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Gustav Stickley Mission Oak Arts
Crafts Dining Chairs, Circa 1900
By Gustav Stickley
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of six Mission oak Arts & Crafts ladder back dining chairs
By Gustav Stickley
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Kaare Klint Pair of "Church Chairs" for Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1960s
By Kaare Klint, Fritz Hansen
Located in Utrecht, NL
high back of the type usually called a ladder back, but on the Danish versions, the cross pieces of the
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Papercord, Wood
Rhythm
by Lane Dining Chairs
By Lane Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of six mid-century modern dining chairs by Lane for their 'Rhythm' series. Unique shaped ladder
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Awesome Pair of Vintage English Solid Oak Ladder Back Arm Chairs w/Finials
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Expertly constructed of solid oak, these English ladder back chairs are the cat's meow. Sturdy
Category
20th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Dining Chairs
By Niels Otto Møller
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Beautiful and sturdy Scandinavian ladder back dining chairs in teak with graceful curved lines. In
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak
Pair of Lounge Chairs Armchair by Ole Wanscher for Fritz Hansen, Denmark, 1940s
By Ole Wanscher, Axel Einar Hjorth, Fritz Hansen
Located in Berlin, DE
created the modern interpretation of the traditional ladder-back chair.
The gracefully curved armrests
Category
20th Century Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bouclé, Walnut
Set Six Antique Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With arch shaped crest rails and shaped ladder backs. The rush seats raised on heavy turned legs
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Set of Six French Rush Seat Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming set of six French oak ladder back chairs made in the 1940s. A beautiful carved shell
Category
Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Set of 8 French Country Dining Chairs
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice set of 8 ladder-back French County dining chairs, with rush seats and carved back and seat
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 6 Louis XV Provincial Style Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
French country provincial style carved back, rush seat, pine ladder back dining chairs with
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Pine
Set of Six Josef Hoffmann Style Secessionist Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
construction with attractive simple, clean lines and plenty of negative space. Pierced ladder backs, side
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
Set of 6 Antique Rustic Country French Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 6 antique rustic country French dining chairs feature ladder backs, turned legs and rush
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pr. of Chrome Superleggera Chairs Retailed by W
J Sloane
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Stylish pair of chrome ladder back chairs, design reminiscent of the iconic Ponti Superleggera
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Set of 6 French Oak Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A charming set of six French oak ladder back chairs made in the 1940s. A beautiful carved shell
Category
20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Oak
Rare Antique French Provincial Carved Oak Bobbin Rush Corner Chair, France 1910s
Located in Beograd, RS
century.
This French Provincial-style carved oak armchair features open backs and rush seat. The chair
Category
Vintage 1910s French French Provincial Corner Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Stunning Edwardian Set Of Ten Dining Chairs , Chippindale Design
Located in Crawley, GB
, Chippendale design, first quarter 20th century, with pierced ladder backs, floral needle work upholstery, on
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
1960
s Set of 4 Vintage Italian Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
ladder backs have three horizontal rails, they have stretchered bases and original woven rush seats
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Boho Pierre Deux Rush Seat Ladderback Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
seats with a Classic ladder back design. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush
Niels Koefoed for Koefoed Hornslet, Set of Ten Danish Teak
Lis
Dining Chairs
By Niels Koefoed, Koefoeds Hornslet
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This set of ten teak "Lis" ladder back chairs were designed by Neils Koefoed for Koefoeds Hornslet
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Teak, Leather
Antique Arts
Crafts Gustav Stickley Oak Chairs, Original Seats, Signed, c1910
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Big Flats, NY
construction with ladder back over original seats and tacks, maker label as photographed, c1910
Measures
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak, Leather
French Farmhouse High Ladderback Dining Chairs Made of Solid Cherry, Set of 6
Located in Austin, TX
This set of six French-style ladder-back chairs is ready to go!
Each chair is in mint condition
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Cherry
2 Dutch Ladder Back Oak Rush Seat Armhairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
a very nice warm appearance due to the use of only natural materials.
The chairs are in good
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Large Lot of 13 Solid Maple Dining Cafe Kitchen Banquet Chairs by Stickley
By Stickley Brothers
Located in New York, NY
solid maple and feature a stylized ladder back, with wave form top, a contoured seat, and architectural
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Maple
Set of Eight Original Josef Frank Bentwood Chairs, Six Sides and Two Arms
By Josef Frank
Located in New York City, NY
, Wiener Werkstatte bentwood chairs feature horizontal back slats and
sinuous curved hand rests on the arm
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Antique Arts
Crafts Mission JM Young Oak Rocker Circa 1910
By J. M. Young and Sons
Located in Big Flats, NY
with ladder back over upholstered seat and arms with convex corbels, c1910
Measures- 35''H x 27.5''W x
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
Vintage Spanish Carved Oak and Leather Dining Sidechairs
Armchairs, Set of 8
Located in Dallas, TX
. Carved from solid oak, each chair features a pitched back dressed with two horizontal ladders. Each chair
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Louis XIII Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Early 20th Century French Carved Walnut and Rush Seat Low Chairs
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Dallas, TX
These very comfortable antique ladder back chairs were crafted in Normandy, France circa 1920
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of Early 20th Century French Polished Iron and Wood Folding Garden Chairs
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
Early 20th Century French Painted Iron Outdoor Garden Table and Set of 6 Chairs
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 Napoleon III Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Early 20th Century French Carved Oak Low Armchairs with Rush Seat
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
4 Drexel Woodbriar Dining Chairs
By Drexel
Located in Pasadena, TX
Woodbriar series by Drexel 4 chairs
pecan with brass accents. Ladder back chairs with original
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Nutwood
Pair of Mario Papperzini for Salterini Garden Reclining Lounge Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
-century modern chairs feature a gorgeous nickel finish with slat ladder back style supports. The generous
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of Four 1920s French Iron and Wood Painted Folding Garden Chairs
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
1920
s French Polished Iron and Wood Folding Garden Chairs, Set of Eight
Located in Dallas, TX
chair has a two-ladder back and six-slat seat, and features a folding mechanism for ultimate compact
Category
Early 20th Century French Country Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Mario Papperzini for Salterini Reclining Iron Patio and Garden Settee
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. The seats have slat ladder back style supports with adjustable slant back. The back and arms have
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Country French Painted Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
upholstery. Each chair frame is carved with floral and foliate decoration on the front of the ladder back
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique Thomas Molesworth Oak Adirondack Figural Horse Dining Set C1930
By Thomas Molesworth
Located in Big Flats, NY
six ladder back chairs having flanking carved horse heads, c1930
Measures- Table 33.75''H x 48''W x
Category
Early 20th Century Adirondack Dining Room Sets
Materials
Oak
Shaker Table C18 by Børge Mogensen
By Børge Mogensen, FDB Møbler
Located in Long Island City, NY
, graduating in 1942. Klint was fascinated with Shaker design, using drawings and a replica of a ladder-back
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
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, Wood
Petite Mid-Century Ladder Back Chair
Located in New York City, NY
Petite Mid-Century ladder back chair.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chairs
French Ladder Back Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Ladder back chairs from Provence France, have original painted finish and newly restored seats
Category
20th Century French Chairs
Oversize Ladder Back Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oversize Ladder Back Chair with Original Rush Seat.
Category
20th Century Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
Four Exaggerated Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Four weathered ladder back chairs with woven seats. The exaggerated form suggests they are mid 20th
Category
20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
FRENCH LADDER BACK CHAIR W/OTTOMAN
Located in Atlanta, GA
FRENCH LADDER BACK CHAIR W/OTTOMAN
Category
Early 20th Century French Chairs
1920
s French Ladder Back Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
1920's French Ladder Back Chair
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Chairs
Set of Moustache Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A set of provincial ashwood ladder back chairs with turned uprights connected by shaped splats
Category
20th Century European French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Rush, Ash
Pair of Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wood and hide ladder back chairs
Category
20th Century American Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Hide
Antique Spanish Country Ladder-Back Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This Antique Spanish Country Ladder-Back Chair exudes rustic charm and old-world craftsmanship, a
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$3,850 / set
Set of Four Early 20th Century French Provincial Ladder Back Rush Seat Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of four early 20th century French Provincial ladder back rush seat chairs.
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of Tall Italian Ladder Back Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
An elegant pair of ladder back chairs in the style of Gio Ponti. Newly lacquered in semi-gloss
Category
20th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Set 8 Ladder Back Dining Chairs
Located in Culver City, CA
A good set of eight ladder back dining chairs. The chairs have shaped back rails along with a
Category
20th Century French Country Dining Room Chairs
Set Of Four Danish Rosewood Ladder Back Dining Chairs, Mid 20th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
A set of four Danish ladder back dining chairs with elegant rosewood frames. The seats have been
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wool, Rosewood
Mid 20th Century Ladder Back Side Chairs with Rush Seats - Pair B
Located in Charlotte, NC
with carved ladder back design, rush seats, turned legs and stretchers. Made in the USA, in the mid
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Mid 20th Century Ladder Back Side Chairs with Rush Seats - Pair A
Located in Charlotte, NC
with carved ladder back design, rush seats, turned legs and stretchers. Made in the USA, in the mid
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Mid 20th Century Ladder Back Side Chairs with Rush Seats - Pair C
Located in Charlotte, NC
with carved ladder back design, rush seats, turned legs and stretchers. Made in the USA, in the mid
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Mid 20th Century Maple Farmhouse Ladder Back Dining Side Chairs - Pair B
Located in Charlotte, NC
, and solid back legs & back/side stretchers. Made in the USA, in the mid 20th Century.
Measures
Category
Mid-20th Century American Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Maple
OLE WANSCHER/ AJ IVERSEN LADDER BACK DINING CHAIR
Located in Chicago, IL
Ole Wanscher for AJ Iversen Ladder Back Dining Chair
Category
20th Century Danish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
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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.
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