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Primitive Welsh Stick Comb Back Arm Chair
For sale by CJ Antiques
for sale €761     $826
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Primitive Welsh Stick Comb Back Arm Chair

19th century
For Sale by CJ Antiques
Description

RETIREMENT SALE. 50% DISCOUNT. WAS £1300. NOW £650.

An unusual primitive stick chair with three legs. Totally original throughout. Good colour with natural wax finish

Date of Manufacture

CJ Antiques has dated this Primitive Welsh Stick Armchair to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Check ID 09104229
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-210 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Wedged through-tenons on the seat: traditional staked joinery.
Faceted surfaces on the spindles: shaped by hand using a drawknife.
Three-legged construction: intended to stand firm on uneven stone cottage floors.
Smoothing along the armrests: generations of hands resting in the same spots.

This is an independent date and photo anotation report compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
107cm (42.13")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1157747
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Description
RETIREMENT SALE. 50% DISCOUNT. WAS £1300. NOW £650.

An unusual primitive stick chair with three legs. Totally original throughout. Good colour with natural wax finish

Date of Manufacture

CJ Antiques has dated this Primitive Welsh Stick Armchair to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09104229
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-210 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Wedged through-tenons on the seat: traditional staked joinery.
Faceted surfaces on the spindles: shaped by hand using a drawknife.
Three-legged construction: intended to stand firm on uneven stone cottage floors.
Smoothing along the armrests: generations of hands resting in the same spots.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
107cm (42.13")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1157747
CJ Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2009
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A primitive dark brown wooden Welsh stick armchair featuring a comb back crest rail, hand-shaped spindles, flat armrests, and a solid slab seat on splayed legs.
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Archive I A primitive dark brown wooden Welsh stick armchair featuring a comb back crest rail, hand-shaped spindles, flat armrests, and a solid slab seat on splayed legs.

Primitive Welsh Stick Comb Back Arm Chair

Archive II A primitive dark brown wooden Welsh stick armchair featuring a comb back crest rail, hand-shaped spindles, flat armrests, and a solid slab seat on splayed legs. View II
Archive III A primitive dark brown wooden Welsh stick armchair featuring a comb back crest rail, hand-shaped spindles, flat armrests, and a solid slab seat on splayed legs. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for A primitive dark brown wooden Welsh stick armchair featuring a comb back crest rail, hand-shaped spindles, flat armrests, and a solid slab seat on splayed legs.
Archive V A primitive dark brown wooden Welsh stick armchair featuring a comb back crest rail, hand-shaped spindles, flat armrests, and a solid slab seat on splayed legs. View V
Archive VI A primitive dark brown wooden Welsh stick armchair featuring a comb back crest rail, hand-shaped spindles, flat armrests, and a solid slab seat on splayed legs. View VI
Archive VII A primitive dark brown wooden Welsh stick armchair featuring a comb back crest rail, hand-shaped spindles, flat armrests, and a solid slab seat on splayed legs. View VII
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CJ Antiques
Telephone 07929 760779
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United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/cj
Verified Since Aug 2009
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A primitive dark brown wooden Welsh stick armchair featuring a comb back crest rail, hand-shaped spindles, flat armrests, and a solid slab seat on splayed legs.
Primitive Welsh stick comb back arm chair
Ref: SA1157747
A primitive dark brown wooden Welsh stick armchair featuring a comb back crest rail, hand-shaped spindles, flat armrests, and a solid slab seat on splayed legs.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleWelsh Vernacular
  • MaterialOak, Elm, Ash
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsComb back crest rail, Spindle backrest, Solid slab seat, Wedged splayed legs
  • SizeH 107 cm (42 in) x W 55 cm (22 in) x D 38 cm (15 in)

This 19th Century primitive Welsh stick comb back arm chair exemplifies Welsh Vernacular style through its solid slab seat, comb back crest rail with a shaped top edge, spindle backrest, flat armrests, and wedged splayed legs. Constructed from oak, elm, and ash, the piece exhibits a dark brown colour and a natural wax finish, with visible surface grain, pegged joinery, and three sturdy round legs. The chair measures 107 cm high, 55 cm wide, and 38 cm deep, making it a compact seating option for a living space or hallway. In a modern interior, this rustic farmhouse armchair works well as a decorative accent piece or fireside chair. The design incorporates slender turned spindles supporting the arms and backrest, alongside a distinct three-legged tripod base that provides stable support. Its entirely original condition and artisanal construction give it a functional yet sculptural presence suitable for traditional or eclectic spaces.

FAQs

A Welsh stick chair is a traditional form of vernacular seating made in rural Wales, characterised by hand-shaved spindles wedged directly into a heavy wooden slab seat, often topped with a comb back crest rail.

These chairs were built without standard cabinetmaker joints, using un-turned or hand-planed timber spindles and legs mortised directly into a solid wooden seat and secured with wooden wedges.

Authentic pieces display visible wedged tenons on the seat surface, slight asymmetry from hand shaping, historical wear to the feet, and timber shrinkage across the seat grain over time.

A primitive stick armchair serves as a sculptural accent piece when placed in an entryway, alongside a modern fireplace, or integrated into a minimalist living room to add visual texture.

Keep the timber away from direct heat sources and high humidity variations, dust regularly with a clean lint-free cloth, and apply natural beeswax sparingly to maintain the original surface patina.
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