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Six Italian Decorative Venetian Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
. Shell-back chairs.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 8 Venetian Grotto Style Scalloped Shell Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Add a daringly stylish essence to your dining room design with these Grotto style shell back dining
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Queen Anne Style Shell Carved Solid Wood Dining Chairs, Set of 8
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Queen Anne style shell carved solid wood dining chairs - set of 8. Item features (8) side
Category
Late 20th Century Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Venetian Grotto Style Walnut Shell Back Dining Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Italian regency pair of walnut shell back armchairs or dining chairs made in the Venetian grotto
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
Queen Anne Style Solid Mahogany Carved Fan T-Back Dining Chairs- Set of 12
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Queen Anne Style Solid Mahogany Carved Fan T-Back Dining Chairs- Set of 12. Item features solid
Category
Late 20th Century Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 41.5 in W 25.5 in D 24.5 in
French Set of 8 Dining Chairs Elaborately Carved w/Shield-Shaped Backs, Mid-20th
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French set of eight carved-wood, shield-shaped back chairs from the mid-20th century. This
Category
Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 44.75 in W 27.5 in D 28 in
Set of 6 Scandinavian carved and hand painted dining chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Set of 6 Scandinavian carved and hand painted dining chairs circa 1890.
Fine set of chairs made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 mid 20th century carved dining chairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Set of 6 mid 20th century carved dining chairs circa 1940.
Good quality set of of swedish made
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
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
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Six Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Slat Back Dining Chairs, c1930
Located in Big Flats, NY
shell over pierced slat backs, raised on cabriole legs with carved stylized paw feet, c1940
Measures
Category
Early 20th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Vintage Carved Wood Nailhead Dining Chairs - Set of 8
Located in west palm beach, FL
Gorgeous set of 8 dining chairs, two with arms and six side chairs all with intricate carving shell
Category
Early 20th Century Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, 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
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Cane Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining table with this elegant suite of antique side chairs. Crafted in France circa
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
H 36.5 in W 19.5 in D 18.5 in
4 Mid Century Modern Maurice Burke Model 115 Tulip Star Shell Dining Chairs
By Maurice Burke
Located in Dayton, OH
Four original mid century Burke Inc. tulip shell chairs featuring the iconic star design in white
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
George III Shield Back Dining Armchair, Mahogany
Located in Westwood, NJ
cabriole legs and seat rail with shallow carved Rococo details of shells and leaves. The foot is enhanced
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 4 Louis XV Style Pressed Leather and Carved Wood Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of four Louis XV style brown pressed leather carved side chairs having cabriole legs leading to
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Shellback Mahogany Dining Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
chair with a serpentine top crest rail that boasts a carved clam shell and scrolled acanthus foliage
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Set of Period 18th c. Irish Dining Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine set of six period Irish 18th c. Irish mahogany dining chairs, each with scroll carved crest
Category
Antique 1750s Northern Irish George II Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
18 Monumental Antique Italian Renaissance Figural Mahogany Leather Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
-1870s. Each chair is hand carved with an arched and scrolled high back centered by a scalloped shell
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 52.5 in W 21 in D 24 in
Set of 4 Colonial Revival Dining Chairs
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
developed with Gothic influenced back splats, cabriole legs with ball & claw feet, carved kneed & shell
Category
Early 20th Century Colonial Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
18th c. Swedish Rococo Period Painted Dining Chairs with Slip Seats
Located in Wichita, KS
with pierced splat backs, shell motif on the backs, seat frames, and legs, carved and shaped seat rail
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Louis XV Provincial French Style Painted Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Miami, FL
painted decoration and white finished ground with stylized snail’s head foot and hand-carved shell and
Category
20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
Set of Eight 19th Century Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Martlesham, GB
two armchairs, the shaped central splat back with carved shell decoration flanked by curved uprights
Category
Antique 1890s British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Baroque Dining Room Chairs, Saxony / Germany, 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of baroque chairs with carved backs with pinnacles, balustraded columns and shell decoration
Category
Antique 18th Century European Baroque Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
Set of 8 Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Set of 8 antique Regency quality mahogany dining chairs having a quality shaped carved reeded top
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Other
Antique 19thC Swedish Rococo Lime Washed Queen Anne Dining Chairs, Set of 8
Located in Essex, MA
, and slip seats. Beautifully hand-carved shell detail and well-proportioned chairs with restrained
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight English Mahogany Dining Room Chairs with Leather Seats, Circa 1850
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of Eight English mahogany dining room chairs with carved shell intertwined quatrefoil splat
Category
Antique 1850s English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 41 in W 24 in D 20 in
Set of four Antique Edwardian quality inlaid mahogany dining chairs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Set of four Antique Edwardian quality inlaid mahogany dining chairs having a quality carved
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 39.38 in W 20.08 in D 20.48 in
Set of 6 Antique French Louis XV Fruitwood Dining Chairs includes 2 Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 6 Antique French Louis XV Fruitwood Dining Chairs includes 2 Armchairs exude all the
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Cane, Fruitwood
H 42 in W 24 in D 23 in
Set Of 16 Fine Georgian Style Mahogany Dining Room Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Beautiful set of 16 mahogany ribbon back dining room chairs comprised of 14 side chairs and 2 arm
Category
20th Century Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Set of 8 Queen Anne Dining Chairs Includes 2 Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 8 Queen Anne dining chairs includes 2 Armchairs will make a wonderful addition to your
Category
Early 20th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
(8) French Provincial Hand Painted Dining Chairs w/ Leather Embossed Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
chairs stand on four cabriole legs with carved feet. There is a carved shell motif at the top of the
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
Set of Eight English Walnut George I or Queen Anne Dining Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
. Well-shaped backs and beautifully carved legs with period detailed stretchers. Carved shell on knee
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Burl
A Fine Set of Ten George IV Dining Chairs, attributed to Gillows
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A rarely available long set of ten faux rosewood dining chairs. The chair back with its elegant top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English George IV Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Beech
Set of 8 Cream Paint Decorated Fruitwood Dining Chairs with Green Faux Leather
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Dramatic Set of 8 high back cream paint decorated dining side chairs with green faux leather
Category
20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Faux Leather, Fruitwood
H 49.5 in W 20.25 in D 20 in
Set 6 '4+2' Antique English Inlaid Mahogany Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs
Located in Charleston, SC
mahogany Queen Anne style dining chairs with a lovely, comfortably curved, rectangular, flame mahogany back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
H 41.5 in W 21.5 in D 17 in
Set of 8 Antique French Louis XV Walnut Dining Chairs with Cane Seats
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 8 Antique French Louis XV walnut dining chairs with cane seats combine understated elegance
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Set of Six Parcel Gilt Vintage Dining Chairs with Finials in the French Taste
Located in Lomita, CA
stylized shell-carved "ears" over rectangular backs with raised cream patterned silk upholstery fabric. The
Category
Early 20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
No Reserve
H 42 in W 20 in D 19 in
Set of 10 Irish 19th Century Mahogany Dining Chairs by James Hicks of Dublin
By James Hicks
Located in Dublin, IE
acanthus carved back splats with “shell” corners upholstered in English burgundy leather, on carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Irish Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 38 in W 23 in D 18.75 in
Pair of 18th C Hand Carved Walnut George II Ladder Back Dining Side Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remarkable pair of hand carved walnut, 18th Century, English Ribbon Back Side Chairs. The chairs
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English George II Side Chairs
Irish Mahogany Chairs
By John Crowell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
George II style Irish mahogany dining chairs. Uniquely carved top-rail with a center medallion and
Category
20th Century Irish Dining Room Chairs
Banquet Chairs in the George II manner
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
shell carved legs terminating in a carved hairy claw foot.
These chairs are made to order and covered in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English George III Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Set of Four American Chippendale Style Mahogany Side Chairs, Circa 1870
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of four American mahogany Chippendale style side chairs with carved splat back, shell carved
Category
Antique 1870s American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
2 Centennial Philadelphia Chippendale-Style Chairs in Mahogany, circa 1870
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Chippendale-style dining chairs with pierced splat backs, shell-mounted seat-front friezes
Category
Antique 1870s American Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 40.5 in W 22.5 in D 21.5 in
Vintage set of Four Chippendale Style Ball & Claw Foot Side Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
nicely carved with a ball and claw foot. The back has a carved shell at top. Newly upholstered linen seat
Category
20th Century English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen
Set Queen Anne Dining Chairs Walnut Furniture
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Carved Shell.
The Backs of the Chairs Having a Wide Shaped Back Splat and a Shaped Cresting Rail
Category
Vintage 1920s Queen Anne Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Green Painted French Style Side Chairs with Shell Motif and Tufted Seat
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Pair of carved dining chairs painted green with green diamond print fabric tufted seat and tight
Category
Mid-20th Century Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Paint
H 43 in W 21 in D 20 in
Stunning set of eight antique George III mahogany inlaid dining chairs
Located in Ipswich, GB
carver chairs and six single chairs with a quality mahogany reeded top rail with a shell inlaid carved
Category
Antique Early 19th Century George III Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 33.47 in W 20.08 in D 18.12 in
Set of 6 Russian Neo-Classic Mahogany Upholstered Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
contoured backrest and scrolled back supports carved with chrysanthemum and shell embellishments, with seats
Category
Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Swedish Period Rococo Carved-Wood Side Chairs, 18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish pair of period Rococo carved-wood side chairs from the 18th century. This pair of antique
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Georgian Mahogany Single Carver
Located in Dublin 8, IE
supports. The drop in seat raised over apron with centred scallop shell carved in high relief flanked with
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Irish George II Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Dining Table and Chairs with Carved Palm-Frond Motif, France, circa 1940s
By Maison Jansen
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
chairs have an almond-shaped design on the backs, ending in a carved shell-like crest. The seats are
Category
Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Sets
H 28.94 in W 53.94 in D 35.44 in
Antique French Louis XIV Draw Leaf Banquet Table
Located in Dallas, TX
below, carved with the ageless Baroque motifs of shell and acanthus plumes. The leg supports on both
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Dining Room Tables
Materials
Oak
French 1870 Pair of Empire Candle Holders Lamps Ormolu with Gray Dotted Granite
Located in Miami, FL
was low, with a thickly padded back and arms, and a fringe that hid the legs of the chair. Another
Category
Antique 1870s French Empire Table Lamps
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Ormolu
H 15 in W 4.5 in D 5.15 in
14 Shell-back Chairs in the manner of Andre Groult
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful group of carved shell-back chairs, painted and gilded. Upholstered in new, custom dyed
Category
20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Leather, Paint
Set of 12 George I Style High Back Dining Chairs Gill & Reigate, London
By Gill & Reigate
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An excellent set of 12 George I style burl walnut dining chairs, featuring high backs and hand
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George I Dining Room Chairs
FOURTEEN American Queen Anne Revival Dining Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
Circa 1875 Virginia bench-made walnut matched set of two armchairs and 12 side chairs; with shell
Category
Antique 1870s American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Set of Six and Two Dining Chairs by Waring & Gillow
By Waring & Gillow
Located in Towcester, Northamptonshire
A very attractive set of mahogany dining chairs consisting of two arm chairs and six singles
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Eight Walnut Inlay Regency Style Dining Chairs Chair English
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
You are viewing an absolutely fantastic set of eight English Regency style dining chairs
Category
2010s Regency Dining Room Chairs
Six 19th Century Italian Rococo Side Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Assembly of 4 Italian Rococo side chairs gilded and carved with a shell motif, the legs are
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Dining Room Chairs
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Carved Shell Back Dining Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
Find a variety of carved shell back dining chairs available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and mahogany, all carved shell back dining chairs available were constructed with great care. We have 136 antique and vintage carved shell back dining chairs in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. Carved shell back dining chairs have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Carved shell back dining chairs made by Georgian designers — as well as those associated with louis xv — are very popular at 1stDibs. Carved shell back dining chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Gill & Reigate, Henredon and Century Furniture are consistently popular.
How Much are Carved Shell Back Dining Chairs?
Prices for carved shell back dining chairs start at $695 and top out at $97,855 with the average selling for $4,375.
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.
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