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Vintage Chinese Ming Style Arm Chairs, a Pair
Located in Harlingen, TX
design features a splat back, low arms with tapered curved middle supports and squared legs with chow
Category
Vintage 1970s Ming Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
$2,000 / set
Set of Eight Antique Burl Wood Queen Anne Style Dining Room Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
shaped splat backs. Carved palmettes on the seat rail and knees on the front cabriole legs with pad feet
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Two 19th Century English Red Chinoiserie Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
splat backs. The front legs of cabriole form with pad feet and turned stretchers. Each with an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chinoiserie Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Twelve Oak Arts and Crafts Dining Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
carved top rail above splat backs, the carvers with scrolling arms, above upholstered seats all raised up
Category
Early 20th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
$7,743 / set
Oak Windsor Highback Armchairs, Set of Six, circa 1920
Located in Evergreen, CO
This exceptional set consists of six substantial Windsor armchairs with pierced splat backs, wide
Category
Vintage 1920s European Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Eight English Regency Mahogany Brass Inlaid Dining Room Chairs C. 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of eight English Regency mahogany dining room chairs with brass string inlaid spiral splat
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Syrie Maugham Pair Of Shell Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Syrie Maugham (1879-1955)
Pair of splat-back side chairs in ivory painted wood with
Category
Vintage 1930s English Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Set of Eight Queen Anne Style Pale Grey Lime Washed Dining Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
pierced splat backs, carved and shaped seat rail, refined cabriole legs, and H-stretcher. Well
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Gustavian Bench Painted White
Located in Round Top, TX
traditional Swedish splat back and sides, resting on 4 gracefully tapered feet. Please enlarge and examine the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Sofas
Materials
Pine
English Early 20th Century Set of 10 Antique Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
has a pierced splat back carved with leaves, drapes and a rams head, above drop in leather seats on
Category
Vintage 1920s Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Eight Oak Arts and Crafts Dining Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
, Having pierced top rail above splat backs with central tulip motif, the carvers with scrolling arms
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs
A Pair of Estate Made English Oak George I Hall Chairs, Early 18th Century
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
, topped with two straight plank seats, the vertical, single, splat back runs down the centre of the chair
Category
Antique Early 18th Century British George I Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
18th Century Chippendale Armchair, Office or Desk Chair, Mahogany
Located in Manhasset, NY
vertically pierced vase-shaped splat backs leading to arms having rose carvings on the upper corners as well
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Ten Danish Windsor Style Dining Chairs, Early to Mid-1900s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Great set of six Danish dining or kitchen chairs in traditional Windsor style with splat backs and
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set of Six Danish Windsor Style Dining Chairs, Early to Mid-1900s
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Great set of six Danish dining or kitchen chairs in traditional Windsor style with splat backs and
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
George III Adam Style Dining Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
splat back highlighted with gilded details. Serpentine front rail with gilded paterae and tapering
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Adam Style Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$2,541 / item
Grete Jalk Lounge Chairs for France
Son Model 128
By Grete Jalk, France
Søn
Located in San Francisco, CA
with curved arms and an attractive double splat back. Refinished teak wood frames just newly
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Set of Eight Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
interlaced openwork splat back above removable leather drop in seat. The armchairs having outswept scrolling
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Dining Room Chairs
$8,088 / set
Long 19th Century Rustic Elm and Oak French Hall Bench
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
Alsace region in northeastern France. Displaying a high carved back with four pierced splat backs
Category
Antique 19th Century French Benches
Materials
Elm, Oak
Set of Eight Fine Maison Jansen Dining Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
a apron with a carved central crest. Wood splat back ending in a gilt shell form top. By Maison
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Hollywood Regency Dining Room Ch...
A Matched Pair of Italian Rococo Leather Upholstered Poltrone
Located in Atlanta, GA
having an incised wood carved back and elaborately scrolling arms, the seat upholstered in nailhead
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Leather, Upholstery
Set of Four 19th Century French Walnut Carved Neoclassical Dining Armchairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
century, with carved splat, back and arms, fluted legs and new upholstery. Handmade in France during the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of 10 Henredon Scene Two Olive Burl Dining Chairs
By Henredon
Located in Chicago, IL
Measures: 19” x 22” 42.5H, seat height 18; arm height 24
Stunning set of 10 splat-back dining
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Burl
19th Century George II Style English Armchair in the Manner of Giles Grendey
By Giles Grendey
Located in Dublin, IE
shell splat back and scrolled armrests with bas-relief carved decoration, upholstered seat and raised on
Category
Antique 19th Century English George II Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of Eight Chippendale Dining Chairs by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Manhasset, NY
leading to a finely pierced splat back. The armchairs with back covers in a Chinese fabric matching the
Category
Vintage 1940s American Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
High Back Windsor Armchair with Wheelback Splat
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English elm wheelback Windsor highback armchair with "H" stretcher, circa 1860.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Hickory
Chippendale Style Wooden Dining Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Basildon, London
.
The chairs feature the classic splat back style, with a decorative pierced fan detail and slightly
Category
20th Century European Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$1,050 / set
Set of 6 Henredon Scene Two Olive Burl Dining Chairs
By Henredon
Located in Chicago, IL
Measures: 19” x 22” 42.5H, seat height 18; arm height 24.
Stunning set of 6 splat-back dining
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Burl
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Bench
Located in South Salem, NY
details. Traditional Swedish vase splat back is decorated shell and scrolled acanthus leaf motif
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Settees
Materials
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Bench
Located in South Salem, NY
details. Traditional Swedish vase splat back is decorated shell and scrolled acanthus leaf motif
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Revival Benches
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Stickley Queen Anne Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs, circa 1987
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Big Flats, NY
Set of six dining chairs by Stickley feature Queen Anne styling urn form splat back having carved
Category
20th Century American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Theodore Alexander Regency Mahogany Dining Room Set with Greek Key Inlay Chairs
By Theodore Alexander
Located in West Hartford, CT
mahogany chairs with trellis pierced splat back and Greek key brass inlay. The cane seats are all in great
Category
Late 20th Century Dining Room Sets
Materials
Brass
Swedish Set of 8 Gustavian-Style Side chairs with Custom Upholstered Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
century. These mid-century chairs from Sweden each feature nicely curved top rails with pierced-splat
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
18th c. Swedish Rococo Period Painted Dining Chairs with Slip Seats
Located in Wichita, KS
with pierced splat backs, shell motif on the backs, seat frames, and legs, carved and shaped seat rail
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Set of four brass side chairs with elaborate back splat
Located in New York, NY
Set of four brass side chairs with elaborate back splat
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Chairs
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Bench in Pine with Pierced Back Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rustic bench in pine with pieced back splats, heart details and storage underneath seat. The
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Benches
19th Century Biedermeier Fruit-wood Bench with Lyre Back-Splat.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermeier bench in fruit-wood with lyre back-splat, upholstered seat and tapered splayed legs
Category
Antique 19th Century German Benches
Materials
Fruitwood, Upholstery
Swedish Karl Johan Painted Wood Bench with Decorative Back Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sweden features successive back splats that are comprised of a wider width slat flanked by a pair of
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Benches
Materials
Wood
Large custom Mid Century Round Dining Table with 12 carved Polychromed Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
a oval shape
And open carved splat back.
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Dining Room Sets
Materials
Laminate, Hardwood
Set of 10 Dining Chairs Including 2 Arm Chairs, Swedish Rococo Style Painted Whi
Located in Round Top, TX
Set of eight antique Swedish dining chairs and two arm chairs in the Rococo style.
Pierced splat
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Venetian Style Painted Wood Armchairs with Intertwined Back-Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
armchairs feature triple intertwined back-splats and beautifully scalloped skirts. The chairs are raised
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Eight Edwardian Carved Walnut Dining Chairs with Green Upholsterey
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
pierced splat backs and upholstered in green velvet.
A beautiful set of solid chairs they all appear to
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
18th Century Georgian Armchair Office Chair on Casters
Located in Manhasset, NY
Chippendale fashion having a splat back on brass casters.
The original Georgian style broadly references a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
18th C English High Back Thames Valley Vase Splat Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century Thames Valley fruitwood and elm Windsor armchair having a boldly shaped crest, beautifully shaped center backsplat, and nicely saddled seat on turned legs. It has won...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Elm
18th Century English Chippendale Side Chair in Walnut with Pierced Back Splat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chippendale Period Walnut Side Chair with Ball & Claw Feet and Pierced Back Splat, England circa
Category
Antique 1750s English Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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Dining Chairs Attributed to Michael Taylor for Baker Furniture
By Michael Taylor, Edward Wormley
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering one of our recent palm beach estate fine furniture acquisitions of a
Set of 4 splat back
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Georgian Mahogany Set of 8 Antique Hepplewhite Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
elegant pierced and fluted splat backs and later
individual charming needlepoint covering to drop in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Chinese Elm Wood Spoon Chairs with S-Curved Back Splats
Located in Savannah, GA
Late 19th/Early 20th Century Pair of Elm Wood Spoon Chairs with S-curved back splats, plank seats
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Set Of Four Antique George III Mahogany Dining Chairs, Hepplewhite Design C.1800
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Bristol, GB
splat backs modelled as stylised tulips.
Drop-in upholstered seats with purple velvet upholstery
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
18th Century Georgian Walnut Desk Armchair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful George I Period Solid Walnut Desk Armchair
Of Large Proportion Having Solid Splat
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George I Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Extending Circular "Jupe" Style Dining Table and 12 Chairs
By Arthur Brett
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
with shield shaped splat backs, red upholstered seats standing on square legs. The whole suite is in
Category
Mid-20th Century English Early Victorian Dining Room Sets
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Eight Vintage English Windsor Style Dining Arm Chairs, 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
-bent hoop rail over eight tapered and swollen spindles flanking a scroll-cut splat-back running through
Category
20th Century Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Set of 6 Chippendale Revival Dining Chairs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
in date.
They have been crafted from hand carved solid mahogany, each with a pierced splat back
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Set of Six Vintage Side Chairs w/ Pierce-Carved Back Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
of vintage chairs from Sweden each feature gracefully round chair backs with pierce-carved splat
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Swedish Neoclassic Sofa Bench W/Open Hourglass Back-Splat Design, Early 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
settee from Sweden features a straight back rail atop a beautiful succession of open back splats in curvy
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Sofas
Materials
Wood
Stunning Pair of Edwardian Period Mahogany Hepplewhite Armchairs
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
, with carved wheatear decoration above the ornate carved vase-shaped splat back, the open arms with
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Chairs Arm Set 6 Yew Elm Ash Windsor Hoop Back Crinoline Stretchers Vase Splat
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
vase splat, hoop back, crinoline stretchers and turnings
Practical and comfortable armchairs for use
Category
Antique 1820s British Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Ash, Elm, Yew
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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.
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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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