Painted Bakelite Slat Stacking Chairs, England, circa 1940

Vintage wood slat seat mid century modern folding dining game chairs. Item features wood slat seats, folding chairs, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, very nice vintage ...

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...

Mid-Century Modern dining chairs from Denmark. Teak wood frames with slat backs and floating vinyl seats. Please confirm location.

Pair of lacquered wooden chairs, imitating bamboo circa 1950; structure in very good condition, small lack of paint.

Solid bentwood construction from the 1930s. The form of the backrest is in the style of a Richard Riemerschmid chair. The seat is stretched with cane and very comfortable. Excellent ...

This set of six mid century occasional chairs feature hardwood construction, folding design with bentwood seat back, slatted wood seats, and tapered legs.

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