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Oak 19th Century Georgian Style Childs Chair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Shaped And Pierced Splat Back, Over Faux Leather Drop In Seat, Raised On Square Legs And Stretchers
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Children s Furniture
Materials
Oak
English Oak Arts and Crafts Child
s Chair with Decorated Splat
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming oak English arts and crafts style child's rocking chair, the rectangular back splat
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Oak
Georgian 18th Century Elm Armchair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
& Patina Throughout, Having Elegant Ribbon Carved Pierced Splat Back And Scrolling Arms, Over Drop In Seat
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Qing Dynasty Lamp Hanger Chair with Carved Splat and Two Toned Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
medallion on the back splat, two-toned finish and side stretchers. Created in China during the later part of
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish 1910s Painted Wood Armchairs with Carved Splats and Stretchers
Located in Atlanta, GA
pair of armchairs features a slightly slanted back with carved splats, flowing seamlessly into the hind
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Georgian 18th Century Pair Of Side Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Shaped Top Rails And Elegant Pierced Splat Backs With Crisply Carved Decoration, Over Upholstered, Bowed
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 6 Swedish Painted Dining Room Chairs with Carved Splats and Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
of 6 side chairs features a balloon style back with carved splat, connected to a seat newly recovered
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Of 19th Century Oak Hall Seats
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Stretchers To Top With Carrying Handle And Elegant Shaped Decoration To Splat Backs, Over Solid Seats Flanked
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Midcentury Wooden Vintage Side Chairs with Pierced Splats and Saber Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of vintage wooden side chairs with pierced splats and saber back legs. This charming pair of
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese 1880s Official
s Hat Chairs with Pierced Splats and Curving Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
supported by two convex supports. The back splat is pierced with delicate motifs, adding an intricate touch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 Chippendale Period Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
, Having Attractive Splat Backs With Pierced Fan Decoration, Over Upholstered Drop In Seats Raised On
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Horseshoe-Back Armchair (Quanyi)
Located in North Palm Beach, FL
and gently curved vertical back splat provide refined simplicity, while the surface retains an aged
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
English Ribbon Back Settee
Located in New York, NY
Rare English mahogany settee, delicately carved with a tied ribbon back splat, on scrolled cabriole
Category
Antique 19th Century English Settees
Materials
Mahogany
$21,000
Antique Queen Anne Walnut Secretaire Chest / Escritoire, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
ends either in a claw-and-ball or paw foot. The Queen Anne chair is identifiable as well for the splat
Category
Antique 1710s Queen Anne Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Ladder Back Chairs Set of 6
Located in Pomona, CA
A top-quality Set of 6 Ladderback Chairs in Elmwood. Made in the 18th-century style. Six splat
Category
Vintage 1950s English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
$2,470 / set
Set of 10 Inlaid Shield Back Chairs
Located in Annville, PA
sweeping crest rail, carving at the top of the back splat, and handmade inlaid oval motifs midway down the
Category
2010s Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$7,075 / set
Jacobean Cane Back Armchairs, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of ornately carved Jacobean style armchairs. Back splats are double caned and topped with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Jacobean Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
$4,295 / set
Shield Back Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
chair features a serpentine crest rail which connects to the five section back splat and terminates in a
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$6,675 / set
Glastonbury Chair 1830 Throne Hall Statement Chair Bridgens Oak Gothic Revival
By Richard Bridgens
Located in London, GB
attention and please the eye.
It features a gorgeous and very rare, pierced lattice-splat back with
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier British Gothic Revival Armchairs
Materials
Oak
High-Back Oak Chair with Wavy Shaped Arms
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A "Country Chippendale" oak armchair with wooden seat and Gothic influenced back-splat. The arms
Category
Antique 18th Century English Country Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair Side Chairs with Lyre Back
Located in New York, NY
frequently encountered as the back splat of klismos chairs, in no example more familiar than in a group of
Category
Antique 1820s American Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$30,000 / set
Suite of 8 Theodore Alexander "Rococo" Dining Chairs
Located in Barrowford, GB
dining seating, consisting of 8 hand-carved Rococo chairs (with pierced vase-splat back above an
Category
2010s Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$7,795 Sale Price
20% Off
Inlaid Shield Back Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
, wheat sheaf carving at the top of the back splat, hand inlaid oval motif midway down the back splat as
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$7,075 / set
Clover Back Dining Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
loops crested by a pierced back splat. Tapered reeded legs on the front of the Clover Back Dining Chairs
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$6,675 / set
Oval Back Inlaid Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
inlaid design in the center of the back splat, cross stretchers supporting the chair legs as well as a
Category
2010s Adirondack Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$7,075 / set
Flame Back Chippendale Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
set features wonderful hand carved details which include a “flame” in the center of the back splat. No
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$6,675 / set
English Yew Wood Hoop Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English yew wood and elm windsor hoop back or double bow armchair, the shaped back splat with
Category
Antique 1830s English Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
Pair of Chinese Dragon Scroll-Back Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
surround a central back splat decorated with inset panels, each gilded and carved in low relief with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
20th Century Austrian Bentwood Armchair With Lyre Back Detail
Located in High Point, NC
, lightweight silhouette. The lyre-shaped back splat introduces an elegant decorative element, adding refinement
Category
20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood
19th Century Chinese Yoke Back Ming Chairs, a Pair
Located in Sarasota, FL
throughout. An arched crest rail surmounts a pierced back splat, carved with the traditional Chinese
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Chinese Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Highly carved pair of Chinese elm yoke back officials hat chairs. Featuring a decorative back splat
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
$2,240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Fine Set Of Seven Mahogany Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
upholstery. The frames have a graceful back splat with a feather crest and side tassels and swags, tapering
Category
20th Century Federal Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Drape Carved Shield Back Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
which itself rests over top a drape carved back splat and sharply curved side rails to form the classic
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$6,675 / set
Vintage Boho Hand Painted Pastoral Ladder Back Chairs - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
pale celadon ground, while the back splats showcase delicate, hand-painted pastoral landscapes
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of McGuire Rattan Leona Loop Back Dining Armchairs
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
1970s. The chairs feature a sinuous loop back splat inside a square frame. The arms gracefully curve
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
Pair of McGuire Rattan Leona Loop Back Dining Armchairs
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
in the 1970s. The chairs feature a sinuous loop back splat inside a square frame. The arms gracefully
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
Fine Set Of Eight Mahogany Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
carved back-splat, tapered leg with Peg foot and bottom stretchers. The single piece seats are
Category
20th Century Sheraton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair Of Antique Chippendale Style Ribbon Back Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine Pair of Mahogany frame chairs with finely carved frames having sinuous and twining back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
1937 Macys Shield Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6
By Macy
s
Located in Bradenton, FL
Macy’s of New York. Shield shaped seat backs are beveled, with a pierced back splat simply carved with
Category
Vintage 1930s American Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$2,295 / set
19th Century Qing Dynasty Yoke Back Armchair with Carved Medallions
Located in Yonkers, NY
Official’s Hat chairs. Adorned with carved medallions on the back splat, the chair is raised on straight legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Antique Rush Seat Ladder-Back Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Houston, TX
classic ladder-back splats, turned legs and traditional stretcher bases--hallmarks of timeless country
Category
Antique 19th Century European French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Rush, Hardwood
Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
horizontal pierced ribbon splats comprise the ladder back and finish in well-formed carved ears. The pegged
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
A Harlequin Set of 4 Beech
Elm Fiddle Back Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
kitchen chairs, the chairs are a classic design called “fiddle back” which describes the back splat, there
Category
Antique 19th Century Arts and Crafts Windsor Chairs
Materials
Beech
American Hitchcock turtle back rush seat side chair, 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American turtle back, Hitchcock type, rush seat side chair. The back splat features the original
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of English Sheraton mahogany shield back armchairs, 1790
Located in Kenilworth, IL
center of the vertical back splat. The elbow supports are carved with laurel leaves and the legs are
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Low Back Official
s Chairs, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
back armchairs, and each bears a ruyi symbol carved into the back splat, symbolizing knowledge. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of 19 Beech Wheel Back Windsor Kitchen Dining Chairs
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Set of 19 Beech Wheel Back Windsor Kitchen Dining Chairs
The chairs are a classic design and
Category
Vintage 1980s Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Beech
Pair of High Back Carved Walnut Gothic Style Armchairs
By Thomasville
Located in Chicago, IL
Dark walnut wood chairs with carved back splats in a unique design, as well as unusual arms
Category
Vintage 1970s American Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
$1,800 Sale Price / set
57% Off
Early 20th Century Chinese Elmwood Armchair with Curved Back and Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique elmwood armchair from the early 20th century, featuring an open back with
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Harlequin Set Of Eight Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
featuring double "H" stretchers on all, slightly different pierced back splats, different complimentary
Category
Antique 19th Century Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Set 12 Regency Bar Back Dining Chairs C1830 19th Century
Located in London, GB
. They each have elegant scroll carved bar backs inlaid with ebony stringing, the shaped back splats with
Category
Antique 1830s Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Very Rare and Fine 19th Century High Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Dublin, IE
fret cut back splat with decorative scroll motif design, flanked with an arrangement of turned spindles
Category
Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
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
American Bookends in the Form of a Chippendale Chair Back, Bradley
Hubbard
By Bradley
Hubbard
Located in Downingtown, PA
as the open-work back splat of a classic 18th-century Chippendale side chair. The design features a
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Bookends
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Armchairs Pair Official Hat Yoke Back Carved Motifs Lacquered
Located in London, GB
by the officials who used them. They have tall and wonderfully curved 'S'-shaped yoke back splats
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Set of Six C1840 Half Spindle Back Dining Chairs w Original Yellow Paint
Located in Port Jervis, NY
bright yellow. One chair has more wear on the back splat than the others but all ars very tight.
Priced
Category
Antique 1840s American Adam Style Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
18th Century American Curved Ladder Back Oak Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Savannah, GA
This early American Colonial chair features curved splats in back and turned front legs and double
Category
Antique 1740s American American Colonial Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
$552 Sale Price
40% Off
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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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