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Style: Primitive
Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese primitive-style side chair, crafted sometime during the mid-Showa period (1940s–1960s).
It is a one-of-a-kind piece carved entirely from a single large block ...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Primitive Seating
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Old Primitive Stool 1950s-1970s / Side Chair Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese primitive-style stool, crafted in the mid-Shōwa period (1950s–1970s). Though simple in form, it carries a distinctive and compelling presence. Made from a sin...
Category
Late 20th Century Japanese Primitive Seating
Materials
Cedar
Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Stool Display Stand Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese primitive-style side chair, crafted sometime between the 1940s and 1960s in the Showa period.
Even after many decades, it still radiates a strong, commanding ...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Primitive Rustic Minimal Italian Antique Wooden Bench Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian rustic primitive country wooden bench, with trestle style legs in original aged natural color giving the rich and beautiful patina that makes it look wonderful in e...
Category
20th Century Italian Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,419 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Antique Primitive Side Chair 1900s-1940s / Display Stand Wabi Sabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
This is an old Japanese primitive-style stool or stand, believed to have been crafted in the early Showa period (1900s–1940s). The material appears to be kiri (paulownia wood), known...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Mid-20th Century African Dogon Hand-Carved Wood Stool, Wabi-Sabi Style
Located in Odense, DK
This exceptional 20th century Dogon stool, hand-carved in Mali, West Africa, embodies the authentic artistry and cultural heritage of the Dogon people. Crafted from solid wood, it fe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Malian Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Mid-Century Modern Oak Stools, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Great decorative stool set from France, circa 1960s.
We have eight of the same model in different versions. All can be found in our other articles.
Light, normal signs of use.
Category
1960s French Vintage Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century, Carved Wooden Lobi Stool, Burkina Faso, African
Located in Odense, DK
This fine early 20th century Lobi or Bwa stool originates from Burkina Faso or Mali, a rare example of African tribal artistry and functional design. Hand-carved from solid wood, the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Primitive Rustic Minimal Italian Antique Wooden Bench Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian rustic primitive country wooden bench, with trestle style legs in original aged natural color giving the rich and beautiful patina that makes it look wonderful in e...
Category
20th Century Italian Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,420 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese antique Primitive Wooden Bench or Stool, Meiji Era'1868-1912'Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique small bench was crafted in the Meiji Era (1868–1912).
The seat is made of chestnut wood, offering a sturdy texture and gentle natural grain. The legs are uniquely desig...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique African Senufo Stool, c. 1930s
By Senufo
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved from a single, solid block of wood, each Senufo stool communicates a unique personality as a sculptural seat or table. This example from the early 20th century resonates ...
Category
Early 20th Century Ivorian Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
6ft Antique Turned Wood Bench in Turkish Kilim
Located in Las Vegas, NV
This large bench is a gorgeous authentic antique piece with all the coveted details of such. Hand turned spindles, mini casters and beautiful patina on the wood all dressed in a stu...
Category
19th Century Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood, Wool
Primitive Rustic Minimal Italian Wooden Bench Stool Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful Italian rustic primitive country wooden bench, with typical legs in original aged natural color giving the rich and beautiful patina that makes it look wonderful in every i...
Category
20th Century Italian Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
$1,514 Sale Price
20% Off
Primitive French Wooden Carved Tripod Chair, Wabi Sabi Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Primitive French Wooden Carved Tripod Chair, Wabi Sabi Style, Early 20th Century
Brutalist - Chair - Wood Chair
Measures : ...
Category
20th Century French Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage Nichols & Stone Hitchcock Harvest Stencil Painted Black Side Chair Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Vintage Nichols & Stone Hitchcock Harvest Stencil Painted Black Side Chairs - a Pair....
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
french primitive hand made three legged wooden stool
Located in Rümmingen, BW
Important Care Information:
When purchasing a chair, stool, table, or any other piece of furniture that stands on the floor, please inspect the legs and underside before use. Ensure ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$312 Sale Price
20% Off
Authentic Furniture Products Japan Milking Stool Smith & Watson Park Avenue
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An Authentic Furniture Products milking stool. Made in Japan, this stool is designed after the Smith & Watson Park Avenue Milking Stool, or maybe vice versa... The seat is actually ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique African Wooden Chair or Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Hand carved wooden chair from the Ivory Coast of Africa. This can also be used as a low side table. A piece of art.
This chair was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese ...
Category
19th Century Ivorian Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
Antique Green Painted Pine Bench, Hungary, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Charming green painted pine bench from the early 1900s.
Delightful details include triangular cutouts on each foot and a pleasantly aged green paint finish.
Bench is in solid, st...
Category
Early 20th Century Hungarian Primitive Seating
Materials
Pine
Antique Primitive Wooden Carpenters Shaving Shave Horse Long Work Bench Clamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique Primitive Wooden Carpenters Shaving Shave Horse Long Work Bench Clamp. Item f...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood, Pine
Antique Camel Saddle
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an exceptional example of a tribal ceremonial camel saddle, likely originating from North Africa or the Middle East, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century.
The saddle...
Category
19th Century Moroccan Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Brass
$2,500
Solid Primitive Mesquite Stool
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this stool made in Mesquite hardwood, Circa 1930. Made in Mexico hand carved using machete and chisel. Fully restored. Clear markings showing age and heavy use, ready to use...
Category
1930s Mexican Vintage Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
$750 Sale Price
25% Off
Rustic Carved Wood Bench, Belgium, 1900s
Located in Rīga, LV
Small primitive bench or side table with a beautiful patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Primitive Oak Stool Wabi Sabi France 1930's
Located in Kaštel Sućurac, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Oak primitive stool from France.
Original wood finish with great age markings and patina.
Category
1930s French Vintage Primitive Seating
Materials
Oak
Japanese Old Primitive Side Chair 1940s-1960s / Stool Display Stand Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This chair embodies the essence of Japanese primitive design, crafted in the mid-20th century (circa 1940s–1960s).
Made from tochi (Japanese horse chestnut), a rare domestic hardwood...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Irish Primitive Pine Settle or Bench
Located in Faversham, GB
A charming early 19th century primitive Irish settle in original untouched condition.
The whole piece is made from substantial sections of solid pitch...
Category
1820s British Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th C Austrian Oak Saddle Stools
Located in Nijlen, BE
Two 19th century Austrian saddle stools, available as a set.
Just a little different and separate, yet very beautiful together.
They are also slightly different in size.
Unique piece...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Oak
$1,538 / set
Hand Carved Stump Chair in Pine with Storage, Swedish Modern, Wabi Sabi, 1900s
Located in Odense, DK
A charming rustic stump chair, hand-carved from solid pine and accented with an iron ring. Crafted by an unknown Swedish artisan in the early 1900s, this piece embodies the spirit of...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Primitive Seating
Materials
Pine
1930s Primitive Belgian Bench
Located in London, GB
A robust and utilitarian Belgian bench from the 1930s, crafted from solid wood. The design is simple and unembellished, with a flat plank seat supported ...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Primitive Arm Rash Chair from France
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This primitive armchair was made in the French countryside in the 19th century. Characterized by its rustic wood grain and rush-woven seat, it is a typical example of furniture roote...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Rush, Wood
An American Primitive Bleached Bucket Bench, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
An American primitive bleached mortised plank bucket bench, 19th century.
56 inches wide by 14 ½ inches deep by 18 inches tall
Category
19th Century American Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Handcrafted Carved Stained Wood low Stool, Africa 1950's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Midcentury African Handcrafted Carved and Stained Wood Low Stool or Side Table. Made in Central Africa, mid century period, 1950's / 60's for the tourist market. Dark stained and car...
Category
1950s Congolese Vintage Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
$899 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Early English Dugout Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fine and very rare early 18th century English oak dugout armchair, the generously sized body rough-hewn from a single oak tree trunk, showing adzed and drawn toolmarks and possessi...
Category
Early 18th Century English Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Oak
Primitive Wabi Sabi Carved Tripod Side Chair
Located in Meer, VAN
Primitive Wabi Sabi Carved Tripod Side Chair, Europe, 19th Century.
This is a stunning antique tripod chair with the seat and backrest carved from...
Category
19th Century European Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Stickback Windsor Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th-century English elm wood stickback Windsor armchair presents an aura of understated elegance and historical depth. Stripped of its original paint, the chair now bares the n...
Category
18th Century English Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Elm
Vintage Large Stools in Bouclé Fabric
Located in Nijlen, BE
Unique and very comfortable large stools.
4 in stock.
Newly upholstered in exceptionally strong beige bouclé fabric (800g/m²).
The light color and texture of the fabric make them a p...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Primitive Seating
Materials
Pine
$821 / item
Primitive Swedish Bench, also known as "Fållbänk" from circa 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Primitive Swedish Bench, also known as "Fållbänk" from circa 1850
Showcases a lovely patina that has developed naturally over time.
It includes storage compartments beneath the sea...
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Pine
Log Cabin Primitive Adirondack Wooden Log Outdoor Bench Sofa Set, 2 Pcs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Log cabin Primitive Adirondack wooden log outdoor bench sofa set - 2 pcs. Item features (2) armless sections, can be used as one long sofa or 2 separate pieces with example layouts p...
Category
Late 20th Century Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood, Pine
Wooden Carved African Elephant Stool, Mid Century in Wabi Sabi Style, 1940s
Located in Odense, DK
Sculptural solid wooden vintage stool. Made in Africa, mid 20th century.
A charming decorative object for the modern interior with a fine patina. Perfectly suited as either a foot...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Primitive Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Spanish 19th Century Butcher’s Table from Catalonia
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Large rustic bench from Spain, early 20th century, originally used as a butcher’s table for processing swine. If one can overlook the macabre history of the piece, there is organic b...
Category
20th Century Spanish Primitive Seating
Materials
Oak
Rustic Splay Leg Primitive Mortis & Tenon Bench
Located in Southampton, NJ
Early 20th century bench with mortis & tenon joinery & naturally rustic milk paint finish.
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Seating
Materials
Elm, Paint
Primitive Rustic Minimal Italian Midcentury Wooden Side Table Bench Stool
Located in Carimate, Como
Solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, distressed finish, very nice antique item with great style and form. In original beautifully aged natural color, it has some old green ...
Category
20th Century Italian Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
$946 Sale Price
20% Off
Primitive Naga Organic Tribe Chair In Solid Teak.
Located in ECHT, NL
One of a kind charming authentic primitive stump chair made in a single solid hardwood. Hand carved by the Naga tribe in India, ca 1970s. A nice wabi sabi piece in good vintage condi...
Category
20th Century Indian Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood, Teak
Antique Ladderback Primitive Rustic Oak Wood Rush Seat Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Ladderback Primitive Rustic Oak Wood Rush Seat Dining Chairs - Set of 4. Item featured is a nice smaller size, turn carved pointed finials, ...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Cord, Rope, Oak
Pair of Antique Wooden Barrel Arm Chairs Chairs
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Beautiful pair of antique chairs full of Wabi-Sabi style. These chairs have perfectly imperfect raw wooden structure. The craftsmanship details on them is unmatched.
Chairs are in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
$2,500 / set
French Elm Tripod Stools C1970 France
Located in Trensacq, FR
French primitive style tripod stools C1970s. Hand crafted, Artisan made in the Ardeche Mountain region of France. In great vintage condition, heavy, sturdy and strong with really...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Primitive Seating
Materials
Elm
$378 / item
Swedish Designer, Primitive Freeform Lounge Chair, Painted Wood, Sweden, c 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
A sculpted painted wooden, primitive freeform lounge chair designed and produced in Sweden, circa 1960s.
Seat Height (inches): 12.75"
All ite...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Pews
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pair of sturdy English pine benches, or pews, from the turn of the 20th century. The long wood planks, finished with chamfered edges, are smooth with a fine patina–as expected for ...
Category
20th Century English Primitive Seating
Materials
Pine
$3,995 / set
Japanese Drifting Chair / Drifting Stool Drifting Object Animal
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Japanese drifting chair / drifting stool
Drifting object animal
A dog-shaped stool made of drifting objects. It has a beautiful shape as an object.
Category
2010s Japanese Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood, Driftwood
Antique English country estate stool / side table, c.1850
Located in Bristol, GB
Lovely antique English rustic primitive stool / side table, early 19th century.
Sourced from a Yorkshire country house estate. No doubt made on the estate, the stool has a wonderful...
Category
18th Century English Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Ash, Elm
19th Century English Barrelback Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A lovable 19th century English barrelback Windsor arm chair with a graceful rounded crest-rail supported by several spindles, a sturdy saddle seat, splayed turned legs, and retaining...
Category
19th Century English Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Elm
Petite Stool Made in Solid Wood
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this primitive petite stool made in solid wood. Made in Mexico totally handmade. Ready to use as stool or side table.
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
traditional vintage swiss "Tessiner Hocker" made from Bast and Wood
Located in Rümmingen, BW
Important Care Information:
When purchasing a chair, stool, table, or any other piece of furniture that stands on the floor, please inspect the legs and underside before use. Ensure ...
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$354 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Primitive Stool / Mortar 1860s-1920s / Side Table Wabisabi Naga Tribe
Located in ECHT, NL
Monumental sculptural Nagaland Stool / mortar.
One of a kind charming authentic primitive Object made of a single solid hardwood. Hand carved by the Naga tribe in India, ca 1860s-19...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Teak Wood Bench or Chaise
Located in New York, NY
Impressive eighteen inch wide single slab chaise or bench. Beautiful patina on this aged organic teak slab. Perfect in a modern setting. The old with the new. Full dimensions; 64" lo...
Category
1930s Vintage Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Rustic Milking Stool
Located in Denton, TX
Very rustic hardwood milking stool with original milk paint in a mossy green. This would also make a great drinks table.
Category
19th Century North American Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Hardwood
Antique 1820s Set of Six Ladder Back Chairs Rush Seat Paint Decorated
Located in Newfoundland, PA
Great set of six paint decorated rush seat chairs.. True antique primitive pieces that came out my Historic 1769 Hudson Valley New York Property. These pieces carefully handpicked fo...
Category
1820s American Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood
Antique Primitive Child’s Ladder Back Splint Weave Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, US
Antique Primitive Child’s Ladder Back Chair with Cream Paint and Herringbone Splint Weave Seat
This antique child’s chair features a classic ladder back design and a cream-colored p...
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Seating
Materials
Rattan, Wood
Set of 3 Italian Splay Leg Stools with Upholstered Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of three early 20th Century Italian milking stools with great primitive form and modern lines. Each stool has three wooden splay legs that are pegged together by a triangular apr...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Primitive Seating
Materials
Brass
African Wooden Chair or Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful patina on this 19th century hand carved wooden chair from the Ivory Coast of Africa. This can also be used as a low side table. A piece of art. We only source the best.
...
Category
19th Century Ivorian Antique Primitive Seating
Materials
Wood, Reclaimed Wood
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