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Set Hepplewhite Dining Chairs Mahogany 8 Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
shaped and pierced back splats
The carvers having elegant carved and swept arms
Circa 1900
We have
Category
Early 20th Century Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
6 Norris Georgian Chippendale Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Richmond, Virginia. Made from mahogany with scalloped crest rail, pierced back splat, and ribbed/ striped
Category
Mid-20th Century American Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
English Carved Oak Bench with Finials and Shaped Apron, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
back splats framed by molded arches and crowned with a striking row of turned finials. The shaped crest
Category
Antique 19th Century English Benches
Materials
Oak
Set 4 Antique French Dining Chair Barley Twist Renaissance Carved Oak Green 1900
Located in Shreveport, LA
that include grapes and foliage on the open crown of the seatback and framing the entire back splat
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Georgian Queen Anne Style Carved Mahogany Dining Side Desk Chair Brocade Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
An ornately carved mahogany Georgian style side chair. Features a carved back splat, silk brocade
Category
Late 20th Century Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage Regency Hand Painted Cane Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
. The most captivating feature is the open-work back splat, skillfully carved to resemble an intertwined
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Paint
Set of Nine 18th Century French Directoire Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
double-pegged mortise & tenon joinery with swooping, elegant lines in the front legs and the back
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Sycamore
Vintage Klismos Dining Chairs with Sculptural Wood Frames, Set of 6
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and sculptural curved backrests that recall neoclassical design influences.
The back splats are
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair 18th Century Qing Dynasty Elmwood Official
s Hat Armchairs with Certificate
Located in Germantown, MD
with Certificate of Antiquity. Curving back splat. Rock solid. Measures 22.5" in width, 22" in depth
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Elm
$4,125 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Set of 6 Antique George III Quality Mahogany Inlaid Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
having a shaped top rail with satinwood inlay, 3 reeded splats to the back, newly reupholstered seats in
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Other
1900
s English Antique Chippendale Style Chair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
features include:
Backrest: The hallmark of this piece is its elegantly shaped back splat, which is wide
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Fine Set Of Eight Solid Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
, nicks with one armchair with many scratches to the back splat. Sunned finish, some more than others. One
Category
20th Century Unknown Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair of Period Gustavian Chairs in Original Paint, Sweden, Late 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
legs, H-form stretchers for stability, and a tall, refined back with vertical splats crowned by a
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Kingwood Parquetry Side Chair with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Worcester, GB
, with a parquetry inlaid back splat.
Elegantly shaped with carved detail and raised on slender cabriole
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Kingwood
PAIR OF VINTAGE HARDWOOD DINING CHAIRS WITH CARVED DETAiL AND UPHOLSTERED SEATS
Located in Pulborough, GB
lines and decorative detailing that nod to classical design.
Each chair features a shaped back splat
Category
20th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Rare Grete Jalk Danish Modern Four Seater Teak Sofa for France and Son
By France
Søn, John Stuart, Grete Jalk
Located in New Windsor, NY
, contoured and curving back splats and shaped back rests. Eight original spring cushions with original
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Metal
$4,795 Sale Price
30% Off
American Stenciled and Ebonized Side Chairs, 6
Located in Astoria, NY
crest rail and back splat on turned legs joined by stretchers.
Dealer: S138XX
Category
Antique 19th Century American Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
$450 Sale Price / set
52% Off
Set of 8 carved Queen Snne style walnut dining chairs by Spillman
Co
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
and they offer generous proportions around the seat and arm.
Shaped back splat with intricate carved
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Thonet Style Bentwood and Cane Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
gracefully sculpted arms and heart motif back splats. Made in the French cafe bistro style with a round caned
Category
20th Century Polish Vienna Secession Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
Regency Style Chinoiserie Red Lacquered Armchair by Maitland Smith.
By Maitland Smith
Located in Vero Beach, FL
open armchair. Wood framed, the arms and legs are decorated with gilt line accents and the back splat
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Regency Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Elmwood Armchair with Hand-Carved Medallion
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period elm wood armchair from the 19th century, with open back, carved splat
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Set of 6 Antique Hepplewhite Revival Dining Chairs, English, Seat, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
deep caramel hues
Benefiting from a recent professional reupholstering
Superb lyre back splat with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set 4 TALL Antique French Dining Chair Barley Twist Renaissance Carved Oak 1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
the entire back splat. This superb design is continued on the lower chair front, with a substantial
Category
Antique 1890s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Textile, Oak
Vintage Decorative Elbow Chair, Oriental, Hall, Fireside, Dragon Seat, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
crest rail formed as a coiled dragon, with pronounced head, body and tail detail
Back splat adorned with
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set Chippendale Dining Chairs Mahogany 8
Located in Potters Bar, GB
reupholstered.
The backs of the chairs having a carved and pierced back splat and a shaped cresting rail.
Category
Vintage 1920s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,376 / set
Swedish Oak Corner Chair With Leather Seat
Located in Hudson, NY
circular pierced back splats, contrasts with the square seat upholstered in delicious chocolate brown
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Corner Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique Chinese Rosewood Armchair with Mother of Pearl Inlaid Details
Located in Topeka, KS
has a tall, arched back with a center back splat saturated with exquisite hand carved foliate décor
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Armchairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Pair Oak Jacobean Hall Side or Dining Chairs Early 1600s Country House Antique
Located in London, GB
within borders. The vase-shaped back-splats are decorated with a multi-perspective rising flower with a
Category
Antique 17th Century British Jacobean Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
American Mahogany Gondola Chair, c. 1815
Located in Southampton, NY
seat & single vertical baluster form silhouette back splat below a crest rail. The back is defined by a
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Ming Dynasty Style Natural Wood Wedding Side Chair with Woven Rattan Seat
Located in Yonkers, NY
woven rattan seat, curving back splat and natural wood patina. Born in China during the mid-century
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rattan
Pair of English Mahogany Hall Chairs with Carved Eagle Heads, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
carved backrests featuring stylized eagle heads gripping carved rings in their beaks. The back splats
Category
Antique 19th Century English Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Of George III Painted Armchairs
Located in Essex, MA
Each with straight back and pierced splat with classical painted decoration over a caned seat with
Category
Antique 1790s English George III Armchairs
Materials
Pine
$5,800 / set
Set of Eight 18th Century Neoclassical Dining Chairs includes 2 Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
, with multiple seat back splats and tapered legs connected with a ladder-type stretcher design below
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mohair, Mahogany
Pair of Chinese Lamp Hanger Elm Wood Chairs with Upholstered Cushions
Located in Yonkers, NY
back splat, and subtly curved stiles — all elements inspired by traditional Ming dynasty furniture
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Fine Pair Of Antique Mahogany Side Chairs In Custom Fabric
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well crafted pair of side chairs with openwork Vase form back splats and raised on squared
Category
Antique 19th Century Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
19th C Biedermeier Italian Burl Fruitwood Curule Base Side Chairs - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
sabre legs, ebonized back splats, rolled backs, beautiful original veneer and solid wood frames. Circa
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Elmwood Armchair with Hand-Carved Medallion
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period elm wood armchair from the 19th century, with open back, carved splat
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Elm
New English-Made Walnut Queen Anne Style Side Chair
Located in North Salem, NY
wonderfully vase shaped back splat and hand-carved solid Walnut cabriole legs which terminate with a pad foot
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Queen Anne Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,925 Sale Price
30% Off
English 18th Century Pair of George III Sidechairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
appreciate the elegantly carved splats on the seat back and how they emulate the silhouette of Corinthian
Category
Antique 18th Century English Georgian Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 4 Georgian Elm Chippendale Country Dining Chairs, c.18th George III
Located in Leeds, GB
back splat. The seats are cut from single, solid planks of elm displaying attractive grain patterns
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Carved Elmwood Side Chair with Rattan Seat
Located in Yonkers, NY
China during the early years of the 20th century, this elm chair features a curving back with central
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Set of Six Gilded Steel Chinese Officials Hat Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
with a smooth round tubular frame having a classic hat chair yoke style top rail and a wide, flat back
Category
20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair, Mid 19th Century Swedish Carved Folk Art Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
patina and reveals residual paint on some of the back splats while the other chair has a slightly darker
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Unusual Antique Chinese Armchair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual antique hardwood Chinese armchair having a delightful design with a shaped centre splat to
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Scottish Arm Chair Antique Mahogany Seat, 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
with carved patre.
circa 1890
The chair features a carved and shaped back splat flanked by turned
Category
Antique 1890s Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
New English-Made Walnut Queen Anne Style Armchair
Located in North Salem, NY
wonderfully vase shaped back splat and shepherd crook arms. The upholstered slip seat is supported by hand
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Queen Anne Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
$2,275 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair Late 20th Century Kindel Cherry Draper Dining Side Cafe Chairs
By Dorothy Draper, Kindel Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Hotel in West Virginia. The swirling lines of the back splat, the French inspired cabriole legs and
Category
Late 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
Vintage Regency Carved Georgian Bench in Scalamandre Flora
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
gracefully scrolled arms to the five intricately pierced "wheel back" splats that define its form. Supported
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Benches
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
6 Antique Romweber English Chippendale Georgian Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
. Circa 1920s. Made from mahogany with serpentine scalloped crest rail, pierced back splat, floral
Category
Early 20th Century American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid 18th Century Georgian Arm Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fine Georgian Arm chair I’m mahogany
Includes an unusual wavy back-splat and beautifully carved
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
A Very Rare Irish 19th Century Armchair Attributed to
Butlers
of Dublin
By Butler
s of Dublin
Located in Dublin, IE
grain. The bow shaped top rail with scroll and foliate motifs is raised over a pierced back splat with
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Armchairs
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
Georgian Early c.19th Pair of Stained Elm Country Chairs (George III Hall Dining
Located in Leeds, GB
elm frames with plain plank seats. Pierced back splats.
Quality country chairs. Very well presented
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
Lacquered Stylized Ball
Claw Armchair, Carved Chinoiserie Details
Located in Miami, FL
Chinoiserie details such as the back splat and a lattice border across the front under the fabric seat cover
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Pair George III Polychrome Decorated Open Armchairs 18th Century
Located in London, GB
comparable design appears alongside, with the description: 'The five-splat chair with a 'camel back stay rail
Category
Antique 1780s George III Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair Italian Hall Chairs Hand Carved Lime Wood, circa 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
carved mask, the front and back splat with stylised carvings.
Standing on carved paw feet.
Category
Antique 1880s Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Captain
s Chair, English Beech, Home Office, Elbow Seat, Victorian, 1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
spade back splat
Saddle shaped seat squab set at a practical height of 44.5cm (17.5")
Raised upon a
Category
Antique 1870s British Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Six 18th Century Elegant Dining Room Chairs, England, 1750
Located in Rome, IT
A fine set of six English 18th century blue painted and parcel-gilt chairs with vase shaped back
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century British George II Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
$23,063 Sale Price / set
20% 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.
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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