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Liberty
Co. 12 x Arts
Crafts Rush Seat Dining Chairs Professionally Restored
By Liberty
Co., William Birch
Located in London, GB
Arts & Crafts oak rush-seat ladder back dining chairs that at the moment are being professionally
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of Six Rosewood and Danish Cord Møller Ladderback Model 82 Dining Chairs
By J.L. Møllers Møbelfabrik, Niels Otto Møller
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Møllers Møbelfabrik of Denmark with Danish paper cord seats. The Model 82 chairs have a tall ladder back
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Rosewood
Set of 4 1950s Poul Hundevad Model 30 Teak and Italian Leather Dining Chairs
By Hundevad
Co., Poul Hundevad
Located in London, England
ladder backrests. Beautifully made with tapered legs and a curved back designed for the best possible
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Set of 8 1960s Oak Danish Poul Volther for Sorø Stolefabrik Dining Chairs
By Sorø Stolefabrik, Poul Volther
Located in London, England
A very sturdy, well-made and functional Danish set of 6 ladder-back dining chairs (Model 350) and 2
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Set of 8 1960s Oak Danish Poul Volther for Sorø Stolefabrik Dining Chairs
By Sorø Stolefabrik, Poul Volther
Located in London, England
A very sturdy, well-made and functional Danish set of 6 ladder-back dining chairs (Model 350) and 2
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
1950s Belgian Rustic Oak Dining Chairs, Set of Six
Located in High Point, NC
through a simplified mid-20th century modernist lens. With clear oil and wax finish and hand twisted rush
Category
Vintage 1950s Belgian French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Oak
Vintage Rare Pippy Oak Trestle Table with Six Rare Pippy Oak Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
sturdy vintage ladder back dining chairs with fitted with rush seats.
Chair dimensions: seat height 18.5
Category
Late 20th Century Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak, Rush
Set of 8, Midcentury Danish Modern by Arne Wahl Iversen Dining Chairs in Teak
By Glyngøre Stolefabrik, Arne Wahl Iversen
Located in San Diego, CA
captivating set of ladder back dining chairs in teak, meticulously crafted to elevate any dining space. This
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Teak
Country French Louis Philippe Style Maple Dining Chairs W/ Rush Seats - Set of 8
Located in Astoria, NY
hand-made from solid maple, each chair features a gracefully curved ladder-back design that offers
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis Philippe Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Maple
Rare pair of Erik Chambert armchairs Art Deco
By Eric Chambert
Located in New York, NY
ladder backs, graceful arms, carved details and reeded column front legs.
At the 1930
Category
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chairs
Materials
Wood
A Cotswold School Arts and Crafts Ash Armchair Attributed to Edward Gardiner
By Edward Gardiner
Located in London, GB
A Cotswold school ash ladder back armchair attributed to Edward Gardiner.
These ladder back chairs
Category
20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash
Antique Victorian Hubbard Eldridge
Miller Quartersawn Oak Executive Desk Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
ladder back design with an engraved slat, finials and flared arms. The chair sits upon an adjustable base
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Oak
19th c. Original Black Painted Ladder Back Armchair from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic and durable 19thc original black painted ladder back arm chair with a light gilded trim
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Theodore Alexander Regency Mahogany Arm Chair Metamorphic Library Steps Ladder
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Dayton, OH
ladder the chair back hinges forward revealing four steps with tooled leather inset surfaces. An iconic
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Arts
Crafts Mission Oak Gustav Stickley Oak Rocker, Circa 1910
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Big Flats, NY
ladder back and upholstered seat, c1910.
Measures- 35''H x 27.25''W x 28.25''D.
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Arts
Crafts Mission Oak Gustav Stickley Child
s Rocker, circa 1910
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Big Flats, NY
ladder back, unsigned, c1910
Measures: 23" H x 14" W x 18.5" D; seat 10.5" H.
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Oak
Vintage Country French Carved Walnut Ladder Back Counter Stools, Set of 4
Located in Dallas, TX
over a bombe apron. The chair has a two-ladder back with scalloped edges and a comfortable seat dressed
Category
Late 20th Century French Country Stools
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Vintage Country French Carved Walnut Ladder Back Counter Stools, Set of 3
Located in Dallas, TX
a two-ladder back with scalloped edges, and decorated foliage in high relief. The comfortable wide
Category
Late 20th Century French Louis XV Stools
Materials
Rush, Walnut, Fabric
Set of Three Country French Ladder Back Bar Stools with Rush Seat from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
stretcher; the chair features a scalloped apron decorated with a carved shell motif. The three-ladder back
Category
Late 20th Century French Country Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Antique French Triple Chair Back Walnut Settee
Located in Sheridan, CO
French Provincial triple chair back settee, late 19th/ early 20th c. This settee features a walnut
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Settees
Materials
Rush, Wood
Early 20th Century French Carved Oak and Rush Seat Low Fireplace Chair
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Dallas, TX
This very comfortable antique ladder back chair was crafted in Normandy, France circa 1940. Built
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of Four Early 20th Century French Folding Bistro Chairs in White Paint
Located in Dallas, TX
chair features a two-ladder back and six-slat seat, and has a folding mechanism for ultimate compact
Category
Early 20th Century French Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Mid-20th Century French Carved Folding Up and Down Child High Chair on Wheels
Located in Dallas, TX
features a curved back with four ladders, the seat with side armrests is solid with carved floral decor
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Children s Furniture
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Period Lemon Wood Armchair or Bergère
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early 20th century French Art Deco period armchair features a solid lemon wood frame with
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Pair of Early 20th Century French Carved Oak, Rush Seat Fireplace Low Armchairs
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Dallas, TX
These very comfortable antique ladder back chairs with armrests were crafted in Normandy, France
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Vintage French Oak Oval Table and Six Chairs
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Fabulous quality French vintage stripped oak oval table with six rush seat ladder back chairs
Category
20th Century French Dining Room Sets
Materials
Oak
Mid Century Modern Heywood Wakefield Wishbone Dining Room Set with Four Chairs
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Big Flats, NY
, minimalist design with curved legs, while the chairs have a ladder-back style and cushioned seats for comfort
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Birch
Dakota Jackson Modern
Ceylon
Lounge Chairs
By HOLLY HUNT, Dakota Jackson
Located in Astoria, NY
ladder backs and dark blue mohair upholstery. Age-appropriate wear to the wood.
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$3,800 / set
Vintage Country French Dressing Table and Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
back chair has a raffia seat. Both are painted grey.
Chair measure: 17" D, 17" W, 36" H.
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Raffia, Wood
$1,900 / set
English Regency Style Mahogany Metamorphic Library Step Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive English Regency style metamorphic library step ladder chair constructed from mahogany
Category
20th Century Italian Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Cane, Mahogany
Antique Primitive Early American Blue Painted Side Accent Table
Shaker Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
20th century Primitive table and Shaker chair. Made from hardwood with a blue painted finish. The
Category
Early 20th Century Shaker Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rush, Hardwood, Paint
Carved Pine Farm Table and Six Matching Chairs Round Farmhouse Dining Set
Located in West Hartford, CT
matching chairs that feature rush seats and carved ladder-back backrests. The table is supported by
Category
Late 20th Century American Dining Room Sets
Materials
Rush, Pine
Pair of Fine Leather Lounge or Bergere Wingback Chairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
A pair of fine leather lounge or bergere chairs. Both having solid wooden framed in the ladder back
Category
Late 20th Century Adirondack Armchairs
Oak Refectory Table with Set of 4 Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
are a traditional ladder back design with drop in upholstered seats, these are covered with a tapestry
Category
Mid-20th Century Country Dining Room Sets
Materials
Oak
$3,235 / set
Rare Pair of "Mabulator" Chairs by Carl Malmsten
Located in Long Island City, NY
. We love the ladder back, and the richly expressive grain of the wood. The cushions are firm, and
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Cotton, Pine
Set of 10 Danish Rosewood Koefoeds Hornslet Dining Chairs
By Koefoeds Hornslet
Located in Kensington, MD
Beautifully proportioned and refined set of rosewood ladder back chairs from Koefoeds Hornslet. Two
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Ole Wanscher Model 109 Walnut Lounge Chair and Ottoman
By Ole Wanscher, France
Søn, John Stuart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Stuart features a supple, walnut frame with ladder back and matching ottoman newly upholstered in moss
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Spanish Colonial Trestle Dining Table and Eight Chairs, circa 1940
Located in Evergreen, CO
This hefty oak dining set includes eight ladder back chairs with scalloped slats and aprons and a
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Dining Room Sets
Materials
Iron
Outdoor Wrought-Iron Chairs French Provincial Style a Pair
By John Salterini
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
, wrought iron chairs with latticed seat and ladder back.
Hand crafted French Iron outdoor patio garden
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
1920s French Iron and Wood Painted Folding Bistrot Chairs, Set of Ten
Located in Dallas, TX
chair features a two-ladder back and five-slat seat, and has a folding mechanism for ultimate compact
Category
Early 20th Century French Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Midcentury French Green Painted Wood
Iron Folding Garden Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Dallas, TX
chair dressed with two-ladder back and five-slat seat, features a folding mechanism for ultimate compact
Category
Early 20th Century French Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of French Provincial Rush Seat Fauteuil Armchairs
Ottomans
By William Switzer
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Bespoke pair of ladder back rush seat fauteuil armchairs or lounge chairs with an made in the
Category
20th Century Spanish French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Rush, Wood
French Country Style Bergere
Located in Stockton, NJ
A French country style oak bergere chair. Stretcher base and ladder back. Floral printed cotton
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Quaint Furniture Stickley Bros Quartersawn Oak Mission Sideboard Buffet
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Dayton, OH
Windsor and ladder-back chairs, gate-leg tables, and case pieces that combined elements from a number of
Category
Early 20th Century Mission Buffets
Materials
Oak
19th c. Original Natural Surface Armchair with Woven Leather Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 19thc original natural finish ladder back arm chair with hand woven leather seat.This
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
French Vintage Abstract Oil on Canvas
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
perhaps is a ladder-back chair is seen at the top, where the artist has chosen to sign and date the piece
Category
20th Century French Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Vintage European Framed Cubist Style Print
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
matter at center (presumably a woman, sitting in a ladder-back chair) appears as a white silhouette
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Prints
Materials
Paper
Pair of Bamboo Armchairs by Christopher Roy for McGuire
By Christopher Roy, McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
a rattan frame with a geometric ladder back style and rawhide strapping. The apron has a four strand
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Linen, Bamboo, Rattan
Vintage Country French Carved Oak Stools with Painted Rush Seat, Set of Four
Located in Dallas, TX
Normandy, France circa 1990, each chair stands on scroll legs, over a double bottom stretcher. The back has
Category
Late 20th Century French Country Stools
Materials
Rush, Oak
Swedish Pine Armchairs with Sculpted Legs, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Utrecht, NL
period, 20th century furniture designers from Scandinavia created designs that offered unique twists that
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Pine
20th Century French Carved Cherry Chair Folding Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
France circa 1960, the metamorphic chair features two carved ladders in the back; the double-function
Category
Mid-20th Century French Country Ladders
Materials
Cherry
Early 20th Century French Carved Beech Folding Ladder Chair from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
France circa 1900, the metamorphic chair has two carved ladders in the back and is hinged so that it can
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Ladders
Materials
Beech
French Oak Ladder Chair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Ingeniously designed, this French oak piece doubles as both a step ladder and a chair. It can be
Category
Early 20th Century French Ladders
Vintage French Country Carved Oak Metamorphic Folding Chair Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
France circa 1980, the metamorphic chair features three carved ladders in the back; the double-function
Category
Late 20th Century French Country Ladders
Materials
Cherry
Mid-Century French Beech and Leather Metamorphic Folding Library Step Ladder
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a library or study with this elegant vintage chair/folding step ladder. Crafted in France
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis Philippe Ladders
Materials
Beech, Leather
Eight Elmwood Lancashire Ladder Back Dining Chairs, English Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very nice set of eight traditional style English Lancashire ladder back dining chairs with
Category
Early 20th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
Six Dining Chairs French Country Ladder Back Rush Seats, Early 20th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Six dining chairs French Country House ladder backs with rush seats
Two chairs are of cherrywood
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Beech, Fruitwood
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20th Century Ladder Back Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of 20th century ladder back chairs available for sale. Frequently made of wood, natural fiber and rush, all 20th century ladder back chairs available were constructed with great care. 20th century ladder back chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of 20th century ladder back chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Arts and Crafts and Scandinavian Modern 20th century ladder back chairs are of considerable interest. Niels Koefoed, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Chiavari each produced beautiful 20th century ladder back chairs that are worth considering.
How Much are 20th Century Ladder Back Chairs?
20th century ladder back chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,400, while the lowest priced sells for $95 and the highest can go for as much as $54,000.
Finding the Right Seating for You
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.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
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