costantini Design. This chair is made to order and available as shown in Argentine Rosewood or in ...

Otherwise known as the Passmore armchair after the settlement they were most probably designed for at Tavistock place - this version exhibits all the attributes one would find from a...

A set of ten French oak ladder back chairs with rush seats. C 1960.

The N°19 Bauche chair, designed by Charlotte Perriand, is a quintessential expression of her design ethos: simplicity, honesty of materials, and a seamless dialogue between tradition...

Side chair, model no. 19, by Charlotte Perriand, from ‘L’Équipement de la Maison’ series, designed 1939, produced circa 1940s.

An English William and Mary style oak youth chair from the late 18th century, with rush seat and spindle back. This English oak chair features a straight s...

The subtle, almost austere design of Mel Smilow's lounge chair positions it somewhere between a Scandinavian and French aesthetic. The walnut frame supports a seat and back of woven ...

A pair of early 19th century black painted Italian side chairs with finely painted, beautiful scenes on top back rails, turned Legs, and rush seats. Each chair with a different court...

Single rustic dining chair by Charles Dudouyt with a unique two-tone red and natural rush weave.

George III set of eight 20th century Lancaster shire English dining chairs. Great scale, measurements are that of the arm chair. Very nice color and patina.

Anodized burgundy and rush weave wicker stool by Tino Seubert Dimensions: D 43 x W 38 x H 45 cm. Materials: Color anodized aluminum extrusions, rush weave. Tino Seubert When he...

Place this elegant antique prayer chair in a bedroom for your daily devotions. Created in Normandy, France circa 1880, the Prie-Dieu ( Pray God ), stands on curved legs joined by a d...

This striking high-back side chair, manufactured by the prestigious EJ Victor, masterfully blends Mediterranean rusticism with the refined elegance of high-end traditional design. Th...

A spare and elegant teak side chair having a curved floating back rest, woven rush seat and an expressive through-tenon detail on the front legs.

Powder Coated White and Rush weave wicker stool by Tino Seubert Dimensions: D 43 x W 38 x H 45 cm. Materials: Powder coated aluminum extrusions, rush. Tino Seubert When he firs...

These chairs are made of a sturdy pine wood frame and have a traditional rush seating. The style is at once rustic/primitive and sophisticated as well.

Anodized purple and rush weave wicker stool by Tino Seubert Dimensions: D 43 x W 38 x H 45 cm. Materials: Color anodized aluminum extrusions, rush weave. Tino Seubert When he f...

Anodized grey and rush weave wicker stool by Tino Seubert Dimensions: D 43 x W 38 x H 45 cm. Materials: Grey anodised aluminum extrusions, rush. Tino Seubert When he first made...