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18th Century British Walnut Corner Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Richmond, VA
18th century British walnut corner chair with rush seat.
Category
Antique 18th Century English Corner Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Ash
Rush Arts
Crafts Chairs, England, Circa 1900
By NONO
Located in London, GB
A set of six antique Arts and Crafts dining chairs designed and made in England circa 1900.
The carved and turned wood frames of the chairs are dark-stained solid ash and their seat...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash
Set of Four English Oak Spindle Back Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Austin, TX
A fine set of four English spindle-back chairs with handsome woven rush seats, featuring nicely-turned spindles on the backs and fine-turned legs and supports - slight variation from...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak, Wood
Faux Bamboo Rush Set Arm Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
This arm chair has faux bamboo horizontal spindles in the back and arms. It has the original rush set in excellent condition. The front legs and cross stretcher have faux bamboo turn...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Heals, an Arts
Crafts Oak Rush Seat Lattice Back Side Chair
By Ambrose Heal
Located in London, GB
Heals. An Arts & Crafts oak rush seat lattice back side chair.
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Oak, Rush
Early 19th Century Regency Rush-Seated Armchair
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century Regency rush seated armchair with railed back, scroll arms and turned legs and stretchers.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Pair of Midcentury Bamboo and Rush Foldable Chairs
Located in London, GB
A stylish pair of rush occasional chairs.
Foldable, solid bamboo, rush seats and back.
English, circa 1960s.
Very good condition.
Price is for the pair.
Dimensions: 51...
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rush
Custom Set of Eight Ladder Back Chairs
Located in High Point, NC
Set of eight oak ladder back chairs from England with woven rush seats, circa 1960-1970. There are two armchairs and six side chairs. Handmade. The arm chairs measure 22.25 W x 21 D ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
William Morris Sussex Armchair as Seen in the V&A Original Rush Seat, circa 1870
By William Morris (English)
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely highly collectable William Morris circa 1870 Sussex armchair with beech frame and original rush seat as seen in the V&A
If you are l...
Category
Antique 1870s English High Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Set of Six English Ladderback Rush-Seat Farm Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
A fine set of six English ladder-back chairs with handsome woven rush seats.
Featuring nicely-turned slats on the backs and turned legs and supports, slight variation from chair to c...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Rustic Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set of 2 and 6 Late 19th Century Country Oak Ladderback Chairs
Located in Port Chester, NY
An elegant country look. Set of two arm and six side English wavy back ladder chairs in dark oak. The rush is in good antique condition, and the chairs are quite comfortable as the b...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of 6 Antique Lancashire Spindleback Chairs
Located in Port Chester, NY
A set of 6 country spindleback chairs, with very nice color and patina. The turnings are slightly lighter from use, as is appropriate. Nicely articulated ball feet. Rush seats are in...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of 2 + 8 Late 19th Century Country Oak Ladderback Chairs
Located in Port Chester, NY
An elegant country look. Set of two arm and eight side English wavy back ladder chairs in dark oak. The rush is in good antique condition, and the chairs are quite comfortable as the...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Elm Chippendale Corner Chair, circa 1780-1820
Located in Providence, RI
Elm Chippendale corner chair with rush seat, circa 1780-1820. Most likely English. As with many pieces of this age, there have been some repairs over the years. Most notably, a few o...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Rush, Elm
Rare Set of Ten circa 1780 Lancashire Elm Spindle Back Rush Seat Dining Chairs
By Morris
Co., William Morrison, William Morris (English)
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare set of ten original circa 1780-1800 Lancashire solid Elm with period Rush seats dining chairs
A very good looking and well made s...
Category
Antique 1780s English George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Elm
Set of Six English Oak Barley Twist Dining Side Chair Rush Seat, circa 1900
Located in Shreveport, LA
Direct from England, a lovely set of 6 antique English oak dining or side chairs!~
~Gorgeous barley twist on all the legs and on both the cross-stretchers and side stretchers ! (Onl...
Category
Early 20th Century English Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of Six Antique Oak Church Chairs
Located in Port Chester, NY
A set of six charming oak and rush church chairs with double rung supports and small turned details. All six are quite sturdy and the rush is in very good antique condition. Would lo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
$1,720 / set
Set of Five Antique Dining Chairs, Flemish Country Kitchen Oak, Rush, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of five antique dining chairs, Flemish country kitchen, oak and rush chairs dating to circa 1910.
A superb set of Flemish, Provincial kitchen dining chairs
Attracti...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
19th Century Morris
Co for Liberty London Lathback Armchair Rush Seat
By Morris
Co., Liberty
Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning Victorian Morris & Co for Liberty London ¾ size armchair with original rush seat
A good looking and highly collectable piece, the ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Rush
Orkney Hooded 19th Century Scottish Chair
Located in Water Mill, NY
Unusual 19th century pine and woven rush hooded Scottish chair from the Orkney Islands.
Category
Antique 1860s Scottish Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Pine
Antique Elbow Chair, Victorian Lancashire Spindle Back Dining, circa 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a top quality antique elbow chair, a Victorian Lancashire spindle back dining chair.
Appealing rustic farmhouse style in first class order
Crafted in solid English oak wi...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
English Fruitwood Windsor Chair with Rush Seat, East Anglia, Rich Color
Located in Totnes, GB
An exceptionally high quality chair in fruitwood with rush seat (recently re-rushed). Attributed to Sussex with its similarities in design to the chairs of Morris & Co but with disti...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Fruitwood
Pair of Regency Faux Bamboo Rush Seated Painted Chairs in Original Blue Paint
Located in valatie, NY
A pair of Regency faux bamboo rush seated painted chairs in original blue paint. Both feature bamboo spindle backs, legs and stretchers decorated with an robins egg blue and forest g...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Rush
Pair of English Arts
Crafts Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Pair of late 19th century English Arts & Crafts armchairs with black painted frame and original rush seats. The chairs remain fragile and are decorative. Not meant for every day use.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
E Gardiner
P Clissett 3 Arts
Crafts Cotswold School Ladder Back Armchairs
By Edward Gardiner
Located in London, GB
Edward Gardiner and Philip Clissett. A harlequin set of three Arts & Crafts Cotswold School ladder back armchairs. Two with newly woven rush seats.
Below is a run down on them lookin...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash
Set of Eight Late 18th-Early 19th Century English Ladder Back, Rush Seat, Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of eight late 18th-early 19th century English ladder back, rush seat, chairs, circa 1800. Two arm / master chairs and six side chairs.
Walnut and elm with rush seats. All all ...
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Chairs
Materials
Rush, Elm, Walnut
Antique English Oak Carver
s Chair
Located in Port Chester, NY
A glorious 18th century antique oak carver's chair, made specially for the head of the table, or the "carver". Exceptionally deep, with finely wrought spindles and finials. Good pati...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of Six Early Victorian Chairs in Rosewood
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn863, a fine set of six early Victorian solid rosewood chairs, having carved shaped top rail with decorative carved mid rail and new rush seats, standing on slim elegant turned and ...
Category
Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Rush, Rosewood
$1,653 / set
Regency Painted Arm Chairs, Set of Four
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an outstanding set of four English Regency painted and rush seat open armchairs that date to the early 19th century. The chairs have been newly refurbished with new natural r...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
$5,950 / set
Orkney Chair of Small Proportions in Pine and Straw, circa 1970
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
A delightful Orkney Chair. In good condition and although of smaller proportions it's large enough for an average to smaller size adult. Orkney chair from Scotland made of pine and s...
Category
Vintage 1970s Scottish Chairs
Materials
Rush, Pine
Edward Gardiner Five Arts
Crafts Ladder Back Dining Chairs with New Rush Seats
By Edward Gardiner
Located in London, GB
Edward Gardiner. A set of five Arts and Crafts Cotswold School ladder back dining chairs, with newly laid rush seats.
These ladder back chairs are steeped in history, their design h...
Category
Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Antique Set of Four
Wavy Line
Ladder Back Dining Chairs, Edwardian, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique set of four 'wavy line' ladderback dining chairs. Crafted in the Edwardian period, reviving designs of the late Georgian period in the Lancashire / Cheshire area o...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of George III Stained Beech Faux Bamboo Side Chairs
Located in Babworth, Retford
The spindle backs with tapered uprights above the original rush seats supported by tapered legs.
Stamped Thompson to the back legs,
England, circa 1800.
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
A Cotswold School Arts and Crafts Ash Armchair Attributed to Edward Gardiner
By Edward Gardiner
Located in London, GB
A Cotswold school ash ladder back armchair attributed to Edward Gardiner.
These ladder back chairs are steeped in history, their design have evolved from a long line of English chair...
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash
Shapland and Petter High Back Oak Side Chair with Pierced Hearts
By Shapland
Petter
Located in London, GB
Shapland and Petter high back side chair with turned ball tops and pierced hearts to the backrest and side stretchers, with the original rush seat.
Category
20th Century British Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush
Set of Four Early 20th Century Turner Chairs by William Birch
By William Birch
Located in Houston, TX
Set of four turner chairs, made by William Birch of High Wycombe (circa 1900-1905). They are an unusual form, probably made for Liberty's in London, crafted from beech with ash foot ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash, Beech
Group of Ten Compatible English Rush Seat Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Group of ten compatible English ladder back chairs with rush seats having variations in size, color and design but all blending well.
Average measurement: 20" wide, 15.5" deep, 39.5...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Rustic Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Four English Rustic Country Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Four English rustic country chairs with rush seats, turned stretcher base, round crest rail.
Condition: One with darker rush, joinery may need to be tightened a little.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Rustic Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Antique English Empire Armchair with Rush Seat
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An early 1900s Hitchcock style black and gold hand-painted chair oozing with charm and character, naturally distressed with newer rush seat in great condition. Seat height 17.5".
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Empire Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
C R Ashbee Made By The Guild of Handicraft A Ladder Back Armchair and Side Chair
By Charles Robert Ashbee
Located in London, GB
Charles Robert Ashbee (1863-1942) made by the guild of handicraft.
A stained beech high back ladder back armchair and a single matching side chair.
Designed for the dining room of t...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Highly Collectable Rare English Edwardian Ladder Back Chair, circa 1900
Located in Markington, GB
This rare English antique ladder back country chair is a lovely, original color.
Dating from circa 1900, this rush seated ladder back chair is in superb condition, very stabile and ...
Category
20th Century English Edwardian Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Mid-Late 19th Century Set of Eight Alder Dining Chairs of Good Patina
Located in Suffolk, GB
A mid-late 19th century set of eight alder dining chairs (or kitchen chairs) of good patina (colour) from the Lancashire area.
Each of the chairs consist of a shaped top rail with...
Category
Antique 1870s English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set of Six 19th Century Ash Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
A set of six early-mid 19th century ash bar top ladder back side chairs attributed to the Billinge, Wigan area of Lancashire.
This set of six chairs comprise of five identical cha...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ash, Rush
19th Century Set of Six Birch and Rush Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb mid-19th century set of six birch and rush chairs from the Lancashire area.
The chairs have a turned and shaped top rail with two lower curved plain splats connected by fiv...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Birch, Rush
Set of Six Morris
Co. Sussex Chairs
By Morris
Co.
Located in Suffolk, GB
A set of six Morris & Co. Sussex chairs designed by Phillip Webb, comprising of two carvers and four single chairs all in good, original condition purchased from a private collection...
Category
Antique 1890s English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech, Rush
Ribbon-Backed Pine English Chair, Early 1800s
Located in High Point, NC
A ribbon-backed English pine armchair with rush seat and removable cushion. Rush seating is original but in good, sturdy condition. Delicately curved back. Finish is "as found" and s...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Rush, Wood
Pair of Early English Victorian Country Chairs *SATURDAY SALE*
Located in Middleburg, VA
A nice pair of early English Victorian country chairs, circa 1840, with rush seats.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
A Well Matched Set of 8 English Billinge Wigan Ladderback Chairs
Located in New York, NY
With fine color and patina; comprising two armchairs and six side chairs; each ladderback with a concave tablet centering the crest rail and rush seats; raised on turned legs joined ...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ash, Rush
Fruitwood Arm Chair
Located in Nantucket, MA
English chippendale fruitwood armchair with removable rush seat and wide seat rail.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Rush
$1,475
English Ash Elbow Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Woodbury, CT
This sweet little chair of the thinnest ash wood spokes is actually quite comfortable--a welcome surprise, given its austere appearance and delicate lines. Fine turnings and gently ...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash
Set of 3 Charles II Side Chairs (GMD#2605)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 17th Century (and later elements) Set of 3 English Charles II Carved Walnut Side Chairs with Rush Seats. Overall height 42, seats 18H
Can be sold as pair and single or al...
Can be sold as pair and single or al...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
Scottish Orkney Childs Chair
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A hand carved Scottish Orkney Chair
Category
Scottish Chairs
Materials
Pine, Rush, Cane
Pair of Early 19th C. English Painted Side Chairs-Original Paint
Located in East Hampton, NY
A pair of early 19th Century side chairs with original paint and original rush seats.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
Pair of Early 19th Century Faux Bamboo Painted Side Chairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
A pair of small early 19th Century Side Chairs with original faux bamboo paint, rush seats (one original, one later).
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SPECIAL DEALER PRICE.
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SPECIAL DEALER PRICE.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
Antique English Fruitwood Rocker
Located in Port Chester, NY
An antique English rocking chair made of fruit wood. A worn rush seat has been replaced. With a seat depth of 18", this rocker is quite comfortable, and is very sturdy.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Rocking Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Rush
A Pair of Ash High-Back Chairs
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A pair of high-back side chairs in ash with rush seats. Featuring shaped crest rails and turned legs and stretchers.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Ash, Rush
A Set of Four Early 19th Century Regency Faux Bamboo Side Chairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
Sold as either a set of four or by the pair, these early 19th Century Regency Chairs have original faux bamboo paint and original string rush seats.
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SPEC...
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Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
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British Rush Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of british rush chairs available for sale. There are all kinds of british rush chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Arts and Crafts, Georgian and Victorian british rush chairs are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made british rush chairs over the years, but those made by Liberty
Co., Shapland
Petter and Ambrose Heal are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are British Rush Chairs?
British rush chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,471, while the lowest priced sells for $595 and the highest can go for as much as $18,000.
Finding the Right Chairs for You
Chairs are an indispensable component of your home and office. Can you imagine your life without the vintage, new or antique chairs you love?
With the exception of rocking chairs, the majority of the seating in our homes today — Windsor chairs, chaise longues, wingback chairs — originated in either England or France. Art Nouveau chairs, the style of which also originated in those regions, embraced the inherent magnificence of the natural world with decorative flourishes and refined designs that blended both curved and geometric contour lines. While craftsmanship and styles have evolved in the past century, chairs have had a singular significance in our lives, no matter what your favorite chair looks like.
“The chair is the piece of furniture that is closest to human beings,” said Hans Wegner. The revered Danish cabinetmaker and furniture designer was prolific, having designed nearly 500 chairs over the course of his lifetime. His beloved designs include the Wishbone chair, the wingback Papa Bear chair and many more.
Other designers of Scandinavian modernist chairs introduced new dynamics to this staple with sculptural flowing lines, curvaceous shapes and efficient functionality. The Paimio armchair, Swan chair and Panton chair are vintage works of Finnish and Danish seating that left an indelible mark on the history of good furniture design.
“What works good is better than what looks good, because what works good lasts,” said Ray Eames.
Visionary polymaths Ray and Charles Eames experimented with bent plywood and fiberglass with the goal of producing affordable furniture for a mass market. Like other celebrated mid-century modern furniture designers of elegant low-profile furnishings — among them Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Finn Juhl — the Eameses considered ergonomic support, durability and cost, all of which should be top of mind when shopping for the perfect chair. The mid-century years yielded many popular chairs.
The Eameses introduced numerous icons for manufacturer Herman Miller, such as the Eames lounge chair and ottoman, molded plywood dining chairs the DCM and DCW (which can be artfully mismatched around your dining table) and a wealth of other treasured pieces for the home and office.
A good chair anchors us to a place and can become an object of timeless appeal. Take a seat and browse the rich variety of vintage, new and antique chairs on 1stDibs today.
Questions About British Rush Chairs
- What are rush seats on chairs?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Rush seats are chairs where the seating part is woven out of long, grass-like vegetation. After the material dries, the makers weave it to make a strong surface for sitting. Shop antique rush chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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