French Louis XV Ladder Back Armchair with Rush Seat
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Antique French Louis XV style ladder back arm chair, with rush seat
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- Rush Seating - Associated with country style chairs, stools and settees, rush seats are woven from rushes, with the pattern of the weaving often dividing the the chair seat diagonally into four triangles.
The weaving of rushes has been practiced for centuries, and it is believed that some early rush seats of the 18th and 19th century were painted, although common practice now is to leave the rush in its natural state. As the rush ages the colour
Rushes of the type used in Europe for seating are not available in Australia, and instead fibre rush, a man-made product from one-ply twisted paper, is used. Another substitute material is twisted natural sea grass.
Seats in Danish furniture of the 1950s were often finished with Danish cord, a three ply twisted paper cord, which has a similar appearance to rush.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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chairs, singles / pairs / threes, style or period
- armchairs 1,732
- French 949
- ladderback 61
- Louis XV 353
- rush-seated 115
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