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What is a lambing chair used for?

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What is a lambing chair used for?
A lambing chair is a refined piece of antique furniture. It is a boxy type of wood armchair that is rarely upholstered. It can be utilized as a seating arrangement in offices, homes and other types of environments should space allow for it. Its wooden box armchair-like appearance is quite eye-catching. Find a wide collection of unique lambing chairs on 1stDibs today.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
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Early 2000s Ralph Lauren Distressed Orkney Chair
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ralph Lauren Orkney Chairs were inspired by the centuries old rush design from the Orkney Islands off the coast of Scotland.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Primitive Wingback Chairs

Materials

Rope

20th Century Scottish Oak Framed Hooded Orkney Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
20th Century Scottish oak framed hooded Orkney chair.
Category

20th Century Scottish Chairs

Materials

Straw, Oak

Rare Oak and Rush Orkney Chair, Scotland, 18th century
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rare Oak and Rush Orkney Chair, Scotland, 18th century, hooded with a woven curved back above a solid seat with a custom cushion,ht. 55, wd. 25, dp. 18 in.
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Antique 18th Century Scottish Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Scottish 19th Century Child's Orkney Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dating to the nineteenth century, this child's Orkney chair follows the traditional form of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, in which a wooden frame is fitted with a high, curved back...
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Antique 19th Century Scottish Armchairs

Materials

Straw, Wood

Child's Orkney Chair with Hand Woven Straw Back, Scotland, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Late 19th-century child's armchair or fauteuil from the Scottish Orkney Islands, also referred to as Orkney Chair.
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Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Rustic Armchairs

Materials

Straw, Rush, Wood

Rare Primitive 18th Century Wabi Sabi Rustic Orkney Chair
Located in London, GB
A rare surviving, late 18th century Orkney chair, primitively constructed from a mix of beautifully patinated pine and fruitwood timber.
Category

Antique 18th Century Scottish Armchairs

Materials

Fruitwood, Pine

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