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Dining Chair, Ladder Back, Rush Seat
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Dining Chair, Ladder Back, Rush Seat

1900 - 1920
Description

A beautiful wooden dining chair in the Arts and Crafts style. A very solid chair with firm joints. The rush seat is also in excellent order.

Overall height 94cm

Seat height 44cm

Width 49cm

Depth 48cm

Our ref. 1559a

Physical Dimensions
Height
95cm (37.40")
Width
49cm (19.29")
Depth
48cm (18.90")
Declaration

Antiques Online Ltd has dated this Antique Ladder Back Chair to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA688561
Dealers Internal Reference
1559a
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Description
A beautiful wooden dining chair in the Arts and Crafts style. A very solid chair with firm joints. The rush seat is also in excellent order.

Overall height 94cm

Seat height 44cm

Width 49cm

Depth 48cm

Our ref. 1559a

Height
95cm (37.40")
Width
49cm (19.29")
Depth
48cm (18.90")
Date of Manufacture

Antiques Online Ltd has dated this Antique Ladder Back Chair to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA688561
Dealers Internal Ref
1559a
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An antique dark timber side chair featuring a five-slat ladder back, turned front legs, and a handwoven natural rush seat.
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Archive I An antique dark timber side chair featuring a five-slat ladder back, turned front legs, and a handwoven natural rush seat.

Dining Chair, Ladder Back, Rush Seat

Archive II An antique dark timber side chair featuring a five-slat ladder back, turned front legs, and a handwoven natural rush seat. View II
Archive III An antique dark timber side chair featuring a five-slat ladder back, turned front legs, and a handwoven natural rush seat. View III
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Archive V An antique dark timber side chair featuring a five-slat ladder back, turned front legs, and a handwoven natural rush seat. View V
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An antique dark timber side chair featuring a five-slat ladder back, turned front legs, and a handwoven natural rush seat.
Dining chair, ladder back, rush seat
Ref: SA688561
An antique dark timber side chair featuring a five-slat ladder back, turned front legs, and a handwoven natural rush seat.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectDining Chairs
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEnglish Country
  • MaterialOak, Rush
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsLadder back slats, Handwoven rush seat, Turned front legs, Turned front stretcher
  • SizeH 95 cm (37 in) x W 49 cm (19 in) x D 48 cm (19 in)

This Arts and Crafts dining chair is built in the English Country style from dark brown oak and features a solid construction with firm joints. The five-slat ladder back rises above a handwoven natural rush seat in excellent order, complemented by turned front legs and a turned front stretcher ending in rounded feet. The timber displays visible grain patterns and natural wear alongside the warm dark finish. Practical for everyday dining settings, this rustic farmhouse side chair stands 95 cm high, 49 cm wide, and 48 cm deep, with a seat height of 44 cm. It provides a sturdy seating option for a kitchen table or around a country-style dining room setting.

FAQs

A ladder back chair, also known as a slat back chair, is a traditional seating design characterised by horizontal wooden bars or slats arranged vertically along the backrest between two uprights, resembling the rungs of a ladder.

These chairs are typically constructed from native hardwoods such as oak, ash, fruitwood, or elm. The seats are woven from natural dried freshwater rush reeds stretched over a four-piece wooden frame.

Authentic period examples display hand-cut mortise and tenon joinery, subtle asymmetry in turned components, hand-planed slat undersides, and natural wear or shrinkage on stretcher rails consistent with age.

Position ladder back chairs around a scrubbed pine or modern oak dining table to add tactile warmth, or place a single chair individually in an entryway or alcove as a functional accent piece.

Clean the wooden framework with a soft cloth and apply beeswax periodically to preserve the patina. Keep the rush seat dust-free using a soft brush or vacuum attachment, avoiding excessive moisture or direct heat sources.
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