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Very Fine Set of Twelve Irish Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs, C. 1830
Located in Bridgeport, CT
back splat with a surprisingly Contemporary look, tapered and fluted front legs, H-Form Stretcher base
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
English Chippendale Mahogany Velvet Loveseat
Located in Queens, NY
English Chippendale style (18/19th Cent) mahogany double chair back loveseat with splat design and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Chippendale Loveseats
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Standard Chippendale Chairs, Set of Ten
Located in Annville, PA
known at our shop as the set of “Standard Chippendale Chairs”. A carved crest rail, foliate carved back
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$7,075 / set
Set of Eight George III Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Consisting of eight side chairs, each with a rectangular back with trellis splats, upholstered
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Dining Chairs
Located in Richmond, London
, pp.310–311, display very similar acanthus-carved back splats, that may be seen on other chairs from
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Chairs
Materials
Brass
$12,766 / set
William IV Mahogany Barber
s or Dentist
s Chair, England, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mahogany barber's or dentist's chair with single back splat and two smaller side splats with heart
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English William IV Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Cane
Connecticut Maple Rush Seat Side Chair in Old Red Surface, Circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
legs and beautifully chamfered details on the rear stiles and back of the splat. This is a rare classic
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Good Set of Eight George II Style Mahogany Dining Chairs with Distinctive Hoof
Located in Reepham, GB
design (c. 1740), with shaped top rail, plain vase-shaped back splat, carved cabriole front legs and
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century European George II Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
M C Home Custom Claudette Dining Chair
By Foley
Cox
Located in Hudson, NY
&cox HOME Custom Collection. The walnut frame with tapered legs and back splat is available in
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Library Chair
Located in New York, NY
Scottish Victorian high-backed chair with beautifully carved and detailed mahogany back splat, legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Scottish Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
$4,950
Pair of mahogany Chinese style chairs, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
corners openwork backseat with circular-section rails adorned with an S-shaped back splat that is reversed
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Export Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Eight Antique Hepplewhite Carved Mahogany Prince of Wales Dining Side Chair
Located in Tarry Town, NY
side chairs, each meticulously fashioned with a hand-carved back splat, solid wood frame, and tapered
Category
Antique Early 1900s Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
George 111 Mahogany Chippendale Dining Chair Reupholstered, Circa 1760
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
"Chippendale" back splat consisting of vertical interconnected ribbons with good detail. The top rail has a
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Set Eight (6+2) 19thc. American "Gothic Chippendale" Carved Mahog, Dining Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
carved back splat evidences scrolled ears along the crestrail, acanthus-leaf carved "parchment scrolled
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Federal Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$11,450 Sale Price
21% Off
Painted and Lacquered Chinoiserie Dining Chairs a Lovely Looking Set of Four
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
classic design they have a solid Back Splat, they are lacquered in the Japanese style with a different
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinoiserie Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Lacquer
A Fine Pair of 19th Century Carver Armchairs
Located in Dublin, IE
with rich patination and grain. The serpentine crest rail is raised above pierced and shaped back
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$2,872 / set
Fine Set Of Six Kevin Kopil Floating World Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
meticulously crafted from solid Cherry with black faux leather seats, lightly Ebonized and angled Walnut back
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Cherry, Walnut
"Futura" Swedish 1950s Dining Chairs
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Kompaniet. Cherry hand carved horizontal back splats and curvaceous arms are incredibly sexy. Side chairs
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
$3,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Swedish Period Rococo Armchair with Handwoven Allmoge Textile Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
likely from the country than city. It is quite a charming piece with it's carved back-splat, scrolled
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century Hepplewhite Period Side Chair in Walnut, English circa 1785
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Guide, published in 1788.
This chair has a balanced and flowing, crisply carved back splat, based
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Hepplewhite Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Pair 18th C. Danish Rococo Side Chairs with Leather Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rococo chairs from Denmark each have elegantly pierce-carved back-splats with beautifully carved and gilt
Category
Antique 18th Century Danish Rococo Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Six English Cream-Painted Hepplewhite Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
vasiform back splat; the over-upholstered rounded seat with a channeled seat rail; raised on stop-fluted
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
geometric design is used in back splat of the chair. This chair comes with a custom silk fabric cushion.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
"Price of Wales" Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine early 19th century English yew wood windsor hoop back armchair, the pierced splat with
Category
Antique 1820s Great Britain (UK) George IV Armchairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
Set of Six North European 18th Century Rococo Dining Chairs
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
pierced back with shaped splat, above a bow-fronted padded seat, on cabriole legs. Seat rail, legs and top
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Danish Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set Windsor Chairs - 8 Farmhouse Kitchen Chair
Located in Potters Bar, GB
featuring the crinoline stretcher, hand turned legs, back splat with hand carved Prince of Wales feathers
Category
Vintage 1980s Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
$3,912 / set
Custom Upholstered, Antique Hall Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Upholstered in contemporary neutral linen, with raised nail heads, and featuring a lovely applique back splat
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Walnut
1970s, McGuire Target Style Rattan Dining Side Armchairs, Set of 4
By McGuire
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
feature a bullseye target design on the square back splat. Graceful arms conjoin to a generous seat with
Category
Vintage 1970s Philippine Organic Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rattan
Chinese Elm Audience Chair, c. 1850
Located in Kenilworth, IL
traces of original black lacquer throughout. The chair has a frame and panel seat with turned back rails
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
Cambridge Two Seat Chair
Located in Annville, PA
carved and pierced back splat. Scrolled arms at a height of 28.5 inches and a drop in seat at a height of
Category
2010s Chippendale Loveseats
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$1,615 / item
Queen Anne Style Two Seat Settee
Located in Bradenton, FL
has rounded shoulders carved with an acanthus leaf trim and is supported with two pierced back splats
Category
Late 20th Century American Queen Anne Settees
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Fantastic Set of 8 Walnut CW Kittinger Williamsburg Chippendale Dining Chairs
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
style, these chairs showcase timeless elegance with their graceful ribbon-back splats, carved details
Category
Vintage 1960s American Federal Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$3,116 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Very Fine Irish 19th Century Mahogany Hall Settee
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine Irish 19th century mahogany hall settee. the exquisitely carved shaped and pierced back
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Settees
Materials
Mahogany
Official
s Hat Armchair, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
. Open hand-carving of "Good Fortune" on back-splat. Two available. Sold separately.
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Elm
$2,700 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of French Empire Fauteuils in Mahogany with Bronze Doré Ormolu, circa 1810
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
decorating the upper crest and lower back splat, with rosettes and palmettes on legs terminating with sabots
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Set of 12 Chippendale Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
dining chairs, each having wonderful carved and fretted back splats of scrolls and foliage. Burgundy
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$19,218 / set
Pair of American Country Grey Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
decoration with open filigree splat panel back and box form stretcher
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Country Dining Room Chairs
$2,500 / set
Fine Set of Six 18th Century Dining Room Chairs, England, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
A fine set of six English 18th century blue painted and parcel-gilt chairs with vase shaped back
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British George II Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
$22,980 Sale Price / set
20% Off
English George II Walnut Armchair with Upholstered Slip Seat, c. 1740
Located in Kenilworth, IL
George II shepherd's crook armchair in old-growth mahogany. The pierced back splat is framed
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English George II Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century English Side Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
supported by turned legs and stretchers, and backs with turned splats supporting chunky crest rails, and one
Category
Antique 1840s English Country Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
$4,800 / set
17th Century English Wainscot Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
back splat, exemplifies the period's fascination with nature, skillfully rendered to give a sense of
Category
Antique 17th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Painted Late 18th Century Chinese Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This as an unusual painted pair of late 18th century Chinese chairs. The back splat is painted with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
$4,000 / set
Set Windsor Chairs - 8 Farmhouse Kitchen Chair
Located in Potters Bar, GB
featuring the crinoline stretcher, hand turned legs, back splat with hand carved Prince of Wales feathers
Category
Vintage 1980s Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$3,912 / set
Mid-18th Century Mahogany Corner Chair
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A large example of a mid 18th century mahogany corner chair with vase shaped back splat, good
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Corner Chairs
Pair of Late Baroque Swedish Chairs, Origin, Sweden, Circa 1750-1760
Located in New York, NY
, including their narrow back splat surmounted by a shell-form chest below a yoke-form scroll, reflect English
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rare, 18th Century American or Bermuda Queen Anne Side Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
chair. Featuring a shaped crest rail with fiddle back style splat and a shaped seat with scroll
Category
Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Arts and Crafts Oak Chair with Shaped Padded Head Rest and Pewter Heart Inlay
By Liberty
Co., Shapland
Petter
Located in London, GB
shaped padded head rest with a single Voysey style inlaid pewter heart to the top of a fine tapering back
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Pewter
Set of 8 Spectacular Solid Mahogany Elaborately Carved Chippendale Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
, highlighting the signature Chippendale style with ornate back splats, curved arms on the two armchairs, and
Category
Early 2000s American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair Of Vintage Elbow Chairs, French, Georgian Revival, Armchair, Sheraton Taste
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
upholstery
Crest rail tastefully accentuated with an inset walnut freeze
Quartet of slender reeded back
Category
Mid-20th Century French Georgian Chairs
Materials
Wood
3-Piece Set of Qing Dynasty Armchairs and Table
Located in Vero Beach, FL
carvings on the back splat of the chairs are very delicate. The chairs are made from the core of elm wood
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
$2,500 / set
18th Century English Georgian Hepplewhite Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
characteristic of George Hepplewhite's influential designs. The bench features bundled wheat sheaf patterned back
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Benches
Materials
Elm
6 Antique English Victorian Chippendale Revival Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
with the distinctive 'Chippendale Ears' and pierced back splat. Upon four chamfered block legs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,363 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of Wenyi Armchairs - 19th Century
Located in Santa Monica, CA
stiles under the arms are recessed and independent of the front legs. The carving on the back splat is
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$1,800 Sale Price / set
28% Off
Pair of Swedish Period Rococo Carved-Wood Side Chairs, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
, curvy back splats, stylized knees, and are presented on cabriole style front legs which terminate into
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Dutch Marquetry Side Chairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
leaf like decoration, inlaid flowers, leaves and birds to the back splat, supports and frieze, drop in
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$5,216 / set
Early 19th Century Set of Six Chippendale Gothic Style Dining Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 19th century set of six Chippendale Gothic style dining chairs with finely carved back splat
Category
Antique 1830s Irish William IV Chairs
English late 18th century George III “Gothick” Yew wood Windsor Chair
Located in Troy, NY
age and use.
Eighteenth century chairs with Gothic shaped backs and pierced splats are often
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Windsor Chairs
Materials
Yew, Elm
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Splat Back For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic splat back available at 1stDibs. A splat back — often made from wood, fabric and upholstery — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a splat back — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each splat back bearing Art Deco, Arts and Crafts or Baroque hallmarks is very popular. Thonet each produced at least one beautiful splat back that is worth considering.
How Much is a Splat Back?
A splat back can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,700, while the lowest priced sells for $403 and the highest can go for as much as $25,000.
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.
Questions About Splat Back
- What is a splat back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A splat back chair is a chair with a vertical central element on its back. Splat back chairs have more of a formal feel to them compared to other types of chairs and seating. Splat back Windsor chairs are popular on 1stDibs.
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