French Provincial Set of 4 Dining Chairs with Pierced Back Splat and Rush Seats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Curved cabriole style legs and elegant pierced splats on the backs. #6196
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Walnut
French Provincial Set of 4 Dining Chairs with Pierced Back Splat and Rush Seats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Curved cabriole style legs and elegant pierced splats on the backs. #6196
Rush, Walnut
Antique Pair of Windsor Bow-Brace Back Side Chairs with Decorative Splat, 19th C
Located in Norton, MA
Adorable antique pair of Windsor bow-brace back dining chairs with a decorative splat and finely turned legs and stretcher, in ash with coordinated host and Hostess chairs with rushe...
Wood
$3,196Sale Price|20% Off
Set of Eight Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Crafted in rich mahogany, the chairs feature finely carved pierced splat backs with flowing lines and intricate latticework, capturing the essence of the Chippendale tradition.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Six English Oak Faux Bamboo Six-Splat Ladder Back Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Germantown, MD
Rare Custom Set of Six English Oak Faux Bamboo frame and Mahogany Six-Splat Ladder Back Chairs with Rush Seats. It is extremely rare to find the six splat ladder back.
Hardwood, Faux Bamboo, Mahogany, Oak
Antique Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Corner Chairs Set of 4 Occasional Salon Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Each chair features a shaped and moulded top rail with delicate satinwood style inlaid detailing including a central classical urn motif and fine floral panels. The pierced splat bac...
Mahogany
$3,951Sale Price / set|38% Off
19th Century Set of 6 English Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs by James Reilly
Located in Casteren, NL
An exclusive set of 6 Victorian Mahogany splat back dining chairs made by master carpenter James Reilly (1825 – 1889).
Mahogany
Vintage Queen Anne Style Side Chair
Located in Trenton, NJ
Featuring an elegantly sculpted cherry-finished frame with cabriole legs and a distinctive pierced oval splat back, the chair reflects the enduring appeal of traditional American fur...
Wood
19th Century Set of Ten Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
There is an understated elegance to this set of ten antique Swedish pine dining chairs including eight side chairs and two arm chairs in the Rococo style. Pierced splat backs, carved...
Linen, Pine, Paint
Oak 19th Century Georgian Style Childs Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive Late 19th Century Oak Childs Chair, Of Hepplewhite Style, Having Attractive Shaped And Pierced Splat Back, Over Faux Leather Drop In Seat, Raised On Square Legs And...
Oak
Antique Set of 10 Irish Mid 19th Century Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs Carvers
Located in Suffolk, GB
The shaped top rails with reeded detail lead down to finely pierced splat backs centred with carved shells and foliate decoration, a design strongly associated with Irish craftsmansh...
Mahogany
Pair of Early 19th Century English Elm Country Chairs, Circa 1800–1820 (Georgian
Located in Leeds, GB
Predominantly constructed in elm, with typical mixed secondary timbers, each chair features a solid plank seat and a pierced splat back, offering a slightly more decorative variation...
Elm
Georgian Mahogany Chippendale Armchair c.1780–1800 Painted Distressed Desk Chair
Located in Leeds, GB
The chair features a finely pierced splat back with shaped crest rail, open scrolled arms and a drop-in upholstered seat, covered in a quality woven damask fabric in a pale blue-gree...
Mahogany
Mid Century Modern, Dining Chairs in Oak, Set of 6, Henning Kjærnulf, 1960s
By Henning Kjærnulf
Located in Rødding, DK
KEYWORD ANALYSIS High-Volume Broad Terms: Henning Kjærnulf Dining Chairs, Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs, Oak Dining Chairs Set of 6 High-Intent Niche Terms: Kjærnulf Ladder Back...
Bouclé, Oak
Queen Anne Walnut Dining Chairs by Thomasville, Set of Six with Slate Upholstery
By Thomasville
Located in Rancho Cucamonga, CA
A set of six Queen Anne dining chairs by Thomasville, crafted in solid wood with carved splat backs and cabriole legs. The silhouettes reflect 18th-century English design traditions,...
Upholstery, Wood
English Oak Arts and Crafts Child's Chair with Decorated Splat
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming oak English arts and crafts style child's rocking chair, the rectangular back splat centered with a delightful scene of 2 children at play.
Oak
A Fine Walnut and Marquetry Chair Back Settee in the Anglo-Dutch Manner
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
The arms on the settee are of shepherds’ crook form and the back splats incorporate not only highly delicate and detailed carving but also inlaid marquetry featuring vases of flowers.
Walnut
Victorian Oak Hall Seats by W.A. & S. Smee, England, Circa 1880
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Very Attractive Pair Of Late 19th Century Oak Hall Seats, Or Window Seats, Having Turned Stretchers To Top With Carrying Handle And Elegant Shaped Decoration To Splat Backs, Over S...
Oak
CHIPPENDALE 1880 American Victorian Carved Mahogany Wood Pedestal
Located in Miami, FL
It blended Rococo, Chinese, and Gothic influences, featuring cabriole legs, claw-and-ball feet, and pierced splat-back chairs. Major centers like Philadelphia, Boston, and Newport pr...
Wood
Georgian Hepplewhite Mahogany Side Chairs, Elegant Carved Design, 1820
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality Pair Of 18th Century Mahogany , Georgian, Hepplewhite Period Side Chairs, Having Shaped Top Rails And Elegant Pierced Splat Backs With Crisply Carved Decoration, Over ...
Mahogany
Qing Dynasty Lamp Hanger Chair with Carved Splat and Two Toned Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period lamp hanger chair from the early 20th century, with hand-carved medallion on the back splat, two-toned finish and side stretchers.
Wood
Pair of Swedish 1910s Painted Wood Armchairs with Carved Splats and Stretchers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish painted wood armchairs from the early 20th century, with carved splats, serpentine arms and black fabric. Created in Sweden during the early years of the 20th centu...
Wood, Fabric
Set of 6 Swedish Painted Dining Room Chairs with Carved Splats and Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of 6 Swedish painted wood dining room chairs from the early 20th century, with carved splats, fluted legs and new white upholstery. Created in Sweden during the Turn of the Cen...
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Midcentury Wooden Vintage Side Chairs with Pierced Splats and Saber Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of vintage wooden side chairs with pierced splats and saber back legs. This charming pair of vintage wooden side chairs, with their pierced splats and subtly slanted backs, of...
Wood
Pair of Chinese 1880s Official's Hat Chairs with Pierced Splats and Curving Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
Born in the last quarter of the 19th century, each of this pair of Chinese official's hat armchairs features a curving top rail, gracefully supported by two convex supports. The back...
Wood
Georgian Style Baker Dining Chairs w/Solid Splat & Turned Front Legs Set of 6
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome set of six Baker Furniture dining chairs in a Georgian style with a solid back splat & turned front legs with stretchers, navy & burgundy diamond patterned upholster...
Brass
Set of 6 Chippendale Period Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Exceptionally Good Quality Set Of Six, 18th century, Chippendale Period Mahogany Dining Chairs, Having Attractive Splat Backs With Pierced Fan Decoration, Over Upholstered Drop In...
Mahogany
Antique Queen Anne Walnut Secretaire Chest / Escritoire, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
The Queen Anne chair is identifiable as well for the splat back, which is curved in order to fit the hollow of the spine.
Walnut
$21,000
English Ribbon Back Settee
Located in New York, NY
Rare English mahogany settee, delicately carved with a tied ribbon back splat, on scrolled cabriole legs. This tied ribbon style was favoured by Chippendale.
Mahogany
Chinese Horseshoe-Back Armchair (Quanyi)
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
The square seat and gently curved vertical back splat provide refined simplicity, while the surface retains an aged red lacquer finish with rich patina, showing areas of wear, craque...
Hardwood
$2,470 / set
Ladder Back Chairs Set of 6
Located in Pomona, CA
Made in the 18th-century style. Six splat bar backs in a shaped arch. Woven rush seats with great patina.
Elm
$1,495 / set
Pair Of Antique Fretwork Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A handsome pair of antique Windsor armchairs raised on four turned legs with stretcher supports underneath and well contoured seat with ornately carved fretwork splat spindles with c...
Wood
Chinese Ming Style Yoke-Back Scholar’s Armchair
Located in Stafford, TX
Constructed from solid elmwood or hardwood, the chair features a gracefully arched yoke crest rail terminating in finely carved scroll ends, above a distinctive three-panel back spla...
Wood, Elm
Glastonbury Chair 1830 Throne Hall Statement Chair Bridgens Oak Gothic Revival
By Richard Bridgens
Located in London, GB
It features a gorgeous and very rare, pierced lattice-splat back with carved rosette roundels framed by a reeded border topped by a pair of goat-like, leaf-hatted Green Man carvings,...
Oak
Suite of 8 Theodore Alexander "Rococo" Dining Chairs
Located in Barrowford, GB
On offer on this occasion is a fabulously-presented example of the most sensationally-detailed and expertly-executed "Rococo" suite of dining seating, consisting of 8 hand-carved Roc...
Wood
$4,295 / set
Jacobean Cane Back Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of ornately carved Jacobean style armchairs. Back splats are double caned and topped with scrolled acanthus leaves each side of a central scallop shell.
Cane, Wood
$6,830 / set
Shield Back Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
Each chair features a serpentine crest rail which connects to the five section back splat and terminates in a petal carved lunette, all working tougher to provide for solid back supp...
Mahogany
$7,075 / set
Set of 10 Inlaid Shield Back Chairs
Located in Annville, PA
A sweeping crest rail, carving at the top of the back splat, and handmade inlaid oval motifs midway down the back splat as well as simple, classic design elements in the remainder of...
Mahogany
$30,000 / set
Pair Side Chairs with Lyre Back
Located in New York, NY
The lyre became a popular motif during the Neo-Classical period, and is frequently encountered as the back splat of klismos chairs, in no example more familiar than in a group of Dun...
Mahogany
George II Walnut Double Chair Back Corner Chair
Located in Essex, MA
With an arched back with vasiform splat over arms and double splat.
Walnut
$3,000 / set
Set of Six 19th c. Lyre Back Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each chair features a beautifully carved lyre-form splat framed within a rectangular back, lending a sense of architectural grace and visual lightness.
Fabric, Wood
$7,050 / set
Inlaid Shield Back Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
A sweeping crest rail, wheat sheaf carving at the top of the back splat, hand inlaid oval motif midway down the back splat as well as simple, classic design elements in the remainder...
Fabric, Mahogany
High-Back Oak Chair with Wavy Shaped Arms
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A "Country Chippendale" oak armchair with wooden seat and Gothic influenced back-splat. The arms have an idiosyncratic, undulating wavy shape.
Oak
$6,690 / set
Clover Back Dining Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
The chairs have an elegant and stylish back featuring Drape Carvings as well as interconnected loops crested by a pierced back splat.
Fabric, Mahogany
$7,075 / set
Oval Back Inlaid Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
A super look featuring scrolled and shaped arms, hand inlaid design in the center of the back splat, cross stretchers supporting the chair legs as well as a drop in seat that makes f...
Fabric, Mahogany
English Yew Wood Hoop Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English yew wood and elm windsor hoop back or double bow armchair, the shaped back splat with honeysuckle pattern, the front arm supports with bold turnings over shaped seat, th...
Elm, Yew
$6,690 / set
Flame Back Chippendale Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
Similar to examples found in stately homes in Philadelphia, Boston and New York at the end of the 18th Century this set features wonderful hand carved details which include a “flame”...
Fabric, Mahogany
Fine Set Of Eight Mahogany Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The frames have a graceful back splat with a feather crest and side tassels and swags, tapering legs and cross stretcher.
Fabric, Mahogany
Hand-Carved Asian Elm Armchair, Pierced Back, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A hand-carved wooden armchair featuring intricate floral and geometric cutouts in its back splat. China, late 19th Century, possibly earlier.
Elm
19th Century New England Rush Seat Ladder Back Chair.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Dates to the 19th century. Classic ladder back splats, turned accents and traditional stretcher bases hallmark primitive and essential country craftsmanship.
Rush, Hardwood
Pair of Dessin Fournir Ribbon-Back Oak Dining Armchairs
By Dessin Fournir
Located in Rio Vista, CA
A sophisticated pair of oak upholstered armchairs made by Dessin Fournir, Los Angeles, CA. The "Ribbon Back Armchairs" (model #1002A) feature dramatic looped ribbon-back splats with ...
Textile, Oak
Pair of Chinese Dragon Scroll-Back Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These swirling lines surround a central back splat decorated with inset panels, each gilded and carved in low relief with mythical figures and seasonal flowers.
Elm
20th Century Austrian Bentwood Armchair With Lyre Back Detail
Located in High Point, NC
The chair’s sculptural arms and rounded seat are formed through steam-bent techniques, giving the piece its graceful, lightweight silhouette. The lyre-shaped back splat introduces an...
Bentwood
19th Century Chinese Yoke Back Ming Chairs, a Pair
Located in Sarasota, FL
An arched crest rail surmounts a pierced back splat, carved with the traditional Chinese characters Fú, meaning "good fortune", "blessing", or "happiness", and shòu meaning "long lif...
Hardwood
$2,240Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of Chinese Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Highly carved pair of Chinese elm yoke back officials hat chairs. Featuring a decorative back splat with figural scenes.
Elm
$6,690 / set
Drape Carved Shield Back Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
The chairs feature an arched crest rail at the top which itself rests over top a drape carved back splat and sharply curved side rails to form the classic shield shape found in many ...
Fabric, Mahogany
Georgian Hepplewhite Walnut Side Chairs, Camel Back, English Circa 1785
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
The chairs have a balanced and flowing, crisply carved back splat, based around the Prince of Wales plumes.
Fabric, Walnut
Set of Eight Tommi Parzinger X-Back Mahogany Dining Chairs
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Each chair features a refined, gently curved and tapering square back with an "X" form back splat having intricate fluted/reeded detailing.
Mahogany, Fabric
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.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
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