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French Louis XVI Style Channel Back Bergere
By Jules Leleu, Paul Follot
Located in Houston, TX
French Louis XVI style channel back bergere. This stunning and comfortable French walnut barrel
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1920s French Louis XVI Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Good 17th Century Back Stool Oak Side Chair c. 1675
Located in Heathfield, GB
shaped splat.
The back legs extend to create the back uprights of the chair and these are
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17th Century Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th Century carved walnut side chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century carved walnut side chairs circa 1870.
Good quality pair of side chairs which
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
16th Century, Renaissance Walnut Caquetoire Chair, Circa 1570
Located in Leominster, GB
The tall narrow rectangular back with moulded panel, the horizontal or flat arms typically angled
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16th Century French Renaissance Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Antique leather wingback chair
Located in Salisbury, GB
19thc. barrel back leather wing chair
This 19thc. barrel back leather wing chair was made in the
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
French 18th Century Reclining Wing Chair
Located in London, GB
18th century highly unusual French Louis XVI painted reclining wing chair.
The very high back
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Pair of French Art Deco Macassar Club Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Macassar veneer finish. Upholstered in a black fabric with a channel back design and supported by ebonized
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Macassar, Fabric, Wood
Pair Antique Swedish Art Deco Rolled Arm Club Chairs - COM Ready
Located in Atlanta, GA
, a channeled barrel back, and rolled arms. Restored by our team of craftsmen while maintaining the
Category
1920s Swedish Art Deco Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Muslin, Birch
Set of 6 19th century Regency mahogany dining chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
dining chairs, made in fine mahogany. Carved back rests with further carved support rail and channeled
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Stunning Edwardian Set Of Ten Dining Chairs , Chippindale Design
Located in Crawley, GB
upholstery, on channelled front legs, to include two carvers, two stamped J.T
This set of ten dining chairs
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Set of 8 carved walnut dining chairs by Spillman & Co
By Spillman
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Set of 8 carved walnut dining chairs by spillman & co circa 1910.
Fine quality set of 8 walnut
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Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Six English Cream-Painted Hepplewhite Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
vasiform back splat; the over-upholstered rounded seat with a channeled seat rail; raised on stop-fluted
Category
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 16 William IV Period Mahogany Dining Chairs with Leather Seats
Located in London, GB
leather seats; the swept and channelled back uprights terminate in lotus capitols, and enclose pierced
Category
19th Century English William IV Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Large Set of Eighteen 19th Century Mahogany Dining Chairs in the Georgian Style
Located in London, GB
carved back splats housed within swept and channelled back uprights, having serpentine toprails
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 38 in W 23 in D 17 in
Two Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Easy Armchairs
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
stylised flower-head and scrolling foliage around a central scallop shell. The channelled side rails
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19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Cane, Ebony
Early Louis XV Beechwood Fauteuil, 'Mid-18th Century'
Located in London, GB
padded back, arms and serpentine-fronted seat, upholstered à chassis in plum velvet, Channelled frame
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Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Beech
A Pair of Early Provincial Louis XV Walnut Fauteuils 'Mid 18th Century'
Located in London, GB
Nougaret. Each with cartouche-shaped padded back, arms and serpentine-fronted seat, upholstered à chassis
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Mid-18th Century French French Provincial Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair Louis XV White Painted Bergeres, circa 1755, stamped Jean-Baptiste Gourdin
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A pair of Louis XV white painted Bergeres en corbeille, circa 1755. Each with padded back and seat
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 34.65 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in
A set of Eight Baltic sidechairs, Circa 1910s
Located in New York, NY
with a channeled rectangular backrest, baluster form back splat with fruitwood inlays, tight
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1910s Baltic Neoclassical Revival Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of High Style Art Deco Fan Backed Side Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
the 1920's. These plush and completely restored chairs, feature a vertical channel tufted fan back and
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Art Deco Wingback Lounge Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic pair of art deco, walnut frame, wingback lounge chairs feature high channel backs
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Exemplary George II Mahogany Gainsborough Chair c.1750
Located in Heathfield, GB
A particularly fine quality Georgian Gainsborough chair.
This exceptional example in superb
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18th Century Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Silk, Mahogany
Curved circa 1700 North Italian Choir Chair in Carved Larch Wood
Located in Dallas, TX
A unique choir chair, with an incurved back, hand carved in northern Italy from larch wood. Larch
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Early 1700s Italian Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Settee, Chairs and Table in the Style of Paul Follot green
By Paul Follot
Located in Oakland, CA
look closely at the channelled backs, we were able to re-use the original decorative rope which
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
George III Antique Painted Hepplewhite Armchair
By George Hepplewhite
Located in London, GB
, serpentine seat and arm-rests upholstered. The chair frame with channeled detailing painted off-white with
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Armchairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Chairs feature padded arms, channel backs, bow carvings, fluted legs. Each chair has different
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Armchair Bergère Louis XVI Neoclassical French White Pink France
Located in New York, NY
Chair bergère Louis XVI neoclassical French white pink France. An armchair bergère made during the
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Birch
Early French Fern and Blackberry White Iron Garden or Patio Set of Three, 1800s
By Coalbrookdale Foundry
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
back of the chair and bench feature trompe l'oeil fern leaves. The arms are rolled. The seats have a
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Early 19th Century American Neoclassical Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Iron
H 29 in W 42.5 in D 17 in
Pair of Uniquely Carved, Painted Italian Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
by floral carving and decorated by beading along its side channel of the back. The outswept arms are
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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Cornwall Iron Banks Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
” or an “impressionist.” No master taught him, no school channeled his style. “Sometimes I didn’t eat
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Early 20th Century North American Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Lancaster Covered Bridge Original Oil Painting
Located in Annville, PA
” or an “impressionist.” No master taught him, no school channeled his style. “Sometimes I didn’t eat
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Early 20th Century North American Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Pair of Walnut Armchairs, Late 16th Century, French Renaissance, with Ram Mask C
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
chairs are both sturdy with exceptional colour and patina. One armchair with a splice on the rhs back leg
Category
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 42.52 in W 24.41 in D 24.81 in
Top of the line Channel Back Louis XV-Style Bergeres in Crewel
Located in Austin, TX
Top of the line Channel Back Louis XV-Style Bergeres in Crewel
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19th Century Antique Channel Back Chairs
Pair of Biedermeier Music Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
Mahogany back. Biedermeier Music Chairs channelled with fine fabric.
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19th Century German Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Four German 19th Century Rococo Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of four Louis Philippe period side chairs in solid walnut.
Channeled frame, balloon-shaped
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19th Century German Louis Philippe Antique Channel Back Chairs
Set of Six Dutch Louis XVI Chairs and Two Armchairs
Located in Hilversum, NL
Comprising a pair of open armchairs and six side chairs, each with channelled curved oval back and
Category
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Louis XVI Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Sinuous Chairs in Cherry by Armand-Albert Rateau
By Armand Albert Rateau
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite pair of chairs by Armand-Albert Rateau (1882-1938) is a fine example of the highly
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Cherry
Pair of George III Period Salon Chairs in the Manner of John Linnell
By John Linnell
Located in Fresno, CA
A pair of George III period giltwood salon chairs, to a design of John Linnell. The oval backs
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1770s English George III Antique Channel Back Chairs
Pair of Chesterfield Tufted Dark Green Leather Wingback Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
flanking button back on bead-and-channel legs unified by H-stretcher. Finished with aged brass studding
Category
19th Century English Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of Kilim Covered Mahogany Chairs, Sweden, circa 1900
Located in Hudson, NY
of the chair back and legs, circa 1900, likely Swedish. Set updated with full upholstery of various
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Early 1900s Swedish Art Nouveau Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Rare and Fine Set of Six Carved Mahogany Chairs by Samuel Mcintire of Salem Mass
By Samuel Field McIntire
Located in Woodbury, CT
interlaced backs with channel molding on serpentine seats supported by square, tapered legs. The seats now
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Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Silk, Mahogany
H 30.75 in W 22.5 in D 19.25 in
Pair of Chauffeuses
Located in New York, NY
The present chair, designed á la manière des Turcs, with everted arched backs having deep
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Neoclassical Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Fine George III Mahogany Framed Wing Armchair
Located in East Sussex, GB
rake to the back and recently upholstered in a good quality linen, silk and wool mix fabric in coral
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1780s British George III Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Viennese Pair of Early Art Deco Period Bergeres
Located in Hudson, NY
comfort; featuring channelled backs, corresponding shaped box seats and elegant tall armrests. Shaped pair
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Chenille, Beech
Louis XVI Grey Painted Bergere Stamped J B Lelarge
By Jean Baptiste Lelarge III
Located in New York, NY
A grey painted bergere fashioned with a rectangular scroll back seat with channeled decoration on
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Bergeres
Located in New York, NY
Each bergere fashioned with an arched seat back with channeled and striated decoration on top and
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Channel Back Chairs
Pair of Transitional Louis XV Louis XVI Needlepoint Bergères, France, 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
period. The Neoclassical channeled rectangular back with petit and gros point needlework with bold floral
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Walnut
Exceptionaly Detailed French Louis XVI Arm Chair
Located in Long Island City, NY
Multiple times channeled solid walnut frame with finely carved fluting's and rosettes, padded seat
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Early 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Channel Back Chairs
Pair of 19th Century Gilded Louis XV/XVI Transitional Arm Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
side rail of the chair back the Reed and Ribbon motif is exquisitely carved. The arms have channeled
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19th Century French Antique Channel Back Chairs
A pair of Louis XVI style gray painted fauteil
Located in San Francisco, CA
. The chair rail is the reverse of the back rail with convex molding instead of a channel and fluted
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19th Century French Antique Channel Back Chairs
Pair of Falconet Fauteuils a La Reine
By Étienne Maurice Falconet
Located in New York, NY
Each chair is fashioned with a cartouche-shaped back. The arms are designed on both sides with
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18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Leather, Upholstery
19th C.Gilded Louis XV/Louis XVI Transitional Style Canape
Located in Atlanta, GA
side rail of the chair back the Reed and Ribbon motif is exquisitely carved. The arms have channeled
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19th Century French Antique Channel Back Chairs
George III Mahogany Gainsborough Armchair
Located in London, GB
channeled arm terminals and front legs, on splayed square section back legs, terminating in later castors
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18th Century English Antique Channel Back Chairs
Tall Channelled Back Library Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Tall channelled back leather library chair, simple roll arm, original fabric and studs.
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Early 20th Century English Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Metal
Victorian Leather Channel Back
Located in Culver City, CA
Porters Chair with Claw Feet
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19th Century English Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Art Deco Channel-Back Side Chair in Blue Velvet
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco period upholstered blue velvet channel-back side chair with carved cabriole front legs
Category
1920s Art Deco Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Channeled Oval Tub Chairs
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Pair of oval channeled back oval tub chairs in the "style of Gilbert Rohde".
Category
19th Century American Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Chrome
Carved Barrel Back Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a unique late 19th-early 20th century carved mahogany barrel-back chair that is newly
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric
English Chippendale Mahogany Barrel Back Wing Chair, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany barrel and channel back upholstered wing chair with acanthus and
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18th Century and Earlier British Chippendale Antique Channel Back Chairs
19th Century English Leather Porters Barrel Back Wing Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
. This rare wing chair was crafted with large developed wings and a channel back style. The seat has been
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19th Century English Chippendale Antique Channel Back Chairs
Materials
Brass
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Antique Channel Back Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique channel back chairs available for sale. The range of distinct antique channel back chairs — often made from wood, fabric and walnut — can elevate any home. Antique channel back chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique channel back chairs made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. Antique channel back chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Jean-Baptiste Gourdin and Michel Gourdin are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Channel Back Chairs?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $6,000, while they’re typically $1,350 on the low end and $24,598 highest priced.
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 Antique Channel Back Chairs
- What is a channel back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A channel back chair is a chair that features deep channels in the upholstery along the back. These can create a seashell-like effect. This kind of back may also be called a fluted back. On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage and new channel back chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To upholster a channel back chair, you will need to remove the seat and back of the chair, measure for new padding and upholstery and make specialized cuts and patterns for the channels. Upholstering channel back chairs is challenging, so if you’re not experienced in upholstering furniture, it’s best to take it to someone who is. Shop a selection of upholstered channel chairs from top sellers on 1stDibs.
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