Wicker Chairs

Set of timeless, vintage bistro chairs with cane seat and bentwood backing. Perfect for a variety of spaces and styles. Cane shows slight wear.

This special antique Victorian white wicker chair is possibly from the end of the 19th century. It has an elaborate designed panel through the back ...

We are delighted to offer for auction this lovely set of Dutch ladder back oak rush seat dining chairs. A very attractive and well-made set, the seat presented original rush woven...

"Antique Victorian boardwalk wheel chair / stroller / carriage. Made of wicker featuring rounded arms with ball and stick accents and rattan seat. Today a wheelchair is defined as a chair used by a person who has difficulty walking because of sickness, injury, or disability. Wheelchairs come in a wide variety of styles for the specific needs of the user. However, finding the history of wheelchairs has been difficult. Only one book was found that was solely on wheelchairs, The Wheelchair Book by Herman Kametz, published in 1969. The first American patent for a wheelchair was issued in 1869, and Kametz claimed wheelchairs did not exist before that time. But a search revealed many pictures of chairs on wheels for various infirmities and uses. Finally, the mystery was solved by finding that such appliances existed but by several other names. They were called invalid chairs, movable chairs, couches, garden chairs, and even go-chairs. In the middle of the 19th century, they were usually called invalid chairs. Early attempts at mobility for the infirm can be traced to antiquity. An ancient Greek vase exists with the picture of a child’s bed on rollers, so it could be moved outside for fresh air. A Chinese sarcophagus from about 1300 BC shows perhaps the earliest evidence of a chair on wheels. These innovations helped lessen the isolation of the infirm. The theory that fresh air was beneficial apparently started early in our history. Spoked wheels on chariots may be the oldest form of “wheeled chairs.” The Crusaders brought the wheeled cart or wheelbarrow back to Europe in the 12th century. The wheelbarrow could carry any load and could transport invalids to the baths and spas. Today it is used primarily for gardening and construction rather than mobility. In 1531 a heavy armchair on rollers was used in bloodletting as a treatment chair. The patient’s feet were on a low stool and the chair had an upholstered back and seat for comfort. This chair is perhaps a forerunner of chairs for treatments in hospitals today. Hans Weiditz in his book, Loberra de Vanquete had a woodcut of this item. Chairs on wheels are noted in Europe in the 16th century. King Philip of Spain became incapacitated by gout and arthritis as he grew older; in 1595 a servant made a chair for his master’s comfort. This chair had metal bars with notches to adjust the back, as well as leg rests to make the king comfortable, and the chair moved on four small wheels. In 1655 in Germany, a 23-year-old paraplegic watchmaker, tired of his immobility, used his watchmaker skills to construct a vehicle on wheels. This was a box on three wheels with the single front wheel used for steering. He pedaled the wheel with a hand crank using a tooth-geared drive. This vehicle looked very much like a modern soap-box derby car. Sir Thomas Fairfax...

19th century fancy Victorian wicker chair. These ornate examples were often used as props for photography studios. Attributed to Heywood Brosthe...

An antique Victorian photographers corner chair attributed to Heywood Wakefield offers scroll form arms having central finial and scrollwork throughout, c1890 Measures: 42.5" H x ...

Pair of fireside chairs by Gio Ponti for Casa e Giardino, Italy, circa 1939 Excellent condition.

19th century ladderback chair Turned legs and sides. Painted black and gold. Portrait on the upper back slat. Dimensions: 19" wide x 15"...

Pair of chairs made of Jumù wood (Southern Elm) Ming style. From Jiangsu Province, circa 1840-1860. Sold as a pair.

This wavy, elegant armchairs with are executed in a bent beech wooden frame. The gentle curves of the frame that is repeated in the armrests make this set look very sculptural.

A handsome English children's correction chair from the Georgian era, featuring a bowed back and turned supports with Fine patination to the wood, and a shaped caned seat in excellent antique condition. These deportment or correction chairs are also known as the Astley Cooper...

Late 19th century wicker chair has a 3 interlocking woven twisted inverted pear shapes to form its back. Inside the pears are curlicues topped with a single centre bead. It has simpl...