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What is a wheatback chair?
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The term wheatback is used to define wooden chairs that have a splat area resembling a sheaf of wheat. This is often a bit of an abstract representation, but at times it can be very detailed and carved to resemble wheat. Shop a collection of wheatback chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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1950s Samuel Copelon Swan and Lyre Back Chairs
By Samuel Copelon, Maison Jansen
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
$1,186
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
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
Pair of French Hand-Painted and Stenciled Lyre Back Chairs, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of French hand painted and stenciled lyre back side chairs with cane seats and terminating on
Category
Antique 19th Century French Side Chairs
Set of Four 19th Century Swedish Blackened Wood and Gilt Lyre-Back Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A superb suite of four 19th century Swedish chairs, each with a finely carved frame and escutcheon
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
