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Hollywood Regency Horseshoe Chairs in the Style of James Mont, a Pair
Located in Harlingen, TX
A late 20th century pair of chinoiserie Ming style yoke back horseshoe chairs by Schnadig. Wood
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Yellow Lacquered Chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality pair of Chinese export single chairs, circa 1890.
Yoke back shaped, very simple
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Pair Low Ming-Style Silk Upholstered Chinoiserie Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
common low yoke backed lounge chairs offered by furniture manufacturers like Century and Baker. Addition
Category
Vintage 1950s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Tall Back Porch Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
the classic yoke-back armchair popular since the Song dynasty. Also referred to as official’s hat
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Reed, Elm
$1,980 / set
Charles X Desk Chair, 1820s
Located in Doylestown, PA
A Charles X period “Fauteuil de bureau” with a yoke-back, low arms and upholstered seat on cabriole
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Armchairs
Materials
Cherry
Michael Taylor for Baker Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Walnut Armchairs, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern Chinese official's yoke back chairs. Excellent for club
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Chinese Children
s Lamphanger Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
"lamphanger chair," termed as such for the resemblance to bamboo wall lamps. Also known as “yoke-back” chairs
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Michael Taylor for Baker Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Walnut Armchairs, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern Chinese official's yoke back chairs. Excellent for club
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Important Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Huang Huali Armchairs
Located in London, by appointment only
A rare pair of late 18th century Chinese Huang Huali armchairs with yoke backs terminating in
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Official
s Hat Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Chinese yoke back official's hat chairs in ming style.
Created in elm wood in the 19th
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Petite Chinese Tall Back Porch Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
classic yoke-back armchair popular since the Song dynasty. The traditional seat is also referred to as an
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Reed, Elm
Pair of Qing Dynasty Chinese Elmwood Hat Chairs
Located in Forney, TX
from Elmwood, having a yoke back, rich original oxblood lacquer finish with beautiful, elegantly aged
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,995 / set
Empire Desk and Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
and having very nice quality ormolu mounts.
The ebonised armchair with yoke back and close nailed
Category
20th Century French Empire Desks
Materials
Mahogany
$3,209
Pair of Certified Chinese 19c Armchairs in Black Laquered Elmwood and Rattan
Located in Bridgeport, CT
height 25.4"
Unique and highly desirable set of two Antique Certified Scholar's Cap Yoke - Back
Category
Antique 1850s Chinese Slipper Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Set of Eight Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs, Danish, circa 1960
Located in Banner Elk, NC
quality and taste, with a highly contoured yoke back. These clearly exhibit the influence of Chinese
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Pair Chinese Export Black Lacquer Gilt Painted Side Chairs, Mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
export market, mid 20th century, China.
The pair of side chairs of yoke back form, and decorated with
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Softwood
19th Century Charles X Period Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
” with a yoke-back, beautiful carved scroll low arms and original sprung upholstered seat standing on
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Armchairs
Materials
Brass
Set of Two Vintage Oriental "Hat Yoke Y Shaped" Back Chairs
Located in Hellouw, NL
Set of two vintage oriental "Hat Yoke Y Shaped" back chairs. The minimalistic shape, especially of
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early George Nakashima Conoid Bench c. 1964
By George Nakashima
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, lyrical space of Nakashima’s Conoid Studio. Without a doubt, the Conoid Bench with Back is the most
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Hickory, Rosewood, Walnut
Hollywood Regency Round Extension Dining Table Thomasville Tamerlane Collection
By Thomasville
Located in Topeka, KS
by Thomasville, we have the matching Set of 6 Yoke Back Dining Chairs and 2 Piece China Hutch or
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
A Pair of Art Deco Style Curved-Back Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
. The stylishly curved yoke-shaped backs are finished in high-polish macassar veneer. The legs are
Category
Late 20th Century French Lounge Chairs
Materials
Macassar
Rouge Print Silk
Black Lacquer High Back Chinese Lounge Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
and apron with a traditional Chinese yoke style surmounted back handle.
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood
Four Barrel Back Club Chairs In Lavender Slubbed Wool Upholstery
Located in Chicago, IL
walnut yoke at the top back and arms has a nicely figured grain pattern. Legs also in the same figured
Category
Vintage 1950s American Club Chairs
Materials
Wool, Upholstery
Heywood Wakefield Rattan
Maple Writing Desk
Low Back Chair by Sovereign Furn
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Topeka, KS
round single bar stretcher, and rattan ties. It has a yoke style low seat back, straight rattan bars
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Fabric, Rattan, Maple
Edward Wormley Bleached Mahogany
Turquoise Side Chair
By Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
for Dunbar. Excellent side/occasional chair or desk chair, slight Asian styling with yoke topped back
Category
Vintage 1950s American Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Cane
Edward Wormley Bleached and Glazed Mahogany Side Chair
By Dunbar Furniture, Edward Wormley
Located in Chicago, IL
styling with yoke topped back. Unexpected front and back welting with rolled sides.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Chairs
Materials
Cane, Mahogany, Naugahyde
Set of six walnut Queen Anne style dining chairs.
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of six walnut Queen Anne style dining chairs. The yoke-form back with scroll-carving and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Classic Arne Vodder Armchairs Denmark
Located in Miami, FL
large scale. Beautiful sloping spindle back and shaped yoke and arms. Grand Danish modern from one of
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Armchairs
Materials
Teak
Pair of Antique Gainsborough Library Armchairs
Located in London, GB
with foliate terminals, with ‘kick-away’ spade ended rear legs; the yoke shaped back and seat leather
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Georgian Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Eight Chinese Chippendale Ebonized Mahogany Dining Chairs with Leather Seats
By Century Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
center stretchers. Sienna toned leather. Seat with brass nail head details. Intricately carved back with
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs
Eight Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs With Leather Seats
By Century Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
center stretchers. Sienna toned leather Seat with brass nail head details. Intricately carved back with a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs
19th Century Small Vernacular Chair
Located in Houston, TX
ash with spindle back and horseshoe-yoke. Functioned as a work stool or child's chair.
Note: Due to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Armchairs
Materials
Ash
A Pair of Early Louis XV Walnut Fauteuils A La Reine, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Early Louis XV Walnut Fauteuils A La Reine, 18th Century
With square back and yoke arch
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
Lounge Chair by Alf Svensson for Fritz Hansen Model 4312
By Alf Svensson
Located in San Diego, CA
1944 by Hans Wegner — and that piece, with its yoke-shaped bentwood back- and armrest, was based on
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Pair of Chinese Yoke Back Chairs
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Exceptional and rare pair of Chinese yoke back chairs.
Category
Antique 1780s Chinese Chairs
Materials
Elm
Qing Dynasty Yoke Back Official Hat Armchair
Located in Bozeman, MT
fine and unusually large single Qing dynasty (1644-1912) Yoke back official hat armchair. circa
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Classic Yoke Back Chair
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Chinese Classic yoke back officials hat chair with woven cane seat and metal buttoned
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Metal
Four Asian Modern Yoke Back Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
also function as uncommon game table chairs. Curved yoke back that runs seamlessly into the 3/4 length
Category
Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, PVC
Fine Pair of 19th Century Chinese Yoke Back Armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Elegant pair of Chinese export yoke back armchairs, circa 1890.
Good color and patina, with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Dragon Carved Yoke Back Official
s Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning pair of Chinese yoke back officials hat chairs featuring a carved dragon motif backsplat
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Pair of Vintage High Yoke Back Chinese Scholars Lounge Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of 73" tall high yoke back Chinese scholars armchairs. Listing includes stately tall backs
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Qing Era Chinese Yoke Back Armchairs
Located in Glasgow, GB
A pair of 'Captain's Hat' yoke back armchairs, handcrafted at the very beginning of the 20th
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Yoke Back Armchairs with Brown Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty period yoke-back armchairs from the 19th century with serpentine
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Yoke Back, Horseshoe Chair in Patinated Wood, circa 1800-1849
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Antique circa 1800s yoke back chair. Handmade in China. Beautiful sculptural bentwood shape
Category
Antique 1840s Chinese Ming Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood
Set of Six Chinese Elm Yoke Back Official
s Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous set of six ming style Chinese carved Guanmaoyi yoke back chairs or official's hat chairs
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Grasscloth, Raffia, Elm
African Vintage Hand Carved Baule Tribal Low Chair Yoke Back
By Baule Tribe
Located in Topeka, KS
Awesome vintage hand carved African Baule Tribal yoke back low chair handmade and comprised of
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Elm Yoke-Back Chair
Located in Nijlen, BE
Antique high-backed Elm chairs with a smooth back support.
At first this type of chair was used by
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese 19th Century Hand-Carved Yumu Wood Yoke Back Chair with Painted Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese hand-carved yumu wood yoke back armchair from the 19th century, with rattan seat, painted
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood, Elm
Chinoiserie Ming Style Pair of Yoke Back Lounge Chairs Attributed to Schnadig
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous pair of chinoiserie Ming style yoke back lounge chairs with a little Hollywood Regency
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Vintage Rattan
Cane Pair of Side Chairs Woven Diamond Yoke Back Off-White Twee
Located in Topeka, KS
seat cushions and woven diamond pattern yoke seat backs. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Campaign Chairs
Materials
Cane, Rattan
Pair of Elmwood
Official
s Hat
Yoke Back Armchairs, Guanmaoyi
Located in Dallas, TX
curved rear posts and an S-shaped back splat. The arm rails are supported on slender standing stiles and
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
William Switzer Biedermeier French Art Deco Inspired Barrel Back Desk Arm Chair
By William Switzer
Located in Dayton, OH
William Switzer Austrian Biedermeier style yoke back Arm Chair. Made from mahogany with beautiful
Category
Late 20th Century Biedermeier Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French Art Deco Desk Chair
Located in Doylestown, PA
A French Art Deco yoke-back desk chair in mahogany, grain painted "faux rosewood", with black
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Black Lacquer and Linen Asian Style Lounge Chairs
By Century Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of black lacquer and linen upholstered loose cushioned seat yoke back chairs with tapered legs
Category
Vintage 1970s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Side Chair
Located in Doylestown, PA
An 18th century Italian side chair in walnut with a “yoke-back” and an inset carved back panel with
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Fine Black Lacquer Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine black lacquer yoke back armchair. Beautiful color, form and lines. We carry fine quality
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Ming Chairs
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Black Lacquer Ming Style Silk Upholstered Chinese Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
common low yoke backed lounge chairs offered by furniture manufacturers like Century and Baker. Addition
Category
Vintage 1960s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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Yoke Back For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the yoke back you’re looking for. Each yoke back for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and elm. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer yoke back, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each yoke back bearing Mid-Century Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made yoke back has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Baker Furniture Company, Baule Tribe and John Widdicomb are consistently popular.
How Much is a Yoke Back?
The average selling price for a yoke back at 1stDibs is $2,400, while they’re typically $850 on the low end and $5,750 for the highest priced.
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 Yoke Back
- What is a yoke back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yoke back chairs are those that feature a curved top rail and a single central splat. The style of chair originated in China during the 10th century and was a common feature in Chinese homes by the 12th century. On 1stDibs, shop a range of yoke back chairs.
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