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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
6 American Antique Early 20th Century Walnut Dining Chairs Suede Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
6 early 20th century dining chairs. Made from walnut with a curved crest rail over interlaced back
Category
Early 20th Century American Classical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Suede, Walnut
French Regency style Dining Chairs Set of 8
Located in Pomona, CA
inlay to the back splats and brass accents. Mixed hardwoods. All newly upholstered. Armchairs 24"W, 36"H
Category
Mid-20th Century French Regency Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
$2,700 / set
Pine and Oak Storage Bench
Located in Baltimore, MD
. Pine splats run along the whole back, and the sides, where they are framed in the oak that comprises
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Hungarian Country Benches
Materials
Oak, Pine
Pair of Rococo Design Walnut Bergere Armchairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
splats, double caned back and sides, enclosed by out swept arms. The removable back and seat upholstered
Category
Early 20th Century British Rococo Armchairs
Pair of George III Hepplewhite Mahogany Armchairs
Located in Lymington, GB
, with Gothic-shaped pierced back splats and moulded frames throughout.
Raised on elegant cabriole
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 4 English George II Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
shaped ears over an intricate back splat, the apron with central pendant supported by elegant front
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George II Chairs
Pair of Walnut Carved Armchairs Italian 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome pair of walnut armchairs with shaped crest rail above carved back splat, having
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Wycombe, Meyer
Co. Lucite
Loop
Rolling Armchairs
By Wycombe, Meyer
Co. 1
Located in Astoria, NY
seats, set against tubular Lucite 'loop' frames and back splat on caster wheels. Very good vintage
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Armchairs
Materials
Lucite
Antique Chippendale Period Mahogany Armchair
Located in London, GB
rail, above Gothic arch pierced back splat, and outs wept carved, receded arms. The chair with stuff
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian Mahogany Armchair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
pierced splat to camel back, over upholstered drop in seat, raised on elegant square tapered legs with
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Hepplewhite Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Office Chair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
upholstered seat. Classical gilt wreath to the back splat and gilt caryatids supporting each arm. Handsome
Category
Vintage 1910s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Danish Modern Rosewood Arm Chairs in the Manner of Kai Kristiansen
By Kai Kristiansen
Located in San Francisco, CA
sculptural profile, the incurved back with padded splat above a tight seat flanked by knife-blade arms; all
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs
ENGLISH OAK HALL CHAIR
Located in New York, NY
details feature barley twist stiles, carved profiles on upper chair back, open work splat, and ornate
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
$2,750
Antique Irish Chippendale George II Style Mahogany Triple Chairback Settee
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
triple chairback settee.
Please note exceptionally crisp and deeply hand-carved cabriole legs, back
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish George II Settees
Materials
Mahogany, Velvet
Set of Ten Mahogany Victorian Dining Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Set of ten mahogany Victorian dining chairs the balloon back above carved splat to the seat having
Category
Antique 19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Colonial Revival Dining Chairs, Set of 8
Located in Astoria, NY
ail and acanthus-applied back splat above shaped square seat on turned fluted legs, the seats with
Category
20th Century Colonial Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$850 / set
Chinese Lacquered Horseshoe Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
with round back and splat above shaped seat on high legs with footrest.
Dimensions: 40" H x 32" W x
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Set Of Six Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Carved Splats To Backs And Rushed
Seats Raised On Square Legs Terminating On Delightful Carved Feet
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Pair Directoire Period Elm Arm Chairs, c. 1795
Located in Atlanta, GA
silk, the frames dating from the Directoire period.
The restrained forms featuring pierced back
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
Set of Five 19th Century Bavarian Chairs with Figural Details
Located in Troy, MI
burl wood frames with carved and turned back splats and beautifully painted faces. Measures: Seats are
Category
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Antique Chippendale Georgian Style Carved Mahogany Dining Side Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
curved solid mahogany wood frames, finely carved back splats beautiful wood grain. Circa Early 20th
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Hepplewhite Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
moulded shield shaped backs with carved central splats and shaped set back arms, above saddled seats
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Great Britain (UK) Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$13,418 / set
Pair of English 19th Century High Victorian Papier Mache Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
centre back splat richly decorated in water gilding, mother of pearl, imitation diamonds, emeralds, and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Furniture
Materials
Other
Pair of Regency Carved Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in London, GB
This lovely pair of 19th century. Carved mahogany hall chairs features a shaped back splat that has
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set 4 Antique French Carved Oak Dining Side Chair Louis XIV Renaissance Tall
Located in Shreveport, LA
/scroll splat and thick, turned stiles!~
~The carvings on the splats or chair backs are some of the most
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
19th Century Biedermier Settee with Ebony Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermier fruit wood settee with ebony back splat, diamond shaped inlay and curved arms. All
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Settees
Set of Three Aluminum Armchairs by Veneman for Tropitone
By Veneman Collections, Tropitone
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Tropitone. These chairs feature an anodized matte black finish with a decorative back splat and blue
Category
20th Century American Biedermeier Armchairs
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of Rococo side chairs
Located in New York, NY
above a baluster back-splat, drop-in upholstered seat with curved apron raised on cabriole legs with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Chairs
A Set of Six Italian Walnut Chairs, Circa 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
chairs with slightly curved crest rails over straight back splats and curved stiles and d-shaped studded
Category
Vintage 1940s Chairs
Pair of 18th Century Swedish Rococo Period Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
seat rails and pierced splats. Hand scraped back to traces of their original worn bluish paint.
Seats
Category
Antique 1740s Swedish Rococo Side Chairs
Materials
Birch, Pine
Set of Six Antique Union National Mahogany Chairs Hepplewhite Design
Located in North York, ON
backs, intricately carved splats, tapered legs and striped blue-gold upholstery.
Dimensions:
Arm: H
Category
Early 20th Century American Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Oak Side Chair
Located in London, GB
1870
Pierced back splat over a later upholstered seat.
In good solid condition with light fading to
Category
Antique 1870s Aesthetic Movement Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
Late 18th Century English Georgian Mahogany Corner Chair
Located in Kenilworth, IL
square with beaded corners, and the crescent shaped crest rail is supported by pierced back splats and
Category
Antique 1770s English George III Corner Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Armchairs in Walnut w/ Upholstered Seat, circa 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A pair of handsome Italian neoclassical armchairs in walnut with carved & pierced splat on square
Category
Antique 1820s Italian Neoclassical Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Maison Jansen Server Ebonized With Eglomise Glass Top One Of A Kind Circa 1930
s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Manhasset, NY
connected with a rectangular bronze banded back splat, supported by two fluted columns, over two drawers
Category
Vintage 1930s Argentine Louis XVI Serving Tables
Materials
Glass, Wood
Set of English Country Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good assembled set of English country oak Hepplewhite chairs having shield crests over pieced back
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Chairs
Materials
Oak
$3,900 / set
Set of English Country Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good assembled set of English country oak Hepplewhite chairs having shield crests over pieced back
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Chairs
Materials
Oak
$3,900 / set
Arts
Crafts Glasgow School Armchair With Inlay Decoration
Located in Petworth, GB
back splat inlaid with mother of pearl and boxwood
Tapering flared legs and double stretcher
Category
Antique Early 1900s Scottish Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Ash, Beech, Mahogany
Vintage Henredon “Scene 3” Black Lacquer and Burl Dining Chairs - a Set of 4
By Henredon
Located in Charleston, SC
The chairs (four in total) feature a black lacquered, wooden frame with burl back splats, caned
Category
Vintage 1980s American Chinoiserie Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood, Burl, Lacquer
Qing Dynasty Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
This chair is from Hernan, China and dates to the middle-Qing dynasty. The back splat has carvings
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Elm
$3,800
Set of Eight George III Mahogany Dining Chairs in the Gothic Style
Located in New York, NY
Each with serpentine crest rail over a delicately pierced Gothic tracery back splat; with a damask
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
A Late Eighteenth Century Russian Three Seater Settee
Located in London, GB
applied brass decoration with vertical back splats in geometric form, gently tapering legs terminating in
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Russian Settees
Materials
Brass
Chinese Horseshoe Armchair
Located in New York, NY
" and ending in out swept arms. Features simple curved back splat and legs joined with step stretchers
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Armchairs
19th Century Windsor Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
made primarily of ash with yew back splats. It has tall and wide proportions giving it a real presence
Category
Antique 19th Century Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash
Pair of Solid Ebony Side Chairs
Located in London, by appointment only
back splat fashioned as delicately turned spindles. Standing on turned legs at the front and sabre ones
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Victorian Chairs
Materials
Ebony
$6,161 / set
A Set of Four (4) Unique Woven Leather Chairs on Chrome bases.
Located in NYC, NY
backs and seats, the back splat having rectangular openings at the curves, on chrome sleigh shaped bases
Category
Vintage 1960s American Game Tables
Materials
Chrome
Chinese Antique Armchair, Ming Style, with Single Board Seat
Located in Somis, CA
elegance of the piece. A symbol of treasure pot is carved on the back splat. A secret compartment is built
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of 8 Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 8 antique Victorian quality mahogany dining chairs having a quality mahogany shaped back
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Other
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Carved Armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
dragon head decoration, the back splat having various carved symbols with a nice solid seat and below a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
English Queen Anne Period Corner Chair in Walnut, c. 1720
Located in Atlanta, GA
seat, amd the U-shaped back rail supported by three turned columns and two vasiform back splats.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Corner Chairs
Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian inlaid mahogany armchair having a pretty inlaid shaped back and centre splat
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Other
Set of Ten Early 20th Century Chippendale Chairs
Located in Martlesham, GB
chairs and two armchairs, the slender curved supports with a pierced and carved back splat at the centre
Category
Vintage 1920s English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$4,587 / set
Set of 10 English George I Style Dining Chairs by Baker
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Manhasset, NY
side chairs, the scrolled back splat, padded seat, raised on squared legs with an H stretcher. These
Category
Vintage 1950s American George I Dining Room Chairs
Set of 8 Vintage Rush Seat Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
" stretchers, and feature arched seatback crowns and a radial pattern on the back splats.
Category
Early 20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Set of 8 Regency Boulle Inlaid Dining Chairs
Located in Manhasset, NY
and 6 side chairs, the back splat have gorgeous boulle inlaid detail. All have caned seat with green
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Set of Fourteen Walnut Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
the top with shaped back centre splat standing on cabriol legs. The set comprises of twelve singles
Category
20th Century European Queen Anne Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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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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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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