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    Ciao, qualche informazione su questa sedia che i miei nonni hanno portato dalla Svezia molto tempo fa? Grazie!

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    1. soakysoaks on

      It’s called a Monk’s chair. don’t know much more about it

    4. JJKBA on

      Any markings on it? If not send an email to a Swedish auction firm, they are often helpful and knowledgeable.

    5. LocoPinocchio_ on

      Have you checked to see if you can find any date or manufacturers engraving / lable on it? Could be under the cusion or on the underside of the seat.

    6. AndyLeandy on

      From Wikipedia: “A monk’s chair is a chair with a triangular seat and an angular backrest, an imitation of medieval chairs.

      The monk’s chair was particularly popular during the National Romanticism period. It is made up of three straight, vertical posts that both form legs and support the armrests. Between these is a horizontal, triangular seat whose tip points backwards. Monk’s chairs are often equipped with homespun, thin woolen cushions. They are relatively uncomfortable to sit in.”

      I see these all the time in antique stores, they can’t give them away.

    8. MrFictionalname on

      Ah yes, the typical swedish chair all swedes use in their home

    9. ordforandejohan01 on

      It’s called a monk’s chair, and this one is likely from around the turn of the 20th century. The model became common in Sweden during the National Romantic period, and the construction itself imitates a medieval chair, while the decoration is inspired by Norse motifs. The rose in the center of the backrest is typical for this era. Often, there wasn’t just a seat cushion but also a beautifully embroidered cushion for the backrest, which appears to be missing here. Skellefteå Museum has an identical chair in its collection:

      [https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=575213566522716](https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=575213566522716)

    11. rlnrlnrln on

      Pretty certain I saw one of these at the Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments in Tallinn, Estonia.

    14. Alternative-Copy7027 on

      My gran had one of those. Different pattern on the embroidered seat though.

      It was considered prescious, old and fragile, and nobody was allowed to sit in it.

      Only exeption: When Santa arrived on Christmas Eve afternoon to give the gifts to the kids. We would sit on the carpet, wide-eyed, not knowing what to believe of this robed figure with a sackcloth sack full of gifts with our names on them. Obviously he was very special because Gran brought the fancy chair for him to sit on. And my cousin (who had no siblings) weirdly always got more presents even though he was not more “good” than the rest of us.

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