17th Century Vernacular Primitive Welsh Farmhouse Wabi Sabi Chair
Located in London, GB
A richly patinated and time-worn, 17th century carved oak farmhouse chair with simple splat to the back, two-plank seat and turned front legs.
Oak
Rustic Hoop Back Welsh Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
A charming early windsor armchair with a hooped back and hand-turned spindles over a "waist" of a continuous bent arm with a central shoulder on the back of the arm across the four m...
Ash
$1,220 / set
A Pair of Charles II Oak Chairs
Located in Tetbury, England
Tall vertical rail backs, solid seats, on block and turned legs.
Oak
$1,527Sale Price|30% Off
19th Century Welsh Elm Primitive Wabi Sabi Stick Back Chair
Located in London, GB
A simple 19th century comb-back chair in sun-bleached elm. Beautifully patinated with traces of original paint and some small historic repairs which add to its charm. Welsh, c. 1850.
Elm
Early 18th Century Welsh Oak Joined Backstool
Located in High Point, NC
Early 18th century oak backstool from England. This is a rare example of an oak backstool from Wales during Queen Anne's reign over England. The back of the stool has a hand-carv...
Oak
Early 19th Century Welsh Comb-Back Windsor Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An absolutely wonderful Welsh comb-back Windsor chair dating from the late 18th to early 19th Century. Later painted but with plenty of age and great natural related patina. A stun...
Elm
18th Century Welsh Stick Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An exceptional and highly sculptural 18th Century Welsh stick chair, displaying the organic evolution typical of vernacular Welsh furniture. Over generations, the chair has been re...
Ash
$3,410 / set
H 36 in W 20 in D 20 in
Charles Bevan, Gillows Attr. a Set of Six Aesthetic Movement Oak Dining Chairs
By Charles Bevan, Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
Charles Bevan attributed, for Gillows. A good quality set of six English Aesthetic Movement oak dining chairs, with central upright to the back united by lower angular uprights wit...
Oak
Charles Dudouyt Oak and Straw chairs
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Santa Gertrudis, Baleares
Painter and illustrator turned furniture designer Charles Dudouyt (1885-1946) sense of rusticity and modernism is strikingly present in this set of 1930s chairs.
Straw, Oak
$1,200
H 17.52 in W 19.14 in D 19.81 in
Old Japanese wooden mortar chair / Early 20th century/ Primitive wabi-sabi seat
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a chair made from a repurposed wooden mortar (usu), thought to have been made in Japan between the late Meiji and early Showa periods, around 1890 to 1930. It was originally...
Wood
$1,500
H 30.71 in W 18.9 in D 15.75 in
Antique Naga Primitive Chair Early 20th century / Side Chair Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is a primitive chair of the Naga people. Quiet in its stance yet commanding in presence, it is a remarkably compelling piece that combines the strength of a sculptural work with the simplicity of folk furniture. It is believed to date from the early 20th century. Over many decades, the wood has taken on a deeply smoked tone, transforming into a rich dark brown surface that seems to embody time itself. Countless blade marks remain visible across the surface, and the worn patina softly reflects light. More than a piece of furniture, it stands as an art object capable of anchoring an entire space. The Naga people are a collective term for indigenous tribes living in the mountainous regions spanning present-day Northeast India and Myanmar. With their own distinct culture and spirituality, they developed powerful forms of craftsmanship, including wood carving and weaving. Born from a life lived in close relationship with nature, their creations value symbolism and function over decoration, resulting in a profoundly primal beauty. Naga chairs...
Wood
Charles Dudouyt, Set of ten Oak Chairs, circa 1940
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Charles Dudouyt, rare set of ten oak chairs , circa 1940. Some are stamped; The seats and backs are covered in fabric, with a horsehair trim pattern. All in very good condition
Oak
$1,340Sale Price|20% Off
H 32 in W 15 in D 12 in
Late 18th - Early 19th Century Small Swedish Hall / Side Chair
Located in Wainscott, NY
A rustic 18th century Swedish side chair, hand-carved in oak with a refined simplicity typical of early Scandinavian rural design. The chair features an open rectangular back with sh...
Oak
$1,295
H 44.1 in W 26.78 in D 0.4 in
19th Century Black Lacquered Elm Chinese Officials Hat Yoke Back chair
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A late 18th-early 19th century black lacquered elm Chinese hat chair. Intricate carvings of traditional Chinese motif decorate the back splat of the ...
Elm
Pair of chairs in the taste of Charles Dudouyt, 1950
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in MONTESSON, FR
This pair of vintage chairs is made from solid wood, with a mulched seat and back. Their carved structure, particularly the turned legs, recalls the work of Charles Dudouyt and the m...
Wood
$1,599
H 38.98 in W 20.08 in D 15.36 in
Rustic Ladder-Back Oak Chairs with Embroidered Seats, Netherlands, 1950s
Located in Rīga, LV
Set of four rustic ladder-back chairs with embroidered seats.
Fabric, Oak
$5,115
H 35.04 in W 23.04 in D 24.41 in
Stunning 18th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchair Primate Design Stick Back
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this absolutely sublime mid-18th century circa 1760 solid Yew wood Windsor stick back armchair If you are loo...
Yew
Pair of Charles and Ray Eames "Translucent" Arm Shell Chairs
By Charles Eames
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great pair of lemon yellow arm shell chairs designed by Charles and Ray Eames.. manufactured by Herman Miller,, early elusive see-thrugh "Translucent" fiberg...
Steel
$2,300
H 29.53 in W 22.84 in D 16.93 in
Handcarved Swedish Primitive Wabi Sabi Stump Chair, Lambswool Seat, 1900s
Located in Odense, DK
An authentic primitive stump chair made in one piece of solid wood. Seat reupholstered in great quality shearling lambswool. Hand carved by a Swedish...
Lambskin, Sheepskin, Wood
Late 18th Century Welsh ‘Comb-Back’ Stick Back Chair
Located in London, GB
Late 18th Century Welsh ‘Comb-Back’ Stick Back Chair This is one for the purest of true folk-art furniture, In the form of a late 18th Century Welsh ‘comb-back’ stick back chair. U...
Wood
Primitive 19th century chair
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A verry original 19th century Welsh stick back chair. Made from elm with a solid one slab seat. Beautiful patina, primitive organic look but sturdy an...
Elm
An Investiture “Red” Chair
Located in Tetbury, England
An Investiture “Red” chair. Designed by Anthony Armstrong Jones, The Earl of Snowden. Produced in 1969 and having a total production run of 4,000. ...
Pine
Welsh 19th Century Folk Art ‘Stick Chair’
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Welsh 19th century Folk Art ‘Stick chair’, Wales ca. 1880. Constructed out of dark finished Elm. In good original condition with an incredible patina.
Elm
Very Decorative Antique Welish Spinning Side Chair Stool
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are so excited to present to you this very decorative carved welsh spinning chair. We have lightly restored this by giving it a hand clean a...
Oak
Antique Victorian Welsh Oak Spinning Chair
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian Welsh oak spinning chair, which I believe is so named because they used to sit on these chairs when using a spinning wheel. This one is so...
Oak
Comb-Back Windsor, Wales circa 1860
Located in Culver City, CA
Comb-back windsor Wales circa 1860 Carved wooden frame with spindle back and slab seat. Beautiful dark patina. Measures: 22.5”W x 20”D x 41”H x 16”seat.
Wood
Handmade Stick Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Slab seat on four-peg legs with original patina.
Wood
Antique Victorian Welsh Oak Spinning Chair
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian welsh oak spinning chair, which I believe is so named because they used to sit on these chairs when using a spinning wheel. This one is so...
Oak
Primitive 18th Century Oak Armchair
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Primitive oak armchair, strong form, stands well. Most likely welsh. Seat height 48cm. Dimensions: 55cm x 89cm x 44cm.
Oak
Charming Rustic Diminutive Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good early 19th century diminutive vernacular Windsor chair of simple spoke shaved construction and possessing good rich color and patination....
Ash
Early 18th Century Stick Chair from Wales
Located in Chireno, TX
A whimsical, primitive early 18th century Welsh stick chair from ash and elm wood with a well-patinated finish, traces of old dark green milk paint u...
Ash, Elm
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