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Irish Mahogany Side Chair circa 1740
Located in London, GB
An Irish mid 18th century mahogany chair with yoke cresting top above a pierced vase-form splat
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish George II Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Dutch Queen Anne Side Chairs
Located in Lenox, MA
Pair of yoke & vase canted back side chairs in the original red paint with black striping. Queen
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Chairs
Set of five George II mahogany dining chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of five George II mahogany dining chairs, each with yoke crestrail above a pierced splat and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$31,000 / set
Set of eight George III dining chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
, six side chairs and two arm chairs, each serpentine yoke crestrail with flower-head earred terminals
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$57,500 / set
Early Queen Anne Grain Painted Spanish Foot Side Chair
Located in Litchfield, CT
New England, ca. 1740-1750.
Early Queen Anne Grain Painted Spanish Foot Side Chair. The chair
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Maple
English Carved Oak Dining Table and 4 Chairs Country Arts
Crafts
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
An impressive antique five piece oak dining suite.
The chairs with yoked carved backrests above
Category
Early 20th Century English Dining Room Sets
Materials
Oak
Hans Wegner CH34 "Yoke" Chair for Carl Hansen
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Denton, TX
The rotating backrest makes this chair highly comfortable and suitable as an everyday desk chair
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of 8 Dining "Yoke" Chairs by Hans Wegner, c. 1960, CH-34 Carl Hansen
Søn
By Carl Hansen
Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in San Diego, CA
We are excited to present a set of 8 Hans J. Wegner "Yoke" CH-34 armchairs, made in Denmark, circa
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
Chinese Hardwood Yoke-Back Arm Chair
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese hardwood yoke-back arm chair of 'four-corners exposed' form, with shaped crest rail above
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Elegant Antique Chinese Yoke-Back Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
slender Silhouette and graceful proportions, yoke-back chairs from the Ming and Qing dynasties offer
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Qing Dynasty Chinese Yoke back Officials Hat Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a very handsome and sumptous pair of Qing dynasty (1644-1912) Yoke back officials hat
Category
Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Pearwood
Asian Ming Style Yoke-Back Solid Rosewood Chair
Located in Topeka, KS
Vintage Asian solid rosewood chair in Ming style with yoke-back. In excellent condition and ready
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Chairs
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
Yoke Crest Ming Style Chairs, Set of Eight
Located in Austin, TX
Yoke crest armless chairs, in hard-to-find set of eight. Traces of old dark red/brown lacquer and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
2 Antique Primitive African Baule Tribal Yoke Back Chairs Ivory Coast Baoulé
Located in Dayton, OH
Two primitive carved African Baule chairs. Made from indigenous local woods featuring yoke back
Category
Antique 19th Century Primitive Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Baker Furniture Midcentury Chinoiserie Walnut Yoke Back Low Lounge Chairs, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of midcentury Chinese yoke back low lounge or slipper chairs
By Baker
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Brass
Pair of Queen Anne Style Walnut Side Chairs Yoked Crest, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of Queen Anne Style Walnut Side Chairs Yoked Crest, 19th Century. Solid Vasiform Splat, Slip
Category
Antique 19th Century British Queen Anne Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
A Pair Of Ju Mu Wood Yoke Back Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of very refined and elegant yoke back armchairs. View our website at: www
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs
SET OF FOUR BIEDERMEIER CHAIRS
Located in New York, NY
A set of four walnut Biedermeier dining or side chairs with a yoke top rail, tapered front legs and
Category
Antique 19th Century German Chairs
SET OF SIX BIEDERMEIER DINING CHAIRS
Located in New York, NY
A set of six walnut Biedermeier dining chairs, with a yoke back rail, tapered and slightly splayed
Category
Antique 19th Century German Chairs
Vintage Hand Carved African Baule Tribal Chair
By Baule Tribe
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage hand carved African Baule Tribal yoke back low chair.
Vintage hand carved African Baule
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of ten Chippendale style dining chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
chairs, each with yoked crest rail above a pierced splat with quatrefoil cut-outs over a drop-in seat
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Southern Administrator
s Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th century Chinese walnut Southern Administrator's Chairs with yoke-style crestrails
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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
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
Set of Four Chairs in the Manner of Josef Hoffmann
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in NYC, NY
A set of four early 20th century Josef Hoffmann style bentwood chairs with a yoke backs and plywood
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Plywood
Chinese Hardwood Yoke Back Scholar
s Chairs
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Chinese hardwood yoke back scholar's chairs, the frames with gently canted crest rail and
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
$1,000 / set
Pair Black Lacquer
Linen Asian Style Lounge Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair black lacquer and linen upholstered loose cushioned seat yoke back chairs with tapered legs
Category
Vintage 1960s American Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood
Brass Yoke Back Arm Chair By Mastercraft
Located in Chicago, IL
Great petite arm chair from Mastercraft. Demure Asian styling with the yoke back and stylized
Category
20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Brass
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
Antique Chinese Wooden Yoke Armed - Horseshoe Chairs
Located in Pomona, CA
This gorgeous pair of Chinese antique yoke-armed horseshoe chairs are made from elm wood during the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
Set of Eight Italian Black Lacquered Dining Chairs, circa 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lustrous set of eight (8) Italian dining chairs with yoked top rails. These Italian Modern side
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Chinoiserie Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood, Lacquer
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
Set of Eight Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Set of eight mahogany dining chairs, the set consisting of two carvers and six single chairs. Each
Category
Early 20th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$4,479 / set
Set of Eight Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Set of eight mahogany dining chairs, the set consisting of two carvers and six single chairs. Each
Category
Early 20th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
$5,197 / set
set of twelve mahogany dining chairs in Chippendale style
Located in Cheshire, GB
Set of twelve mahogany dining chairs, the set consisting of two carvers and ten chairs. Each with
Category
Early 20th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Inlaid Desk Chair, French, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice early 19th century yoke-back desk chair with subtle inlay throughout, with an upholstered
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Elm Yoke Back Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
in which the tops of the chair backs resemble an oxen yoke, the chair is accented with curved back
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Qing Dynasty Official
s Hat / Yoke Back Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Chinese official's hat armchairs from the early 19th century. Also referred to as Yoke
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique pair of Chinese yoke back arm chairs ca 1850
Located in Yonkers, NY
Antique pair of Chinese yoke back armchairs with its original untouched surface. The chairs are
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Vintage Chinese Rosewood Ornate Figural Horseshoe Yoke Arm Accent Club Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Chinese horse shoe or yoke arm chair. Made of Rosewood featuring piereced splat, ornate
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Rosewood
Antique Chinese Yoke Back Chair with Patinated Wood, Horse Shoe Shape
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration an antique circa 1800s yoke back chair. Handmade in China. Horse shoe shape
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set 6 Hollywood Regency Tamerlane Yoke Back Dining Chairs by Thomasville
By Thomasville
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Chinoiserie Hollywood Regency yoke back dining chairs Tamerlane Collection by
Category
Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Burl, Wicker
Hans J. Wegner "Yoke" CH-34 Arm Chair for Carl Hansen
Søn
By Carl Hansen
Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
chair features a solid teak frame with tapered legs, bull-horn style arms, and a rotating back rest that
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Teak, Leather, Wood
Pair of Child
s Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of mid-19th century yoke back style child's chairs with arms, curved back splat, and woven
Category
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
$1,980
Antique Chinese Scholar Back Chair
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique classic Chinese tall yoke back chair in the best perfectly aged original old surface with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Furniture
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
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
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
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
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
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
"Yoke Chair" by Hans J. Wegner, circa 1962, Carl Hansen
Søn
By Carl Hansen
Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Hägersten, SE
Armchair model CH34 or "Yoke Chair" designed by Hans J. Wegner. This example made by Carl Hansen
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chairs
Materials
Leather, 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
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
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
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
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Yoke Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the yoke chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each yoke chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and elm. Your living room may not be complete without a yoke chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A yoke chair made by Hollywood Regency designers — as well as those associated with mid-century modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one yoke chair that is appealing in its simplicity, but Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen
Søn and Baker Furniture Company produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Yoke Chair?
Prices for a yoke chair start at $239 and top out at $85,000 with the average selling for $2,762.
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 Chair
- What is a yoke chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A yoke chair is a style of chair that has a curved top rail. Yoke back chairs became prominent during the Tang dynasty, 618 - 907 AD, in China and get their name for their resemblance of a yoke for oxen. Yoke chairs were traditionally made of high-quality wood and are a favorite among woodworking enthusiasts and home décor collectors. Shop a collection of vintage and contemporary yoke chairs on 1stDibs.
- 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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