Volkwyn, noun

/ˈfɔlkveɪn/
Forms:
Also with small initial.
Origin:
See quotation 1971.
In full Volkwyn chair: a style of chair characterized by an ornamental turned rail on the back, placed above the two rails which join the uprights.
1971 Baraitser & Obholzer Cape Country Furn. 70Three late Regency chairs named Volkwyn chairs after the family of carpenters who made them.
1979 S. Afr. Garden & Home Dec.The yellow-wood table in the dining-room was made from wood salvaged from a home that was to be demolished. The volkwyn chairs, however, are antique.
1982 Het Suid-Western 29 Dec.When today one finds a riempiebank, a Volkwyn chair..in these farflung districts, one can be pretty sure that they were brought there from George.
1984 Furniture manufacturer’s catal., George Jan. 2Chairs..Volkwyn.
In full Volkwyn chair:a style of chair characterized by an ornamental turned rail on the back, placed above the two rails which join the uprights.
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