Nice Vintage Set of circa 1930's English Oak Stacking Chairs with Period Finish

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of original Victorian Arts & Crafts four plank hall chairs Please note the delivery fee ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning pair of antique English oak hand carved hall prayer chairs These are a very early Victorian pair, quite a primate by de...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of hand carved oak with rush seats Brittany chairs circa 1920. These chairs actually come from a ...

We are delighted to offer this lovely suite of four original circa 1940's English oak slatted folding steamer chairs A very good looking well ...

Charles Dudouyt, pair of oak chairs, circa 1940.

One pair of beautiful, very rare Mid Century solid oak chairs with skid base. The seats are made of raffia. High quality solid production with many details. With a gorgeous patina....

A set of six Dutch dining chairs from the 1970s, featuring solid oak frames and woven strap leather seats. The sturdy oak construction and functional design reflect the simplicity an...

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...