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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
Pair of Antique Irish Chippendale Carved Mahogany Game Chairs, Irish, circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
above a pierced fret carved back splat and moulded uprights, an over upholstered seat and acanthus
Category
Antique 1760s Irish Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Beech, Mahogany, Upholstery
Set of Eight Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
carved knees and shaped front and side rails. The shaped back splats feature inlaid details which are
Category
20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak, Silk, Feathers, Walnut
$19,200 / set
Pair of Irish Chippendale Mahogany Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
backrest with intertwined tracery carved back splat and outscrolled arms with rollover ends. A generous
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Armchairs
$55,000 / set
Oak Armchair, by Limbert
By Charles Limbert
Located in Woodstock, NY
under the left arm. Simple arched crest rail, with a single, tall back splat. retaining its original
Category
Early 20th Century American Mission Armchairs
Materials
Oak
$1,500
PAIR of Mahogany Chippendale-Design Chairs, c. 1770
Located in Atlanta, GA
all sections, the back splats delicately carved and pierced, and a line of gadrooning along the front
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Pair of Elegant Antique Chinese Side Chairs from Suzhou
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
beautiful details. The arched crest rail houses a curved back splat with an auspicious ruyi carving. Below
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
6 Mahogany Edwardian Hepplewhite Design Antique Dining Chairs
Located in Link 59 Business Park, Clitheroe
splat and date from circa 1900. They stand on splayed back legs with tapering front legs and have a H
Category
Antique 1890s Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Six Modernist Windsor Style Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
supported by six hand-carved back splats with flattened form continuing on the bentwood arms over a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$6,200 / set
Set of Eight Hepplewhite Influenced Chairs
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
spade foot.
Featuring a carved and fluted lyre shaped back splat.
Size:
Single (no arms)
width 20
Category
Antique 1880s British Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Twelve 19th Century English Antique Dining Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
made set of chairs with precise carved detail. The back splat is an especially good pattern and and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Ming Style Armchairs, Pair
Located in SOMIS, CA
. Carved Peonies decorating the back splats symbolize prosperity. Elegant lines of the arms are visually
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,500 / set
Pair of 18th Century Carved Walnut George II Library Armchairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A wonderful pair of walnut George II period armchairs with interlaced carved and incised back
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of English George II Walnut
Beech Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
with unusual crossbanded vasiform back splat, over a shaped drop in seat; raised on front cabriole legs
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Irish George II period mahogany dining chairs
Located in Fresno, CA
chairs. With 'comb' back splat below carved and shaped top rail, with stuffover seats supported by
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish George II Dining Room Chairs
$36,000 / set
Early 20th Century Walnut Open Armchair in the Queen Ann Style of Fine Patina
Located in Suffolk, GB
burr walnut veneered back splat with carved ears.
This leads down to shepherd’s crook arms and a
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
English Provincial Elm Corner Chair
Located in New York, NY
and two pierced back splats; the drop seat is raised on three straight circular legs and front
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Corner Chairs
Pair of 18th c. Hepplewhite Maple Portsmouth Side Chairs
Located in Andover, MA
brown tone of the wood is nicely featured with some figure to the maple on the back splats. The hand
Category
Antique 1790s American Hepplewhite Side Chairs
Materials
Maple
Set of Twelve Antique Chippendale Dining Chairs by Edwards and Roberts
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
. They are strong, with H frame stretchers for added strength. The back splat is elegantly drawn with
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set 12 French Art Deco Dining Chairs Attributed to Jacques Adnet
Located in Coral Gables, FL
legs and bow out to contain three back splats. With their original green vinyl upholstered seats, the
Category
20th Century French Chairs
Materials
Wood, PVC
Pair of Regency Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
mahogany. An X-back splat with centre medallion and down scrolled arms sit above the original red leather
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$2,800 / set
PAIR of Chippendale-design Mahogany Chairs, c. 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
tapered legs on the reverse, designed to balance the arched back rest. The back splats are finely carved
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
FOURTEEN American Queen Anne Revival Dining Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
carved knees, slippered front feet, wavy back splats, and distinctive flat serpentine cross-stretchers
Category
Antique 1870s American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$12,500 / set
Antique Chinese Chairs, Horseshoe, Pair
Located in SOMIS, CA
. Back splats with elaborately carved panels of doting mother and children express family love. Piereced
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,800 / set
Finely Carved Mahogany Chippendale Armchair
Located in Providence, RI
not enough, the arms and arm supports are fully carved as is the entire back splat, crest, etc. This
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Irish Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Eight Regency Antique Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Link 59 Business Park, Clitheroe
curved top rail with ebony and boxwood inlay above a central beautifully carved lyre back splat with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$4,055 / set
Set of Ten English George III Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
foliate carving on shaped crestrail with pierced ribbon-twist back splat, over a suede-upholstered drop
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Dining Room Chairs
Set of Fourteen Burr Elm Queen Anne Style Chairs
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
.
The back splat being typical of early 18th century vase form, finished with nicely carved panel.
The
Category
Vintage 1930s British Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
George II Mahogany Open Armchair, circa 1750
Located in London, GB
. Scrolling top rail above an vase fretwork back splat. The armchair has a drop-in seat newly upholstered in
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Armchairs
Materials
Wood
SET of 8 Chippendale-Design Dining Chairs, c. 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
cabriole legs bearing acanthus-leaf carvings and ending in ball-and-claw feet. The back splats are arranged
Category
Antique 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$25,000 / set
SET of 4 Mahogany Chairs in Chippendale Design, c. 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely constructed set of 4 Chippendale design chairs, with elegant interlacing back splats that
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
SET of 6 Chippendale Design Chairs, c. 1770
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Director."
The chairs have beautiful back splats, carved with foliate designs, scrolls, and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$16,500 / set
Antique Mahogany American Eagle Irish Miniature Chiffonier
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
detailed carved back splat of a pair of eagles surrounding a carved leaf. The top is veneered in flame
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Mahogany
Superb Pair of Early 19th Century Mahogany Window Seats
Located in Suffolk, GB
moulded uprights to either side, leading down to a back splat with central circular turned patera and
Category
Antique 1820s English Stools
Materials
Mahogany
Oak Grecian Curule Chair, Probably Stickley-Brandt Chair Co, NY, circa 1890-1918
Located in Providence, RI
facial image in the center of back splat vigorously sculpted, but he is flanked by a female head at each
Category
Antique 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Mahogany Chippendale-Design Arm Chair, c. 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
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The focal point is the central serpentine back splat, with fine piercing and foliate-design carving
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century Walnut Armchairs of Chinese Influence, 18th Century Style
Located in Suffolk, GB
dragon, Chinese symbol, bat and floral carved decoration, the baluster shaped back splats also with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Late Victorian Mahogany Dining Table and Seven Chairs
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
.
The chairs are of Queen Anne style with cabriole legs and pad feet and a typical Queen Anne vase splat
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Late Victorian Dining Room Sets
Materials
Mahogany
Red Chinese Antique Armchair, 19th Century
Located in SOMIS, CA
such a chair was used by the ladies, the drawer offered storage of handkerchiefs and keys. The back
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Quality 20th Century Sheraton Revival Satinwood and Painted Open Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
side.
This leads down to a finely painted back splat consisting of Prince of Wales feathers to the
Category
Early 20th Century English Sheraton Armchairs
Materials
Satinwood
Set of Six English Gothic Revival Wrought Iron Dining or Garden Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Revival. Heavy iron frame with back splat in the form of large lancet arch above a smaller lancet arch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Chairs
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Chinese Qing Dynasty Rosewood and Marble Armchair, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
seat.
Distinguished by a hand-carved pierced back splat with lively flora & fauna motif that’s topped
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Marble
Pennsylvania Polychrome-Decorated Tablet-Top Windsor Settee
Located in New Hope, PA
”, Sotheby’s, January 2002, lot 941.
Inscribed on underside, “P. A. Hart” Inscription on back of center
Category
Antique 1840s American American Classical Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Italian Dining Chairs Set of Six in Velvet, 1950s
By Ico Parisi
Located in London, GB
A beautiful set of six Italian midcentury dining chairs from the 1950s. Two bow back splats on
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of Eight Barley Twist Dining Chairs Kitchen Farmhouse Chair
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
design to back splat.
This set is for eight side chairs - we do have arm chairs if required, please
Category
1990s Dining Room Chairs
Pair of Coalbrookdale Style Fern and Blackberry Pattern Cast Iron Garden Chairs
By Coalbrookdale Foundry
Located in Chicago, IL
Foundary. The well-defined rounded back splat and arms with uniquitous fern and clusters of blackberry
Category
Antique 1880s American Rococo Revival Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Set of Eight Walnut Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
chairs.
Classic Queen Anne look with curved legs, ball and claw feet and hand-carved back splat.
A
Category
Late 20th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Ten Mahogany Chinese Chippendale Style Dining Chairs Gothic
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
.
Back splat has the intricately hand-carved Gothic interlaced designs.
Further hand-carving to the legs
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Victorian Style Dining Table Set with Hepplewhite Chairs Mahogany Suite
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
with classic plumage to the back splat.
Two armchairs and eight side chairs.
Perfect match and very
Category
1990s English Victorian Dining Room Sets
RY-25 President Sideboard (Oak) by Hans Wegner
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Camperdown, NSW
back splat, are derived from 17th-century Ming seating pieces, as is the upholstered Ox chair (1960
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Credenzas
Materials
Hardwood, Oak
Antique Oak Devonshire Dairy Dresser
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
board
The dresser has the rare feature of the wavy splats along the base back and sides. These were not
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Dressers
Materials
Oak
Set of Eight Walnut Inlay Regency Style Dining Chairs Chair English
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
handcrafted from walnut with intricate marquetry work to the back splat. The set consists of two-arm chairs
Category
2010s Regency Dining Room Chairs
Set of Eighteen Georgian English Dining Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
shell-carved crest rail, with a pierced carved vase-shaped back splat, with a slip-in seat terminating
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Splat-Back Windsor Chair
Located in London, GB
An Ash and Elm splat-back Windsor armchair, North-East England, probably Yorkshire circa 1870
Category
Antique 1840s English Country Windsor Chairs
Set of Four Chippendale Style Splat Back Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of four Chippendale style splat back side chairs. Set of four-light mahogany vasiform splat
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Splat Back Armchair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very nice quality late 18th century mahogany Georgian splat back armchair. English in
Category
Antique 18th Century Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Regency Manner Gilt Wheat Splat-Back Armchairs, Set of 4
Located in Astoria, NY
Regency manner armchairs, group of four, with gilt wheat bundle-form splat backs and floral
Category
Mid-20th Century Regency Revival Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
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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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