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Monumental 19th Century Chinese Black Sideboard 9 8"
Located in Somis, CA
decorations, this extraordinary piece is the epitome of vernacular antique furniture from Northern China.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Monumental 19th Century Chinese Black Sideboard 9 8"
Monumental 19th Century Chinese Black Sideboard 9 8"

Monumental 19th Century Chinese Black Sideboard 9 8"

$12,500
18th Century Welsh Pot Board Dresser with two Drawers and Rack
Located in Miami, FL
knarly with great color and patina, an excellent example of a country vernacular piece of furniture
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Country Credenzas

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Welsh Pot Board Dresser with two Drawers and Rack
18th Century Welsh Pot Board Dresser with two Drawers and Rack

18th Century Welsh Pot Board Dresser with two Drawers and Rack

$5,990
Edward Wormley Desk
By Edward Wormley, Drexel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
classical, historical design and translated them into modern vernacular. The result was furniture that was
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass, Zinc

Edward Wormley Desk
Edward Wormley Desk

Edward Wormley Desk

$3,750
Hutch Table in Old Surface, New England 18th Century
Located in Woodbury, CT
example of early New England vernacular furniture combines functionality with simplistic and minimalist
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Hutch Table in Old Surface, New England 18th Century
Hutch Table in Old Surface, New England 18th Century

Hutch Table in Old Surface, New England 18th Century

$4,700
Set of Five English Late 18th Century Elm Dining Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
indigenous timbers used for vernacular furniture and it is always a treat to see it used in period fashion
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Elm

Set of Five English Late 18th Century Elm Dining Chairs
Set of Five English Late 18th Century Elm Dining Chairs

Set of Five English Late 18th Century Elm Dining Chairs

$737 / set
18th Century Lambing Chair
Located in York, GB
vernacular furniture prevalent in the Lancashire and Yorkshire Dales in England, circa 1750–1850. The name
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Side Chairs

18th Century Lambing Chair
18th Century Lambing Chair

18th Century Lambing Chair

$5,237
19th century Scottish dresser
Located in Penzance, GB
in Scottish Vernacular Furniture by Bernard D. Cotton p. 95-103
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Dressers

Materials

Pine

19th century Scottish dresser
19th century Scottish dresser

19th century Scottish dresser

$852
Three Legged Cutler s Stool or Table, Circa 1800
Located in London, GB
" wide x 8" deep A lovely “leggy” piece of vernacular furniture of a type thought to have been
Category

Antique 19th Century English Stools

Materials

Ash, Elm

Three Legged Cutler s Stool or Table, Circa 1800
Three Legged Cutler s Stool or Table, Circa 1800

Three Legged Cutler s Stool or Table, Circa 1800

$1,800
18th century chest on stand (tallboy)
Located in Penzance, GB
of vernacular furniture, the design is elegant and the craftsmanship skilled. The cornice is dentil
Category

Antique 1740s Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Oak

18th century chest on stand (tallboy)
18th century chest on stand (tallboy)

18th century chest on stand (tallboy)

$3,414
19th Century Elm Dresser Base
Located in Penzance, GB
construction as it is a piece of vernacular furniture from the early 18th century. The replacement handles are
Category

Antique 1820s English Country Dressers

Materials

Elm

19th Century Elm Dresser Base
19th Century Elm Dresser Base

19th Century Elm Dresser Base

$3,004
17th Century Oval Baluster Leg Table
Located in London, GB
Lancashire this is a simple masterpiece from the early British Vernacular Furniture Tradition.
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Folk Art Side Tables

17th Century Oval Baluster Leg Table
17th Century Oval Baluster Leg Table

17th Century Oval Baluster Leg Table

$7,500
Early 18th Century Primitive Welsh Sycamore Dish Topped Stool c. 1740
Located in Heathfield, GB
chamfered legs and is a very rare surviving piece of truly vernacular furniture - a simple working piece of
Category

Antique 18th Century Stools

Materials

Walnut

Early 18th Century Primitive Welsh Sycamore Dish Topped Stool c. 1740
Early 18th Century Primitive Welsh Sycamore Dish Topped Stool c. 1740

Early 18th Century Primitive Welsh Sycamore Dish Topped Stool c. 1740

$853
Imposing Enclosed Primitive Boarded Windsor Chair
Located in London, GB
illustrated and described on page 155. A unique and compelling piece of British Vernacular Furniture
Category

Antique 19th Century English Armchairs

Imposing Enclosed Primitive Boarded Windsor Chair
Imposing Enclosed Primitive Boarded Windsor Chair

Imposing Enclosed Primitive Boarded Windsor Chair

$14,000
Wing chair in mahogany with original upholstery by Kaare Klint
Located in New York, NY
/> Klint espoused a philosophy that historical and vernacular furniture types had been repeatedly improved
Category

Vintage 1930s Danish Wingback Chairs

Wing chair in mahogany with original upholstery by Kaare Klint
Wing chair in mahogany with original upholstery by Kaare Klint

Wing chair in mahogany with original upholstery by Kaare Klint

Victorian Oak Framed Orkney Chair
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
Cottons book on Scottish Vernacular Furniture on pages250-261.
Category

Antique 19th Century Scottish Chairs

Victorian Oak Framed Orkney Chair
Victorian Oak Framed Orkney Chair

Victorian Oak Framed Orkney Chair

$1,730
A Fine and Rare Early Dug Out Primitive Wing Armchair
Located in London, GB
primitive and sculptural qualities of this icon from the British Vernacular Furniture Tradition
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs

A Fine and Rare Early Dug Out Primitive Wing Armchair
A Fine and Rare Early Dug Out Primitive Wing Armchair

A Fine and Rare Early Dug Out Primitive Wing Armchair

$24,000
Painted Pine Rush Child’s Orkney Armchair by D.M. Kirkness Liberty Co 1910
By David Munro Kirkness 1
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
traditional manner. A beautiful example of vernacular furniture with a stunning finish.
Category

Early 20th Century Scottish Primitive Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Pine

Painted Pine Rush Child’s Orkney Armchair by D.M. Kirkness Liberty Co 1910
Painted Pine Rush Child’s Orkney Armchair by D.M. Kirkness Liberty Co 1910

Painted Pine Rush Child’s Orkney Armchair by D.M. Kirkness Liberty Co 1910

$1,502
Fine Canopied Bacon Settle
Located in London, GB
piece of vernacular furniture of fine quality and great character. Comparative Literature: David
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Benches

Fine Canopied Bacon Settle
Fine Canopied Bacon Settle

Fine Canopied Bacon Settle

$15,500
Welsh Vernacular Armchair
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century comb back armchair in the Welsh vernacular tradition; the armchair's curved
Category

Antique 1810s Welsh Rustic Armchairs

Materials

Elm, Fruitwood

Welsh Vernacular Armchair
Welsh Vernacular Armchair

Welsh Vernacular Armchair

$4,984
Gustavian Vernacular Blackboard
Located in London, GB
With moulded frame, original board and chalk shelf. Pine and Birchwood retaining the original painted surface, Swedish, circa 1800. Measures: 41" high x 44" wide x 2" deep.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Swedish More Folk Art

Gustavian Vernacular Blackboard

Gustavian Vernacular Blackboard

$3,700
Georgian Vernacular Side Table
Located in London, GB
Side table with single drawer and decorative frieze oak with original brass fittings, English, circa 1780. Measures: 30.75" high x 37.5" wide x 25" deep.  
Category

Antique 1780s English Side Tables

Georgian Vernacular Side Table

Georgian Vernacular Side Table

$4,500
Unusual Vernacular Side Table
Located in London, GB
Raised on outswept legs. Terminating in pad feet with double “Cupid’s Bow” shaped apron. Well figured and richly patinated elm, English/Welsh borders, circa 1770. Measures: 27...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Side Tables

Unusual Vernacular Side Table

Unusual Vernacular Side Table

$9,800
Antique Vernacular Bench or Settle
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Antique vernacular settle standing on cabriole legs and with panelled back. This is a charming old
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Benches

Antique Vernacular Bench or Settle
Antique Vernacular Bench or Settle

Antique Vernacular Bench or Settle

$1,174
Early 19th century vernacular stool
Located in Warrington, GB
Early 19th century vernacular stool. A versatile piece of furniture and a staple in any 19th
Category

Antique 19th Century Stools

Materials

Oak

Early 19th century vernacular stool
Early 19th century vernacular stool

Early 19th century vernacular stool

$300
Swedish Vernacular Tripod Table Candlestick
Located in London, GB
With spring loaded mechanism. Hand-wrought metal, Swedish, circa 1850. Measures: 9" high x 5" wide x 4.5" deep.
Category

Antique 1850s Swedish More Lighting

Swedish Vernacular Tripod Table Candlestick

Swedish Vernacular Tripod Table Candlestick

$850
Primitive Vernacular Fireside Windsor Chair
Located in London, GB
With Winged Arched Comb, Horseshoe Arm Bow and Unusual Turned Legs Richly Patinated and Burnished Ash and Oak English or Welsh, c1760
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Windsor Chairs

Primitive Vernacular Fireside Windsor Chair
Primitive Vernacular Fireside Windsor Chair

Primitive Vernacular Fireside Windsor Chair

$8,500
18th Century Georgian Vernacular Lowboy
Located in London, GB
With Three Drawers and Decoratively Shaped Apron Solid Well Patinated and Burnished Oak English,  c.1760 29" high x 32.5" wide x 18.5" deep
Category

Antique 1760s British More Folk Art

18th Century Georgian Vernacular Lowboy

18th Century Georgian Vernacular Lowboy

$8,500
Elegant Vernacular Gustavian Batchelor s Chest
Located in London, GB
With hinged fold-out top above two short and three long drawers Solid alpine pine retaining much of the original stylized grain painted decoration.  
Category

Antique Early 1800s Swedish Furniture

Materials

Pine

Elegant Vernacular Gustavian Batchelor s Chest

Elegant Vernacular Gustavian Batchelor s Chest

$14,000
19th Century Irish Vernacular Hedge Chair
Located in Warrington, GB
Irish vernacular at its best. 19th century chair, constructed by a hedge carpenter using any
Category

Antique 19th Century European Chairs

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

19th Century Irish Vernacular Hedge Chair
19th Century Irish Vernacular Hedge Chair

19th Century Irish Vernacular Hedge Chair

$2,150
Vernacular Comb Back Windsor Fireside Backstool
Located in London, GB
With Graphic Five Spindle Back Fruity Coloured Ash, Elm and Oak With Untouched Original Surface English, c1780 Of classic Windsor construction with the backrest uprights and fo...
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Side Chairs

Vernacular Comb Back Windsor Fireside Backstool
Vernacular Comb Back Windsor Fireside Backstool

Vernacular Comb Back Windsor Fireside Backstool

$2,600
19th Century Vernacular Child s Rocking Seat
Located in London, GB
Of Curved Form with Open Work Shaped Sides Solid Elm with Untouched Original Surface English, c.1820 22 ½” high x 75 ½” wide x 18” deep
Category

Antique 1820s English Painted Furniture

19th Century Vernacular Child s Rocking Seat

19th Century Vernacular Child s Rocking Seat

$5,000
Sculptural Vernacular “X” Frame Tavern Table
Located in London, GB
Table of traditional form with angled bracing stretchers. Metal bound scrubbed pine top, the base retaining historic painted surface.
Category

Antique 1850s English Painted Furniture

Materials

Pine

Sculptural Vernacular “X” Frame Tavern Table

Sculptural Vernacular “X” Frame Tavern Table

$8,000
19th Century English Vernacular Childs Barbers Chair
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
A rare and unusual vernacular child's barbers chair in beech and pine. Out swept arms with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Country Chairs

Materials

Beech, Pine

19th Century English Vernacular Childs Barbers Chair
19th Century English Vernacular Childs Barbers Chair

19th Century English Vernacular Childs Barbers Chair

$682
Georgian Vernacular Cabriole Leg Serving Dresser
Located in London, GB
Retaining original brass handles and escutcheons Solid well patinated oak English, West Country, circa 1770 Measures: 39 ½" high x 78 ½" wide x 18 ¼" deep.
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Dressers

Georgian Vernacular Cabriole Leg Serving Dresser
Georgian Vernacular Cabriole Leg Serving Dresser

Georgian Vernacular Cabriole Leg Serving Dresser

$14,000
Fine Traditional Dorset Vernacular Dowry Chest
Located in London, GB
Of three-panel mule chest form with Classic regional carved and painted decoration joined, panelled and carved and painted oak.
Category

Antique 17th Century British Blanket Chests

Materials

Oak

Fine Traditional Dorset Vernacular Dowry Chest

Fine Traditional Dorset Vernacular Dowry Chest

$8,500
Queen Anne Period Vernacular Side or End Table
Located in London, GB
. A delightfully refined example of Queen Anne period vernacular or provincial furniture. This elegant
Category

Antique 1710s British Painted Furniture

Queen Anne Period Vernacular Side or End Table

Queen Anne Period Vernacular Side or End Table

$4,500
Primitive Welsh Stick Chair, Vernacular Windsor, Country Armchair
Located in Totnes, GB
A rare and beautiful yet robust primitive Welsh stick chair in a sumptuous pale colour. One can’t help but notice the huge slab of ash forming the seat and upon which this chair is c...
Category

Antique 18th Century Welsh Primitive Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, Pine

Primitive Welsh Stick Chair, Vernacular Windsor, Country Armchair
Primitive Welsh Stick Chair, Vernacular Windsor, Country Armchair

Primitive Welsh Stick Chair, Vernacular Windsor, Country Armchair

$7,647
Vernacular Inlaid Chest on Turned Stand, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Geometrically Inlaid, Cross and Feather Banded With Good Old surface and Patina Various Cuts of Indigenous Specimen Ash Brass Drop Handles and Escutcheons Later English, c.1700 ...
Category

Antique 18th Century British Painted Furniture

Materials

Ash

Vernacular Inlaid Chest on Turned Stand, 18th Century

Vernacular Inlaid Chest on Turned Stand, 18th Century

$35,000
Rustic European Folk Art Chair, Vernacular and Primitive, Woven Seat
Located in Totnes, GB
An exceptional rustic folk art chair in oak with a woven seat. In untouched condition, it has endless charm and character. Large size but not too dominating. Very similar in construc...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Primitive Chairs

Materials

Oak

Rustic European Folk Art Chair, Vernacular and Primitive, Woven Seat
Rustic European Folk Art Chair, Vernacular and Primitive, Woven Seat

Rustic European Folk Art Chair, Vernacular and Primitive, Woven Seat

$1,358
English Country Provincial Windsor Chair, West Country, Vernacular, 19th Century
Located in Totnes, GB
West Country Windsor chair, almost certainly from Cornwall and likely from the Penzance area, with a huge amount of character and charm. In its old black crackled varnish. When th...
Category

Antique 1830s English Country Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

English Country Provincial Windsor Chair, West Country, Vernacular, 19th Century
English Country Provincial Windsor Chair, West Country, Vernacular, 19th Century

English Country Provincial Windsor Chair, West Country, Vernacular, 19th Century

$2,731
"Charlotte Perriand" Cansado Bench, circa 1950
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
were inspired from the vernacular furniture of Savoie where her grandparents lived—a place she visited
Category

20th Century French Daybeds

"Charlotte Perriand" Cansado Bench, circa 1950
"Charlotte Perriand" Cansado Bench, circa 1950

"Charlotte Perriand" Cansado Bench, circa 1950

$16,800
English Comb Back Windsor Chair, Elm and Beech, 1800, West Country, Vernacular
Located in Totnes, GB
A comb back Windsor chair in elm and beech. Egg and reel turned front legs with plain tapered rear legs, united by a turned H-stretcher. Nicely shaped elm seat with pleasing color an...
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Country Windsor Chairs

Materials

Beech, Elm

English Comb Back Windsor Chair, Elm and Beech, 1800, West Country, Vernacular
English Comb Back Windsor Chair, Elm and Beech, 1800, West Country, Vernacular

English Comb Back Windsor Chair, Elm and Beech, 1800, West Country, Vernacular

$2,458
Edward Wormley Tete a Tete Sofa
Located in New York, NY
from classical, historical design and translated them into Modern vernacular. The result was furniture
Category

Vintage 1950s American Loveseats

Edward Wormley Tete a Tete Sofa
Edward Wormley Tete a Tete Sofa

Edward Wormley Tete a Tete Sofa

$5,800
Four Exceptional Root Burl Chairs
Located in Damariscotta, ME
and are a classic, vernacular form of rustic furniture from the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia
Category

Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Armchairs

Four Exceptional Root Burl Chairs
Four Exceptional Root Burl Chairs

Four Exceptional Root Burl Chairs

$6,800
Edward Wormley Sofa, Circa 1965, *Free Shipping
By Edward Wormley
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern vernacular. The result was furniture that was sophisticated, yet mainstream and very successful
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Sofas

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Edward Wormley Sofa, Circa 1965, *Free Shipping
Edward Wormley Sofa, Circa 1965, *Free Shipping

Edward Wormley Sofa, Circa 1965, *Free Shipping

$17,500
George Nelson for Herman Miller Home Office Desk, 1948
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in San Francisco, CA
in refining and defining American Mid-Century Modern furniture design vernacular. Finished
Category

Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Steel, Metal, Aluminum

George Nelson for Herman Miller Home Office Desk, 1948
George Nelson for Herman Miller Home Office Desk, 1948

George Nelson for Herman Miller Home Office Desk, 1948

$10,150
George II Oak Wall Hanging Shelved Spice Rack c. 1750
Located in Heathfield, GB
. This is a lovely example of 18th century vernacular furniture at its most charming, made by hand, it
Category

Antique 18th Century Georgian Shelves

Materials

Oak

George II Oak Wall Hanging Shelved Spice Rack c. 1750
George II Oak Wall Hanging Shelved Spice Rack c. 1750

George II Oak Wall Hanging Shelved Spice Rack c. 1750

$1,058
Late 18th Century English Elm and Pine Rocking Lambing Chair
Located in Pau, FR
drawer or compartment. The historic lambing chair is an example of regional vernacular furniture
Category

Antique 18th Century English Wingback Chairs

Materials

Lambskin, Elm, Pine

Late 18th Century English Elm and Pine Rocking Lambing Chair
Late 18th Century English Elm and Pine Rocking Lambing Chair

Late 18th Century English Elm and Pine Rocking Lambing Chair

$5,900
Primitive Early English Windsor Chair, Vernacular, Country, Rustic, Provincial
Located in Totnes, GB
A very good 18th century Provincial stick back Windsor chair in elm and ash with traces of original green paint. Decoratively turned front legs, simple rear legs, all united by taper...
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Country Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Primitive Early English Windsor Chair, Vernacular, Country, Rustic, Provincial
Primitive Early English Windsor Chair, Vernacular, Country, Rustic, Provincial

Primitive Early English Windsor Chair, Vernacular, Country, Rustic, Provincial

$3,414
Early 19th Century Jamaican Bedstead
Located in Charleston, SC
A striking Caribbean bed that exhibits most of the best formal and vernacular elements of furniture
Category

Antique 19th Century Jamaican Beds and Bed Frames

Early 19th Century Jamaican Bedstead
Early 19th Century Jamaican Bedstead

Early 19th Century Jamaican Bedstead

$24,000
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