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Hollandia Pander
Zn Pair of Side Chairs, Late 19th Century
By H.Pander
Zonen
Located in Retie, BE
Netherlands are in the style of Hepplewhite, Chippendale style, Victorian style.
They have design backs with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Hepplewhite Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of Six Belgian Dining Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
chairs, openwork back splat, barley twist arms, delicately carved knees claw and ball foot slip seat in
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Of Windsors
Located in Chicago, IL
HOOPED BACKS, WITH FLAME BACK SPLATS ABOVE SHAPED SEATS STANDING ON TURNED LEGS WITH CRINOLINE STRETCHERS
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Ash
$3,200 / set
George II Period Mahogany Side Chair, c. 1740
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine mahogany side chair of the mid 18th century, with a central vasiform back splat, and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
A Pair of Painted Chinese Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Chinese Painted Hardwood Armchairs, late 19th Century. Each with a Single Back Splat
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
$4,500 / set
Late 20th Century Solid Mahogany Straight Leg Chippendale Armchair
Located in Charlotte, NC
A vintage Chippendale style armchair, unbranded. Solid mahogany with carved crest rail, back splat
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
A Pair of English Hepplewhite Style Painted Fruitwood Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each with shield back centering a splat; hand painted with neoclassical foliate and floral
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Cane
Pair of William IV Mahogany Library Chairs
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
arm and a carved central back splat.
These chairs have recently been upholstered.
Size:
Height 34
Category
Antique Early 1800s British William IV Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Lime Wood Carved Italian Hall Chairs
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
, the front and back splat with stylised carvings.
Standing on carved paw feet.
Size:
Height 42
Category
Antique 1880s Italian George III Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Set of Ten Victorian Mahogany Asthetic Movement Dining Chairs
By John Reid and Sons
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
shape and are comfortable as a result. The back splat and rail are supportive and curved in the right
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Elaborately hand-carved walnut chairs with thickly-boxed velvet upholstered seats.
Oval carved back
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$2,750 / set
House of Jansen Set of Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
Stylized Plume Back Splats with Nailhead Black Leather Upholstery with Appropriate Patina.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather, Paint
Georgian Chinese Chippendale Side Chair, circa 1760
Located in Sheffield, MA
Georgian mahogany Chinese Chippendale side chair with interlaced pierced back splat, reeded side
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric
Walnut Arm
Located in Chicago, IL
A FINE, ANTIQUE ENGLISH, QUEEN ANNE/ GERRGE I, WALNUT OPEN ARM CHAIR HAVING VASE SHAPED BACK SPLAT
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
$15,000
Set of Eight Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of 8 Regency mahogany klismos-form dining chairs. The broad top-rail joins to a V-form back
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Armchairs
$18,000 / set
Farmhouse Style Green Painted Armchair with Distressed Finish
Located in Charlotte, NC
crest rail & back splats, curved arms, fabric upholstered seat, straight legs and stretchers. Likely
Category
Late 20th Century American Country Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Set of Six George III Mahogany Dining Chairs by Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
George III set of six mahogany Gillows dining chairs, of very unusual form. The backs with pierced
Category
Antique 1770s British George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Carved Chippendale Dining Side Chairs - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
Hickory Chair. Solid hardwood with a slightly distressed light stain finish, carved crest rail, back splat
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Twelve Chippendale Style Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of 12 carved mahogany Chippendale-style dining chairs, the pierced back splat with leafy
Category
Early 20th Century British Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$40,000 / set
English George II Walnut Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1730. A shaped crest rail is above an open backrest with pierced back splat, shepherd’s crook
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
CHIPPENDALE ARM CHAIR
Located in Chicago, IL
AN ANTIQUE ENGLISH, CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY, ARM CHAIR WITH CARVED INTERLACED BACK SPLAT, ABOVE
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
$2,100
Set of 12 Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
slip seats upholstered. Ball and claw feet, carved knees, gadrooned seat rails. open carved back splat
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$7,500 / set
English Fruitwood
Elm Corner Chair
Located in New York, NY
pierced back splats; the drop seat is raised on four slender cabriole legs.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Corner Chairs
Pair of Oak Gothic Style Armchairs
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
stretchers.
The chairs featuring typical Gothic design back splats and cresting rail.
Size:
Height: 48
Category
Antique 1880s British Gothic Chairs
Materials
Oak
Thomas Chippendale 18th Century Mahogany Side Chairs with Blue Cushions
By Robert Manwaring
Located in Tring, GB
back view of the back-splat every bit as captivating as the front. The finely moulded upright sections
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century George III Side Chairs
Set of 6 Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
pierced back splats feature carved rosettes and eagles heads. The ears of the backs, and the arms, are
Category
Antique 19th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
$15,000 / set
Thomas Chippendale 18th Century Mahogany Side Chairs with Blue Cushions
By Robert Manwaring
Located in Tring, GB
back view of the back-splat every bit as captivating as the front. The finely moulded upright sections
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Great Britain (UK) George III Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
English fruitwood
elm corner chair
Located in New York, NY
armrests is above three shaped supports and two pierced back splats; the drop seat is raised on four
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Corner Chairs
George Ii Walnut Arm
Located in Chicago, IL
, INTERLACED BACK SPLAT, SLIP SEAT,ON CABRIOLE LEGS WITH ACANTHUS CARVED KNEES AND PAW FEET
DATING CIRCA
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
$6,900
Pair of George I Walnut Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of very fine George I walnut side chairs with tall rectangular backs and splats, carved
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George I Side Chairs
$70,000 / set
A Regency Gothic Settee
Located in New York, NY
The pierced ebonized and gilded back splats flanked by fluted square arms centering an inset
Category
Antique 19th Century English Settees
19th Century Victorian Country Oak Antique Windsor Chair
Located in Clitheroe, GB
& Elm Antique Windsor Chair ca. 1860 has a beautiful curved back with pierced back splat and beautiful
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Chairs
Materials
Elm, Oak
Country House 19th Century Georgian Oak and Elm Antique Windsor Chair
Located in Clitheroe, GB
back with shaped back splat and a beautifully figured shaped seat. Standing on four turned legs with a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British George III Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Oak
SET of 8 Chippendale design Dining Chairs, c. 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
pierced back splat designed to look 'laced together', rising to a central cabochon motif taken from the
Category
Antique 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
$23,500 / set
18th Century George I Period Carved Walnut Armchair
Located in Houston, TX
-form back splat, flanked by carved side arms with shell and foliate hand grips slip seat and raised on
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Backgammon Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Elegant Louis XV style chairs with arched backs and shaped splats above padded seats updated with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
$8,000 / set
18th Century Georgian Corner Armchair
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
turned supports and two pierced splats forming the back.
The curved arms have a circular hand rest at
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
English Regency Armchair
Located in Bantam, CT
A fine English Regency period armchair gilt anthemion carving to the back splat, flanked by gilt
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Ebony, Giltwood
$8,500
Set of Four Italian Neoclassical Carved Side Chairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
tapered front legs carved around the turnings with tight foliage. The back splats are likewise compressed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
A set of 12 c. 1940
s dining chairs
Located in New York, NY
carved back splats, Klismos inspired design elements, upholstered seats.
33.5
Category
Vintage 1940s Swedish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
$13,750 / set
Pair of Directoire Lacquered Armchairs
Located in Charleston, SC
. Back splat is a large framed "palmette" motif when the top rail shows the traditional Directoire
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Armchairs
Materials
Lacquer, Upholstery, Wood
$3,900 / set
Set of Six and Two Dining Chairs by Waring
Gillow
By Waring
Gillow
Located in Towcester, Northamptonshire
. Having carved leaf cresting above a vase shaped back splat. Raised on two rear splay legs and front
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Ten Mahogany Hepplewhite Influenced Dining Chairs
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
chair having a pierced and carved back splat.
These chairs have recently been refurbished and are in
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
A Set of Eight Neoclassical Blue Painted and Parcel Gilt Dining
Located in New York, NY
Two arms, six sides. The pierced back splat mounted with gilt paterae and swags centered by two
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Dining Room Chairs
English Provincial Walnut Corner Chair
Located in New York, NY
pierced back splats; the drop seat is raised on straight squared legs joined by an X-frame cross stretcher
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Corner Chairs
George Walton Glasgow Style Armchair
By George Walton
Located in London, GB
An oak Glasgow style chair with cantilevered arms, shaped supports and through back splat, drop-in
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Classical Mahogany Washstand, Possibly Providence, circa 1835-1840
Located in Providence, RI
This washstand is in superb condition and finely executed. Note the dovetailing of the back splat
Category
Antique 19th Century American Federal Dry Bars
TWO Italian
Poltrone Piedmontese
Armchairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
(armchairs). Slight irregularities in cartouches, back splats, scrolls, volutes, and foliate carved knees
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$2,500 / set
Unique Pair of Swedish Arts and Crafts / Secessionist Chairs in Carved Beech
Located in New York, NY
bentwood top rails and upholstered back splats flanked by spindles. Exceptionally crafted in beech, the
Category
Vintage 1910s Swedish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Chippendale Arm
Located in Chicago, IL
BACK SPLAT WITH OUT SCROLLING CARVED AMS ABOVE OVERUPHOLSTERED SERPENTINE SEAT ON WELL DRAWN CABRIOLE
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Armchairs
$3,900
George II Period Walnut Arm Chair, c. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
knees. The back splats are carved delicately with piercings and moulded forms, and the back rail sweeps
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 8 mahogany George I dining chairs
Located in Salisbury, GB
have a shaped carved top-rail and the wonderful carved and pierced central back-splat of waisted shape
Category
Antique Early 1900s English George I Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Smart Set of Six Gillows "Chinese Pattern" Side Chairs, English circa 1780
By Gillows of Lancaster
London
Located in New York, NY
A Smart Set of Six “Chinese pattern” George III Side Chairs, having x-form back splats, slip seats
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
Pair of Chippendale Style Armchairs
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
bold ball and claw foot.
The arms terminating in a carved serpent head, with the back splat also
Category
Vintage 1940s British Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Edwardian Two-Seat Bench with Fan Shaped Backrest
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
Nouveau, Edwardian style. Lightly curved backrest with pierced fan shaped back splats. On cabriole legs
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Benches
Materials
Oak
Good and Rare George III Carved Walnut Corner Armchair
Located in New York, NY
conversation. The back splats and rear cresting, original to the piece, are highly unusual for the profusion of
Category
Antique 1730s English Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Arts and Crafts Movement Oak Armchairs
Located in Millbrook, NY
decoration over a leather headrest. Pierced and decorated back splats between two leather-covered arms
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
$4,750 / set
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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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