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Vintage Gefa Gemla Mid Century Swedish Modern Ladderback Rush Seat Side Chair
By Gemla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Gefa Gemla Mid Century Swedish Modern Ladderback Rush Seat Side Chair. Item features a
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
Charlotte Perriand Inspired Bar Height Stool in Oak with Rush Seat
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charlotte Perriand style bar stool with woven rush seat and oak frame. In original condition with
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rush, Oak
Liberty and Co attributed An Aesthetic Movement rush seat armchair
By Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
rush seat armchair with incised turnings to the back and below the arms with elegant splayed front legs.
Category
Antique 1890s English Aesthetic Movement Armchairs
Materials
Beech
American Hitchcock turtle back rush seat side chair, 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American turtle back, Hitchcock type, rush seat side chair. The back splat features the original
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
French Provincial 19th Century Inlaid High Back Armchair with Rustic Rush Seat
Located in Queens, NY
French Provincial style 19th century high back armchair with rush seat and inlaid back having a
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Rush
Antique American Primitive Cherry Wood Woven Rush Seat Ladder Back Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Primitive Cherry Wood Woven Rush Seat Ladder Back Side Chair. Item features woven
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Side Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Heals. London. An Arts and Crafts ladderback with original rush seat
By Heal
s
Located in London, GB
Heals. London. An Arts and Crafts ladderback with original rush seat and plank stretchers to the
Category
Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Ten French Oak Ladder Back Chairs with Rush Seats, C 1960
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of ten French oak ladder back chairs with rush seats. C 1960.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Morris
Co. Phillip Webb Attri. Aesthetic Movement rush seat Sussex side chair
By Morris
Co.
Located in London, GB
Morris & Co. Attributed to Philip Webb An Aesthetic Movement rush seat Sussex side chair with newly
Category
Antique 1880s British Aesthetic Movement Chairs
Materials
Beech
Six 19th century handpainted Sheraton dining chairs with rush seats
Located in Black Rock, CT
A set of six handpainted, Sheraton dining side chairs with handwoven, rush seats and stenciled
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Sheraton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Paint, Wood
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Japanese Form Ebonized Wood
Rush Seat Barrel Back Chair 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Form Ebonized Wood & Rush Seat Barrel Back Chair 20thC (29" x 21 7/8" x 20 3/4").
A vintage
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage French Country Cherry Wood Italian Distressed Rush Seat Dining Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Country Cherry Wood Italian Distressed Rush Seat Dining Arm Chair. Item features a
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Other Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Morris
Co attr to Philip Webb. Aesthetic Movement pair rush seat Sussex chairs
By Ford Madox Brown 1, Morris
Co.
Located in London, GB
Ford Maddox Brown for Morris and Co. An Aesthetic Movement pair of rush seat Sussex side chairs
Category
Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Side Chairs
Materials
Rush
Set of 4 Vico Magistretti Style Pine Dining Chairs w/ Rush Seats
Rounded Legs
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4, Mid-Century, Vico Magistretti style Pine dining chairs with rush seats, 1960s. Solid pine
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Pine
Set of 4 Swedish Neoclassic Grey Painted and Rush Seat "Klismos" Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 4 Mid-Century Swedish Neo-classic Style Grey Painted and Rush Seat "Klismos" Chairs (PRICED
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
English 1800s Georgian Period Plum Wood Child
s Rocking Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
turned supports. The rectangular rush seat is connected to a turned base with side stretchers of varying
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Children s Furniture
Materials
Rush, Wood
Reproduction French Louis XVI Style Bar Stool with Rush Seat and No Back
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Reproduction French Louis XVI style bar stool with rush seat and no back.
Category
2010s American Louis XVI Stools
Materials
Rush, Wood
Victorian English Oak Turned Bobbin Leg Rush Seat Bench With Geometric Stretcher
Located in Reading, Berkshire
English Antique Victorian Oak Turned Bobbin Leg Rush Seat Bench With Geometric Stretcher.
A
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Stools
Materials
Oak, Rattan, Rush
Pair Louis XV Style Carved Mahogany and Rush Seat Counter Stools
Located in Germantown, MD
A Gorgeous Pair of Louis XV Style Carved and stained Mahogany and Rush Seat Counter Stools
Category
Late 20th Century Country Stools
Materials
Rush, Mahogany
Italian Ladderback Dining Chairs with Woven Rush Seats, S/4
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Italy, 1970s
Set of Italian made ladderback dining chairs with woven rush seats. One chair is a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
2 Primitive Antique Shaker Style Maple Ladderback Dining Side Chairs Rush Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
with a rush seat.
Dimensions:
17.5" x 18" x 31"; seat h 18"
Category
Late 20th Century Shaker Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Birdseye Maple
Thonet Pair of Armchairs with Red Lacquered Frame and Rush Seats
By Thonet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
these chairs add a sense of understated elegance to their overall design. The rush seats give a rustic
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech, Lacquer
Vintage Patinated Rush Seat Charvari Chairs - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
an authentic rush seat and a beautifully patinated faux bamboo frame. These chairs exude a timeless
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Vintage Pair of English Midcentury Faux Bamboo Walnut Stools with Rush Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
rectangular rush seat resting above an elegant faux bamboo base. Four cylindrical tapering legs, accented with
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Rush, Walnut
Vintage Boho Rush Seat Sussex Lounge Chairs - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
and Crafts movement. The meticulously woven rush seats offer both comfort and authentic texture
Category
Early 20th Century British Rustic Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
Elegant French Oak Stool, Woven Rush Seat, 1930s
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
splayed feet, topped by a skillfully woven rush seat. Its delightful appearance tells a story of a bygone
Category
Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Stools
Materials
Oak, Rush
Liberty
Co. An Arts
Crafts rush seat armchair with a shaped back
By Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts rush seat armchair, with shaped back professionally
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Victorian Ladderback and Bobbin Walnut
Rush Seat Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
An Early 20th Century Victorian Ladderback and Bobbin Walnut & Rush Seat Side Chair.
Measures 17.5
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Antique American Rustic Shaker Ebonized Wood Rush Seat Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Rustic Shaker Ebonized Wood Rush Seat Handmade Rocker Rocking Chair. Circa Early
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Shaker Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early New England Decorated Childs Chair with Original Rush Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
fine stenciled splash. The rush seat is original to the chair. There is wear to be expected with age on
Category
Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Side Chairs
Materials
Pine
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Handpainted Side Chairs with Rush Seats, Italy, circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
scenes on top back rails, turned Legs, and rush seats. Each chair with a different courtyard scene, each
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Stickley Lancashire Style Cherry Wood Spindle Dining Chairs With Rush Seats
By L.
J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in South Bend, IN
carved cherry wood frames, with rush seats.
Measures:
Side chairs - 21.13"W x 18.75"D x 40.25"H.
Arm
Category
Vintage 1950s American British Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Cherry
Mid-20th Century Carved Mahogany and Low Rush Seat Side Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A very well crafted Mid-20th Century Carved Mahogany and Low Rush Seat Side Chair in very good
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Mahogany
Set of Four Early American Style Mahogany Rush Seat Ladder Back Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Set of Four Early American Style Mahogany Rush Seat Ladder Back Side Chairs. Measures: 19" in
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Mahogany
Rustic French 1890s Cherry Wood Armchair with Rush Seat and Sheaf Back
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rustic French cherry wood armchair from the late 19th century, with rush seat and sheaf back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Cherry
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Black and Rush Seat Nesting Stools after Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
A set of Italian genuine rush seat nesting stools, in the style of Italian designer, Gio Ponti
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Stools
Materials
Rush, Wood
Rustic French 1890s Cherry Wood Armchair with Rush Seat and Sheaf Back
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rustic French cherry wood armchair from the late 19th century, with rush seat and sheaf back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Cherry
Liberty
Co. An Arts
Crafts rush seat armchair with wavy shaped back slats
By Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts rush seat armchair, with wavy shaped back slats running down
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
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
Category
Antique Early 1900s Primitive Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cord, Rope, Oak
Liberty
Co. Style of CFA Voysey. A Pair of Oak Rush Seat Ladderback Armchairs
By Charles Voysey, Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, in the style of C F A Voysey.
A pair of oak rush seat ladderback armchairs with
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Mid 19th C. Rush Seated Ladder Back Chair. English, circa 1850
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very nicely appointed Victorian rush seated ladder back chair; English and mid 19th century. A
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set of 8 Painted French Provincial Rococo Style Rush Seated Chairs
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Set of 8 Painted French Provincial Rococo Style Rush Seated Chairs
Used, Good condition, View all
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Beech
Rush Seat Charlotte Perriand Style Tabouret Stools c1970 France
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Trensacq, FR
provincial design with a mid-century modern twist. Neutral woven rush seat on a turned Beech wood frame. In
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Stools
Materials
Rush, Wood, Beech
Liberty
Co. An English Aesthetic Movement walnut ladder back rush seat chair
By Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
show slight variations in this design.
With professionally laid new rush seat.
Category
Antique 1890s English Arts and Crafts Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Set of 2 Antique Spanish Country Chairs with Woven Rush Seats
Located in Harderwijk, NL
Offered here this charming and unique set of 2 antique Spanish country chairs with woven rush seats
Category
Antique 19th Century Classical Roman Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
E W Godwin (style of). An Anglo-Japanese rush seat ebonized side chair
By Edward William Godwin
Located in London, GB
E.W. Godwin style of. An Anglo-Japanese rush seat ebonized side chair.
Category
Antique 1870s English Anglo-Japanese Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen Rush Seat Bent Wood Corner Chair MINT!
By Hans J. Wegner, Fritz Hansen
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern Fritz Hansen rush seat bent wood corner chair MINT!.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Corner Chairs
Materials
Rope, Teak, Braid, Oak
Pair 19th C. Provincial Beechwood and Fruitwood
Rush Seat High-Back Armchairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Pair of 19th Century Fench Provincial Beechwood and Fruitwood with Rush Seat High-Back ladder
Category
Antique 19th Century American French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Rush, Fruitwood
Set of Four Ladder Back Oak Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
design adds a touch of sophistication, while the rush seats provide a rustic and natural element to their
Category
Vintage 1970s French Country Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of Sheraton fancy early 19th century Hitchcock chairs with rush seats
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Sheraton fancy early 19th century Hitchcock chairs with rush seats
Scrolled center splats
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Arts
Crafts Oak Rush Seat Pierced Clover Club Lounge Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique arts & crafts library armchair. Made of oak featuring a rush seat with pierced clover and
Category
Antique 19th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Rush, Oak
Set of Four Shaker Style Maple Ladder Back with Rush Seats Dining Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A Set of Four Shaker Style Maple Ladder Back with Rush Seats Dining Chairs
Measure 17: in width
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Maple
Thonet Set of Twelve Armchairs with Red Lacquered Frame and Rush Seats
By Thonet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
legs of these chairs add a sense of understated elegance to their overall design. The rush seats give a
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech, Lacquer, Rush
Thonet Set of Eight Armchairs with Red Lacquered Frame and Rush Seats
By Thonet
Located in Waalwijk, NL
legs of these chairs add a sense of understated elegance to their overall design. The rush seats give a
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech, Lacquer
Antique Pair of French Provincial Turned Wood Arm Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th c., a pair of French Provincial turned wood arm chairs with rush seats.
Antique pair
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set of Four Italian 1950
s Oak and Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A charming set of four Italian rustic oak and rush seat dining chairs, with horizontal slat open
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Liberty
Co, by William Birch. A Beech lattice back rush seat child
s chair.
By William Birch, Liberty
Co.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, by William Birch. An Arts and Crafts Beech lattice back rush seat childs chair
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
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Rush Seats For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of rush seats available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique rush seats was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, natural fiber and rush. Find 592 antique and vintage rush seats at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 9 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Rush seats have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Rush seats bearing Mid-Century Modern or Arts and Crafts hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Rush seats have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Liberty
Co., William Morris (English) and Morris
Co. are consistently popular.
How Much are Rush Seats?
Rush seats can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,149, while the lowest priced sells for $95 and the highest can go for as much as $14,000.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
Questions About Rush Seats
- What is rush seating made of?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Rush seating on chairs is made out of long grasses like cattails. To produce the seats, artisans dry out the plant matter and then carefully weave the pieces together. You can find a range of chairs with rush seating on 1stDibs.
- 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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