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Wheat Back Armchair

Pair of Italian Piedmontese Rounded Back Carved and Upholstered Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Piedmontese (c.1785) open arm chairs with a rounded back having a carved floral
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Biedermeier Burl Walnut Armchair
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
, ebonized wheat sheath back splat, s shaped arms resting on c scrolled arm supports on square tapered legs.
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Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut, Paint

Biedermeier Burl Walnut Armchair
Biedermeier Burl Walnut Armchair
H 37 in W 22.75 in D 23.5 in
Pair 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Empire Style Painted Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Empire Style Painted Armchairs ~ Bergere with Fauteuil
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Antique 1870s French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Silk, Walnut, Paint

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
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Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Bentwood, Wood

Bamboo Dining Set Rattan Wheat Back Chairs 5 Piece
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Back Dining Armchairs & Table Base Featuring comfortable spring-supported seats and leather rattan
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Vintage 1980s Dining Room Sets

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Oak Dining Chair with Armrests with Decorative Ears of Wheat Handcarved in Italy
Located in Barlassina, IT
Oak wood armchair, with decorative ears of wheat hand carved on backrest and counter back. This
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Gold Leaf

Oak Dining Chair with Decorative Ears of Wheat Hand Carved, Made in Italy
Located in Barlassina, IT
Oak wood chair, with decorative ears of wheat hand carved on backrest and counter back. This
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Empire Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Set of Six Shield Back Wheatsheaf Design Dining Chairs Hepplewhite Style
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Antwerp, BE
features shield backs with central cut wheat sheaf designs in Hepplewhite style. They have gold-coloured
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Vintage 1950s English George III Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Silk, Upholstery, Cherry

Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bergeres ~ Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Walnut Bergeres ~ Armchairs envelope one in comfort, and do it
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Materials

Brass

Pair of Heywood Wakefield Armchairs Designed by Leo Jiranek and Ernest Herrmann
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A pair of Heywood Wakefield arm chairs. A very handsome set of armchairs designed by Leo Jiranek
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of Four Neo Classical 1930s Armchairs of Bamboo and Rattan in Beige
Located in Lomita, CA
. Each chair features a squared open back centering a woven wheat-sheaf splat over a trapezoidal over-the
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Lounge Chairs

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Empire Style Painted Sofa ~ Canape
Located in Dallas, TX
includes a subtly arched seat back crown, tapered, carved and fluted columns supporting the armrests and
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Antique 1870s French Empire Canapes

Materials

Silk, Walnut, Paint

Mahogany Wood Frame / Upholstered Hepplewhite Style Ten Dining Chair Set
Located in Tarry Town, NY
, including two armchairs and eight side chairs. Crafted with a solid mahogany wood frame and adorned with
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Vintage 1930s North American Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, Upholstery

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French 19th-20th Century Belle Époque Louis XVI Style Bergère Giltwood Salon Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French 19th-20th century Belle époque Louis XVI Style bergère giltwood carved three-piece salon or parlor set, comprising of a two-corps settee and two armchairs, all upholstered i...
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Antique Early 1900s French Belle Époque Living Room Sets

Materials

Silk, Giltwood

Ficks Reed Restored Rattan Dining Room Table and Chairs Set
By Ficks Reed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored rattan dining set featuring a six-strand arch legged dining table with Mahogany look Formica top and six X-Back chairs. Dimensions: Table: H 29" x W 30" x D 57.5" Chairs: H...
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Mid-20th Century Dining Room Sets

Materials

Rattan

Stunning 19th Century Art Nouveau Cast Iron French Daybed
Located in Hastings, GB
An absolutely gorgeous cast iron day bed, made in France circa 1890, the deeply cast floral design with acanthus leaves and scrolls, it exudes early French Nouveau influences. The w...
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Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Daybeds

Materials

Iron

Swedish Biedermeier Sofa Empire Couch Honey Color, 4-5 Seat, 19th Century
By Biedermeier
Located in LONDON, GB
Swedish Biedermeier 4-5 seat sofa couch in classic light honey color French polish finish with curved arm detailing and ormolu style decorative ends and central motifs in the highest...
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sofas

Materials

Birch

Antique Late 17th Century Antique Franco-Flemish Verdure Landscape Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
This late 17th century Franco-Flemish verdure tapestry, signed RAET, worked in fresh colors, depicting animals in a wooded river landscape with a bird of prey attacking a rabbit in t...
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Antique Late 17th Century Belgian Baroque Tapestries

Materials

Tapestry, Wool

Restored Rattan Sofa & Chair Livingroom Set by John Wisner for Ficks Reed
By Ficks Reed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Restored single-strand rattan living room set designed by John Wisner with Campaign-style anodized goldtone capped armrests and beautiful zen-style arched poles. The set features a t...
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Vintage 1950s American Living Room Sets

Materials

Rattan

Swedish Biedermeier Dining Chairs Set of 6 Flame Mahogany Antique Deco
Located in LONDON, GB
Set of 6 antique Swedish flame mahogany Biedermeier dining chairs with the distinctive curved seat back, carved central motif and gracefully curved front legs. It includes 4 chairs a...
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pair of Organic Modern Rattan Wicker Basket Sofa Settees
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic pair of gracefully curved bulbous form sofa settees featuring iron frames covered with woven rattan, pencil reed, and wicker. The modern design basket or pea-pod shape of t...
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20th Century Organic Modern Sofas

Materials

Iron

Pair of Original French Art Deco Walnut and Metal Leaf Arm Chairs Paul Follot
By Paul Follot
Located in New York City, NY
A splendid pair of expansive and comfortable French Art Deco armchairs attributed to Paul Follot (1877-1941) featuring gracefully curved, half-rounded backrests and stylized blade sh...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Club Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Antique , Italian , Kitchen Shelf Plate and Pot Rack, Walnut, dresser 3 Drawers
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Early 20th century Art Nouveau Italian big particular shelf with three drawers. plate and pot racks in dark walnut. Restored and wax finished. Decorative and useful element for your ...
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Antique Early 1900s Italian Art Nouveau Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Exceptional Oversized Close Woven Antique Wicker Three Seat Sofa
By Heywood-Wakefield Co.
Located in Nashua, NH
A beautiful large scale rounded top, closely woven designed and fully skirted three seat wicker sofa. A sofa that makes a statement in a room or porch ! It is painted in a handsome d...
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Wicker, Reed, Wood, Paint, Upholstery

French Empire Salon Set After Jean Francois Bellange
By Bellanger
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This three piece early 19 Century salon set features finely carved gold leaf gilded frames accented by rosettes palmettes and acanthus characterizing most French Empire furnitur...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Armchairs

Materials

Beech

Michael Taylor Style Organic Modern Woven Rattan Sofa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large organic modern sofa crafted from thick pencil reed woven rattan in the California coastal manner and style of Michael Taylor. The sofa features a large frame with dramatic flar...
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20th Century Organic Modern Sofas

Materials

Fabric, Wicker, Rattan, Wood

"Nude Triton", Larger, Rare Bronze of Nude Male Triton by Netzer, 1920s
By Hubert Netzer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
At once strong and sensuous, this large bronze of a fully nude triton figure, his right arm raised high with his trident, ready to strike, was sculpted in the 1920s by Hubert Netzer....
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Louis XVI "Bergère" Armchair with Cream Silk Upholster Late 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Lovely small Louis XVI "Bergère" armchair with cream silk upholstery and original wood paint in beige and light blue. Fluted legs and typical decoration in Louis XVI the style with r...
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Antique Late 18th Century French Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Silk

Pair of Northern Europe Biedermeier Birch Armchairs, Early 1900s
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Northern Europe Biedermeier Birch Armchairs with Ebonized Wood details, Early 1900s. Matching a Sofa of the same style in another listing, this lovely pair of lounge chairs ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Lounge Chairs

Materials

Wood, Birch

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Pair of Late 19th Century Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Oval Back Open Armchairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
A pair of late 19th century Hepplewhite style mahogany oval back open armchairs. This pair of
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Antique Late 19th Century English Hepplewhite Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany

Custom Rolled Arm Swivel Chairs, a Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Presents a pair of swivel chairs. Custom designed with rolled arm and back. Upholstered in a ivory
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21st Century and Contemporary American Other Armchairs

Materials

Fabric

Pair of French Country Fireside Armchairs
Located in Birmingham, AL
Back medallions carved with wheat and deer motifs. Lyon, France. Dimensions: back h - 35.5
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Antique 1880s French Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Walnut

Pair of Antique Edwardian Carver Armchairs
Located in London, GB
quality. The pierced backs have lovely intricate carving with a wheat sheaf design, they sit on tapered
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Early 20th Century English Adam Style Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of Rose Carved French Open Armchairs
Located in Brea, CA
of the upholstered backs, with Classic wheat ties, scrolled acanthus leaves, and Louis XVI fluted
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs

Rare French 19th Century Louis XVI-Style Rush-Seat Armchair
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
countryside of France and features a unique “wheat-sheaves-and-diamond” chair back design over a fantastic
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Nuvolone Armchairs in Velvet with Side Tables by Rino Maturi
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful set Nuvolone composed by two armchairs and a coffee table by Maturi made in the 70's, of
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Velvet, Plastic

Set of Four French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquise Giltwood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
tied wheat, foliate and scrolls. The U shaped back is likewise decorated. At the back are fluted
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs

Regency Manner Gilt Wheat Splat-Back Armchairs, Set of 4
Located in New York, NY
Regency manner armchairs, group of four, with gilt wheat bundle-form splat backs and floral
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Mid-20th Century Regency Revival Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of 10 Swedish Painted Wheat Back Dining Chairs with Two Arms and Eight Sides
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of 10 Swedish painted wood wheat back dining room chairs from the late 19th century, with two
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Mahogany Hepplewhite Carved Wheat Sheaf Shieldback Dining Chairs
Located in West Hartford, CT
chairs and six side chairs all with striking shield shaped backs and decorative pierced back splats with
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Early 20th Century Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Georgian Mahogany Pedestal Table and 8 Carved Wheat Sheaf Chairs, Dining Set
Located in West Hartford, CT
shield back chairs, 2 arms and 6 side, with carved classical wheat sheaf motifs along the pierced splats
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Early 20th Century Georgian Dining Room Sets

Materials

Brass

Set of Shield Back Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
chairs and two armchairs, the backs with pierced splats and wheat sheaf carving. Striking design and
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Mid-20th Century English Sheraton Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Shield Back Chairs
Set of Shield Back Chairs
H 36.5 in W 20 in D 18 in
Pair of Tomlinson Armchairs
Located in Camden, ME
A pair of comfortable Danish Modern arm chairs with a caned panel detail on the back splat.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Upholstery

Pair of Tomlinson  Armchairs
Pair of Tomlinson  Armchairs
H 31 in W 22 in D 22 in
French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Marquise Giltwood Armchairs and Settee
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
tied wheat, foliate and scrolls. The U shaped back is likewise decorated. At the back are fluted
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs

Set of Ten Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs
Located in Montreal, QC
Set of ten Hepplewhite style chairs, including two armchairs; shield shaped backs with wheat sheaf
Category

Vintage 1950s Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Ten George III Mahogany Dining Chairs in the Hepplewhite Style
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
additional chairs of similar design including three open armchairs The shield shaped backs carved with wheat
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Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Early 20th Century Louis XV French Walnut and Gilt Chairs
Located in Troy, MI
Pair of Louis XV style French armchairs feature beautifully carved and gilded walnut frames, circa
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Bergere Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut

Set of Ten 18th Century Hepplewhite Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
chairs, having shield shaped backs with pierced slats, and wheat ear carving, above drop in seats
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Antique 1780s English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Twelve Dining Chairs, Antique Dining Chairs, Hepplewhite Chairs, Walnut, B1071
Located in Vancouver, BC
backs are well carved with wheat sheaf motif Vertical slats Lift out seats with fabric covering
Category

Vintage 1930s Scottish Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Four-Pieces Set Sheraton Style Bevan Funnel Reprodux Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Casteren, NL
. The chairs all have a shield-shaped lyre back with wheat ear decoration, square tapering legs, and
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Late 20th Century British George III Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Antique Set 12 English Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Chairs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
-shaped backs with shaped and pierced splats have beautiful hand carved leaf swag, wheat sheath and
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Antique 1880s English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Antique Pollard Oak Victorian Extending Dining Table & 12 Chairs, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
armchairs, the shield-shaped backs with shaped and pierced splats have beautiful hand carved leaf swag
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Dining Room Sets

Materials

Leather, Mahogany, Oak

Vintage Bamboo Rattan Wheat Back Dining Set
Located in Lake Worth, FL
bamboo rattan wheat back dining armchairs & table base Featuring comfortable spring-supported seats and
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Vintage 1970s Dining Room Sets

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Cotton, Wood

Seven Hepplewhite Style Shield Back Carved Mahogany Wheat Form Dining Chairs
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Big Flats, NY
Set of seven Hepplewhite style mahogany shield back dining chairs feature carved wheat form slats
Category

20th Century English Federal Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Antique Mahogany Hepplewhite Carved Wheat Sheaf Shieldback Dining Chairs
Located in West Hartford, CT
chairs and six side chairs all with striking shield shaped backs and decorative pierced back splats with
Category

Early 20th Century Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Set of Eight Hand-Carved Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Shieldback Dining Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
with wheat sheaf in center splat. Six side and two armchair.  
Category

Early 20th Century English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Six-Pieces Set Sheraton Style Bevan Funnel Reprodux Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Casteren, NL
. The chairs all have a shield-shaped lyre back with wheat ear decoration, square tapering legs, and
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Late 20th Century British George III Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

10 Dining Chairs, Antique Dining Chairs, Hepplewhite, Mahogany, B1071 REDUCED!!!
Located in Vancouver, BC
furniture, B1071 Scotland, 1930 Solid mahogany with original finish The backs are well carved with wheat
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Vintage 1930s Scottish Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Custom Made and So to Bed Super King Size Hand Dyed Cigar Brown Leather Bed
By And So To Bed
Located in GB
the head and footboards with what looks like wheat grass, the leather is upholstered plain as fully
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20th Century English Art Deco Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Leather, Hardwood

Swedish Set of 8 Gustavian-Style Armchairs with Custom Upholstered Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
backs (which take the form of the wheat-style backs), linear molded skirts with flower head carvings at
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Swedish Armchairs with Wheat Sheaf Motif
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Pair of period Gustavian armchairs, Sweden circa 1800, with rounded backs and upholstered seats
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Set of Four Gustavian Medallion Back Armchairs, circa 1770s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of four Swedish Gustavian style armchairs from 1770s with a medallion back, gray washed wooden
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery, Linen

English Hepplewhite Period Armchair
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Sheffield, MA
Hepplewhite mahogany shield back armchair with carved drapery, urn and wheat motifs, molded arms
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

Materials

Mahogany, Fabric

English Hepplewhite Period Armchair
English Hepplewhite Period Armchair
H 36.5 in W 22.5 in D 20.5 in
Pair of High Back Napoleon III Chairs
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Pair of high back Napoleon III chairs, completely re-upholstered in wheat colored linen.
Category

Early 20th Century French Armchairs

Pair of Carved Armchairs in the Empire Style
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of Swedish armchairs, circa 1910, in the Empire or Carl Johan style. The open backs show a
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Empire Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Sculptural Walnut Armchairs by Adrian Pearsall
By Adrian Pearsall
Located in Miami, FL
Gorgeous pair of armchairs newly upholstered in light wheat colored fabric without the use of
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Pair of Carved Armchairs in the Swedish Empire Style
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of Swedish armchairs, circa 1910, in the Empire or Carl Johan style. The open backs show a
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of Carved Swedish Armchairs in the Empire Style
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of Swedish armchairs, circa 1910, in the Empire or Carl Johan style. The open backs show a
Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Armchairs

Materials

Wood, Muslin, Upholstery

Vintage Set Four Italian Steel, Brass Armchairs c.1940
Located in Houston, TX
details of these four armchairs. The curved upper section of each back provides a solid section supported
Category

Vintage 1940s Italian Armchairs

Materials

Steel, Brass

Pair of Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Walnut and Wool Boucle Klismos Armchairs
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, John Widdicomb
Located in Houston, TX
bouclé` upholstery Klismos armchairs. The backs of this pair are quite unique and sexy with a beautiful
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Pair of 1950s English Black and Gold Painted Wood and Rush Seat Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
This pairing of armchairs is finished in a glossy black lacquer with gold details, with rush seats
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Vintage 1950s British Armchairs

Materials

Maple, Lacquer

Delightful Primitive “Wheat Sheaf” Back Windsor Armchair
Located in London, GB
With well saddled seat and graphic movement to the spindles Ash and elm with traces of original painted surface.
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Set of Eight Dining Arm Chairs by J. Robert Scott
By J. Robert Scott 1
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Rift sawn oak frames, with French polished ebony stain. Seats and backs upholstered in Rose Tarlow
Category

20th Century American Armchairs

Materials

Silk

Set of 8 '6+2' Chairs of Classical Hepplewhite Chairs
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A set of 8 (6+2) mahogany chairs of classical Hepplewhite form. Shield backs with well executed
Category

20th Century English Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Mid Century Modern Set of Six Dining Chairs
Located in Southfield, MI
Late 1950's set of six dining chairs, two armchairs, and four side chairs in their original wheat
Category

Vintage 1950s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set of 16 Hepplewhite Style Antique Dining Chairs
Located in Darwen, GB
chair having a shield shaped back with Classic Hepplewhite pierced splat with carved wheat sheaf detail
Category

Antique Early 1900s Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century George III Mahogany Set of Eight Dining Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
chairs comprising six singles and two armchairs. They have good high backs for comfort and H frame
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British George III Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Eight Hepplewhite Style Chairs
Located in Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB
single and two armchairs that have shield shaped backs, a reeded and shaped centre splat with wheat
Category

Antique 1890s English Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set of Eight Hepplewhite Style Chairs
Set of Eight Hepplewhite Style Chairs
H 38.2 in W 24.4 in D 20 in
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Wheat Back Armchair For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the wheat back armchair you’re looking for. Each wheat back armchair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, bamboo and natural fiber. If you’re shopping for a wheat back armchair, we have 8 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a wheat back armchair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A wheat back armchair made by Empire designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular.

How Much is a Wheat Back Armchair?

A wheat back armchair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,368, while the lowest priced sells for $1,164 and the highest can go for as much as $25,500.

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.