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18th Century Bergen County Ladder Back Childs Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
A Bergen County New Jersey childs chair with attenuated urn finials and three shaped slats above a
Category
18th Century and Earlier American Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Ash
19th C. Ladder Back
Leather Side Chair (GMD#2047)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century French Carved Oak with Walnut Finish, Ladder Back Side Chair, with Leather seat & nail
Category
19th Century French Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Primitive Ladder-Back Alpine Chair, France, Early 1900s
Located in Berkhamsted, GB
A primitive handmade ladder-back alpine chair in solid ash, France, early 1900s.
Category
Early 20th Century French Primitive Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Ash
Late George III Period Figured Walnut Ladder-Back Elbow Chair
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
Late George III period figured walnut ladder-back elbow chair.
Category
1770s English George III Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Early Victorian Ladder Back Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
Victorian ladder back mahogany desk chair with curved back legs and turned front legs, both
Category
19th Century English Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Dining Chair, Scotland 1900, B2922
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique oak ladder back rush seat dining chair, Scotland 1900, B2922
Scotland 1900
Solid oak
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Elm
Antique Elm Cotswold Ladder Back Rush Seated Chair, Scotland 1910, B2928
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Elm Cotswold ladder back rush seated chair, Scotland 1910, B2928
Scotland 1910
Solid
Category
1910s Scottish Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Elm
Birch and Ash High Ladder Back Armchair
Located in Salisbury, GB
An unusual birch and ash high ladder back nursing armchair,
circa 1800.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Pair of French Wooden Ladder Back Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French wooden ladder back armchairs with rush seat, upholstered in blue linen.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Wooden Ladder Back Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of French wooden ladder back armchairs with rush seat, upholstered in blue linen.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
$4,200 / set
Turn-of-the-Century Ladder Back and Woven Seat Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique side chair with rush seat and ladder back.
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Good Set of Eight Ash Early 19th Century Ladder Back Dining Chairs
Located in Darwen, GB
A Good set of eight ash early 19th century ladder back dining chairs with rush seats, comprising of
Category
1820s Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Set of Six Italian Ladder Back Leather Upholstered Chairs, Four 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming and good sized set of six Italian provincial chairs in fruitwood. Modified ladder back
Category
19th Century Italian Country Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery, Wood
Set of Six Country Oak Ladder Back Dining Chairs
Located in Wisbech, Walton Wisbech
Antique quality set of six (4 + 2) country oak ladder back dining chairs.
Solid and strong with
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1920s British Art Nouveau Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Oak
Fine Quality Set Of 6 Walnut Ladder Back Dining Chairs, Scotland 1930, B2624
Located in Vancouver, BC
Fine quality set of 6 walnut ladder back dining chairs, Scotland 1930, B2624
Scotland 1930
Category
1890s Scottish Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Antique Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Dining Chairs, Scotland 1900, B1922
Located in Vancouver, BC
Pair of antique oak ladder back rush seat kitchen or dining chairs, Scotland 1900, B1922
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Elm
Fine Pair of Carved George III Mahogany Chippendale Ladder-Back Carvers
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
Fine Pair of Carved George III Mahogany Chippendale Ladder-Back Carvers
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
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 Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set of Six Tall Ladder Back Teak and Leather Dining Chairs by Niels Kofoed
By Niels Koefoed
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fantastic set of 6 teak dining chairs by Niels Kofoed. Tall ladder back and reupholstered seats in
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Leather, Teak
Unusual Large circa 1900-1910 Framed Print of a Failed Marriage Proposal
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
two ladder-back chairs with his head on his hand in contempt, the whole presented in its original
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Paper
18th Century Ladder Back Arm Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century ladder back arm chair with original leather and nail heads, turned legs and stretchers
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Two English Ladder Back Arm Chairs
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Nice set of two English elm and oak ladder back arm chairs, one with rush seat and one with wood
Category
19th Century English Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Oak, Elm
Connecticut Ladder Back
Mushroom
-Arm Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
A rush seated ladder back arm chair with distinctive 'mushroom' arm caps
and similarly
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Pair Ladder Back Rush Seated Arm Chairs
Located in Culver City, CA
A pair of Ladder Back Arm Chairs, with woven rush seats. A good pair of chairs to place at the
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Oak
William
Mary side chair
Located in Boston, MA
William & Mary walnut ladder back side chair with a wonderful curved stretcher base, turned legs
Category
19th Century English Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,200
Early 19th Century Hickory Child
s Chair
Located in Alhambra, CA
Antique hickory ladder back child's chair with woven seat and wood peg legs. Excellent condition
Category
19th Century American Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Early Rocking Chair
Located in Georges Mills, NH
American ladder back rocking chair
Rush seat.
Category
Early 1800s American Shaker Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
$1,450
Ladder Back Oak and Elm Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural elm and oak wood chair. Newly rushed seat.
Category
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Rush Seat Chairs, Set of 14 Chairs, 12+2 Chairs, 14 Dining Chairs, 1920
Located in Vancouver, BC
, B1355
Scotland, 1920
Solid oak construction
Set of 14 ladder back rush seated chairs (including two
Category
1920s Scottish Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of French Wing Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of French Provencal ladder back wing chairs.
To see more items from Foxglove Antiques
Category
19th Century French Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
19TH C AMERICAN ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Essex, MA
A 19th century American ladder back rocking chair in well patinated oak (or ash?), with rush seat
Category
19th Century American Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Oak
A Superb Mid 18th Century Mahogany Ladder back Single Chair
Located in Wiltshire, GB
A superb Mid 18th Century mahogany Ladder back side chair with marquetry inlay to the front and
Category
1770s English George III Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Four Diminutive Side Chairs
Located in New York City, NY
A set of four petite side chairs with ladder backs, upholstered seats and turned legs, all in
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Giltwood, Muslin, Upholstery
Late 19th Century Faux Bamboo Child
s Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century faux bamboo child's chair with ladder back and cane woven seat.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
Unusual Early George III Walnut Ladder Back Elbow Chair, circa 1770
Located in Wiltshire, GB
An unusual early George III walnut ladder back elbow chair, circa 1770.
All of the items
Category
1770s Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Set of 4 Dutch Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four Dutch ladder back dining chairs with rush seats circa 1850. Some wear and loss on rush
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
$2,400 / set
Set Of Six French Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Set of six French oak ladder back dining chairs having drop in rush seats and a carved back rail
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Set of Six French Cherrywood Dining Chairs
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Set of six French cherrywood dining chairs having ladder backs and drop in rush seats raised on
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Set of Six French Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Buckinghamshire, GB
Set of six French oak dining chairs having ladder backs and rush drop in seats raised on turned
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Set of Six Commodious French Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
A set of six finely crafted dining chairs, the ladder backs arched and rounded. Seats of cane, and
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Nice Chippendale Ladderback Arm Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very nice provincial Chippendale ladder back arm chair made in England early in the 19th century.
Category
19th Century English Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Pair of Tall Oak Arm Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of oak arm chairs with carved ladder backs and arms. The chairs have a lightly cerused
Category
19th Century French Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Oak
Original Philip Clissett Country Armchair, Signed, Arts and Crafts Chair
By Phillip Clissett
Located in Totnes, GB
pole lathe, or by bending. He produced ladder-back and spindle-back chairs in many designs, with both
Category
Late 19th Century English Country Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
Set of Early 20th Century French Rush Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A set of two early 20th century French ladder back armchairs with rush seats. Both chairs have a
Category
Early 20th Century European Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
$2,600 / set
Set of Eight 18th Century Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good composite set of Eight (six side and two arm) elm ladder back chairs, very probably from
Category
19th Century British Antique Ladder Back Chairs
19th Century French Ladder Back Chairs, Set of Eight
Located in Carmel, CA
Set of eight painted ladder back chairs with rush seats. The ladder back slats are shaped with
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Ladder Back Chairs, Set of Two Chairs
Located in Carmel, CA
Charming pair painted of ladder back chairs with shaped vertical and horizontal rails. The top rail
Category
1750s French Louis XV Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
Thonet Bentwood Ladder Back Chair
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Thonet
Located in Pau, FR
Beautiful beech bentwood chair in good original condition, very sturdy, preserving a nice patina
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Catgut Ladder Back Chair
Located in Sarasota, FL
been carved into the ladder back .
Measures: 17"W x 13”D x 35”H x 16"SH.
Category
Early 20th Century North American Rustic Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Oak
19th Century Rustic Belgian Handcrafted Ladder Back Chair Set
Located in Carmel, CA
Set of six rustic chairs in walnut with heavy square chair legs and back frame. The top of the
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Rustic Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Rush
1910 Arts
Crafts Ladder Back Side Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
Craftsman period ladder back oak side chair with new leather upholstery.
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Ladder Back Chairs
19th Century English Oak Ladder Back Side Chair
Located in Boston, MA
19th century English oak ladder back side chair with wooden seat.
Category
19th Century English Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Ten Ladder Back Dining Chairs
Located in Culver City, CA
We are delighted to offer this long set of ladder backs which are sure to make a great impression
Category
Early 20th Century English Country Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Oak, Rush
Early American Ladder Back Rocking Chair with Rush Seat, circa 1830
Located in Pau, FR
Great early American ladder back rocking chair with rush seat in excellent condition from circa
Category
1830s American American Colonial Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Spanish Style Ladder Back Painted Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Porto, PT
see on the pictures, one of the backs of the chairs has been broken but never restaured which adds to
Category
18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Paint
Set of Eight 20th Century Oak Ladder Back Single Chairs
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
An attractive and very well made set of early 20th century eight oak ladder back single chairs
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Set of Six French Ladder Back and Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six French ladder back and rush seat dining chairs. Rush is great condition.
Category
Early 20th Century French Antique Ladder Back Chairs
Materials
Rush
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Antique Ladder Back Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique ladder back chairs available for sale. The range of distinct antique ladder back chairs — often made from wood, natural fiber and rush — can elevate any home. Antique ladder back chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique ladder back chairs made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique ladder back chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Thonet, Charles Robert Ashbee and Ernest Gimson produced popular antique ladder back chairs that are worth a look.
How Much are Antique Ladder Back Chairs?
Prices for antique ladder back chairs can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique ladder back chairs begin at $125 and can go as high as $54,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,139.
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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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.
Questions About Antique Ladder Back Chairs
- What is a Windsor back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022A Windsor back chair is a solid wooden chair with an arched spindle back. Most designs have curved arms positioned on angled stands and carved legs connected by a cross stretcher. The chair gets its name from the English city of Windsor, where the chairs were first made in the 18th century. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Windsor back chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ladder back chairs have a timeless design that was popular in several eras. Early examples date back to the Middle Ages. The wooden chairs became very popular in colonial America and England during the 17th century. Shop a range of antique and vintage ladder back chairs on 1stDibs.
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