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What is a lyre back chair?
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A lyre back chair is a type of furniture used for seating that originated during the early 18th century. It features a square back embellished with wood shaped like a lyre, an ancient stringed musical instrument. On 1stDibs, find a variety of lyre back chairs.
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1950s Samuel Copelon Swan and Lyre Back Chairs
By Maison Jansen, Samuel Copelon
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 Maison Jansen style Swan and Lyre Back Chairs by Samuel Copelon. The folding chairs have
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
$16,000 / set
Lyre Back Chair
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Interesting metal chair featuring a stylized lyre back and scrolling feet. Original bronze colour
Category
Vintage 1950s French Side Chairs
Materials
Metal
$1,214
Six Lyre back chairs with brass swan heads and paw feet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A completely restored set of six lyre back chairs with brass swan, heads and brass paw feet… the
Category
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Regency Cast Iron Lyre Back Chairs - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
this magnificent pair of lyre-back chairs to your home or garden today!
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Iron
Italian Neoclassical Lyre Back Chairs, Circa 1800
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of antique Italian Neoclassical lyre back side chairs with carved rosette design at center of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Set of 5 Italian Walnut Lyre-Back Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of Five Italian Walnut Dining Chairs
Sheilded back with lyre central design
Rush caned seats
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Rush, Walnut
