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Set of Eight Queen Anne High Back Dining Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
. having vase shaped back splat, drop-in seat and standing on cabriole supports united by turned stretchers
Category
Early 20th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$3,662 / set
Magnificent Antique Georgian Revival Walnut Chair Back Sofa/Settee
Located in Suffolk, GB
moulding at the base of the back splats.
The design and craftsmanship is exquisite, as is the walnut
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Sofas
Materials
Walnut
Magnificent Antique Georgian Revival Walnut Chair Back Sofa/Settee
Located in Suffolk, GB
moulding at the base of the back splats.
The design and craftsmanship is exquisite, as is the walnut
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Sofas
Materials
Walnut
19th C. Spanish Arch
Spindle Back Carved-Wood Bench
Located in Atlanta, GA
back-splats and straight-edge top rail. The sides are open, without arms. The wooden seat is nicely
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Benches
Materials
Wood
Set of Six McGuire Rattan Loop Back Dining Armchairs
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
most iconic and beautiful styles. The rattan frames feature a sinuous loop-back splat inside of a
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
Pair of Chinese Round Back Chairs with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
bent, as were the legs. The trapezoidal back splat is decorated in auspicious symbols, such as bats
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Set of Eight McGuire Rattan Loop Back Dining Chairs
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
most iconic and beautiful chair designs featuring a sinuous loop back splat. McGuire describes the
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
$12,000 / set
Harlequin Set of Ten Antique Urn Back Dining Chairs
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
back splat, secondly the unadorned cabriole leg, and thirdly the elegantly understated shaped top-rail
Category
Vintage 1910s English Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Eight Regency Dining Chairs with Rope Twist Back
Located in Westwood, NJ
brass outlined paneled crestrails, spiral carved and turned back splat, drop-in seat and incurved front
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Set of Ten English Georgian-Revival Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A set of ten solid mahogany English George III style shield back dining chairs, the backs with
Category
Early 20th Century English Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Ten Ballon Back Dining Chairs by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
covered in a recent fabric. The back splats having a balloon form shape. CAN BUY AS MANY AS NEEDED.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
A Pair of Chinese Export Lacquer Horseshoe Back Arm Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
each back splat. A picturesque mountain village scene graces the seats.
One chair
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 Directoire Chairs with Ornithological Backs, c. 1795
Located in Atlanta, GA
accented by individual carved back-splats, each carved to depict a different exotic bird, ebonized to
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Period 19th Century Horseshoe Back Armchair with Green Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
with two intertwined semi-circular motifs replacing a back splat. This unusual back flows seamlessly
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Antique Bow-Back Armchair, Edwardian, Art Nouveau, Liberty-Esque, Walnut
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Pierced decoration to the arm supports and back splat.
Attractive armrests terminate in rounded grips
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Eight 19th Century Dining Chairs with Carved Backs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
back splats carved with a charming motif of flowers and foliage in a vase. The top rail is high and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Victorian Antique Bow-Back Corner Chair, English Oak, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
square section legs united by a box stretcher for added strength
Pierced lyre shaped back splats are
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Unusual Set of
8
“Solid Back” Windsor Chairs, England, circa 1930
Located in Culver City, CA
back splats and top rails, with the traditional back supporting struts of common Windsor chairs.
Category
Vintage 1930s English Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Pierced Pretzel Back Dining Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
rail over piercede pretzel back splat. Features contoured arms a striped seat and straight legs.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Pair of Victorian Mahogany Fiddle Back Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
.
These chairs have been masterfully crafted in beautiful mahogany. They have carved back splats with an
Category
Antique 1850s English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Curly Mahogany Federal Cane Seat Dining Side Chair Scrolled Back
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Federal side chair. Made from mahogany with curly mahogany back splat. Features a
Category
Early 20th Century Federal Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Six Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Fruitwood Arrow Back Klismos Chairs
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
craftsmanship. The klismos form as well as the carved arrow shaped back splats reflect classical tradition. The
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Fruitwood
Pair of Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Chairs, English, C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
back splats, unadorned cabriole or Queen Anne legs and the elegantly understated shaped top-rails
Category
Early 20th Century English Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique American Windsor Pine
Maple Spindle Back Colonial Deacon
s Bench, 1840
Located in Portland, OR
, most likely New England, circa 1840. The bench having a single back splat with turned spindles below
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Colonial Benches
Materials
Maple, Pine
Set of 6 Beech
Elm Wheel Back Windsor Kitchen Dining Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
the back centre splat in the shape of a wagon wheel, they all have a well shaped saddle seat
These
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Beech
Antique Rocking Chair, English, Edwardian, Windsor Stick Back, Elbow, circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
pierced back splat above and below the arm bow
Raked, bentwood back bow, spindled for comfort
Shaped
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Elm
Harlequin Set of 8 Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
back splat, secondly the unadorned cabriole or Queen Anne leg and thirdly the elegantly understated
Category
Early 20th Century English Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Swedish Gustavian Period Spindle-Back Lindome Sofa Bench, Early 19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
carved spindle back splats are set within a straight but ornately molded frame, with a pair of fruit
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofas
Materials
Wood
19th Century Matched Pair of Nottinghamshire Yew Wood Hight Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
tree back splats, this is a typical Nottinghamshire design.
Circa 1840.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
Harlequin Set of 10 Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
delightful urn back splat, secondly the unadorned cabriole or Queen Anne leg and thirdly the elegantly
Category
Early 20th Century English Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
4 Vintage English Hepplewhite Walnut Wheel Back Spider Dining Chairs Adams Style
Located in Dayton, OH
Four late 20th century wheel back dining chairs. Features a balloon shaped back with spidered splat
Category
Late 20th Century Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Oval X-Back Chairs by Barbara Barry for Baker Furniture
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A twist on a French neoclassic form. Oval X-splat to the back and fully upholstered to the front
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Set of Eight Chippendale Mahogany Dining Chairs 20th C with Carved Backs
Located in Houston, TX
Richly carved frames with exquisite open work with shell and foliate designs on the
Back splat
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Elmwood Armchair with Open Back and Curving Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
exquisite armchair features an open back with serpentine splat. The chair is flanked with curving open arms
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Antique George III Regency Dining Table 19th C with 10 Dining Armchairs
Located in London, GB
Century.
They have been crafted from hand carved solid mahogany, each with a pierced splat back, drop
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Dining Room Sets
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Six Early Victorian Beech and Elm Wheel Back Kitchen Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Windsor style with a wheel design set in to the back splat
These are very sturdy chairs they are very
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Country Windsor Chairs
Set of Six Early Victorian Beech and Elm Wheel Back Kitchen Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Windsor style with a wheel design set in to the back splat
These are very sturdy chairs they are very
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Beech
6 Mcguire Leona Organic Modern Bamboo Rattan Loop Back Dining Armchairs
By McGuire
Located in Dayton, OH
and rattan construction featuring a sinuous looped back splat and sloped arms with dark finish
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Bamboo, Rattan
Pair of Chinese Tall Back Chairs with Auspicious Deer Medallions, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
high ranking official. The back splats are decorated with carved medallions of bats and a lone stag
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Antique Limed Oak Urn Back Carvers or Armchairs, English, 1920s
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A great pair of limed oak carvers.
Similarly they have the delightful urn back splat, secondly
Category
Early 20th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 5 Victorian Beech
Elm Wheel Back Windsor Kitchen Dining Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Windsor style, the back centre splat in the shape of a wagon wheel, they all have a beautiful solid elm
Category
Antique Early 1900s Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set of Eight Nineteenth Century Walnut Queen Anne Chairs with Carved Back
Located in Houston, TX
upholstery. No spots
Or discoloration. The back splats are graceful with a curved shape and carving
That is
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Black Painted Bench with Lyre-Form Backs-Plats
Rush Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century American black painted bench with lyre-form back-splats & rush seat.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Benches
Materials
Rush, Wood, Paint
Antique Buckle Back Chair, English, Drawing Room, Side Seat, Victorian, C.1840
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
cotton
Distinctive bowed crest rail with gently chamfered form
Buckle back splat presents a carved
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Ten Venetian Style Painted Wood Chairs with Intertwined Pretzel Backs
Located in Atlanta, GA
chairs consisting of two arm chairs and eight side chairs feature a triple intertwined back-splats with
Category
Mid-20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Antique Side Chairs, English, Walnut, Buckle Back Seat, Early Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
crest rail
Buckle back splat with twist motif to the shaped bracket
Accentuated to the chamfered rail
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Harlequin Set of Ten (10) Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
delightful urn back splat, secondly the unadorned cabriole or Queen Anne leg and thirdly the elegantly
Category
Early 20th Century English Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 9 Pin Constructed Balloon Back Dining Chairs by Maison Jansen
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
splat balloon backs on fluted legs. The frame wonderfully distressed in an off white paint decorated
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Paint, Wood
Harlequin Set of 5 Victorian Beech
Elm Wheel Back Windsor Kitchen Dining Chair
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
traditional Windsor style, the back centre splat in the shape of a wagon wheel, they all have a beautiful
Category
Antique 19th Century Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm
Antique Pair Dutch Marquetry Walnut High Back Side Chairs Late 18th C
Located in London, GB
central back splats are inlaid with stunning armorial crests, the craftsmen did everything to make the
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four 19th Century English Goncalo Alves Wooden Side Chairs with Swan Back
Located in London, GB
A set of four unusual Goncalo Alves side chairs, with scrolling swan necks to the back splats.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Antique 17th Century William
Mary Oak Joined Back Stools Side Chairs 1690
Located in Portland, OR
Tudor) & Queen Mary II (House of Stuart). The chairs having arched tops and ribbed back splats with
Category
Antique 1690s English William and Mary Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Antique Shield Back Chairs, Scottish, Oak Hall Seat Victorian circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
of chamfered edges
Scrolled leaf motif frames a central lozenge with pierced back splats
Shaped
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Set 6 Dutch Marquetry Walnut High Back Dining Chairs, Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
.
The majestic central back splats are inlaid with stunning armorial crests, the craftsmen did
Category
Antique 1780s Dutch Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Rowley Gallery Art Deco Pair Of Walnut Cloud Form Back Side Chairs 1930
s
By Rowley Gallery
Located in Norwich, GB
A pair of English Art Deco walnut side chairs with gold finished cloud-form back splats. Made by
Category
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Italian Set of Ten Dining Chairs W/ Front and Backs Carved
W/Original Gilt
Located in Atlanta, GA
. These Italian chairs feature straight-molded crest rails with elegantly carved pierced back-splats. Each
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Wood Wing-Back Bergère or Armchairs with Ottoman
Located in Atlanta, GA
have padded armrests and a loose seat cushion. There are nicely visible back-splats from the rear view
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, 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.
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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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