Turned Chairs

Many chairs were made by turners rather than by joiners, using a pole lathe and green, or unseasoned, wood, providing a cheap and easily constructed style of furniture. Many examples of turned chairs had three legs. This was not for visual effect: three legs could sit securely on an uneven floor, where four legs would be unstable.

	E45 Turned Stool £25
	E46 Turned Chair A £35 Such chairs are frequently depicted in art, but very few have survived.
	M47 Turned Chair B £75 This is based on a 15th Century example
	M48 Turned Chair C £100 Turned chairs could be very elaborate, although they cannot have been very comfortable.
	M49 Turned Chair D £100 This example is early medieval in origin.

	JC1 Carolean Chair £75 The more elegant chairs, incorporating cane panels, introduced in the 17th Century, combined carving, joinery and turning.
	JC4 Carolean Armchair £95
	JC5 Carolean Day Bed £120