Superb 18th Century Irish Hedge Chair

Height 105 cm
Width 61 cm
Depth 40 cm

A good 19th Century West Country hoop back Windsor armchair . Particularly generous seat. Cabriole front legs.

Height 62 cm
Width 37 cm
Depth 57 cm

A 19th Century child’s rocking chair, probably French. In great condition with attractive decoration. Used for over 100 years and good for another 100.

Height 65 cm
Width 53 cm
Depth 41 cm
Seat Height 37.5 cm

A primitive 18th Century ash Welsh stick chair. Great shape and a lovely sun bleached colour. A really good chair.

Height 44 cm
Width 42.5 cm
Depth 27.5 cm
Seat Height 27.5 cm

A pretty little 19th Century child’s stick chair. Great colour to the seat.

Height 94 cm
Width 62 cm
Depth 37 cm
Seat Height 43 cm

A superb 19th Century Irish Gibson chair in sycamore and ash. Gibson chairs are iconic amongst vernacular Irish furniture for their distinctive shape and construction. There is no definitive explanation as to why they are known as Gibsons as the origin of the name has been lost over time. This example has fantastic colour and patina and is a great example. With a broad seat and gently sloping back it is extremely comfortable and solid. A really wonderful example of vernacular Irish seating.

Height 61 cm
Width 51 cm
Depth 36 cm

A primitive Irish hedge chair showing several layers of historic paint. Probably early 20th century but could be earlier. Great chunky shape and folky presence. Sourced in County Clare, Ireland.

Height 72 cm
Width 44 cm
Depth 49 cm

This vernacular 19th Century Irish chair from County Antrim has been overpainted many times over its life. The current top layer is a striking orange. A very primitive yet elegant design typical of the Antrim area of Ireland. A lovely chair with lots of character.

Height 80 cm
Width 50 cm
Depth 43 cm

An attractive 19th Century Irish hedge chair with traces of historic paint. Good Irish hedge chairs are increasingly hard to find. Once considered by some to be the poor relations of their Welsh stick chair cousins, hedge chairs are now being reconsidered and recognised for their unique history and beauty. For us Irish hedge chairs show the very best properties of primitive or vernacular chairs, they’re uniquely shaped, humble in origin, honest and beautifully perfect in their imperfection. They exhibit evidence of the trees they were made from, the people who made them and the long history of people who sat on and cherished them. They represent a kind of freedom of spirit and rebellion against conformity. We could bang on forever about hedge chairs and what they mean and probably will in another post soon. They’re good news though.

Height 77 cm
Width 62 cm
Depth 62 cm

An unusual and primitive 19th Century stick chair, likely estate or farm made from pieces of older timber. In the original black paint. An atmospheric and folky piece of vernacular furniture.

Height 74 cm
Width 37 cm
Depth 37 cm

A 19th Century oak slate splitters stool from Wales. Used in a quarry for refining slate into thinner slabs during the splitting process. Of very primitive nailed construction. Deeply worn through decades of use. An atmospheric piece of vernacular Welsh history.

Height 112 cm
Width 57 cm
Depth 46 cm

A comfortable 19th Century Welsh stick chair retaining it’s original scumble paint finish. Scumbling was the practice of applying a painted finish to furniture to replicate a more expensive wood, in this case oak. Not often seen on chairs. Sourced in west Wales.

Height 70 cm
Width 44.5 cm
Depth 40 cm

This 19th Century Irish chair from County Antrim has been much loved for over 150 years. Overpainted many times over its life, the current top layer is a beautiful blue with other layers of red and green showing through in places. At some point in the past it lost an upright on the back which was never replaced but gives an insight into how precious this chair was to it’s owners who continued to use it for generations after the loss. The missing stick gives it a wonderful sculptural form.

A great chair.

Height 77 cm
Width 43 cm
Depth 39 cm

A lovely 19th Century Irish sugan chair with remnants of historic paint. An atmospheric piece of vernacular Irish seating.

Height 82 cm
Width 49 cm
Depth 38 cm

For a long time we didn’t fully appreciate Irish sugan chairs, having fallen in love with their Irish sibling, the hedge chair. Recently we’ve woken up to their atmospheric and humble beauty and they’re now amongst our favourite chairs. In the Irish language sugan refers to the rope that is used to weave the seat. This is a typical style of 19th Century vernacular Irish seating. This example is particularly nice. In great condition with remnants of historic paint.

A great chair.

Height 79 cm
Width 49 cm
Depth 44 cm

19th Century Irish hedge chair in historic red paint. A nice example of vernacular Irish seating.

Height 76 cm
Width 47 cm
Depth 36 cm

An attractive 19th Century Irish Hedge chair of traditional construction with historic red paint. A very pretty piece of Irish vernacular seating. 

Height 107 cm
Width 54 cm
Depth 47 cm

An attractive 19th Century stick chair sourced in West Wales. Sturdy and comfortable

Height 95 cm
Width 50 cm
Depth 47 cm

An attractive 19th Century Thames Valley Windsor chair with a charming historic metal repair.

Height 76.5 cm
Width 48 cm
Depth 32.5 cm

Full of character and with original dark paint, this vernacular chair has a curved crest rail, spindle back, and panelled seat raised on outswept legs. A lovely piece of primitive Irish furniture.

Height 91 cm
Width 66 cm
Depth 47 cm

A large and throne-like primitive 19th Century Irish Hedge Chair, retaining original paint and typical of Cork craftsmanship.