Charles Dudouyt Hearth Chair

A compact, low-slung fireplace chair with round finials, turned legs and a wide woven straw seat that was originally made to be pulled up to the hearth for nursing, mending or warming small feet. This humble little thing shows honest age: surface knocks, mellowed finish, patched or slightly loose rush in places, and a few small cracks in the frame where repairs have been made, all of which only add to its sculptural presence and sturdiness. Sylvie loves this kind of chair as a bedroom bedside stool or as a low, intimate extra seat next to a sofa.

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