Rush Seating

A pair of French country chairs from around the 1930s, with dark wooden frames and natural woven rush seats. They are simple, sturdy, everyday ch...

A pair of elegant Italian dining chairs from the 1970s, made of solid wood with a black lacquered finish and fitted with new rush seats. The chairs have a simple, strong frame with s...

Armchairs, oak, rush, France, 1940s A striking set of French armchairs from the 1940s, crafted in oak and rush with a strong and powerful presence. The bold geometric lines and soli...

"Sedes" low, reclined armchair designed by Wim Mulder for Meubelatelier Allerhanden in the 1980s. The oak frame is built from wide, flat boards with a strongly angular, architectural...

Oak and Rush Mid-Century Modern Stool in style of Charles Dudouyt, France 1960's

On offer is an Early American "Fancy" side chair, heavily inspired by or produced in the style of the famous Hitchcock Chair Company, and dating to the mid-19th century. This chair ...

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Set of 4 solid Oak ladderback Shaker era style chairs. We believe these to be early 1900s version. Woven rush seating have nice warm aged patina but no signs of use. These are al...

A fireside chair with a structure in black lacquered beech wood and a seat in hand-woven rush. This iconic fireside chair was designed by Gio Ponti in 1939 and produced by Casa & Giardino during the 1950s. The peculiar look of this chair is due especially to the high sculptural back, which presents beautifully carved details and a rustic seat in a natural hand-woven rush. Literature: Domus n. 143, November 1939, pag. 60. Gio Ponti was an icon of the modernist movement: the Italian designer, architect, artist and publisher contributed significantly to the worlds of architecture and design with his extensive work in fine furniture and ceramics, education, office and residential buildings, and everything in between. Giovanni, known as Gio Ponti was born in 1891 in Milan. It was there that he spent his childhood, and in 1921 he began to study architecture at the Politecnico di Milano. From 1923 to 1930 he served as the artistic director of the Richard-Ginori porcelain factory. In 1927, Ponti started his first architectural office, together with Emilio Lancia, and in 1928 he started the magazine Domus, which is still regarded as one of the most influential European magazines for architecture and design. He was also very influential during the period as a curator of the Milan Triennale. After his collaboration with Emilio Lancia had come to an end, upon completion of the Torre Rasini, he began to work as an architect together with the engineers Antonio Fornaroli and Eugenio Soncini...

Set of four vintage chairs with bamboo frames and distinctive rounded, slatted backs. The chairs were completely reupholstered with new padding and covered in black-and-white striped...

A Set of Four Late 20th Century Italian Country stained Cherry and Rush Seat and ladder back Dining Chairs. Measures 17" in width, 17" in depth and stand 35.5" tall with a seat heigh...

Pair of beechwood straw-seated armchairs by Emanuele Rambaldi. Italy, circa 1933. Armrests attached three-quarters of the way along the hexagonal seat support. Thick woven straw on t...

A set of six French Modernist dining chairs crafted from solid oak and sourced in Provence, France. Defined by their sculptural turned uprights, ball finials, handwoven rush seats, a...

Three serpentine cross rails form the open ladder back of this small-scale armchair, framed by tall upright uprights capped with turned button finials. Built with the full detailing ...

Beautiful set of 6 dining chairs in solid maple with rush seats and tufted vinyl Seat padding. Very good vintage condition. Measure 30.5"W x 23"D x 34.5"H. Seat height is 18" and arm...

Vintage Walnut and Rush Ladderback Chair, Mid-20th Century. Attractive chair with beautiful, tapered legs, handwoven rush seat, and handsome, hand-carved ladderback. Two availabl...

An Early 20th Century Victorian Ladderback and Bobbin Walnut & Rush Seat Side Chair. Measures 17.5" in width, 17.5" in depth and and 41" in height. Seat height is 18".

Set of twelve mid-20th Century French Louis XV style country chairs.  With scrubbed back bleached finish with drop in rush seats. Circa 1950.

Small rocking armchair designed by Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler and produced in Brazil by Forma around 1955, with a structure in welded iron rod painted black and a shell and arms ...

Martin & Brockett’s Sydney Dining Chair with Arms- Rush Back, Upholstered Seat features a wood frame with finial details on the chair back and arm, as well as a stylish combination o...

Richly decorated 'Old Dutch' Oak Hand-Carved Knob chair, based on the seventeenth-century shape, ca. 1910-1940. The Knob Chair with a rush seat is an Dut...

Shapland and Petter. An Arts and Crafts oak desk or side chair with ball finials and pierced hearts to the head rest and to the wide side stre...

Italy, 1970s Set of Italian made ladderback dining chairs with woven rush seats. One chair is a slightly different and lighter color to the frame than the other 3. Comfortable dining...

Liberty & Co. Made by William Birch A pair of English Arts & Crafts oak rush-seat dining chairs. These chairs have been totally restored and had new rush professionally laid to the ...

Pair of French Provincial Oak and Rush Chairs, France, 1960s – Set of 2 A charming set of two French Provincial oak and rush chairs, crafted in France during the 1960s. These elegan...

A very rare model from Arthur Umanoff. Special height chair believed to be used with his rush and birch desks he produced in the era. Note the stool seat height is 19-20" (chair seat is curved). All original with the original swivel metal foot glides and the swivel seat mechanism. Height 31.25". 18" wide and deep. Low foot rest...

Vintage French Provincial Design Carved Back Dining Chair set of 2 by Charles Dudouyt. Made in France, 1940's period. Oak constructed chair with carved back panel, turned front legs ...

Dutch Oak Corner Chair with Rush Seat, 1970s-1980s Solid oak corner chair from the Netherlands, 1970s-1980s. The design is sturdy and angular: an octagonal back block, flat block ar...

Liberty and Co. London. An elegant English Aesthetic Movement walnut ladder back side chair. The last three images are from: A Pictorial Dictionary ...

A lovely Dutch ladder-back armchair in solid oak with a woven rush seat, made in the Netherlands in the 1950s. It is a simple, honest chair with a warm, natural character, and it bri...

Vintage Rustic Design Low Oak & Rush Stool set of 2. Made in France, 1940's / 50's period. These are in the manner of Charles Dudouyt designs. Solid carved and turned oak frame with ...

Gorgeously finished set of 4 dining side chairs in bleached walnut and lovely authentic rush seats. Curved cabriole style legs and elegant pierced splats on the backs. #6196

Set of 4 'Campagne' Dining Chairs by Design Frères. 18 1/2 seat height. Discrete non-scratch gliders on the tips of the legs (picture before last). Sturdy and comfortable. Chic and...

Wonderful vintage Italian MCM a.k.a. Mid-Century Modern ladderback armchair composed of a black painted frame and a natural woven twisted rush seat in the manner of Gio Ponti. Beauti...

Reproduction Louis XVI rush seat bar stool with back support. Materials and techniques notes: Wood with rush seat. Side chairs $847, armchairs $897 and b...

Antique Country French Arm Chair. Made from walnut with a round botanical carved splat back set between Grecian style capitals. Features turned arm supports and a unique square tap...

A lovely pair of Dutch Story Book armchairs in solid oak, made around 1935 and fitted with new rush seats. Each chair has a tall back panel with a softly scalloped top and a small pi...

A charming pair of Dutch armchairs in solid oak with woven rush seats, made around 1935. Each chair has a tall back panel with a scalloped top edge and a decorative pierced cut-out, ...

Reproduction French Louis XVI style bar stool with rush seat and no back.

A pair of wonderfully characterful Dutch armchairs in solid oak with hand-woven rush seats, made around 1935. The tall backs are shaped like a shield with a gently scalloped top and a pierced clover or trefoil cut-out, the armrests rest on thick square posts, and the chairs stand on sturdy, slightly splayed legs joined by stretchers. The proportions are low and broad, like small thrones from a fairy tale, which is why these chairs are often called "storybook" chairs. The oak has a warm, mellow honey tone with a beautiful dry patina, and the natural rush seats complete the honest, rustic character. Chairs like these were made by Dutch and Belgian village carpenters in the interwar years, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement and by traditional farmhouse furniture. They fit perfectly with the work of designers such as Axel Einar Hjorth, Charlotte Perriand, Jean Touret for Marolles...

Set of 5 'Campagne' counter height stools by Design Frères. Chic combination of slender but sturdy and stabile powder-coated steel frames with handwoven rush seats and backs. Extra ...

Throughout the mid-20th century, European furniture makers embraced an aesthetic rooted in simplicity, craftsmanship, and the expressive qualities of natural materials. Traditional c...

c.1960s Beech wood and rush seating H84 x W44 x D42 cm

This beautiful rocking chair was produced in Italy during the 1960s. It is handmade from rattan and remains in very good vintage condition, few rush losses close to the base as showe...

Lovely vintage French Country black painted hardwood bench with woven rush seat, ogee or serpentine carved apron, and cabriole legs. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is...

French Oak & Rush Rustic Modern Chairs with High Backs, c. 1950, signed Oak, Rush Seat h: 17.75 in. 46 ¾ in. x 18 ½ in. x 17 in. SOLD BY PAIR, PRICED PER PAIR

A Banana Chair designed by Tom Dixon and produced by Cappellini in the 1980s. Formed from a sinuous black metal frame with hand-woven rush seating, arms and an elliptical backrest,...

French provincial ladder-back dining chairs sourced in Provence, dating to the late 19th century. The chairs are constructed from solid oak, with thick square legs, straight stretche...

Frank Brangwyn style armchair An Arts and Crafts bobbin-turned Cotswold style oak armchair with incised turned finials, and two large shaped backrests each with a subtle carved V to ...

This exquisite pair of antique Hitchcock-style side chairs is a masterwork of 19th-century American craftsmanship. Featuring the iconic Federal silhouette, each chair is finished in ...

Pair of Italian Mid-Century Oak and Rush Reclining Armchairs, 1960s A striking and highly decorative pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern reclining armchairs, dating from the 1960s. ...

Elegant Italian Stool dating to the 1930s, designed in the refined language of the Art Deco period. The piece features a sculptural wooden frame with gracefully curved uprights formi...

Pair of 'Campagne' counter height stools by Design Frères. Chic combination of slender but sturdy powder coated steel frames with handwoven rush seats and backs. Extra support under...

White 'Campagne' counter height stools by Design Frères. Chic combination of slender but sturdy and stable white powder-coated steel frames with handwoven rush seats and backs. Extr...

An 18th Century Hand Crafted, Hand Carved Walnut and Rush Seat Side Chair. A collector's gem. Measures 16.5" in width, 16" in depth 33.5" in height, Seat height is 16.5"

A distinctive pair of French side chairs dating from the 1940s, crafted in solid oak and retaining their beautifully handwoven natural rush seats and backrests. The chairs are particularly notable for their highly decorative construction. The solid oak frames combine strong architectural rear legs with sculpturally turned front legs and stretchers, creating a characteristic French rustic modernist appearance. The handwoven rush backrests are especially attractive, featuring an unusual geometric composition with a central vertical woven band, horizontal wrapping and a small arched opening at the top. This artisanal detailing gives the chairs a strong graphic quality when viewed from both the front and the back. The natural rush seats have been traditionally woven directly onto the frames and display the warm tonal variation and texture associated with genuine hand craftsmanship. The oak has developed a rich, warm patina over many decades, with subtle variations in tone and surface that emphasize the authentic vintage character of the pair. Their combination of traditional French craftsmanship, sculptural detailing and natural materials makes these chairs particularly suitable for contemporary, rustic, wabi-sabi, French modernist and eclectic interiors. Offered as an original pair. Details Place of Origin: France Period: Mid-20th Century Date of Manufacture: Circa 1940s Materials: Solid Oak, Natural Rush Techniques: Turned Wood, Joinery, Handwoven Rush Style: French Provincial / Rustic Modern / Mid-Century Sold As: Set of 2 Dimensions Width: 50 cm / 19.69 in Depth: 44 cm / 17.32 in Height: 90 cm / 35.43 in Seat Height: 45 cm / 17.72 in Condition Good original vintage condition with wear consistent with age and use. The oak frames retain a warm naturally aged patina, with minor marks, variations and traces of use characteristic of authentic 1940s furniture. The woven rush shows natural age-related variation and contributes to the authentic character of the chairs. Please refer to the detailed photographs for a complete impression of the condition. Packing & Worldwide Shipping Professional worldwide shipping is available. The chairs can be carefully packed for safe transport. For overseas and air freight shipments, custom-made ISPM 15 compliant wooden crating can be arranged upon request. Please contact us for a competitive worldwide shipping quotation. French oak chairs, French rush chairs, 1940s French chairs...

Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts rush seat armchair, with shaped back professionally reupholstered in a quality leather with slats running down from the arms past the seat to the s...

Stunning and rare Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau high back armchair. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak frame with original rush seat. Well designed tall back and elegant and...

Pair of 'Campagne' counter height stools by Design Frères. Chic combination of slender but sturdy powder coated steel frames with handwoven rush seats and backs. Extra support under...

Rustic Spanish side Chairs with Rush seats, Spain early 20th Century