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Pair of Provincial Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
back splats and worn foot rests.
Pagoda Red Collection #: W031
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Pair of Southern Official
s Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Chinese Southern Official's chairs with original lacquer, "S" curved back splats, and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Set of 8 Dining Chairs by Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
with high back center splat and cushioned seat, raised on splayed legs. Please see the beautiful dining
Category
Vintage 1940s Argentine Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Queen Anne Walnut Revival Side Chairs, circa 1920s
By Waring
Gillow
Located in Dereham, GB
Pair Queen Anne Walnut Revival Side Chairs, circa 1920s
Queen Anne Shaped Backs,
Back Splat with
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Six Chippendale Style Walnut Dining Chairs circa 1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
Lovely set of six Chippendale style solid walnut dining side chairs with carved back splat of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Chinese Scholar
s Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of antique Chinese scholar's chairs, oak with nice patina, curved back a splat with open
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of George II Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of English George II walnut side chairs with lovely shape, having carved, pierced back splats
Category
Antique 1750s British George II Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Georgian Mahogany Side Accent Chair 18th Century
Located in Potters Bar, GB
strength)
circa 18th century
The chair having a pierced back splat a nicely carved cresting rail and a
Category
Antique 18th Century Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
A Rare Set of 8 Swedish Rococo Chairs
Located in New York, NY
original. Curved legs carved with rocailles and acanthus leaves standing on a claw-and-ball feet. Back
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Indonesian "Raffles" Armchair
Located in San Marino, CA
in back splat
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Side Chairs
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Cherrywood Armchairs
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
rail. The top rail contains an ebonized decorative back splat over a fitted upholstered seat flanked by
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Materials
Cherry, Ebony
19th Century Mahogany Armchair in the Chippendale Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century mahogany armchair in the Chippendale style, with a pierced splat in the back, the
Category
Antique 1870s British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Gilt over Gesso Dining Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
shaped pierced
back splat is wonderful and unusual amongst Italian chairs.
The seats are upholstered in
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Set Queen Anne Dining Chairs Elm Wood
Located in Potters Bar, GB
legs with pad feet and swept backs.
Having recently reupholstered lift out seats.
The back splat
Category
Vintage 1920s Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
Set of Eight (8) Rene Prou Burnished Steel Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
splats and ball finials; lavender custom coordinated upholstered seat covers and back rests.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Dining Room Chairs
George II Period Corner Chair in Walnut, c. 1750
Located in Atlanta, GA
, and accented by turned columns on the three-cornered back-rest between vasiform back-splats.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Corner Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century Hepplewhite Mahogany Armchair
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century Hepplewhite period mahogany armchair having moulded shield shaped back
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 14 Bernhardt Mahogany Upholstered Armchairs
By Bernhardt
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Georgian style with a curved crest rail over a pierced vase form back splat. Upholstered slip seats
Category
20th Century American Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Regency Style Ebonized and Parcel Gilt Armchairs
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
back-splat flanked by out-scrolling arms above a padded seat and supported by round tapering legs
Category
Mid-20th Century English Regency Armchairs
Materials
Wood
George II Walnut Settee
Located in Woodbury, CT
George II walnut three-seat settee with upholstered slip seat and arm pads. The crest rail and back
Category
Antique 18th Century British George II Settees
Materials
Walnut
$17,650
Early 19th Century Swedish Vernacular Metamorphic Chair Table or Bordstol
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Primitive love token metamorphic chair table or Bordstol, naive love heart carved into the back
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Side Tables
Materials
Pine
18th Century Walnut Arm Chair
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
crook arms and a handsome shaped back splat. Good generous size, original condition with one old repair
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Queen Anne Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 6 English Mahogany and Leather Upholstered Dining Chairs, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
arched, the backs with shaped splats and a noticeable curvature, cabriole front legs and splayed rear
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Chinese Administrator
s Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Black lacquer 19th century Chinese adminitrator's chair with carved back splat, woven seat, and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Elm
Set of 6 Louis XVI Painted Dining Side Chairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
painted with yellow highlight, the lyre-shape back-splat joint by leather upholstered seat decorated with
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
English Regency "Trafalgar" Dining Chairs / Set of Eight (8)
Located in Dallas, TX
twist crest rail and central carved anthemion / palmette back splat with dolphins each side, curvy
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Boxwood, Ebony, Mahogany
Superb Set of 8 (6+2) Antique English Carved Mahogany Chipp. Style Dining Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
century hand carved solid mahogany Chippendale style Dining Chairs. The crestrail, back splat and stiles
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Otto Wagner Bentwood Frame Settee
By Otto Wagner
Located in Troy, MI
arms, back splat with two upholstered panels, curved stretchers and upholstered seat. New upholstery
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Settees
Materials
Bentwood, Upholstery
Great Pair of English Chippendale Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Marvelous pair of exceptionally carved English Chippendale armchairs with pierced back splat and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$3,160 / set
Set of 8 Antique Louis XV Provincial Style Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
. With floral carved crest rails, back splats, apron and cabriole legs. Chairs have an excellent old
Category
Antique 19th Century European Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech, Walnut
Dutch Baroque Style Marquetry Side Chair, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
Dutch Baroque Style Marquetry Side Chair, 19th century, with shaped inlaid crest rail above a back
Category
Antique 19th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight English Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
armchairs and six side chairs, beautifully carved back-splat with striped seat. Displaying with a fine
Category
Early 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
A Pair Of Child
s Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
back splat, seat supported by straight legs and joined by stretchers. View our website at: www
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs
$2,600
18th Century Period Swedish Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
on the seat rails and pierced splats. Hand scraped back to traces of their original worn cream paint
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Side Chairs
Materials
Pine
Pair of R.J. Horner Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century pair of hall chairs with flame mahogany on the upper chair rail, back splat, and seat
Category
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
An Exquisite Pair of Gustavian Armchairs All Original Paint
Located in New York, NY
. Rectangular back splat with twisted grid spindles. Softly curved arm rests. Squared tapered legs with urn
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
George II Walnut Chair with Needlework Seat Pad
Located in Batley, GB
needlework removable upholstered seat pad. Scroll top rail with pierced back splat. A nice mellow brown
Category
Antique 18th Century British George II Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Savonarola Dante Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
with a high back style and typical "X" form supports. Round upholstered back splat topped with turned
Category
20th Century Indian British Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Teak
$1,550
19th Century French Mahogany Armchair, Charles X
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A French Charles X Fauteuil in mahogany with scroll arms ending in swan heads, carved back splat
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Eight
6+2
Old English Inlaid Mahogany Hepplehwite Shieldback Chairs
By George Hepplewhite
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
inlay in the center of each back splat. The legs are tapered and grooved. The upholstered fabric seats
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Massive, Richly Carved Chairs from the 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
spiral side rails that end with finials.
The back splat with an openwork, semi-plastic woodcarving, and
Category
Antique 1890s European Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Twelve English Mahogany Dining Room Chairs. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of twelve English Chippendale mahogany dining room chairs with acanthus carved molded backs
Category
Antique 19th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Mid 19th Century English Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Englsih Hepplewhite style mahogany arm chairs with shield shape backs with railed splats
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery
19th Century Day Bed by Robinson
Sons
By T. Robinson
Sons Makers
Located in London, GB
An unusual late nineteenth century mahogany day bed of articulated form, with adjustable back and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Daybeds
Materials
Cane, Mahogany
Set of Ten Erik Chambert Chairs
Located in New York, NY
10 side chairs each with a curved ladder back with carved splats, drop-in upholstered seats, raised
Category
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
Set Four Gilt
Black Lacquer Chairs With Gold Lame
Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
lacquer. The splat-form seat backs have decorative gilt panels in a tortoise shell pattern, and the seat
Category
Late 20th Century American Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Fine Set of 8 18th Century Irish Chippendale Mahogany Chairs Needlepoint Seats
Located in Richmond, VA
scenes. Great quality carved Icicle and c scrolls on head rails, ribbon carved back splats, reeded legs
Category
Antique 18th Century Irish Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Six 19th Century English Windsor Armchairs
Located in Charlottesville, VA
splats over stick-backs. Each with hoop crests, turned legs, and stretcher bases. Beautiful variation in
Category
Antique 19th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique English Hand-Carved Chestnut and Elm Geo. I Style Armchairs
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
" armchairs with delightful pierced back splat, tassel carved crestrail and handsome cabriole legs and "s
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English George I Armchairs
Materials
Chestnut, Elm
19th Century Set of Twelve Dining Chairs after Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dublin 8, IE
shaped top rail raised over finely carved pierced back splat with foliate motif over drop in seat
Category
Antique Early 1800s Irish Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 12 Italian Dining Room Chairs, circa 1920s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
showing natural wear, pierced back splat in channeled frame, shaped stiles flank newly upholstered seats
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Dining Room Chairs
Overscale Windsor Chair
Located in London, GB
, with shaped central back splat, outswept arms, and all resting on cabriole legs, terminating in pad
Category
Early 20th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
$6,374
A set of Eight Baltic sidechairs, Circa 1910s
Located in New York, NY
with a channeled rectangular backrest, baluster form back splat with fruitwood inlays, tight
Category
Vintage 1910s Baltic Neoclassical Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$12,500 / set
19th century Swedish Sofa Bench
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century late Gustavian period painted wood sofa bench with out- scrolling arms, pierced back
Category
Antique 19th Century Sofas
Materials
Linen, Pine, Paint
Liberty
Co, Attr An Arts
Crafts Mahogany Armchair Inlaid with a Pewter Heart
By Shapland
Petter
Located in London, GB
tapering back splat with trumpet style feet.
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Pewter
Pair Of 18th Century Swedish Rococo Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
the seat rails and pierced splats. Hand scraped back to traces of their original worn blue paint
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Rococo Side Chairs
Rare Pair of Antique Scottish Carved Walnut Renaissance Style Corner Chairs
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
double headed eagle carved back splats are also impressive.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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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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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.
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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.
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