American Craftsman Chairs

Contemporary Modern 111 Chair in Wood & Fabric by Federico Perri for Collector Studio. 111 represents all the lines incesed in the surface of the solid wood...

Very nice set of four mid century modern Lucite folding chairs. Great to have when you need that extra seating for your dinner party. Fold ...

Iconic Sculptural "Mira" Model Chair, made by George Nakashima Studio, American, circa 1960s. This chair was named for George's daughter Mira, who later took over his studio after he...

George Nakashima Walnut Mira Chair Original Surface Marked Showroom on underside of Chair Seat

Designed by master craftsman George Nakashima for Knoll in 1946, the N19 chair was intended as a mass-produced counterpoint to the Nakashima Studio’s popular “Straight Chair...

Red Osvaldo Borsani Revolving Office Chair Produced by Tecno in Italy circa 1970 Plastic seat on aluminum frame with caster wheels. Perfect for a small desk.  

A perfect example of early mid century craftsmanship at it's finest. Constructed of solid maple wood with a beautifully angled back, large dowel joints and hand carved legs, no deta...

Antique Cast Iron & Wood Theater Seats Overall Dimensions: 42 1/2" x 20" x 32 1/4" high Seat Height: 17 1/2" Materials: Plywood & Cast Iron

A fabulous pair of early 20th century carved and gilded chairs in the George I style, the front cabriole legs have carved mask heads on the knees and carved decoration running down t...

Very rare George Nelson desk chair, freshly reupholstered in a crimson Knoll Classic boucle.

A classic & very early George Nakashima design, the spindle back straight chair. This 1940's example is made of solid Birch with signature saddle seat. Probably refinished at some po...

An exceptional pair of Regency period chairs, with a well-shaped 'Klismos' outline and unusually generous proportions, attributed to George Oakley of Bond Street. London, circa 1810. Extremely rare and thought after model. Why we like them With front legs unusually splayed in two dimensions, this design is one of the most sophisticated examples from the Regency period. Unusual in form, subtle in ornamentation, and outstanding in quality, these chairs display the decorative techniques of cabinetmaking, rather than joinery. The veneers and Greek-key brass inlays cover the seat rails and front leg joints—a highly unusual feature for chairs—demonstrating superb cabinetmaking skills and suggesting a high-end workshop origin. Attribution: The extremely rare ‘double-splayed’ front legs, derived from ancient Greek Klismos seats, along with exquisite brass inlays, contribute to these chairs' distinctive elegance. This form, along with certain decorative elements, aligns with other pieces traditionally attributed to George Oakley (1773–1840), one of the foremost London cabinetmakers of the period. The scrolling foliage pattern of the inlays on the back tablets of these chairs matches the decoration on a spider-leg sofa table illustrated in F. Collard’s Regency Furniture (Woodbridge, 1987, p. 317) and Mallett’s The Age of Matthew Boulton - Masterpieces of Neo-classicism (London, 2000, pp. 112-113). This table, belonging to a group of furniture firmly attributed to Oakley, likely originates from the same workshop as these chairs. An identically decorated daybed, en suite with these chairs, appears in the same Mallett catalogue (pp. 94-95). A magnificent center table, featuring the same inlays and possibly from the same suite, was sold at Christie’s, New York, 29 January 1994, lot 342. An identical pair of chairs is illustrated in Ronald Phillips’s Fine Antique English Furniture 2018, pp. 158-159. George Oakley George Oakley’s firm produced stylish Grecian-inspired furniture around the turn of the 19th century, pioneering ‘Buhl’ inlay, a decorative technique that regained popularity in the Regency’s early years. Fashionable materials like rosewood, mahogany, and calamander were often used in Oakley's furniture, combined with satinwood, ebony inlays, brass stars, and metal bands. His high-class furniture earned him a royal appointment and a reputation for fine craftsmanship. Visits by the royal family to Oakley's Bond St. Showrooms are recorded as in the Morning Chronicle of 1799. In May, “the ROYAL FAMILY, with the PRINCE and PRINCESS of ORANGE did Mr. OAKLEY the honor of viewing his Printed Furniture...