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A Primitive 18th Century Country Comb Back Armchair
Elmgarden
for sale €2,106     $2,286
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A Primitive 18th Century Country Comb Back Armchair

18th century
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A Primitive 18th century Country Comb Back Armchair

A primitive Comb Back 18th/early 19th century, possibly West Country or Welsh, with a thick solid half moon seat seat on sturdy stick legs

A roomy chair, sound, a rustic beauty in elm and a rarity with a timeless design to sit comfortably anywhere

30” high, seat height1 5” and 27” wide

AH100

Physical Dimensions
Height
76cm (29.92")
Width
68cm (26.77")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Declaration

Elmgarden has dated this Primitive Comb Back Armchair to the 18th Century.

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SA1173000
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AH100
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A Primitive 18th century Country Comb Back Armchair
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A primitive Comb Back 18th/early 19th century, possibly West Country or Welsh, with a thick solid half moon seat seat on sturdy stick legs.
Elmgarden

A roomy chair, sound, a rustic beauty in elm and a rarity with a timeless design to sit comfortably anywhere

30” high, seat height1 5” and 27” wide

AH100

Height
76cm (29.92")
Width
68cm (26.77")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Primitive Comb Back Armchair to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1173000
Dealers Internal Ref
AH100
Elmgarden
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An 18th-century primitive wooden comb-back armchair featuring turned splayed legs, a thick shaped slab seat, and distressed yellow paint finish.
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An 18th-century primitive wooden comb-back armchair featuring turned splayed legs, a thick shaped slab seat, and distressed yellow paint finish.
A Primitive 18th century Country Comb Back Armchair
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An 18th-century primitive wooden comb-back armchair featuring turned splayed legs, a thick shaped slab seat, and distressed yellow paint finish.
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A primitive comb-back chair is a form of vernacular seating characterised by vertical back spindles mortised into a curved arm bow and topped with a straight or cresting top rail resembling a hair comb.

These chairs were typically constructed using locally sourced native hardwoods such as elm for the solid slab seat, alongside ash, oak, or beech for the turned spindles, legs, and top rails.

Authentic 18th-century examples display hand-carved mortise and tenon joints, irregular wedged construction, thick slab seats shaped with drawknives, and natural surface wear or remnant paint layers.

Place the chair as a standalone accent piece in an entryway, alongside a modern sofa, or in a minimalist reading corner to contrast contemporary lines with historic rustic texture.

Keep the timber away from direct heat sources and apply a high-quality beeswax polish periodically using a soft cloth to nourish the wood without stripping original patination.
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