Handcrafted Dining Room Chairs in Wood and Rush France 1940s Set of 8

Patinated oak and rush turned chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940s These chairs were designed by French designer Charles Dudouyt, who created these carved oak chairs as 'fireside' chairs, hence the low seats. He crafted wooden furniture in strong Art Deco/ brutalist forms, using playful geometries and construction methods more in keeping with the robust Arts and Crafts Movement. This chair features significant and fantastic decorative fins atop the backs and armrests. The sphere-shaped terminals aren't the only ornamentations on the design; the shape of the two splats on the back, the carved stretchers, and the spherical feet are all decorative features that make this pair visually arresting. In later turned chairs, like these chairs, rush seats were common, especially in America, and the same goes for Europe, where wicker and rush were widespread and popular materials. Here, the seats are made of durable woven rush with the patinated wood of the structure. The legs are joined by box stretchers, enhancing the square shape of the design. The partnership of the two natural materials is also very effective; the wood and wicker pair...

Set of 12 Painted Oak and Rush Turned Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940s Turned chairs — sometimes called thrown chairs or spindle chairs — represe...

Modernist set of four chairs by designer Pierre Cruege made in France, 1940s. These models feature a sturdy backrest, consisting of wooden elements connected to each other by four sl...

Charlotte Perriand Style Oak and Rush Dining Room Chairs, France, 1960s These 30 dining room chairs in the style of Charlotte Perriand are fr...

Farmhouse oak and rush dining chairs, France, 1960s Set of six farmhouse oak and rush dining chairs, France, 1960s. These chairs are made entire...

Guillerme & Chambron, set of six dining chairs in oak and rush France, 1960s. Set of six dining chairs in solid oak and rush by Guillerme and Chambron. These chairs show a good backrest combined with the typical sculpted legs of the French creator...

Set of six oak with ceruse finish chairs in the style of Andre Arbus.

Set of six dining chairs Oak frames Rush seat and back Decorative bobbin and turned legs Possibly by Victor Courtray France 1940s

Amazingly restored vintage Set of 4 Charles Dudouyt Oak Chairs with rush seats. NOTE: we also have the matching dining table with extensions available in separate listing. Please ...

This striking set of six dining chairs was designed by Victor Courtray and produced in the Northern Basque region around the city of Biarritz in the 1940s. The chairs are in solid,...

SET of 8, Vintage French Dining Ladder Back chairs in the Style of Charles Dudouyt, circa 1940s Beautiful natural and original oak frames with wo...

Vintage Handcrafted Folk Art Rustic Oak Dining Chair set of 6. Made in France, 1940s period. Handmade handcrafted and carved solid oak const...