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Eight Antique Chippendale Mahogany Splat Back
Upholstered Dining Chairs C1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
Chippendale Mahogany Splat Back & Upholstered Dining Chairs C1930
Measures - Side Chairs 37 1/2" x 21 1/2" x
Category
Early 20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Victorian Beech and Elm Splat Back Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A pair of Victorian beech and elm splat back chairs.
The chairs are a classic design and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Country Windsor Chairs
English Chippendale Mahogany Serpentine Splat Back Upholstered Arm Chair C. 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale Mahogany arm chair with serpentine shaped crest rail, intertwined carved splat
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Muslin, Mahogany
French Country Splat Back Dining Chairs, Reupholstered - Set of 4
Located in Bridgeport, CT
-white ivory type upholstery. Each chair has an eye-catching sculpted low splat back frame. Wonderful
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Set of 6 Portuguese-Style Pierced Splat Back Dining Side Chairs, Black
Gold
Located in Atlanta, GA
splat back. Front knees are emphasized with elaborately curled acanthus leaves, with legs tapering down
Category
20th Century American Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century English Queen Anne Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Chair, Set of 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th century English queen Anne burr walnut splat back dining chairs - set of 8. Set
Category
Early 20th Century North American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Six Walnut
Tooled Leather Splat Back Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
leather seats. Queen Anne styled curved backs and tooled, gilt bordered leather seats with curved yoke
Category
Vintage 1940s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
A Pair of Empire Cherry Wood Chairs with Ebonized Splat Back
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A Pair of Empire Wild Cherry Wood Chairs with Ebonized Carved Star Shaped Back Splats and Red Wool
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Cherry, Wood
Set of Eight Lovely Italian Ornately Carved
Pierced-Splat Back Dining Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
. Each chair features a shapely wood back and top rail, with carved pierced-splat, pierced quatrefoil
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of 19th Century English Yew and Elmwood High Splat Back Windsor Armchairs
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
particular 19th century chairs feature pierced splats made of yew wood flanked by beautifully grained
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Broyhill Brasilia Splat Back Dining Side Chairs - Set of 5
By Broyhill Brasilia
Located in Charleston, SC
A set of 5 Broyhill Brasilia II Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs. Circa 1960’s. All of the chairs are structurally sound with very minor blemishes to the wood.
We also have the coord...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
18th Century Italian Bleached Fruitwood Sofa Bench with Urn Motif Back Splat
Located in Atlanta, GA
exquisitely carved pierced splat backs with a fluid top rail that rises and falls, giving definition to each
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Benches
Materials
Linen, Wood, Fruitwood
6 Antique Chippendale School Plank Splat Mahogany and Needlepoint Chairs
Located in Big Flats, NY
Set of 6 Chippendale style dining chairs feature mahogany frames with shaped plank splat backs, paw
Category
20th Century European Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of 19th Italian Neoclassic Walnut Lyre Back Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
splat backs above paneled legs.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
English Windsor Chair with Wheel Back
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome early English Windsor chair featuring a bowed top rail and pierced splat back, with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Eight Robsjohn Gibbings Dining Chairs
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in New York, NY
A rare set of Splat Back Saber leg Dining chairs Designed by Robsjohn Gibbings.
Solid Splat
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
English Yew Wood Low Back Windsor Arm Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming English provincial yew wood and hickory windsor arm chair with a saddle seat, the splat
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Rustic Windsor Chairs
Materials
Hickory, Yew
Pair of Antique Hand Carved Chinese Horseshoe Back Arm Chairs
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant antique hand carved rosewood arm chairs. The splat backs with hand carved dragon cartouche
Category
Vintage 1910s Chinese Chinese Export Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Charleston Classical Shield Back Mahogany Side Chairs, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Charleston Classical mahogany shield back exposed framed side chairs with carved rice splat
Category
Antique 1790s American American Classical Side Chairs
Set of Eight Windsor Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Set of eight English splat back windsor armchairs with carolean stretchers.
Category
20th Century English Jacobean Armchairs
Early English Child
s Chair
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century English windsor child's chair with splat back and carved top.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Armchairs
Materials
Pine, Oak
Pair of Elm Side Chairs
Located in Nantucket, MA
pair of elm side chairs with carved splat back and wood seat
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
$1,575
Vintage Pennsylvania House Chippendale Georgian Style Cherry Full Size Headboard
By Pennsylvania House
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1960s Chippendale headboard by Pennsylvania House. Made from Cherry with an interlaced splat
Category
Vintage 1960s Georgian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Cherry
English Walnut Corner Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
English Walnut corner chair with carved molded arms, splat back, needlepoint seat, terminating on
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Corner Chairs
Set of 12 Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
Set of 12 Splat back straight leg Chippendale dining chairs.
Strong and sturdy - newly
Category
Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Danish Mahogany Inlaid Armchair, circa 1860
Located in San Marino, CA
Danish upholstered armchair with inlaid splat back, turned arms and inlaid tapered legs ending in
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 6 Antique French Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Painted chairs feature a beautifully carved and pierced splat back with carved apron, cabriole legs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
English Windsor Chair
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English Windsor chair featuring a bowed top rail and pierced splat back, with solid seat
Category
Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Yew
$1,895
Dutch Cherry Shepherd
s Crook Armchair. Circa 1740
Located in Charleston, SC
Dutch Cherry shepherds crook armchair with splat back, shell carved motif, terminating on carved
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Armchairs
Pair of American Elm Child Discipline Chairs. Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American Elm child discipline chairs with splat backs , cane seats , original stretchers
Category
Antique Early 1800s American American Colonial Chairs
Materials
Cane, Elm
Set of 4 Biedermier Style Side Chairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
A set of four Biedermier style splat-back side chairs, early 1900s, beautiful burled veneer with
Category
Antique 19th Century German Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Four 19th c. Carved Italian Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully hand-carved side chairs. Scroll carved details on crest and open splat back. Intricate
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 4 Georgian Yew Wood Chairs with Leather Seats
Located in San Francisco, CA
A set of four English provincial George III period yew wood side chairs with vasiform splat backs
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Side Chairs
Materials
Yew
Baroque Swedish Armchair
Located in Houston, TX
Baroque Swedish armchair scraped back to early paint. Features a curved, shaped splat back
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
$6,700
Pair of English Regency Painted Armchairs, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency painted armchairs with spindle splat backs, scrolled arms, cane seats and
Category
Antique 1810s English George III Armchairs
English Regency Mahogany Piano/Harp Chair. Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
English Regency mahogany piano / harpist chair with carved splat back, telescopic seat with silk
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Regency Swivel Chairs
Set of Eight Wheel Back Elm and Yew Windsor Chairs
Located in London, by appointment only
dining chairs, consisting of six side chairs and two armchairs, each with pierced yew wood splat backs
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
$16,497 / set
Set of Six Portuguese Arm Chairs, 19th c.
Located in San Marino, CA
Set of six Portuguese arm chairs, carved crest with ball finials on rail, pierced splat backs, out
Category
Antique 19th Century Portuguese Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Set of Six Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A good quality set of six late 18th century Cuban mahogany dining chairs having pierced splat backs
Category
Antique 18th Century English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Yew Childs Windsor Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
splat back raised on turned legs united by crinoline
stretcher.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Children s Furniture
Materials
Ash, Elm, Yew
Pair of Caribbean Mahogany Carved Side Chairs, Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Caribbean mahogany side chairs with carved scrolled acanthus and floral splat backs
Category
Antique 1830s Virgin Islands Regency Side Chairs
Pair of American Federal Mahogany Upholstered Side Chairs on Saber Legs, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American Federal mahogany side chairs with carved splat backs, removable upholstered white
Category
Antique 1820s American Federal Side Chairs
Materials
Muslin, Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique Georgian Set Six Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming Set Of Six George I Period Oak Dining Chairs Having
Well Figured Solid Splat Backs
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Dutch Yew Wood Corner Chair from the Queen Anne Period, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having shaped splat back supports and a flat top rail leading to under curled arms, the generous
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Queen Anne Corner Chairs
Pair of English Regency Painted and Gilt Armchairs, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency painted and gilt armchairs with splat backs, scrolled arms, caned seats
Category
Antique 1790s British Regency Armchairs
Pair of Chinese Modern Armchairs in the Style of James Mont
Located in Dallas, TX
feet. Splat backs have a key hole cut out. Silk upholstered seats with leopard print.
Materials
Brass
Pair of American Regency Mahogany Side Chairs, Baltimore, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American Regency mahogany side chairs with carved acanthus and lotus splat backs, white
Category
Antique 1810s American Regency Side Chairs
Antique Mahogany Pair of Chippendale Side Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine Pair Of Chippendale Period Mahogany Side Chairs Having
Superbly Carved Pierced Splat Backs
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Side Chairs
Antique Georgian Mahogany Pair of Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Superb Pair Of Chippendale Period Mahogany Single Side Chairs Having Intricate Pierced Splat
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Armchair
Located in Dallas, TX
rail over a pierced splat back and Marlborough legs with H stretcher, late 18th century, England.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair of Chinese Moderne Armchairs in the Style of James Mont
Located in Dallas, TX
feet. Splat backs have a carved Chinese Dragon detail. Silk upholstered seats with flying birds motif.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique Early Georgian Mahogany Side Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Fine George I Period Mahogany Side Chair Having Superbly
Figured Shaped Splat Back And Shaped
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Of Early 19th Century Irish Neo-Grecian Style Regency Side / Hall Chairs
Located in Dublin, IE
, and conjoined c-scroll splat backs upholstered seats on ribbed sabre legs.
Circa 1820
Irish
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Irish Regency Chairs
Materials
Wood
Walnut Biedermeier Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive large-scale Biedermeier style walnut armchair with a pierced oval splat back and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Biedermeier Armchairs
English Windsor Chair with Prince of Wales Feathers
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome early English Windsor chair, with a bowed top rail and pierced splat back, with solid
Category
Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
Old Hickory Rustic Rocking Armchair
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Queens, NY
back and a rattan splat back and seat. The piece is branded "Rustic Hickory Furniture Co. Laporte Ind."
Category
Early 20th Century American Rustic Armchairs
Materials
Hickory, Rattan
Pair of English Mahogany Sheraton Reeded and Upholstered Side Chairs, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
, crosshatching splat backs, upholstered silk striped seats and terminating on the original tapered reeded legs
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Sheraton Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
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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.
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- 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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