Antique Sussex Rush Armchair 19th Century

Name: Antique Sussex Chair
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1016980
Price: 320 GBP
Availability: InStock

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A dark wood Arts and Crafts Sussex armchair featuring a turned spindle backrest, curved armrests, and a woven rush seat.

Antique Sussex Chair

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A Sussex chair is a traditional English country chair design popularised by Morris & Co. in the late nineteenth century, based on regional vernacular seating found in Sussex.

They are typically constructed with lightweight turned hardwood frames, such as beech or ash, featuring spindle backrests and hand-woven natural rush seats.

Authentic pieces feature turned framework, traditional joinery, natural rush weaving, and subtle hand-turned detail rather than modern uniform machine mouldings.

Place the chair as a standalone accent piece in a hallway, beside a writing desk, or in a quiet corner paired with clean-lined contemporary textiles.

Maintain the timber frame with microcrystalline wax and preserve the rush seat by occasionally wiping it with a slightly damp cloth to prevent the natural fibres from drying out.

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Antique Sussex Chair