Rush Side Chairs

This is a beautiful Early 20th Century French Provincial Louis XV Style Armchair. The rush seats are in excellent condition and handcrafted with intricate floral motif details on a s...

A single Upper Connecticut Valley side chair in the Hitchcock style, with a turtle-back crest above a woven rush seat. The oval back splat carries a gilt and bronze powder stencil d...

Sculptural Arthur Umanoff chair with signature rush back, slatted wood seat, and iron legs. Stunning from all angles! Measures: 32.5" high, 18.5" wide, and 18.5" deep with a seat he...

A set of six Sillas Mexico "Mexican Chairs" designed by Diego Matthai (born 1942-) in 1971 and had a limited production. The design was inspired by a basi...

Pair of oak and rush armchairs. Attributed to George Henry Walton. Scotland, circa 1890. Glasgow school period.

Ernest Gimson. A rare Cotswold school ebonised bobbin turned rush seat low chair, with turned finials and pegged at every joint and a newly laid rush seat. This chair has had new rus...

Pair of tall ladder back dining side chairs in the style of Gio Ponti by Otto Gerdau, made in Italy. Each chair features a high back, with six horizontal slats, woven natural paper ...

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 ...

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...

A beautifully preserved early 19th century New England armchair, handcrafted in maple and ash with a woven rush seat and rich, naturally developed...

Early 19th century Lancashire rush seat side chair. Oak Very sturdy, excellent antique condition. Recent refreshed finish.

This is a nicely carved Victorian era chair. The chair has turned legs and stretches. The rack rails are also turned. The barley twist style is un...

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...

Set of four exquisite Dutch design white wooden stools with woven rush seating, artfully crafted in the style inspired by W. Kuyper. These stools present a captivating contrast, wher...

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".

Liviana is carved wood slatted-back dining chair with a hand woven rush seat from Costantini Design. This chair is made to order and available as shown in Argentine Rosewood or in ...

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 ...

'Campagne' chair 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 understated.

Straight leg version has now sold. A rush seated side or bedroom chair made by Wylie and Lochhead with slightly splayed front legs. Professionally restored and recently re-rushed. .

Liberty & Co retailer, made by William Birch. The three are priced separately. A classic William Birch Arts & Crafts rush seat oak armchair with a wide curved head rest and typical ...

19th Century Victorian Walnut and Low Rush Seat Collector's Side Chair Measures 16.5" in width, 16" in depth 33.5" in height, Seat height is 16.5"

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...

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

Midcentury ladder back oak side chair with newer rush seat measuring 18" in width, 20" in depth and standing 35" tall with 19" seat height. Very good v...

English faux bamboo side chair. Dark turned wood side chair/ child’s chair carved to resemble dark bamboo with rush seat, England, late 19th centur...

Goodyers of Regent St. George Walton style. An Arts & Crafts oak side chair with inlaid circular details to the corners of the rush head rest, further inlay below the head rush and t...

A large, characterful 19th century vernacular chair, primitively constructed from heavily patinated elm with original woven rush seat. Irish, c. 1850.

A Pair of Italian Mid-Century Side Chairs or fireside chairs with a structure in black lacquered beech wood and a seat in hand-woven rush. This iconic fireside chair was designed by ...

Very near pair of rail back side chairs in elm, with rush seats. U.K circa 1800. H 93cm (SH 44cm) x W 49cm x D 44cm

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...

This finely crafted chair was made in Italy. Its made of walnut and has a rush bottom seat. The legs have 4 stretchers to stabilize the legs. The back is contoured for comfort.

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

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...

Early sculptural chairs by Arthur Umanoff. Chairs with signature rush back, slatted wood seat, and iron legs. Floating backrest. Look great from all angles. Good vintage condition. T...

A pair of early 19th century black painted Italian side chairs with finely painted, beautiful scenes on top back rails, turned Legs, and rush seats. Each chair with a different court...

Pair of American White Paint-Decorated Rush Seat Chairs. 37" H x 23" W x 21" D; seat: 19" H. Provenance: From a New York City Collection.

Vernacular ladder back chair in birch with later rush seat. Created in the 19th century with unusual decorative turned finial ears atop the back's s...

Vernacular ladder back fireside chair in birch with later rush seat. Unusual decorative turned finial ears atop the back's stiles. Wonderfully slightly misshapened wooden back cross ...

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"

Wylie and Lochhead attributed. A pair of rush seated side or bedroom chairs with four square cut-outs to the top of the shaped back rest. Both chairs have been professionally restore...

A rare pair of Worpsweder Easy Chair designed by Willis Ohler for Erich Schultz, crafted in Germany circa 1920. This beautifully proportioned chair features a solid oak frame paired...

3 Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) green and gold painted & carved ladder back high back side chairs with rush seat. (PRICED EACH)

Elegant antique Chippendale side chair with a rush seat.

Pair of side chairs Oak and rush Seat height 47cm In the style of Charles Dudouyt France 1950s A pair of French side chairs with a classic and rustic design, characteristic of t...

Pair of 'Campagne' 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 underst...

A Pair of Regency Faux Bamboo and Rush Seat Chairs with Original Patina. We are pleased to offer a charming pair of Regency faux bamboo chairs...

Set of four Scandinavian splay leg dining side chairs with curved backs, beechwood frame and new rush seats, circa 1960's.

Cerused oak chairs with original rush seats attributed to Maxime Old. A pair made in the 1940s.