Quick Answer:
- This natural-ash woven chair pair is the best overall.
- This black woven chair is the best single-chair value.
- This black woven chair pair is the best pair value.
- This walnut cushioned chair is the best for comfort.
Hans Wegner’s authentic CH24 Wishbone Chair is the 1949 Danish icon with a curved top rail, Y-shaped back, and handwoven paper-cord seat, now starting around $860 per chair. The alternatives below preserve those defining details for a fraction of the cost.
| Chair | Finish | Pack | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomile Black Ash | Black ash | Single | $159.99 | Shop → |
| Farini Black Pair | Black frame, natural woven seat | Set of 2 | $189.99 | Shop → |
| Tomile Walnut CH24 | Walnut ash | Single | $179.99 | Shop → |
| Modway Natural Elm | Natural elm | Single | $178.72 | Shop → |
| VODUR Natural Pair | Natural ash | Set of 2 | $319.99 | Shop → |
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The Dark Finishes
Two black framed takes: an all black single in ash, and a fully assembled pair whose natural cord seat reads bright against the dark frame.
Tomile Wishbone Chair in Black Ash with Woven Seat
The darkest reading of the shape, and the least expensive way into it. Solid ash stained black, with the steam bent top rail curving forward into arms and the Y-shaped splat cut clean through the middle. The listing puts it at 30 inches tall with a 17.7 inch seat height, 20 inches wide and 17.5 deep, rated to 300 pounds. Buying singles is the move when you want to add one chair at a time or mix finishes around one table.
Best For
Dining rooms that want the silhouette without the pale wood, mixing one dark chair into a lighter set, small kitchens where a single chair is the whole purchase
Pairs Well With
A pale oak or white table for contrast, a cowhide or jute rug, brass pendant lighting
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Farini Wishbone Chairs, Set of 2, Black Frame with Woven Seat
The contrast version, and the cheapest route to a matching pair. A black frame carries a natural cord seat, so the weave reads as a pale stripe across a dark chair rather than disappearing into it. They arrive fully assembled, which matters more than it sounds with this shape: the Y splat and curved rail are the parts a flat pack gets wrong.
Best For
Filling two seats at once, rooms that want the dark frame but not an all black chair, anyone who would rather not assemble a curved chair
Pairs Well With
A white or marble topped table, a warm toned rug to pick up the cord seat, green or teal cabinetry nearby
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The Warm and Natural Finishes
Three lighter options: walnut with a cushion included, a natural elm single from Modway, and a natural ash pair with paper cord and mortise and tenon joinery.
Tomile CH24 Wishbone Chair in Walnut with Brown PU Cushion
The warm one, and the only pick here that arrives with a seat pad. The ash frame is finished in a mid brown walnut tone over a handwoven hemp seat, with a brown cushion that sits on top. A cord seat is firm by design, so the pad is the difference between a chair you admire and a chair people linger in after dinner.
Best For
Long dinners where comfort decides the seating, rooms leaning warm and mid century rather than pale Scandinavian, offsetting a dark table
Pairs Well With
A walnut or medium oak table, exposed brick, botanical prints in light wood frames
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Modway Amish Wood Rope Dining Chair in Natural Elm
The recognizable name in the group, in the palest finish. Modway builds this one from solid elm rather than ash, listed at 29 inches tall, with a woven rope seat and the open Y back. Elm has a slightly looser, more visible grain than ash, which gives the pale finish a little more texture in daylight.
Best For
Scandinavian and organic modern rooms, buyers who want a brand they recognize, adding single chairs to an existing table over time
Pairs Well With
A light oak table, a jute or seagrass rug, white walls, black accents to sharpen the pale wood
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VODUR Wishbone Chairs, Set of 2, Solid Ash in Natural
The closest thing here to the original's specification, bought two at a time. Solid ash in a pale natural finish with a handwoven paper cord seat, joined with mortise and tenon joinery rather than hardware, rated to 300 pounds and shipped fully assembled. Paper cord is what the real CH24 uses, and it is the detail that decides whether the seat looks woven or moulded.
Best For
Doing the whole table in one order, buyers who care that the joinery and the cord match the original, pale minimal dining rooms
Pairs Well With
A blond oak table, linen curtains, a single dark object in the room to keep the palette from going flat
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Living with a wishbone chair
Match the finish to the table, not the floor. The chair is the lighter object in the pairing, so it reads as trim around the table. Pale ash and elm against a blond or white table gives the airy Scandinavian look; walnut warms a medium wood table; black is the one that works when the table is already pale and the room needs an outline.
Decide about the seat before you order. A handwoven cord seat is firm and slightly springy, and it is what makes the chair look right. It is not a soft seat. The walnut Tomile includes a cushion, and a tie on pad works on any of the others if you find the cord too firm for long meals.
Collect, or commit. Pairs cost less per seat, arrive matched, and both pairs here ship fully assembled, which is worth paying for on a chair whose whole appeal is curved joinery. Singles let a table grow slowly, and mixing a black chair or two into a natural set is a designer's trick, not a compromise.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Bottom Line
Furnishing a whole table in one order, buy the VODUR pair in natural ash, the closest match to the original's materials, or the Farini pair if the black frame suits the room better and the budget matters more. Buying one chair at a time, the Tomile black ash is the value pick, the Tomile walnut is the comfortable one thanks to the included cushion, and Modway's natural elm is the one to take when you want a name you recognize behind the chair.
A Wishbone chair wants the right table under it, and a farmhouse extending table is the other end of that spectrum: see our Pottery Barn Benchwright dupes. For the other Danish and mid century icons worth copying, our Eames lounge chair dupes cover the lounge end of the room.
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