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Hitchcock Style Partial Gilt And Enamel Painted Rush Seat Bench
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid century Hitchcock Style Off white and Partial Gilt And Enamel Painted Rush Seat Bench
Category
Mid-20th Century Benches
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Italian Distressed Creamy Yellow Painted Rush Seat Armchairs - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
splats, curved arms, rush seats, turned front legs and stretchers. Made in Italy, in the late 20th
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Country Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Rush, Paint
Vintage Country French Carved Oak Stools with Painted Rush Seat, Set of Four
Located in Dallas, TX
dressed with hand woven and hand painted rush. The two-ladder tall and sturdy stools are in excellent
Category
Late 20th Century French Country Stools
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 45 in W 20.25 in D 20 in
Dutch Rush Seated Walnut Bench, Mid-18th Century
Located in valatie, NY
. It stands on five cabriole legs with trifid feet. It has a red washed finish and a painted rush seat
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Benches
Materials
Rush, Walnut
19Thc Ladder Back Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This natural pine ladder back rocking chair is in good sturdy condition with a mustard painted rush
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Brutalist Child's Chair By Charles Dudouyt - Painted Blue Rush Seat
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Dorchester, GB
A brutalist childs chair made from solid oak with a newly woven rush seat, the wood has been
Category
Vintage 1940s French Mid-Century Modern Children's Furniture
Materials
Rush, Oak
A Set of 4 Ladderback Rush Seat Chairs Painted White
Located in Oak Park, MI
A charming set of 4 English side chairs with solid rush seats. Lovely fresh Muslin paint. A
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Primitive Rush Seat Side Chair
Located in Faversham, GB
A diminutive rush seat side chair with a ladder back.
Featuring traces of the original blue paint
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Rustic Chairs
Materials
Ash, Pine, Rush
Antique Wood Ladder Back Rush Seat Child's Accent Chair Painted Orange
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A children's American Arts and Crafts ladder back chair with a rush seat. We love a good ladder
Category
20th Century American American Craftsman Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
19th Century Spanish Catalan Painted Oak and Rush Seat Low Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
further embellished with round finials at the top. The wide and deep seat is upholstered with the original
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Connecticut Valley rush seat painted Hitchcock side chair, 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Hitchcock rush seat side chair with a tie-on seat cushion. The chair features the original
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Black Painted Bench with Lyre-Form Backs-Plats & Rush Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century American black painted bench with lyre-form back-splats & rush seat.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Benches
Materials
Rush, Wood, Paint
H 33.25 in W 40.75 in D 16 in
Antique French Provençal Louis XV Style Painted Settee or Radassier W/ Rush Seat
Located in Birmingham, AL
hand woven rush seat is raised on six legs with the front three having a graceful cabriole shape and
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Benches
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 37.75 in W 42 in D 20.25 in
Set of 4 Swedish Neoclassic Grey Painted and Rush Seat "Klismos" Chairs
Located in New York, NY
SET of 4 Mid-Century Swedish Neo-classic Style Grey Painted and Rush Seat \"Klismos\" Chairs
Category
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set of 4 Vintage French Country Red Painted Dining Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
style backs and natural rush seats. They are painted a red rasberry with an antiqued finish and silver
Category
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 38.5 in W 22 in D 18.5 in
French Country Red Painted and Gold Gilt Rush Seat Dining Chairs, Set of Eight
By Henredon
Located in South Bend, IN
Henredon
USA, Late 20th Century
Carved red painted and gold gilt solid walnut frames, with rush seats
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut, Paint
H 42.75 in W 19.25 in D 19 in
Late 20th Century Italian White Rush Seat Bench
Located in Charleston, SC
Late 20th century Italian style Rush Seat with a Cream distressed finish Bench.
Gorgeous Bench in
Category
Late 20th Century American Country Benches
Materials
Rush, Wood, Paint
Antique 1820s Set of Six Ladder Back Chairs Rush Seat Paint Decorated
Located in Wallkill, NY
Great set of six paint decorated rush seat chairs.. True antique primitive pieces that came out my
Category
Antique 1820s American Primitive Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of New England Hitchcock Style Chairs with Woven Rush Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
patination from years of good wear. The seats are woven rush seats and are in very good condition.
A
Category
Antique 19th Century American Classical Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Paint
2 Reproduction Louis XVI Dining-Chairs with Large Rush Seat
Located in Santa Monica, CA
These chairs are a reproduction of French 19th century Louis XVI dining-chairs with large rush seat
Category
2010s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of 19th Century English Adam Style Painted Armchairs with Rush Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of 19th Century English Adam Style Painted Armchairs with Rush Seats
Category
Antique 19th Century English Adam Style Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Regency Black Painted Arm Chairs with Floral Decoration & Rush Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Regency Black Painted Arm Chairs with Floral Decoration & Rush Seats, England ca. 1820
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 33.75 in W 21 in D 19 in
Reproduction Louis XVI Rush Seat Bar Stool with Back Support
Located in Santa Monica, CA
this Louis XVI style materials and techniques notes: Alder wood with rush seat. Wood type, paint color
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Reproduction Louis XVI Rush Seat Bar Stool with Back Support
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Louis XVI style materials and techniques notes: Alder wood with rush seat. Wood type, paint color and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Louis XVI Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of 2 Hitchcock Black Federal Side Chairs, Rush Seats.
By Hitchcock
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Pair of 2 Hitchcock Black Federal Side Chairs, Rush Seats.
These vintage Hitchcock chairs are
Category
Mid-20th Century American Federal Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Maple Side Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century maple side chairs with rush seats.
Seats with remnants of paint. Frames
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Classical Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Maple
Vintage Painted Rush Wrapped Woven Armchairs with Metal Frames, Set of 4
Located in Miami, FL
rush seats. The paint has a rustic feel and could be painted again for a more finished look. Seat
Category
Late 20th Century Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 29.5 in W 21.5 in D 26 in
Reproduction French Louis XVI Style Hand Carved Dining Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Reproduction French Louis XVI style hand carved, hand painted dining chair with rush seat.
Category
2010s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
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
Pair of American Rush Seat Side Chairs, circa 1810-1820
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pair of American rush seat side chairs, circa 1810-1820. Faux bamboo carved wood with black paint
Category
Antique 1810s American Side Chairs
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Rush
French 19th Century Rush Seat Prie Dieu
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a French 19th century rush seat prie dieu. It has a painted wood finish with turned wood
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Reproduction French Louis XVI Style Hand Carved Dining Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Reproduction French Louis XVI style hand carved, hand painted dining chair with rush seat.
Category
2010s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
French 19th Century Provençal Hand Painted Bench with New Rush Seating
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a fine example of a typical 3 seat rush bench from the 19th Century from the Provençe area
Category
Antique 19th Century French Benches
Materials
Rush, Pine
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
Wood, Rush
Set of Five Antique Ebony Queen Anne Rush Seat Dining Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
New World Dutch). From the strong stile turnings, slender fiddle-shaped back splat, rush seats
Category
Antique 19th Century American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of Charlotte Perriand Style Low Counter Height White Stools with Rush Seats
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of Charlotte Perriand Style Square Stools with Woven Rush Seat and White Painted Frame. In
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 20.5 in W 13.25 in D 13.25 in
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
Mid Century Vico Magistretti Style white lacquered and rush seat Dining Chair I
By Vico Magistretti
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
.
White laquered wooden frame with rush woven seat.
Constructed from solid beech frames and rush paper
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
H 32.29 in W 16.54 in D 18.12 in
Martin Visser SE82 Chairs in Black Wood and hand woven Rush Seats for Spectrum
By 't Spectrum, Martin Visser
Located in Amsterdam, NL
, Netherlands 1970s. Black painted ash wooden frames with hand-woven rush seats and back rests. The design is
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 28.75 in W 18.51 in D 19.69 in
Set of four Connecticut Valley Hitchcock rush seat side chairs, c. 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
with handwoven rush seats. The turned and bowed crest rails are morticed to the turned and splayed
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
New England Hitchcock Style Chair with Woven Rush Seat
Located in Norton, MA
from years of good wear. The seat is woven rush seats and is in very good condition.
Width: 17 in
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chairs
Materials
Wood
Reproduction French Louis XVI Style Bar Stool with Rush Seat and High Back
Located in Santa Monica, CA
We had original French 19th century Louis XVI dining chairs from which we reproduced the make and design for our reproductions. We make side chairs, armchairs, counter and bar stools...
Category
2010s American Louis XVI Stools
Materials
Rush, Wood
18thc American Stenciled Ladderback Chair with Rush Seat and Original Finish
Located in Savannah, GA
finial posts ending in urn and ball tops. The rush seat is in very good condition considering its age
Category
Antique 1780s American American Classical Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 4 Hindeloopen Rush Counter Height Stools w/ Painted Designs on Black Wood
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 Hindeloopen bar stools with rush seats, oak frame and hand-painted colorful designs. The
Category
Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 38 in W 15.75 in D 14 in
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
Set of 12 Painted Oak and Rush Turned Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Almelo, NL
Set of 12 Painted Oak and Rush Turned Chairs by Charles Dudouyt, France 1940s
Turned chairs
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 37.41 in W 18.12 in D 16.54 in
Pair of Sheraton fancy early 19th century hitchcock chains with rush seats
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Sheraton fancy early 19th century hitchcock chains with rush seats
Scrolled center splats
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 35 in W 18 in D 16.85 in
Connecticut Maple Rush Seat Side Chair in Old Red Surface, Circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
rush seat. Exceptional turnings with a very bold double balled front stretcher and featuring very rare
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Arthur Umanoff Iron and Rush Stool, 1950s USA
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural Arthur Umanoff stool with signature rush seat supported by an iron frame. Iron is
Category
Vintage 1950s American Stools
Materials
Iron
Set of 4 Arthur Umanoff Rush Seat Wire Bases Bar Stools circa 1970s Near Mint!
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Set of 4 Arthur Umanoff rush seat wire bases bar stools circa 1970s near mint!
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Steel
H 39 in W 19 in D 19 in
Vico Magistretti / Charlotte Perriand Style Rush Dining Room Chairs 70s
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina, Charlotte Perriand
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
, dating from the ‘70s.
Made of solid wood, painted black and rush seat.
Fits perfectly in the interiors
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 31.89 in W 19.69 in D 19.3 in
Set of Five American Turned Wood Rush Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of five American turned wood rush chairs. Set of two arm and three side chairs in blonde wood
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Vico Magistretti / Charlotte Perriand Style Rush Dining Room Chairs 70s White
By Cassina, Charlotte Perriand, Vico Magistretti
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
, dating from the ‘70s.
Made of solid wood, painted white and have a rush seat.
Fits the interior where
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 31.89 in W 19.69 in D 19.3 in
Folk Art Rush Side Chair, Austria 1970's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Austrian Folk Art Side Chair with Rush Seat. Made in Austria, 1970's. Orange painted beech
Category
Vintage 1970s Austrian Folk Art Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
Vico Magistretti / Charlotte Perriand Style Rush Dining Room Chairs, 1970s
By Charlotte Perriand, Vico Magistretti
Located in Hilversum, NL
wood, painted black and rush seat. Fits perfectly in the interiors where honest and natural materials
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 33.47 in W 19.69 in D 19.69 in
Vico Magistretti for Cassina Pair of Rush & Beech Carimate Armchairs Italy, 1963
By Vico Magistretti, Cassina
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
produced by Cassina in the 1963.
Made of beech, with rush seats and backrest, they have been
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech
H 25.99 in W 27.96 in D 26.78 in
Woman seated on Balcony
By Harold von Schmidt
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Story illustration for Saturday Evening Post magazine, 1928. Image of woman seated on balcony
Category
1920s Romantic Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Set of 4 Painted French Oak Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A pretty set of white painted French oak ladder back side chairs with nice warm rush seats. Painted
Category
20th Century British French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Louis XV Provincial French Style Painted Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Miami, FL
.
Standing on four cabriole legs with hand rush seat.
Serpentine form, ladder back frame with distressed blue
Category
20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
A Harlequin Set of 6 Painted English Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A pretty set of six white painted English ladder back side chairs with nice warm rush seats. Two
Category
Antique 19th Century British Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
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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.
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- 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.
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