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Style: Primitive
Primitive Bamboo Shoot Side Chairs
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Set of four primitive bamboo shoot frame side chairs with split woven bamboo seats and backs, France circa 1950's.
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1950s French Vintage Primitive Side Chairs

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Bamboo

Antique Rare Primitive Walnut Chair 19th Century English Wabi Sabi style
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A rare antique primitive chair of unusual design from the 1820s. The seat and back are made from one piece of Walnut timber. The legs are tenoned through the solid seat and wedged ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Walnut

Antique Rustic Primitive Distress Hand Painted Nursery Rhymes Side Accent Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Rustic Primitive Distress Hand Painted Nursery Rhymes Side Accent Chair. Item features the original hand painted back splat, stretcher base, very nice antique item. Circa Ear...
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Early 1900s Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Wood

Primitive Swedish Chair in Remnants of Original Red Paint
Located in Houston, TX
Primitive Swedish chair in remnants of original red paint, circa 1820. Decorative Scandinavian-style carved back.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Pine

18th c. Swedish Primitive Chair with Provenance
Located in Wichita, KS
A charming Swedish primitive chair in pine wood from Dalarna, dated and signed, 1749 PIS.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Pine

Swedish Renaissance Chairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a set f 6 Swedish Renaissance Chairs in Original condition .
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1880s Swedish Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Berlin Iron

Sol Garson Signed Sculptural Chair 1970s Art Hand Carved Wood Sculpture Mandela
Located in London, GB
A unique museum piece with historical and political value especially for the latest BLM movement. This artwork by Sol Garson is a sculptural stained hand-carved wood chair, represent...
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1970s British Vintage Primitive Side Chairs

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Fabric, Wood

Hand Carved "Knight" High Back Chair, 1960s Spain
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Rare hand carved and hand painted knight chair, Spain 1960s.
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1960s Spanish Vintage Primitive Side Chairs

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Wood

19th Century Antique Arrow Back Windsor Wood Accent Dining Side Chair
Located in Lambertville, NJ
19th century antique arrow back spindle Windsor accent side chair, circa early 1800's. This charming hand carved chair features its original finish with ...
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Early 19th Century Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Wood

Primitive 19th Century Elm & Rush Chair
Located in London, GB
A large, characterful 19th century vernacular chair, primitively constructed from heavily patinated elm with original woven rush seat. Irish, c. 1850.
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Mid-19th Century Irish Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Rush, Elm

Antique Italian Cowhide Accent Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian cowhide accent chair.
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Cowhide, Bentwood

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French Louis XV Style Upholstered Painted Vanity Side Accent Chair
Located in Cathedral City, CA
French Louis XV Style Vanity Side Chair from the 1960s. This original cream painted chair features a solid wood frame with a distressed finish, bea...
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20th Century French Primitive Side Chairs

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Fabric, Wood, Paint

Set of Six Antique Swedish Side Chairs Painted White
Located in Round Top, TX
There is a simple country charm to this set of 6 chairs as they originally graced the home of a Swedish farm back in the 1800's.  The new paint has been lightly distressed exposing t...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Paint, Wood

Primitive 19Th C. Carved Stone Bennch (2) Wabi Sabi
Located in London, GB
A French primitively carved “tuffeau” stone bench from the Loire valley. Constructed simply from three thick slabs of local Loire stone.
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19th Century French Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Stone

Primitive 19Th C. Carved Stone Bennch (2) Wabi Sabi
Primitive 19Th C. Carved Stone Bennch (2) Wabi Sabi
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H 17.72 in W 35.44 in D 14.18 in
Hand Carved Primitive Stump Chair in Pine, Swedish Modern, Wabi Sabi, 1960s
Located in Odense, DK
A charming primitive stump chair made in solid pine. Hand carved by an unknown Swedish cabinetmaker in 1960s. A lovely wabi sabi piece for the modern interior. This appealing chair ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Primitive Side Chairs

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Pine

French Set of (6) Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs in Original Paint Unrestored
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage set of (6) French Louis XVI dining chairs in absolutely all original condition, which means they will require a trip to your favorite upholstery shop...
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1950s French Vintage Primitive Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Paint, Beech

18th Century Languedocienne Chair
Located in New York, NY
18th century walnut Languedocienne armchair upholstered in 100% Belgian linen.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Primitive Side Chairs

18th Century Languedocienne Chair
18th Century Languedocienne Chair
H 45 in W 26 in D 36 in
Antique Late 19th Century Walnut Victorian Side Chair
Located in Charlotte, NC
An antique Victorian style side chair, unbranded. Solid walnut with decoratively carved open crest rail, curved back rest, floral fabric upholstered seat, decorative beading to apron...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Fabric, Walnut

Dining Chairs Swedish Set of Four Gustavian Original Paint Green Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A set of four side chairs made during the Gustavian period in Sweden 1790-1810. The original paint in a grayish green which has a stunning patina. Rounded legs with channeled details.
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Primitive Side Chairs

Set of Six Gustavian Period Painted Dining Chairs, 19th c. Swedish
Located in Wichita, KS
A matched set of 5 Swedish Gustavian period painted dining chairs from the 19th century, newly upholstered in linen with carved and pierced ladder backs and slip seats. This is an exquisite set of chairs. The Gustavian style, named after King Gustav III...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Linen, Wood, Paint

18th century Swedish Gustavian Period Side Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Swedish Gustavian period side chair hand-scraped to its most original paint, with oval back, pierced slats and carved wheat sheaf, cross...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Linen, Wood

18th century Swedish Gustavian Period Side Chair
18th century Swedish Gustavian Period Side Chair
H 35.75 in W 18.25 in D 15.25 in
Faux Bamboo Metal Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Voguish metal cafe chair having a faux bamboo metal frame, and metal mesh seat. The chair is in it’s original red/gold paint finish, it is structurall...
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Mid-20th Century American Primitive Side Chairs

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Metal

Faux Bamboo Metal Side Chair
Faux Bamboo Metal Side Chair
H 36 in W 14.5 in D 14.5 in
2 Antique Mahogany Duncan Phyfe Klismos Side Accent Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique Duncan Phyfe Klismos style side accent dining chairs. Made of mahogany featuring open back with carved and fluted accents. Measure: 33".
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19th Century Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Upholstery, Mahogany

Previously Available Items
Primitive Pine & Twisted Rush Farmhouse Ladder Back Armchairs - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A pair of primitive Farmhouse style ladder back armchairs, unbranded. Pine with carved arched ladder back design, carved finials to top of stiles, curved arms with front leg supports...
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Mid-20th Century American Primitive Side Chairs

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Rush, Pine

19th Century Primitive Tripod Stool from Auvergne, France, C. 1820
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century carved elm vernacular stool from the Auvergne region. Sat on tripod legs, and unusually, with armrests - the dark stained timber has gained a warm, rich patina ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Elm

Hand Carved Wooden "Nupe Tribe" Stool, Wabi Sabi, Made in Nigeria, 1950s
Located in Odense, DK
An astonishing hand carved wooden Nupe stool curated by the Nupe people who live alongside the Niger river in Nigeria. The stool would have been used as a prestige item used only for...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Primitive Side Chairs

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Hardwood

Charming Swedish Rustic Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Charming Swedish chair, or stool, hand-carved circa 1820 in fruitwood. All tightened - solid and sturdy. Gorgeous patina.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Ash, Walnut

Charming Swedish Rustic Chair
Charming Swedish Rustic Chair
H 28.5 in W 14.5 in D 15 in
Rustic Swedish Barrel-Back Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish barrel-back chair circa 1840-1869. Traces of original ruddy-color paint.
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1840s Swedish Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Ash, Walnut

Rustic Swedish Barrel-Back Chair
Rustic Swedish Barrel-Back Chair
H 27.5 in W 21.75 in D 14.5 in
18th Century Welsh Lambing Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
An extraordinary 18th century Welsh oak wingback lambing chair having a back constructed of three oak panels with scalloped top, and straight flat arms w...
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18th Century Welsh Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Oak

18th Century Welsh Lambing Chair
18th Century Welsh Lambing Chair
H 44.5 in W 22.5 in D 27.5 in
Primitive Irish 'Gibson' Chair
Located in London, GB
A primitive and very sculptural ‘Gibson’ type armchair constructed from sycamore and ash. Fantastic patina with a few historic repairs and traces of old paint. Irish, late 18th/early...
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1790s Irish Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Ash, Sycamore

Primitive Irish 'Gibson' Chair
Primitive Irish 'Gibson' Chair
H 22.84 in W 25.2 in L 22.84 in
2 Antique Primitive African Baule Tribal Yoke Back Chairs Ivory Coast Baoulé
Located in Dayton, OH
Two primitive carved African Baule chairs. Made from indigenous local woods featuring yoke back, short legs and flat seat. These low chairs were carried...
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19th Century Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Hardwood

African Baoulé Chair, Ivory Coast, Early 20th Century
Located in Rotterdam, NL
African Baoulé chair, early 20th century. Unique chair used by the Baoulé people (Akan tribe) from Ivory Coast in Western Africa. These chairs where traditionally used as a meditation chair. The chair shows the typical design elements of a ‘Baoulé’ chair: low seat with a vertical back. This particular chair is different than most other Baule chairs...
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20th Century Ivorian Primitive Side Chairs

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Wood

African Stargazing Chairs, 1950s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of African Stargazing chairs, 1950s. Very nice primitive Folk Art design carved out of solid wood. The two individual pieces slight into each other and form a lightly tilted sea...
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20th Century Congolese Primitive Side Chairs

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Wood

African Stargazing Chairs, 1950s
African Stargazing Chairs, 1950s
H 37.8 in W 14.97 in D 38.19 in
Petite Early American Ladderback Side Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Early American ladderback chair in slightly-scaled down proportions. Black painted oak frame with rope woven seat. Excessive wear to the front spin...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Oak

Antique Yellow Mustard Painted and Stenciled Decorated Windsor Chair, circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique paint decorated Windsor chair offers spindle back with stenciled crest and surmounting seat raised on turned legs, original mustard yellow paint, circa 1820. Measures: ...
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Early 19th Century American Antique Primitive Side Chairs

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Wood, Paint

Primitive side chairs for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Primitive side chairs for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage side chairs created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Primitive side chairs made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and Africa pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for side chairs differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $228 and tops out at $3,419 while the average work can sell for $1,331.

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