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2. List of chairs - Wikipedia

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   Fauteuil, an open-arm chair with considerable exposed wood, originating in 18th-century France; Fiddleback chair, a wooden chair of the Empire period, usually with an upholstered seat, in which the splat resembles a fiddle; A fighting chair [23] is a chair on a boat used by anglers to catch large saltwater fish. The chair typically swivels and ...

3. Ancient furniture - Wikipedia

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   Most wooden furniture in Ancient China was lacquered. Joinery was also common in ancient Chinese and Indian furniture. [97] Mortise and tenon joints were very common in Chinese furniture. [136] The huchaung was a consolable folding chair. Screens were introduced to China in the Shang dynasty and Western Zhou dynasty. As time went on carpentry ...

4. History of the chair - Wikipedia

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   The most famous of the very few chairs which have come down from a remote antiquity is the reputed Chair of Saint Peter in St Peter's Basilica at Rome. The wooden portions are much decayed, but it would appear to be Byzantine work of the 6th century, and to be really an ancient sedia gestatoria. It has ivory carvings representing the labours of ...

5. The 50 Most Iconic Chair Designs - AOL

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   Vintage African Beaded Yoruba Chair. ... India, these cane-and-wood chairs are some of the most sought-after by vintage collectors today. Often called Jeanneret chairs, these types of chairs were ...

6. Chair - Wikipedia

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   Chair, c. 1772, mahogany, covered in modern red morocco leather, height: 97.2 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest.

7. Heywood-Wakefield Company - Wikipedia

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   Heywood Brothers was established in 1826, Wakefield Company in 1855. [6] Both firms produced wicker and rattan furniture, and as these products became increasingly popular towards the end of the century, they became serious rivals. [7]