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Georgian Late 18th Century Pair of Oak and Elm Country Chairs (Hall Dining Side)
Located in Leeds, GB
frames with oak plank seats.
Quality totally original chairs without damages or repairs. Very well
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm, Oak
Georgian Late 18th Century Oak and Elm Country Chair (Hall Dining Side)
Located in Leeds, GB
with oak plank seat.
Quality totally original chair without damages or repairs. Very well presented
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Country Chairs
Materials
Elm, Oak
Georgian Late 18th Century Pair of Elm Country Chairs ( Hall Dining Side)
Located in Leeds, GB
with well figured plank seats.
Quality totally original chairs without damages or repairs. Very well
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
Late Victorian Pair of Oak Antique Hall Chairs
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
'X' frame, bobbin turned splat. The front legs rising into the seat rails supporting the planked seat
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Rare Two Plank Top Solid Chestnut Wood Refectory Dining Table Seats Ten
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare two plank top, circa 1860 solid Chesnut refectory
Category
Antique 1860s British Early Victorian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Chestnut
Antique Set of Four Chairs, English Country Kitchen, Victorian, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
elm construction
Solid plank seats displaying grain interest and wisps of medullary rays
Tapering
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Chairs
Materials
Elm, Oak
Antique Charles II Carved Oak Wainscot Chair, Northern England, 17th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
, shaped down swept arms and a plank seat.
Naturalistic carving with geometric shapes and foliate motifs
Category
Antique 17th Century English Charles II Armchairs
Materials
Oak
American Continuous Arm Windsor Style Chair, 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
a manner entirely authentic to it's inspiration. With a hand planed and carved plank seat, through
Category
20th Century American Windsor Chairs
Vintage Timber Planked Top English Farmhouse Refectory Dining Table Seats 8-10
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
table that seats 8-10 people
A very good looking well made and versatile oak dining table, hand made
Category
20th Century English Victorian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
Pair of Wooden Stools by Clairitex Paris, France 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 1970s French wooden stools featuring rectangular double plank seats, subtly angled legs
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Stools
Materials
Wood
Georgian Late 18th Century Elm and Walnut Country Chair (George III Hall Dining
Located in Leeds, GB
. Solid elm frame with well figured plank seat.
Quality totally original chair without damage or repair
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Primitive Wood Plank Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Primitive seat made from planks of wood unusual form, simple construction.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Benches
Materials
Wood
Stunning Rare 18th Century Solid Elm 2 Plank Top Refectory Dining Table Seats
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
farmhouse country heavily used dining table that seats 8-10 people
If you’re looking for the real deal
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Dining Room Tables
Materials
Elm
Unusual Deacons Bench/Bucket Bench in Dry Salmon Red Paint
Located in York County, PA
sensibility, a pine plank seat is mortised into supports that follow the beautifully scalloped shaped lines of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Painted Furniture
Gray Painted Gustavian Bench With Storage, Sweden circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
be included with purchase).
See photo that shows the plank seat is removeable vs. hinged as this
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Benches
Materials
Linen, Foam, Wood, Paint
Pair of American Teal Painted Bootjack Antique Benches
Located in Shippensburg, PA
screw (some added nails) from the back, the single plank seat nailed on either side and supported on a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Primitive Benches
Materials
Paint, Pine
French Plank Table with Metal Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Rustic Elm Plank Table, Metal Detail.
Seats 6
Category
Vintage 1930s French Tables
Materials
Metal
English Arts
Crafts Chair by Hugo Erskine Wemyss, circa 1905
Located in Kinderhook, NY
-shape crest rails spindle joined to carve-shaped reversible plank seat, circa 1905.
The chair is
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Windsor Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pennsylvania, Paint-decorated And Gilded Settee
Located in York County, PA
:
Paint-decorated, Pennsylvania, plank-seat settee of the mid 19th century (1845-65) in
Category
Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture
Paint-Decorated and Gilt-Stenciled Settee in Canary Yellow
Located in York County, PA
OR MARYLAND, 1820-1840:
Paint-decorated, plank-seat settee, made in the 2nd quarter of the 19th
Category
20th Century Painted Furniture
APPLE GREEN SETTEE WITH EXCEPTIONAL FOLK STYLE PAINT DECORATION.
Located in York County, PA
:
When it comes to paint-decorated, plank-seated, country Windsor settees of the mid-19th
Category
Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture
Late 19th Century Three Plank Elm French Farmhouse Table
Located in Billingshurst, GB
three plank top. This table would seats up to ten people comfortably. This is the ideal size for most
Category
Antique 19th Century French Country Farm Tables
Materials
Elm
Four Antique Hitchcock School Primitive Painted and Gilt Plank Bottom Chairs
By Hitchcock
Located in Big Flats, NY
Set of four Hitchcock school antique and Primitive chairs feature plank bottom seats with ladder
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of American Windsor Yellow Painted Side Chairs, Massachusetts, circa 1826
Located in Shippensburg, PA
a close visual inspection it would appear all elements are maple except for the plank seat, a single
Category
Antique 1820s American Side Chairs
Diminutive Settee In Kelly Green Paint
Located in York County, PA
with gilded stencils. This bench has elements of the Hitchcock style, but it has a thick plank seat
Category
Antique 19th Century Painted Furniture
19th-c. Pair of English Window Seats
Located in High Point, NC
Fantastic pair of 19th-c. English window seats made from oak. The seats are planks with hand
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Benches
Materials
Oak
Antique French Oak Trestle Dining Table, Seats 12
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
shape and was probably replaced during its life. So, our Old Plank craftsmen got busy and crafted a new
Category
Antique Early 1800s French Country Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique French Painted Farm House Table, Tapered Legs Comfortably seats (14)
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique Painted Farm House Table with Tapered Legs that comfortably seats (14) for dinner. Although
Category
Vintage 1910s French Country Farm Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique English Mahogany Kitchen Table Restored and Seats (8) Comfortably c.1880
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
almost square design allows you to comfortably seat a party of (8) for dinner, or breakfast, without
Category
Antique 1890s English Dining Room Tables
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Antique French Farm Table from Toulouse That Comfortable Seats
10
for Dinner
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique French farm table that comfortably seats 10-people for dinner. Constructed in the late
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Country Farm Tables
Materials
Cherry
Antique American Farmhouse or Harvest Table Oak Seats 14-Plus Original Finish
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Antique American Original Country Farm Dining Table that comfortably seats 14 for dinner and in a
Category
Vintage 1910s American Country Farm Tables
Materials
Oak
Country French Farm House Dining Table, Comfortably Seats
12
and All Original
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
French farm house dining table, that will comfortable seat (12) people and in a pinch, by doubling up the
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Country Farm Tables
Materials
Pine
Huge Antique Irish Farm Table Seats 14-16 People Original 150-Year-Old Patina
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
. This is an Authentic Antique Irish Farm Table that will seat 14-16 people. There is over 140-inches
Category
Antique 1850s Irish Country Farm Tables
Materials
Wood
Bar Stools Set of (5) Antique Kilim Seats Hand-Made 40-50 Years Old, Restored
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Bar Stools, Set of (5) with Antique Kilim Seat cushions hand-made in Chicago between 40-50 years
Category
Vintage 1970s American Country Stools
Materials
Wool, Upholstery, Wood
Gustavian Sofa from Hälsingland, Sweden, circa 1800-1830
Located in Farsta, SE
and traces of the original and older paint.
The two seat planks are individual and removable.
Made
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofas
Materials
Pine
Guatemalan Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Reclaimed cipres wood bench with extra deep seat. Back and seat both consist of one wide plank
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Guatemalan Benches
$4,620
1940
s French Industrial Train Wheel Dining Table
Located in New York, NY
base is made from actual train wheels linked together with steel planks. It can easily seat 10-14
Category
Vintage 1940s French Dining Room Tables
Cedro Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of wide plank benches with antique elements. Seat height 19 inches.
Category
20th Century Guatemalan Benches
Materials
Cedar
Robinson Bergère Chair in Driftwood
Located in Paris, FR
Bergère chair Robinson made with driftwood
and old planks with cream white cushion seat.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Armchairs
Materials
Driftwood
Pine Bench
Located in Baltimore, MD
A delightfully petite bench featuring elaborately scalloped sides supporting a single board seat
Category
Antique 19th Century Hungarian Benches
$595
Folk Art Oaxacan Hand-Carved Primitive Low Bench with Eagle, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Folk Art primitive low bench features plank board seat with central Oaxacan carved spread
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Folk Art Benches
Materials
Wood
British Colonial Style Pine Daybed or Deep Bench
Located in Houston, TX
in pine circa 1940-1970 in India. Seat planks reused from earlier pieces. Mortise and tenon
Category
Vintage 1950s Indian British Colonial Daybeds
Materials
Down, Linen, Pine
19th Century English Gothic Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
with bentwood arm over nicely saddled single plank elm seat, standing on cabriole legs with crinoline
Category
Antique 1890s English Georgian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Bench or Pew, English, circa 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
pine back boards with capping.
Shaped feet created from side stiles
Iron bolted seat planks for
Category
Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Benches
Materials
Teak, Pine
Set of Four Carved Dining Side Chairs, Spanish Colonial, Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of four pine dining side chairs with carved spindles and backrests. The seats are pine plank
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Pine
Cast Iron
Wood Swan Bench, France, circa 1880
Located in Culver City, CA
painted oak plank back and seat.
Measures: 66.25” W x 24.25” D x 34.5” H.
Category
Antique 1880s French Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Quarter-Sawn Oak Benches, Set of 2
Located in Denver, CO
end and one are where the wood is splintered on the underside of the seat plank.
Sourced in
Category
Late 20th Century American Mission Benches
Materials
Oak
$1,250 / set
Faux Painted Country Bench
Located in Greenwich, CT
A mid 19th Century English grain painted bench with plank back, sides, and seat and having boot
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Benches
Materials
Beech
Early 18th Century Oak and Elm ‘Metamorphic’ Monk’s Bench
Located in London, GB
With lifting lid to the seat, the plank top folding over to make a tavern table, and extensive
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Benches
Materials
Elm, Oak
19th Century English Primitive Elm Cricket Stool Industrial Factory
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A perfectly worn and better than your average cricket stool, with chamfered legs, a thick seat and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Stools
Materials
Elm
19th Century English Yew Wood Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
, bentwood arms, many turned spindles and legs, a solid plank saddle seat, and a wonderful well-worn patina.
Category
Antique 1860s British Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Yew
A Special Walnut Conoid Chair by George Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Atlanta, GA
the seat plank features a beautiful large natural worm hole, making this piece a stunning example of
Category
Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Japanese Bronze and Gilt Bronze Figural Sculpture, Miyao Style
Located in London, GB
a seated plank cutter with a boy as a counterbalance; on a press inlaid ogee moulded plinth base
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Four Latin American Dining Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
carved top rails with spindles connecting lower rail. The seats are plank with a carved apron. Latin
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Pine
$2,800 / set
Windsor Double Chair Back Settee
Located in Greenwich, CT
supports and diagonal bracing, with turned arm supports over single plank elm saddled seat over turned legs
Category
Antique Early 1900s Great Britain (UK) Country Benches
Materials
Ash, Beech, Elm
Lambing Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
flat armrests, turned arm supports, plank box seat, paneled back rest having shaped back crest
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Set of Ten Windsor Armchairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
, shaped arm supports all socketed into a single plank saddled solid elm seat, which in turn is raised on
Category
Mid-20th Century British Dining Room Chairs
$5,636 / set
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Plank Seat For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal plank seat for your home. Frequently made of wood, pine and softwood, every plank seat was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the plank seat you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each plank seat bearing Georgian, Victorian or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. A well-made plank seat has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Rittenhouse Furniture Company are consistently popular.
How Much is a Plank Seat?
The average selling price for a plank seat at 1stDibs is $1,713, while they’re typically $135 on the low end and $14,500 for the highest priced.
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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