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Primitive Pine Medieval-style Armchair, Circa 1700
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Primitive Pine Medieval-style Armchair, Circa 1700

18th century
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Description

Unusual armchair in a throne-like medieval design, made from an extremely heavy and nutty-coloured pine. The boarded back has a shaped top and is flanked by uprights with fluted terminals and shaped arms and supports with panelled sides. The seat has a circular cut-out, presumably for it to be used as a commode at some point in the past. The base has square legs with panels to the sides and rear, with the front being open and having an arched top.

(The front base rail has been replaced or added for stability. There may originally have been a base.)

Circa 1700.

Height: 43 inches; 109 cms.

Width; 25.75 inches; 65.5 cms.

Depth: 20.75 inches; 53 cms.

Physical Dimensions
Height
109cm (42.91")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
53cm (20.87")
Declaration

WelshAntiques has dated this Primitive Pine Commode Chair to the 1700s.

Reference Numbers
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SA440852
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Description
Unusual armchair in a throne-like medieval design, made from an extremely heavy and nutty-coloured pine.
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The boarded back has a shaped top and is flanked by uprights with fluted terminals and shaped arms and supports with panelled sides.
WelshAntiques

The seat has a circular cut-out, presumably for it to be used as a commode at some point in the past. The base has square legs with panels to the sides and rear, with the front being open and having an arched top.

(The front base rail has been replaced or added for stability. There may originally have been a base.)

Circa 1700.

Height: 43 inches; 109 cms.

Width; 25.75 inches; 65.5 cms.

Depth: 20.75 inches; 53 cms.

Height
109cm (42.91")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
53cm (20.87")
Date of Manufacture

WelshAntiques has dated this Primitive Pine Commode Chair to the 1700s.

Reference Numbers
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SA440852
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A primitive pine armchair with a shaped crest back, high enclosed sides with scrolled armrests, and a solid seat containing a circular cutout.
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Archive I A primitive pine armchair with a shaped crest back, high enclosed sides with scrolled armrests, and a solid seat containing a circular cutout.

Primitive Pine Medieval-style Armchair, circa 1700

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A primitive pine armchair with a shaped crest back, high enclosed sides with scrolled armrests, and a solid seat containing a circular cutout.
Primitive Pine Medieval-style Armchair, circa 1700
Ref: SA440852
A primitive pine armchair with a shaped crest back, high enclosed sides with scrolled armrests, and a solid seat containing a circular cutout.
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A commode chair, historically referred to as a close stool, was a piece of box-like furniture enclosed to conceal a chamber pot, serving as an early form of indoor sanitation prior to modern plumbing.

Early primitive furniture was typically constructed from locally sourced softwoods such as pine, utilizing hand-planed planks, joinery pegged with wooden dowels, and simple boxed construction methods.

Authentic pieces exhibit evidence of manual timber processing, such as irregular pit-saw or adze marks, wooden peg joinery, uneven wear around hand-contact points, and natural wood shrinkage along the grain.

Primitive seating functions as a sculptural accent piece in hallways or open-plan living spaces, where its distinct architectural outline provides contrast against modern plastered walls and neutral textiles.

Keep the timber clean by dusting with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a clear beeswax polish sparingly once or twice a year to maintain the historic surface finish, avoiding exposure to extreme humidity changes.
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