A charming Victorian child's chair, beautifully proportioned on a diminutive scale and full of the character and craftsmanship of the period.
The chair features a richly darkened wood frame with finely turned legs, spindles and stretchers, giving the petite chair an elegant and surprisingly sophisticated presence. The back is particularly distinctive, with slender turned spindles rising to an unusual arched and scalloped crest rail.
The original-style woven rush seat is the star of the piece. The rush has been woven in a beautifully graphic, radiating pattern that creates a subtle geometric starburst at the center. The natural variation in the rush adds warmth and texture against the deep, dark wood.
The turned details throughout the frame—from the legs and spindles to the stretchers—give this little chair an extraordinary amount of visual interest for its scale. It is both decorative and wonderfully nostalgic, evoking the carefully made furnishings once created specifically for a child's room.
With its petite proportions, this Victorian child's chair would be lovely in a nursery, child's bedroom, playroom, reading corner or beside a small writing table. It would also make an enchanting decorative piece displayed with antique toys, children's books, dolls or other small-scale treasures.
A particularly wonderful piece for a collector of Victorian children's furniture, antique interiors, or anyone drawn to the charm of beautifully made objects in miniature.
Overall height: 30"
Seat height: 14" from floor
Seat width: 15"
Seat depth: 14"
Seat to top of back: 16"
Victorian child's chair
Dark wood finish with aged patina
Finely turned legs and spindles
Decorative scalloped/arched crest rail
Handwoven rush seat
Radiating geometric rush pattern
Turned side and front stretchers
Petite child-size proportions
A charming Victorian child's chair, beautifully proportioned on a diminutive scale and full of the character and craftsmanship of the period.
The chair features a richly darkened wood frame with finely turned legs, spindles and stretchers, giving the petite chair an elegant and surprisingly sophisticated presence. The back is particularly distinctive, with slender turned spindles rising to an unusual arched and scalloped crest rail.
The original-style woven rush seat is the star of the piece. The rush has been woven in a beautifully graphic, radiating pattern that creates a subtle geometric starburst at the center. The natural variation in the rush adds warmth and texture against the deep, dark wood.
The turned details throughout the frame—from the legs and spindles to the stretchers—give this little chair an extraordinary amount of visual interest for its scale. It is both decorative and wonderfully nostalgic, evoking the carefully made furnishings once created specifically for a child's room.
With its petite proportions, this Victorian child's chair would be lovely in a nursery, child's bedroom, playroom, reading corner or beside a small writing table. It would also make an enchanting decorative piece displayed with antique toys, children's books, dolls or other small-scale treasures.
A particularly wonderful piece for a collector of Victorian children's furniture, antique interiors, or anyone drawn to the charm of beautifully made objects in miniature.
Overall height: 30"
Seat height: 14" from floor
Seat width: 15"
Seat depth: 14"
Seat to top of back: 16"
Victorian child's chair
Dark wood finish with aged patina
Finely turned legs and spindles
Decorative scalloped/arched crest rail
Handwoven rush seat
Radiating geometric rush pattern
Turned side and front stretchers
Petite child-size proportions
