Pair of 19th Century Bobbin-Turned Wood Corner Chairs with Rush Seats

A pair of 19th century maple side chairs with rush seats. Seats with remnants of paint. Frames tightened. Chairs touched up & polished.

19th century Chair with Rushed Back

A Pair of Early 19th Century Rush Seated Elm Hall Chairs This is a good quality pair of Elm chairs they have multiple turned stretchers and attractive if slightly naive carved back ...

This early form strong and very sturdy child's ladder back chair from New England is in fine and worn condition. The rush seat is very strong and sturdy with a fantastic patina.

19th Century mahogany corner chair with urn back slats, upholstered seat, three-pillar legs & cabriole leg with pad foot to the front.

Pair of French Turned Wood Chairs with Rush Seats, in the Style of Charles Dudouyt, 1940s A striking pair of French chairs, crafted in the 1940s and attributable to the rustic mode...

19th century Spanish pair of chairs with turned feet and velvet upholstered seat.

Mid-century designers were eager to break free from the aesthetics of the past and experiment with new forms, and techniques. At the same time, especially in Europe, the modernist design movement was often based on traditional styles and techniques, such as turned chairs. Turned chairs — sometimes called thrown chairs or spindle chairs — represent a style of Elizabethan or Jacobean turned furniture that had a vogue in the late 16th and early 17th century. The technique was carried on to the 20th century and was widespread in Europe as well, where craftsmen created durable pieces for various interiors and purposes. In turned furniture, the individual wooden spindles of the piece were made by shaping them with chisels and gouges while they were being spun, or turned between the centre points of a lathe. The construction of this pair is evocative of the more robust Arts and Crafts Movement, featuring subtle decorative elements such as the finials atop the backs. The sphere-shaped finials aren’t the only ornamentations on the design; the shape of the two splats on the back, the carved stretchers and carving on the feet are all decorative features that make this pair visually arresting. In later turned chairs, like this pair, rush seats were common. Here, the seats are woven around the frames with a light colour that beautifully contrasts to the dark, patinated wood. The partnership of the two natural materials is very effective as well; the wood and rush pair...

Antique carved wooden spindle corner side chair with woven rush reided seat. Circa Late 1800s. Original finish fittings and frame. Solid and sturdy.

19th century English single bobbin chair. Classic bobbin details and spindle seat back. Cane seat. Original four brass casters.