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Elm Windsor Chair Georgian Farmhouse 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pierced and Shaped Back Splat.
Category
Antique Early 1800s Georgian Chairs
Materials
Wood
Fine Quality Set of 12 Mahogany Hand-Made Chippendale Side Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
, these chairs feature the iconic Chippendale-style carved backs with pierced splats, graceful curves, and
Category
Vintage 1950s English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Traditional Chippendale Style Walnut Armchairs by Smith
Watson, a Pair
By Smith
Watson, Thomas Chippendale
Located in Secaucus, NJ
-quality materials.
Features a shell-carved crest rail with ears above an interlaced pierced back splat and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Venetian 1810s Rococo Style Painted Wood Armchair with Parcel-Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
, this exquisite painted armchair features a slightly slanted pierced back with carved splat, adorned
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century English Windsor Chair
Located in High Point, NC
primarily of oak with hand turned back splats. It has tall and wide proportions giving it a real presence in
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Elm, Oak
Fine Pair Of Chinese Carved Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
With curved backs and carved splats- the top ones openwork, the lower one with a relief vase with
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Ming Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$1,950 / set
Antique Chinese Ju Mu Hat Armchairs with Authentication Pair
Located in Lake Worth, FL
splat, and aprons below seats with a center floral carving and carved line of beading. Side and back leg
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Armchairs
Materials
Elm, Wicker
$3,996 Sale Price
20% Off
George III Painted Settee
Located in Essex, MA
Three chair back with arms and caned seat raised on square tapered legs. the back splats with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Benches
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Armchair
Located in San Carlos, CA
distinctive horseshoe-shaped back and intricate carvings on the back-splat and front of the frame, embodying
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Side Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
$719 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Four Italian Rococo Style Venetian Walnut Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. Also known as pretzel chairs because of the interlocking twisted back splat. The whimsical chairs
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Walnut
A Pair of Chinese Huanghuali Official
s Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Lovely pair of Chinese officials chairs. Featuring a decorative back splat. Constructed with a
Category
Vintage 1910s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Pearwood
$2,500 / set
Set Windsor Chairs - 8 Farmhouse Kitchen Chair
Located in Potters Bar, GB
featuring the crinoline stretcher, hand turned legs, back splat with hand carved Prince of Wales feathers
Category
Vintage 1980s Chairs
Materials
Wood
$3,899 / set
Chinese Black Lacquer Guanmaoyi Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
prominent back splat and a silhouette drawn of graceful curves. Finished with black lacquer, the chair is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Early 18th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchair
Located in London, GB
A fine early 18th century English yew wood Windsor chair with outswept arms, Chippendale back splat
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Yew
G M Ellwood for J S Henry. Arts
Crafts armchair with mother-of-pearl inlays
By George Montague Ellwood, J.S. Henry
Located in London, GB
subtle curve to the front and extra strengthening uprights between and stylised floral inlay to the back
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
1960s Noble Homes Chinoiserie Dining Chairs From Baker Furniture - Set of 6
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hartville, OH
back splat, drop in seat, and rising on front cabriole legs with pad feet comprising of Two Arm Chairs
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Lacquer
$6,380 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set Of 10 Chippendale Style Dining Side Chairs for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
carved and openwork back splats with carved top rails with decorative ears. Restoration recommended
Category
20th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair Of Antique Hepplewhite Side Chairs, English, Fruitwood, Hall Seat, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
cushions with a plump, generous seat
Striking shield backs, with prominent crest rail and distinctive back
Category
Antique 1790s British Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Textile, Fruitwood
Pair of George II veneered walnut cabriole leg chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
legs & generous depth, pierced back splats; the seats covered in fragments of 18th Century tapestry
Category
Antique 1730s English George II Chairs
Materials
Ash, Walnut
Pair 19th Century French Empire Style Chairs With Red Silk Upholstered Seat
Located in Sheridan, CO
. Minimally decorated having a curved back, vasiform back splat surmounted by a curved crest rail. Gracefully
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Silk, Mahogany
A Fine Set of Six George III 18th Century Gothic Chippendale Dining Chairs, 1760
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
back splats, serpentine crests, and robust H-stretchers, these chairs exemplify the Gothic Chippendale
Category
Antique 18th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Damask, Mahogany
Set Queen Anne Dining Chairs Walnut Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Carved Shell.
The Backs of the Chairs Having a Wide Shaped Back Splat and a Shaped Cresting Rail
Category
Vintage 1920s Queen Anne Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$8,681 / set
Antique English Georgian High Windsor Armchair
Located in Point Richmond, CA
detailed pierced-shaped back splat, splayed out arms on incurved front arm- supports.
Condition: typical
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Yew
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Caned Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
appropriate! Note that the back splats are not identical, either. The other one is carved to depict an urn
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Oak
$1,980 / set
Fine 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Armchair
Located in Richmond, VA
with elegant back splat and ears. Slip seat is ready for reupholstering in any fabric you like.
Category
Antique 18th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Eight Michael Taylor Margot Dining Chairs Distressed
By Michael Taylor
Located in Rio Vista, CA
embellished ribbon and swag on the back splats. The upholstery is mismatched on two chairs and has some
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Of Antique Regency Style Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
nicks to the frame and a stable split to the top of one of the back-splats which do not greatly detract
Category
Antique 19th Century Regency Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Set Of 6 Antique Dining Room Chairs, English Walnut, Suite, Shoolbred, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
satinwood border and boxwood stringing
Back splat with oval medallion between a pair of pierced supports
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Antique Morning Room Side Chair, English Walnut Elbow Seat, Shoolbred, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
border and boxwood stringing
Back splat with oval medallion between a pair of pierced supports
Elegant
Category
Vintage 1910s British Edwardian Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
18th Century continental satinwood armchairs
Located in London, GB
splats. The chairs with well-shaped set-back arms and stuff over seats supported on tapering legs ending
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Armchairs
Materials
Satinwood
$13,505 / set
Arts
Crafts Oak Chair With Rush Seat
Located in Petworth, GB
stylised tree design cut-out to the central back splat, which is in the manner of CFA Voysey
Circa 1900
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Traditional Classic Chippendale Style Maple Armless Side or Guest Chair by Jofco
Located in Secaucus, NJ
hand-carved and pierced back splat.
Attributed to Samuel Kneeland and Lemuel Adams, C.1795.
Generation
Category
Early 2000s American Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Maple
Untouched Early 19th Century Georgian Mahogany
Leather Armchair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
arched top rail carved with acanthus leaves and scrolls, while the bar backs showcase shaped splats
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,254 Sale Price
35% Off
Set of 10 Very Fine Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
as some minor nicks to finish on legs. Small Expansion of joint to back splat. Chairs are quite
Category
20th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Decoratively Carved Bench in Original Pink and Red Paint
Located in Nantucket, MA
Solidly crafted wooden bench with decoratively carved back splats and apron and interestingly
Category
Antique Late 19th Century North American Benches
Materials
Wood, Paint
Vintage Elbow Chair, Continental, Satinwood, Seat, Biedermeier Taste, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Rolled crest rail above a distinctive tapering back splat
Serpentine arms scroll to the knuckle, and
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Satinwood
Antique Morning Room Elbow Chair, English, Lounge Seat, Armchair, Georgian, 1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
crest rail with rolled finish and unusual 'Chippendale' ears
Fascinating fanned palm back splat with
Category
Antique Early 1800s British George III Armchairs
Materials
Textile, Mahogany, Walnut
Pair of 18th Century Swedish Rococo Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
curving pierced back with carved splat, sitting above a rectangular seat, reupholstered with a neutral
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Walnut Queen Anne Side Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very nice pair of Queen Anne walnut side chairs with shaped back splat above a drop in seat
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century George III Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,895 / set
Set Of Four Antique George III Style Dining Chair Frames
Located in Bridgeport, CT
pierced back splat and the legs with Laurel leaf carving, scrolls and a stylized Hoof foot. The seats
Category
Antique Late 19th Century George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak
Set Chippendale Dining Chairs Mahogany Set 8
Located in Potters Bar, GB
having recently been reupholstered.
The back splats being of a typical 18th century form with carved
Category
Vintage 1920s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$3,376 / set
Antique English Arts
Crafts Oak Rush Elbow Chair C.1840
Located in London, GB
Hall Chair .
England, C.1840
Turned oak, 17 spindle back splat with rush seat.
Excellent solid and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Country Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Pair of Mahogany Chippendale Revival Armchairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of mahogany Chippendale revival armchairs. The backs with pierced splats, and shaped crest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$1,157 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of 8 Chippendale style Mahogany Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
crest rail, a pierced back splat with swag carving, molded stiles, resting on Chippendale style 5 sided
Category
Vintage 1920s English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair Of Antique English Chippendale Style Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
frames. The backs with scrolled top and delicately carved and pierced Harp form back splat, the stretcher
Category
Antique 19th Century Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
4 Antique Dining Room Chairs, English, Seat, After Chippendale, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
'ears'
Striking, pierced ribbon back splat with quarterfoil fretwork in the Chippendale manner
Quality
Category
Antique Early 1800s British Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Textile, Mahogany
Small Signed Perret et Vibert Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Bamboo Chair
By Perret et Vibert
Located in Atlanta, GA
pearl inlaid black lacquered plaque on the back splat and rattan seat. Discover the exquisite
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Side Chairs
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Bamboo, Rattan
Pair of Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Single Chairs
Located in London, GB
backs with shaped splats above serpentine shaped stuffover buttoned seats, supported on moulded
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century French Painted Empire Chairs
Located in Southampton, GB
.
With bronze lion paw feet and splat detail.
France, circa 1880.
Back Height -91 cm
Width - 42 cm
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Pine
$1,488 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chippendale Dining Chairs - Antique Mahogany Set 8
Located in Potters Bar, GB
seats. The back splats being of a carved and pierced form with a shaped cresting rail.
Category
Antique 1890s Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Four 18th Century Satinwood Painted Armchairs - Seddon, Sons
Shackleton
Located in Lymington, GB
they are of a very good shape, rarer than the more common shield-back design.
References:
Christies
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Chairs
Materials
Satinwood
$30,868 Sale Price / set
37% Off
Pair of Chinese Southern Administrator
s Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
arching back splats hand carved with traditional motifs including peonies, sparrows, and trailing vine
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Elm
Set of Six Georgian Painted Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine set of six George III painted Hepplewhite chairs, having squared backs with three splats each
Category
Antique 1810s English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$9,500 / set
Pair Of Classic Windsor Oak Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large scale Windsor armchairs with the classic hoop and spindle backs with carved splats. Turned
Category
20th Century Rustic Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
$1,650 / set
English Yew Wood Windsor Armchair, Late 1st quarter 19th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
vertical spindles on either side of a central back splat, with raised arms above a contoured seat, the seat
Category
Antique 1830s English Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Yew
Pair of Anglo-Dutch Carved Walnut Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
veneered back splat, the stiles carved with bell flowers, having a molded, balloon-shaped seat with front
Category
Antique 1710s European Baroque Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$35,000 / set
Pair Early Victorian Mahogany Elbow Chairs
By King
Sons
Located in Dereham, GB
Pair Early Victorian Mahogany Elbow Chairs
Curved top rail,
Carved Back Splat,
Pair Open
Category
Antique 1840s British Victorian Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$1,322 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.
Questions About Splat Back
- 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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