Handcrafted Dining Room Chairs in Wood and Rush, France, 1940s

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...

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...

Butralist Dining Chairs in Oak and Rush, France 1960s. This set of six dining chairs from France, crafted from oakwood and rush in the 1960s, boasts a warm, rich color that has developed a lovely patina over time. The chairs are not only comfortable and functional but also showcase typical brutalist design elements of that era, featuring sharp horizontal and vertical lines and a sturdy, geometric backrest. They're in excellent original condition and would be the perfect addition to any elegant dining...

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

Dinning room chairs in oak and rush made in France 1960 This set of six dining room chairs from France in the 1960s is made of sturdy oakwood and rush. They are in excellent condi...

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...

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

SET of 6, Vintage French Dining Ladder Back chairs in the Style of Charles Dudouyt, circa 1940s Natural and original heavy and sturdy light oak frames with NEW hand-woven 3.5-4mm na...

SET of 2 Vintage French Dining Ladder Back chairs in the Style of Charles Dudouyt, circa 1940s original heavy and sturdy oak frames with NEW hand-woven natural rush seats (natural an...

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 ...