Tuesday 15 October 2013

Curule seat

So of course, most of you have seen this already (and some of you have even sat in it), but this is my first piece of traditional medieval furniture. Based on the "Dante Chair", from 15th century Italy, this kind of chair dates as far back as Ancient Egypt. This particular model is completely made of solid oak, with a silk brocade-covered leather seat and back rest. The finish is a tar and oil rub with a wax coat on top. This was my final project at school and took about 100 hours of work, from planning to finishing.  

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