Norwegian Dugout Kubbestol

Pair of large bleached oak arm chairs, 1880. Seat height - 15.5" Dimensions 27 inches (69 cms) wide 27 inches (69 cms) deep 51 inches (130 cms) high.

Good set of four original painted 18th century French salon chairs, 1780. Seat height 16.5 inches. Dimensions: 23 inches (58 cms) wide 19 inches (48 cms) deep 35 inches (89 ...

Good pair of 19th century carved Italian hall chairs, 1860. Seat height - 20.5 Dimensions 14 inches (36 cms) wide 18 inches (46 cms) deep 40 inches (102 cms) high.

Early 19th C French original painted oak desk chair. 1820. Seat height is 17.5 Dimensions 23 inches (58 cms) Wide 23 inches (58 cms) Deep 32 inches (81 cms) High.

Set of 4 18th C Swedish chairs with a worn pine finish. 1780. Seat height is 19". Dimensions 15.5 inches (39 cms) Wide 14 inches (36...

Wonderful little original painted tavern bench, 1840. Dimensions 41 inches (104 cms) wide 21 inches (53 cms) deep 37.5 inches (95 cms) high.

This “kubbstol” or “kubbestol” is a traditional Scandinavian chair made from a log. The kubbestol was quite common in some districts of Norway from about 1750 to 1960, where it was usually made from logs with significant girth and three to four feet in length. The tree trunk was hollowed out so that the base (from the seat down) would be cylindrical while the back of the chair continues upward from the seat in a curved shield that makes the chair both snug and comfortable. Most, but not all, kubbestols were decorated with carving, painting, or some combination of the two. This chair has beautiful folk patterns hand carved into it, with visible, raw craftsmanship. Carved and painted decorations would differ from district to district and styles changed over time. While the log is seemingly roughly shaped, this chair is surprisingly comfortable, as functionality has been historically important for Scandinavian furniture makers. The kubbestol was often placed next to the open-hearth fireplace or next to the bed, and it was reserved for the head of the household. Large, impressive farmhouses might have had several richly carved and painted kubbestols as a display of wealth and status. These days the log chair has become a symbol of Scandinavian roots for many families with ties to Norway, Sweden, or Denmark. The kubbestol is a reminder of our rural heritage and a time when most things in and around the home were made by hand from materials found in nature. Essentially a chair hewn from a tree trunk, this chair is as closely associated with Norway as Peer Gynt...

Rare Norweigen Kubbestol, circa 1850, origin: Telemark, Norway Rosemaling and acanthus carvings in this extraordinary Kubbestol indicate it is most likely from Telemark, Norway, a region known for this exact carving and painting. A Kubbestol is a traditional Scandinavian chair carved from a single log...

A kubbestol is a traditional Scandinavian chair made from a log. This one is unusual, as it is rare to find one scaled small for a child. Every knot, crack, and sign of wear adds to ...

In Norway, cube chairs have been in use since the Middle Ages, and in the 18th and 19th centuries, cube chairs were mostly used in the farming communities in Eastern and Southern Nor...

Scandinavian Hand-Carved Kubbestol Chair, Norway or Denmark Offered for sale is an extremely well-designed and ornately carved late 20h century Kubb...

Norwegian Carved Kubbestol Chairs Hand-Carved Tree Trunks, Birds and Turkey Offered for sale is a pair of Norwegian Kubbestol hand-carved chairs...