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Six Walnut and Tooled Leather Splat-Back Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of dining chairs, with four side chairs and two armchairs. Made of walnut with tooled salmon
Category
Vintage 1940s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Country Splat Back Dining Chairs, Reupholstered - Set of 4
Located in Bridgeport, CT
-white ivory type upholstery. Each chair has an eye-catching sculpted low splat back frame. Wonderful
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Oak
Mahogany George II Queen Anne Dining Chairs - Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Mahogany Geroge II Queen Anne Style Splat Back Dining Chairs
Includes 2 armchairs and 4 side chairs
Category
Vintage 1960s Unknown Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
1980s Modernist Dining Chairs with Burl Wood Back Splat
By Century Furniture
Located in Denton, TX
Very comfortable set of six dining chairs with two arm chairs and four side chairs. Very curvy
Category
20th Century North American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Burl
Antique English Windsor Bow-Brace Back Dining Chairs with Decorative Splat
Located in Bronx, NY
Eight fine English Windsor bow-brace back dining chairs with decorative splat and finely turned
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ash
English Set of 6 Dining Chairs w/Pierced Back Splats & Chinoiserie Style Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English set of six dining chairs, with soft colors and chinoiserie style painted influences
Category
20th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 44 in W 20.25 in D 21 in
Antique 19th Century English Queen Anne Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th century English Queen Anne burr walnut splat back dining side chair. Item features
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 36 in W 20.5 in D 24.5 in
19th Century Set of 6 English Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs by James Reilly
Located in Casteren, NL
An exclusive set of 6 Victorian Mahogany splat back dining chairs made by master carpenter James
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 34.26 in W 16.93 in D 18.9 in
French Provincial Set of 4 Dining Chairs with Pierced Back Splat and Rush Seats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeously finished set of 4 dining side chairs in bleached walnut and lovely authentic rush seats
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
H 41.75 in W 18.5 in D 17 in
Set 4 Heywood Wakefield Hard Rock Maple Cinnamon Colonial Style Splat Back Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Set of 4 Heywood Wakefield solid Hard Rock Maple Cinnamon Colonial Style Splat Back side Chairs in
Category
Mid-20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Maple
H 35 in W 19 in D 20 in
Set of Four Italian 1820s Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs with Carved Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
, each of this set of four side chairs features an open back, adorned with a carved splat depicting
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 34.5 in W 16 in D 16 in
Set of 11 Swedish Painted Dining Room Chairs with Carved Splats and Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of 11 Swedish painted wood dining room chairs from the early 20th century, with carved splats
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
H 37.5 in W 18.5 in D 16.3 in
Eight Mahogany Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
A set of eight mahogany (six chairs two carvers) Hepplewhite style dining chairs with pierced
Category
Early 20th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Modern Oak Scoop Back Dining Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
In our light echo oak finish, with a parquetry inlaid splat, an upholstered cushion in a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Swedish Rococo Style 1890s Dining Room Side Chairs with Carved Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of six Swedish Rococo style wooden dining room side chairs from the late 19th century, with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 39 in W 21 in D 21.5 in
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
Set of 6 Baker Chippendale Style Dining Chairs Solid Splat and Turned Front Legs
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome set of six Baker dining chairs in a Chippendale style with a solid back splat and turned
Category
Late 20th Century American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
H 45 in W 23.5 in D 23 in
Modern Greyed Oak Scoop Back Dining Chair
Located in Westwood, NJ
In our grey echo oak finish, with a parquetry inlaid splat, an upholstered cushion in a performance
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Colonial Safari Armchairs with Animals in the Back Splats
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A set of six French Directoire chairs with figural back splats depicting African animals
France
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm, Pearwood
H 30.12 in W 19.49 in D 14.57 in
Set of Two Hepplewhite Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Side chairs in the manner of George Hepplewhite. With a carved shield back and vase carved splat
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
1937 Macys Shield Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6
By Macy's
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of six shield back dining chairs (five side chairs and one armchair) made in the 1930’s by
Category
Vintage 1930s American Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Set of Four Balloon-Back Napoleon III Dining Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautiful set of four balloon backed antique French dining chairs dating from the Napoleon III
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Very Fine Set of Sixteen Shield-Back Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A large and very well made set of Classic Mahogany Shield-Back Dining Chairs . With handsome softly
Category
20th Century Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
4 Chippendale Monticello Honeymoon Cottage Mahogany Pierced Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of four Vintage Chippendale style dining side chairs, circa second half 20th century. Made
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 38.5 in W 20 in D 20 in
Antique 19th Century Windsor Farmhouse Maple Thumb Back Dining End Side Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
19th century Windsor dining chair. Made from maple with arrow splats, plank seat and turned legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Maple
H 34 in W 18 in D 16 in
Two Hepplewhite Shield Back Dining Armchairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Georgian style dining chair in the manner of George Hepplewhite. With a carved shield back and vase
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
19C Set of 6 Irish Chippendale Style Ribbon Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous 19C set of 6 Irish Chippendale style ribbon back dining chairs.
Irish made
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Irish Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Four French Early Modernist Wood Dining Chairs with Inlaid Brass Grid Back
Located in New York, NY
Set of four French Early Modern dining chairs. The chairs have a sober, Proto- Modern sensibility
Category
Early 20th Century French Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
H 38.5 in W 17.5 in D 20 in
Set of Eighteen Antique English 19th Century Mahogany Square Back Dining Chairs
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Glasgow, GB
Lancaster. Similar to Scottish brander-back dining chairs each has a square moulded back with four splats
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
H 35.83 in W 20.08 in D 18.51 in
Set of Six Early 20th Century Queen Anne Style High Back Dining Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Set of six early 20th century Queen Anne style high back dining chairs, having vase shaped back
Category
Early 20th Century British Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set Of 5 Antique Dining Chairs, Scottish, Buckle Back Seat, William IV, C.1835
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 5 antique dining chairs. A Scottish, rosewood buckle back seat, dating to the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Scottish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 34.85 in W 17.92 in D 20.67 in
French Set of 8 Dining Chairs Elaborately Carved w/Shield-Shaped Backs, Mid-20th
Located in Atlanta, GA
carved wood frames and shield-shaped backs. The side chairs have fabulous pierced back-splats abundantly
Category
Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 44.75 in W 27.5 in D 28 in
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
Kindel Chippendale Dining Chairs
By Kindel Furniture
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Dining Chairs Model 76-076
Coloration: Fabric is Raspberry and White.
From the Kindel website: "Kindel
Category
Vintage 1980s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cotton, Hardwood
Set of Six McGuire Rattan Loop Back Dining Armchairs
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Distinctive set of six McGuire loop-back dining armchairs made in the California coastal organic
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
Inlaid Shield Back Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
This set of 10 Inlaid Shield Back Chairs features 2 arm chairs and 8 side chairs. These shield back
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Set Hepplewhite Dining Chairs Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
out Form.
The Backs of the Chairs Feature a Pierced and Shaped Central Splat with a Shaped Cresting
Category
Vintage 1980s Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Six McGuire Rattan Fan Back Dining Armchairs
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
oval back with a fan shaped splat. The joints are lashed together with leather rawhide laces. The
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
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
Flame Back Chippendale Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
This set of 10 Flame Back Chippendale Chairs consists of 2 arm chairs and 8 side chairs. These
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Chippendale-Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Chippendale's example, these chairs not only display marvelous pierced back splats and intricately carved legs
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
"Futura" Swedish 1950s Dining Chairs
By NK (Nordiska Kompaniet)
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Kompaniet. Cherry hand carved horizontal back splats and curvaceous arms are incredibly sexy. Side chairs
Category
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cherry, Upholstery
Edwardian Georgian Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Set of 12 Georgian Style Dining Chairs, 10 sides/ 2 arms. Shaped backs with central splats and
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set Chippendale Dining Chairs 10 Mahogany
Located in Potters Bar, GB
the Chairs Having a Carved and Pierced Back Splat and a Carved and Shaped Cresting Rail.
Presented in
Category
Antique Early 1900s Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Three 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
Set of six oak dining chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
Set of six oak dining chairs, of 18th-century design having shaped top rail above-pierced splat
Category
Early 20th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Drape Carved Shield Back Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
These Drape Carved Shield Back Chairs are sold as a set of 10, featuring two arm chairs and 8 side
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Set of Ten Sheraton Dining Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good set of 10 George III period mahogany dining chairs, the arched crest over shaped and pierced
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 12 Hepplewhite Dining Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Set of 12 George III (Hepplewhite) mahogany shield back dining chairs with carved interlaced splats
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Spanish Carved Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Hudson, NY
Six Spanish dining chairs made pine. Gorgeous carvings on the chair posts and seat back splat
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Pine
Set Queen Anne Dining Chairs Elm Wood
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Set of 10 Queen Anne Style Elm dining chairs.
circa 1920
These chairs stand upon cabriole front
Category
Vintage 1920s Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
Vintage Bamboo Bentwood Rattan Wheat Back Dining Armchairs, Set of 4
Located in Lake Worth, FL
bentwood rattan wheat harvest splat back dining armchairs
with elephant pattern cotton fabric
Category
Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan, Bentwood, Wood
Set Chippendale Dining Chairs Mahogany Set 8
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Good Set of 8 Chippendale Style Mahogany Dining Chairs.
Raised upon Cabriole legs with boldly
Category
Vintage 1920s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Chippendale Dining Chairs, Antique Mahogany Set 8
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Good set of 8 (6+2) Mahogany Chippendale style dining chairs.
circa 1890
Each chair standing on
Category
Antique 1890s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Colonial Revival Dining Chairs, Set of 8
Located in New York, NY
Colonial Revival dining chairs, 8, and comprising six sides and two arm chairs, with arched crest
Category
20th Century Colonial Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of 4 Colonial Revival Dining Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1900 Set of 4 Dining Chairs, Colonial Revival, Philadelphia form. All sides; mahogany. Richly
Category
Early 20th Century Colonial Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Eight Mahogany Georgian Dining Chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A set of 8 George III Sheraton period dining chairs, two carvers and six singles in figured
Category
Antique 1780s English Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set Of Six Georgian Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Country House Type Dining Chairs, Having Very Attractive Pierced Splat Backs With Scrolling Top Rails Over
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of 12 Flame Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A set of walnut dining chairs comprising two armchairs and ten side chairs in the Queen Anne style
Category
Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Six English Neoclassical Dining Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine set of six English neoclassical dining chairs, the most unusual back splats with carved
Category
Antique 19th Century British Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
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Splat Back Dining Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of splat back dining chairs available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique splat back dining chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and upholstery. Splat back dining chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Splat back dining chairs bearing Art Deco or Arts and Crafts hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many splat back dining chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Thonet produced popular splat back dining chairs that are worth a look.
How Much are Splat Back Dining Chairs?
Splat back dining chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $3,935, while the lowest priced sells for $403 and the highest can go for as much as $12,640.
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 Dining Chairs
- 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.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The entire back of a dining chair is simply called the chair back. It may have another name that more accurately describes the shape such as an X back or a cross back. The individual parts of a chair back include the ear, top rail, cross rail, stile and back post. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary dining chairs from top sellers around the world.
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