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Cockpen Chair

Set of Six Vintage "Cockpen" Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A good set of six "cockpen" chairs, two armchairs and four side chairs. 1960s version of the
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20th Century Georgian Dining Room Chairs

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Hickory

Set of Six Vintage "Cockpen" Chairs
Set of Six Vintage "Cockpen" Chairs
H 35.5 in W 19 in D 21 in
Set of Six Late 18th Century Bamboo ‘Cockpen’ Armchairs, with Drop in Seats
By John Linnell
Located in London, GB
manner of Linnell, c.1770. Closely related in form to the Scottish ‘Cockpen’ chair, the spotted surface
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Antique Late 18th Century English Armchairs

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Upholstery, Bamboo

Rare English Chinoiserie Cockpen Bench or Chairback Settee
Located in Richmond, London
'Chinese Chippendale' style. This particular form of fretted-trellis chair-back known as a 'Cockpen chair
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20th Century European Chinoiserie Settees

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Upholstery, Wood

Set of Fourteen Cockpen Dining Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
A custom set of fourteen mahogany Chinese Chippendale cockpen dining chairs. A mid-18th century
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21st Century and Contemporary English Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Ch...

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Mahogany

Set of Fourteen Cockpen Dining Chairs
Set of Fourteen Cockpen Dining Chairs
H 37.5 in W 24 in D 22.5 in
Faux Bamboo Armchairs Hollywood Regency Large Size 1970s
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
joinery and cane. This chair whit form of bamboo cane is also known as Cockpen chairs with a Classic
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Mid-20th Century English Hollywood Regency Armchairs

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Faux Bamboo, Wood, Rattan

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
chair thrived in Scotland during the second half of the 18th century, the term “Cockpen” appears not to
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Antique 18th Century English George III Armchairs

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Mahogany

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
H 37.01 in W 26.78 in D 20.48 in
Chinoiserie Cockpen Dining Chairs (Sets of 2)
Located in Westwood, NJ
comfort and versatility. Perfect for elevating any dining space, these chairs bring a sophisticated touch
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
-century copies of this Cockpen design. However, ours on offer here is Georgian - a chic antique desk chair
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Antique Mid-18th Century English George III Armchairs

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Mahogany

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
H 37.8 in W 23.63 in D 20.48 in
Lovely pair of George III Chinese Chippendale "Cockpen" Style Armchairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Chicago, IL
Lovely pair of George III Chinese Chippendale "Cockpen" Style Armchairs. This pair appears to be
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Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Chinese Chippendale Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

Stellar Restored Set of 8 Mahogany Cockpen Dining Chairs in Espresso, circa 1940
Located in Atlanta, GA
eight (8) coveted Scottish Chippendale Cockpen Revival dining chairs, circa 1940. The set consists of
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Vintage 1940s Unknown Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany

Midcentury Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Faux Bamboo Cane Desk Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Midcentury Chinese Chippendale Cockpen faux bamboo cane desk chair Named after pew chairs with
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Mid-20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Faux Bamboo

18th Century George III Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An Attractive George III Mahogany Cockpen Armchair, c.1770. This lovely chair is of a type known
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Antique 18th Century Armchairs

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Mahogany

Vintage Chinese Chippendale Refectory Dining Table with Smoked Glass Table Top
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
piece came with a very rare set of Chinese Chippendale Cockpen dining chairs which are listed under my
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20th Century English Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Tables

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Glass, Wood

Recent Sales

Pair of George III Cockpen Style Black Lacquered Chairs
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative well made pair of black lacqured and gilt decorated George III Style arm chairs
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Late 20th Century American Armchairs

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Wood

Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Chair of Mahogany Late 18 Century
Located in Charleston, SC
A Chinese Chippendale cockpen chair of mahogany
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Antique 1790s English Chippendale Chairs

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Mahogany

Antique Georgian Mahogany Cockpen Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive George III period mahogany armchair having delightful 'cockpen' or 'lattice work
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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Chairs

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Mahogany

Set of Four Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Fretwork Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of Four Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Fretwork Chairs, believed to be American, circa 1990s. The
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Late 20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut, Leather

Ebonized Chinoiserie Cockpen Side Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
An ebonized mahogany 'cockpen' chair, the trellis back above a drop in seat, the bowed seat rail
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21st Century and Contemporary English George III Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Ebonized Chinoiserie Cockpen Side Chairs
Ebonized Chinoiserie Cockpen Side Chairs
H 39.25 in W 22.5 in D 23 in
A Pair of Mid-20th Century Cockpen Cast Iron Garden Chairs
Located in London, GB
unusual pair of cast iron armchairs dates to the middle of the 20th Century. The 'cockpen' chair relates
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Vintage 1950s English Chairs

Good Pair of ‘Cockpen’ Armchairs in the Chinese Chippendale Taste
Located in London, GB
both cases. Cockpen Chairs So named after the Chinese lattice design pew chairs in Cockpen
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Antique 1860s British Chairs

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Mahogany

George III Period Chinese Chippendale Arm Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
a late 18th century Chinese Chippendale arm chair, sometimes known as a cockpen chair
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

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Mahogany

George III Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Darlington, GB
Lattice’ (1750). The origin of this characteristically Scottish 'cockpen' chair relates to the village of
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Antique 18th Century British George III Armchairs

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Elm, Mahogany

George III Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
George III Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
H 35.44 in W 22.45 in D 21.66 in
18th Century Mahogany 'Cockpen' Armchair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Folkestone, GB
Pryke ‘The 18th Century Furniture Trade in Edinburgh’ [sic]. So called 'Cockpen chairs are a specific
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Antique 18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany 'Cockpen' Armchair
18th Century Mahogany 'Cockpen' Armchair
H 38.19 in W 27.37 in D 24.81 in
Chinoiserie Cockpen Dining Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Chinoiserie Cockpen dining side chair, the trellis back above an upholstered drop-in seat, on
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Dining Room Chairs

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Wood

Chinoiserie Cockpen Dining Chairs
Chinoiserie Cockpen Dining Chairs
H 39.25 in W 22.5 in D 23 in
Set of Six Chippendale Cockpen Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of six elegant Chippendale Cockpen dining chairs. The set includes four side and two armchairs
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
chair thrived in Scotland during the second half of the 18th century, the term Cockpen appears not to
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Antique Mid-18th Century George III Armchairs

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Mahogany

Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Rare 18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
H 36.23 in W 25.2 in D 24.02 in
Superb Satinwood and Hand Painted Chinoiserie Cockpen Armchair c. 1900
Located in Heathfield, GB
sum. A really beautiful chair and a faithful and fine quality copy of an 18th century cockpen chair of
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20th Century Armchairs

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Satinwood

Eight Vintage Chinese Thomas Chippendale Bamboo Framed Cockpen Dining Chairs 8
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Chippendale cockpen dining chairs made with bamboo frames These chairs just scream English country house
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Bamboo

Set of Ten Cockpen or Chinese Chippendale Style Armchairs
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive set of ten armchairs crafted, in the mid 20th C, in beechwood in the Chinese Chippendale manner with a carved serpentine crest rail, lattice panels on the back and sides, ...
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20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Beech

Hollywood Regency Style Black Side Chairs
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Hollywood Regency style black bamboo motif side chairs with cockpen back and caned seats
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Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Side Chairs

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Wood

English 18th Century Georgian Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Desk Chair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Richmond, London
was a set of chairs in Cockpen Church, Midlothian, Scotland, made circa 1755. For related examples
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinoiserie Armchairs

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Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
in Edinburgh’. Sebastian Pryke ‘Cockpen Quest’, Country Life, 29th April 1993. Named for pew chairs
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Antique 1770s English Armchairs

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Mahogany

18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
18th Century Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
H 37.01 in W 24.81 in D 18.9 in
Rare set of 8 Faux Bamboo Dining Chairs. ca 1800
Located in Westwood, NJ
Fine and Rare set of 8 Black lacquered Cockpen Chinoiserie decorated dining chairs. 2 arm, 6 side
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dining Room Chairs

Set of Four Cockpen Armchairs Chairs Chinese Chippendale White Lacquered Vintage
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful set of 4 vintage Chinese Chippendale Cockpen dining room arm chairs in a newly lacquered
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Armchairs

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Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer

Pair of George III Mahogany "Cockpen" Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
"cockpen" back chairs with teal leather cushions
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

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Mahogany

Set of Fourteen George III Style Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
known as cockpen chairs. The grand set consists of twelve side chairs and two host armchairs. The chairs
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20th Century English George III Dining Room Chairs

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Brass

George III Chinese Chippendale Period Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
in Edinburgh’ [sic]. Named after pew chairs with a Chinese lattice design in the Cockpen Church
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Antique 1770s European Chinese Chippendale Chairs

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Mahogany

Eighteenth Century Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Cockpen Armchair
Located in Lymington, GB
in Edinburgh’ [sic]. Named after pew chairs with a Chinese lattice design in the Cockpen Church
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Mahogany

Chinese Chippendale Chocolate Lacquered Faux Bamboo Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Air CA. Also known as cockpen chairs with a classic Hollywood Regency design.
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20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Wood, Linen, Faux Bamboo

Pair of Midcentury White Wood Lacquered Faux Bamboo Chinese Chippendale
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
form of bamboo cane are also known as Cockpen chairs with a Classic Hollywood Regency design.
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Vintage 1970s Spanish Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Faux Bamboo, Wood

Close Pair of Georgian Mahogany Chinese Lattice Cockpen Armchairs
Located in Richmond, London
'cockpen' chair possibly relates to the village of Cockpen in Midlothian: the family pew of the Earls and
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Antique Late 18th Century British Chinese Chippendale Armchairs

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Suede, Mahogany

Set of Six Mahogany Cockpen Dining Chairs with Upholstered Seats
Located in London, GB
A set of six mahogany cockpen dining chairs, comprising of two carvers and four side chairs, with
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20th Century English Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany

Near-pair of Early 19th c. English Cockpen Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Near-pair of early 19th century cockpen chairs of painted mahogany. Ex-collection of Nancy Hammond.
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Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Pair of George III Style Cockpen Chairs
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A pair of George III style, creme painted cockpen chairs recently reupholstered in a paisley cotton
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Vintage 1960s Italian George III Armchairs

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Wood, Cotton

George III Style Mahogany Cockpen Chair-
Located in San Francisco, CA
George III Style Mahogany Cockpen Chair- England 19th Century Hand carved
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Antique 19th Century English Armchairs

For Georgian Style Aluminum Cockpen Chairs
Located in Kensington, MD
Classic Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Design in Cast Aluminum. View our complete collection
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Vintage 1960s American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

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Aluminum

Pair of English Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Side Chairs 18th C
Located in Louisville, KY
Pair of George III Mahogany Cockpen Chairs, last quarter of the 18th Century; in the Chinese
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dining Room Chairs

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Mahogany

Pair of George III Cockpen Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
, if not original, finish with good patination. Cockpen chairs are so named after the Chinese lattice
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scottish Armchairs

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Mahogany

Pair of George III Cockpen Armchairs
Pair of George III Cockpen Armchairs
H 34.18 in W 24.63 in D 23.18 in
Set of Six Cockpen Dining Chairs
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant set of six Chinese Chippendale cockpen dining chairs dating from the 1930s in light
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Vintage 1930s American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Set of Six Cockpen Dining Chairs
Set of Six Cockpen Dining Chairs
H 36 in W 23 in D 19.5 in
George III Style Cockpen Carved Open Arm Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
C. Bell " Cockpen" Web Back Mahogany Arm Chair. Side Chair $500. Curved Drop Seat with Splayed
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21st Century and Contemporary Dining Room Chairs

Pair George III Mahogany Armchaires .Last Quater 18th C
Located in New York, NY
"History of English Furniture" page 258 which illus. a similar cockpen chair made for the Duke of Beaufort
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

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Mahogany

Set of Ten Bamboo Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Cane Seat Dining Chairs
By McGuire
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Bamboo "Cockpen" dining chairs featuring chinoiserie style fretwork and cane seats are in excellent
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Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

20th century cockpen elbow chairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of red lacquered mahogany cockpen elbow chairs with fret backs and saddle seats, mid 20th
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20th Century Armchairs

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Lacquer

20th century cockpen elbow chairs
H 34 in W 22.25 in D 20.5 in
Set of Six Dryad Cane Chinese Chippendale Cockpen Edwardian Conservatory Chairs
By Dryad
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The beautifully sculptural set of cane chairs comprising four side chairs and two armchairs each
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Vintage 1910s English George III Living Room Sets

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Cane

Chippendale Cockpen Claw Foot Dining Chairs with Cane Seats, Set of 8
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Set of eight cockpen style dining chairs feature cane seat insets and claw foot cabriolet front
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Mid-20th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Wood

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19th Century Chinese Chippendale Pagoda Cabinet
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Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines

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Chinese Chippendale Hollywood Regency Faux Bamboo Cane Dining Chairs - Set of 6
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Six Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Pagoda Dining Chairs
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Cockpen Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal cockpen chair for your home. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and fabric, every cockpen chair was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a cockpen chair, we have 17 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect cockpen chair — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right cockpen chair, those designed in Georgian and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. A well-made cockpen chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Dryad are consistently popular.

How Much is a Cockpen Chair?

Prices for a cockpen chair start at $900 and top out at $39,500 with the average selling for $4,800.

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With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

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