Vintage Corner Chair in Turned Wood with Carved Straw Seat

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Description

Corner chairs of this type emerged around 1900–1920 as space-saving seating for the corners of kitchens, living rooms, or smaller … Read more Corner chairs of this type emerged around 1900–1920 as space-saving seating for the corners of kitchens, living rooms, or smaller living spaces. This example features a clearly structured design with turned legs and a woven seat, creating a calm, artisanal overall impression.

Historical Context:
Corner chairs were primarily used in middle-class households to make functional use of room corners and create additional seating without dominating the space. They were often part of simple yet solidly crafted furniture collections and reflect the artisanal mass production of small workshops that could combine turned elements with wickerwork.

Features:
– Woven seat in a diagonal pattern
– Turned legs and a surrounding strut construction

Design:
Stylistically, the chair can be classified as belonging to the transitional period between late historicism and the simpler forms of the early 20th century. Its defining features include the turned legs, the clean lines of the seat frame, and the subtly ornamented backrests, which together create a balanced and functionally driven design.

Function:
Formerly used as a space-saving seat for corners of rooms, often in kitchens or utility rooms. Today, it can be used flexibly as a single chair, an accent seat, or a complementary piece in living rooms and bedrooms.

Dimensions:
Height 72 cm, seat height 37 cm × width 42 cm × depth 42 cm

Material and condition:
Wooden frame with a woven seat made of natural material. Used, showing signs of age with visible wear on the wickerwork and wood; stable and functional. Professionally inspected and restored; surface treated appropriately for the material. See less