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Material: Seagrass
Exceptionally Rare Set of Eight George Nakashima 'Grass-seated Chairs'
Exceptionally Rare Set of Eight George Nakashima 'Grass-seated Chairs'

Exceptionally Rare Set of Eight George Nakashima 'Grass-seated Chairs'

By George Nakashima, George Nakashima Studio

Located in Waalwijk, NL

George Nakashima, set of eight 'Grass-seated Chairs', American black walnut, sea grass cord, United States, early 1960s Through its pure form, thoughtful use of materials, and exqui...

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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Walnut

Handwoven Tule (Seagrass) Natural Fiber Lounge Chair by Luteca, Made in Mexico
Handwoven Tule (Seagrass) Natural Fiber Lounge Chair by Luteca, Made in Mexico

Handwoven Tule (Seagrass) Natural Fiber Lounge Chair by Luteca, Made in Mexico

By Luteca Furniture

Located in Los Angeles, CA

From a craft object to relevant design, these special pieces handmade pieces from Mexico, were created to add warmth and texture to your interior. Intended for indoor use, they are a...

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2010s Mexican Folk Art Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass

Fritz Hansen Chairs "1572" by Karl Scrøder, Beechwood & Seagrass, Denmark, 1930s
Fritz Hansen Chairs "1572" by Karl Scrøder, Beechwood & Seagrass, Denmark, 1930s

Fritz Hansen Chairs "1572" by Karl Scrøder, Beechwood & Seagrass, Denmark, 1930s

By K. Scröder, Fritz Hansen

Located in Odense, DK

A refined pair of Model 1572 dining chairs designed by Karl Schrøder for Fritz Hansen in the 1930s, exemplifying the quiet restraint and tactile warmth characteristic of early Danish...

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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Beech, Seagrass

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this rare Mexican folding chair by Muebles Toluca, circa 1960. Made in solid pine wood and natural palm cords.

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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Pine

Antique Turned Wood Spindle-Back Armchair with Rush Seat
Antique Turned Wood Spindle-Back Armchair with Rush Seat

Antique Turned Wood Spindle-Back Armchair with Rush Seat

Located in Bruton, GB

A finely crafted antique vernacular armchair featuring a tall spindle-back construction and an original woven rush seat. The chair displays slender turned uprights with baluster acce...

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Early 19th Century British Country Antique Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Wood, Seagrass

4 Scandinavian Mid century Pine and Seagrass Chairs
4 Scandinavian Mid century Pine and Seagrass Chairs

4 Scandinavian Mid century Pine and Seagrass Chairs

By Carl Malmsten, Axel Einar Hjorth, Goran Malmvall

Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL

Beautiful chairs from the 60s made of solid oak with a twisted seagrass woven seat. Fit perfectly with the style of designers such as Charlotte Perriand and Charles Dudouyt. They are...

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1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Pine

Great Hand Carved Wooden High Back Chair with Sea Grass Seat from Spain, 1960s
Great Hand Carved Wooden High Back Chair with Sea Grass Seat from Spain, 1960s

Great Hand Carved Wooden High Back Chair with Sea Grass Seat from Spain, 1960s

Located in Nürnberg, Bayern

Great hand carved wooden high back chair with sea grass seat from Spain, 1960s. The pictures speak for themselves.

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1960s Spanish French Provincial Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Wood

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this rare Mexican folding chair by Muebles Toluca, circa 1960. Made in solid pine wood and natural palm cords.

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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Pine

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this rare Mexican folding chair by Muebles Toluca, circa 1960. Made in solid wood and natural palm cords.

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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass

Vintage Italian Gio Ponti Style Yellow Ladderback Side Chair Woven Seagrass Seat
Vintage Italian Gio Ponti Style Yellow Ladderback Side Chair Woven Seagrass Seat

Vintage Italian Gio Ponti Style Yellow Ladderback Side Chair Woven Seagrass Seat

By Gio Ponti

Located in Topeka, KS

Fabulous vintage Italian Gio Ponti style yellow frame ladderback side or accent chair with a twisted & woven rush seagrass seat. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vin...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Rustic Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Wood, Paint

Mexican Children Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Mexican Children Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Mexican Children Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this rare Children Mexican folding chair by Muebles Toluca, circa 1950. Made in primavera wood and natural palm cords.

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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this rare Mexican folding chair by Muebles Toluca, circa 1960. Made in primavera wood and natural palm cords.

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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass

Rare Arne Jacobsen Funkis "Novo" Chair Beech & Seagrass, Fritz Hansen, 1935
Rare Arne Jacobsen Funkis "Novo" Chair Beech & Seagrass, Fritz Hansen, 1935

Rare Arne Jacobsen Funkis "Novo" Chair Beech & Seagrass, Fritz Hansen, 1935

By Arne Jacobsen

Located in Odense, DK

A rare and highly collectible early modernist “Novo” chair designed by Arne Jacobsen and produced by Fritz Hansen in 1935. Created during Jacobsen’s pioneering Funkis period, this mo...

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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Beech

4er Set Original Jasper Conran Design Stühle Val Padilla Manila
4er Set Original Jasper Conran Design Stühle Val Padilla Manila

4er Set Original Jasper Conran Design Stühle Val Padilla Manila

Located in Berlin, DE

Wir bieten ein wunderschönes und äußerst seltenes 4er Set Stühle vom britischen Premiumhersteller Jasper Conran zum Verkauf an. Der Entwurf stammt von Val Padilla und ist bekannt unt...

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1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Steel

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this rare Mexican folding chair by Muebles Toluca, circa 1960. Made in solid cedar wood and natural palm cords.

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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Cedar

Eight Swedish Dining Chairs in Oregon Pine with Twisted Seagrass Seats, 1940s
Eight Swedish Dining Chairs in Oregon Pine with Twisted Seagrass Seats, 1940s

Eight Swedish Dining Chairs in Oregon Pine with Twisted Seagrass Seats, 1940s

There is a quiet poetry to Swedish country furniture—a restraint that never sacrifices warmth, a simplicity that reveals the hand of the maker. This exceptional set of eight dining c...

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Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Pine

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca
Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Mexican Folding Chair by Muebles Toluca

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

We offer this rare Mexican folding chair by Muebles Toluca, circa 1960. Made in solid oak wood and natural palm cords.

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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Oak

Edmond Spence "Yucatan" Chairs
Edmond Spence "Yucatan" Chairs

Edmond Spence "Yucatan" Chairs

By Edmond J. Spence

Located in Dallas, TX

Beautiful set of 2 Mexican modernist 'Yucatan' dining chairs designed by Edmond J. Spence made of mahogany and woven seagrass, Mexico, the 1950s. The seagrass is in great condition and the chairs have been refinished. "Edmond J Spence made a career out of translating international modern styles for the U.S. market–he designed a successful blonde wood line made in Sweden and imported by Walpole Furniture of Massachusetts. Spence’s Mexican venture dubbed the “Continental-American Collection,” was launched by Industria Meublera in 1953. A contemporary ad boasts “superb raw materials [and] fine Mexican handcraftsmanship,” and shows an Aztec stone...

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20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Mahogany

Pair of Modern Seagrass and Cherrywood Chairs
Pair of Modern Seagrass and Cherrywood Chairs

Pair of Modern Seagrass and Cherrywood Chairs

Located in Bellport, NY

Pair of Scandinavian Modern style Sea grass chairs. Cherry wood splayed legs,rounded high backs,great dining chairs.

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Early 2000s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass

Pair of Beautiful Carved Ashwood & Woven Seagrass Seats 1970's Italy Switzerland
Pair of Beautiful Carved Ashwood & Woven Seagrass Seats 1970's Italy Switzerland

Pair of Beautiful Carved Ashwood & Woven Seagrass Seats 1970's Italy Switzerland

Located in bergen op zoom, NL

Pair of beautiful carved Ashwood 1970's chairs Unknown designer but outstanding craftsmanship Woven Seagrass seat and nicely detailed carved backrest The story of this pair, one ...

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Seagrass Chairs

Materials

Seagrass, Ash

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Seagrass, Walnut

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Located in Mexico City, CDMX

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Walnut, Seagrass

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