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Set of Eight Swedish Gustavian Style Dining Chairs
Set of Eight Swedish Gustavian Style Dining Chairs

Set of Eight Swedish Gustavian Style Dining Chairs

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

A wonderful set of eight decoratively carved Gustavian style shield back dining chairs ready for

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Gothic Revival Floor Lamp with Attached Table
Antique Gothic Revival Floor Lamp with Attached Table

Antique Gothic Revival Floor Lamp with Attached Table

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

turned lamp post carved with shield and crossed weapons at the top, large morning star studded spherical

Category

Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Floor Lamps

Materials

Stained Glass, Wood

Philadelphia Chippendale Period Chair
Philadelphia Chippendale Period Chair

Philadelphia Chippendale Period Chair

Located in Washington, DC

Walnut Philadelphia Chippendale Period Chair with shield carved back with carved shell, shell

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Side Chairs

Materials

Walnut

19th C. Heraldic Mirror
19th C. Heraldic Mirror

19th C. Heraldic Mirror

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Continental Carved, Painted & Giltwood Heraldic Mirror - shield appliques original

Category

Antique 19th Century More Mirrors

French LXVI Style Arm Chair
French LXVI Style Arm Chair

French LXVI Style Arm Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

French LXVI Style Carved Giltwood Shield Back Chair w/Original Silk Fabric

Category

Early 20th Century French Armchairs

Pair of Hall Chairs

Pair of Hall Chairs

Located in New York, NY

Carved, stylized shield back; turned front legs and down swept back legs.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Chairs

Pair 18th C. LXVI Style Side Chairs
Pair 18th C. LXVI Style Side Chairs

Pair 18th C. LXVI Style Side Chairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair 18th Century Italian LXVI Style Carved, Painted & Giltwood Shield Back Side Chairs

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Chairs

Large Rhinoceros Head
Large Rhinoceros Head

Large Rhinoceros Head

Located in Hudson, NY

Large life-like head of a rhinoceros, wood-carved, mounted on a shield.

Category

Early 20th Century Danish Decorative Art

An Antique 19th Century Shop Sign
An Antique 19th Century Shop Sign

An Antique 19th Century Shop Sign

Located in London, GB

A late Nineteenth Century carved mahogany and polychrome Wood Carver shop sign; of shield shape and

Category

Antique 19th Century English Signs

Late Federal Gilt Gesso Mirror
Late Federal Gilt Gesso Mirror

Late Federal Gilt Gesso Mirror

Located in Hudson, NY

Late Federal Gilt Gesso Mirror consisting of a protruding cornice with a dramatic carved eagle

Category

Antique 19th Century American Federal Wall Mirrors

Materials

Pine

Antique Pair of Hall Chairs
Antique Pair of Hall Chairs

Antique Pair of Hall Chairs

Located in Southampton, NY

A Beautiful Pair Of English Hall Chairs with Turned Legs and a Carved Back with a Raised Shield

Category

Early 20th Century English Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Upholstered Swedish Bench
Upholstered Swedish Bench

Upholstered Swedish Bench

Located in Sheffield, MA

Swedish bench, circa 1840, with chain carved rails and shield-shaped sides. Bench and loose cushion

Category

Antique 19th Century Swedish Benches

Materials

Wood, Muslin

A Pair of George III Giltwood Armchairs
A Pair of George III Giltwood Armchairs

A Pair of George III Giltwood Armchairs

Located in New York, NY

The inset padded back within a shield shaped frame carved with laurel leaves flanked by unusual

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

Pair Of English Mid 19th Century Oak Gothic Revival Window Seats
Pair Of English Mid 19th Century Oak Gothic Revival Window Seats

Pair Of English Mid 19th Century Oak Gothic Revival Window Seats

Located in London, GB

ball and claw decoration and the X frames centered with a carved Heraldic shield. Newly re-upholstered

Category

Antique 19th Century English Benches

Materials

Oak

Victorian Rosewood Pole / Firescreen
Victorian Rosewood Pole / Firescreen

Victorian Rosewood Pole / Firescreen

Located in Vancouver, BC

Exquisite Victorian rosewood pole screen with adjustable carved framed shield, enclosing an

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Scottish Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Set of 10 Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs
Set of 10 Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs

Set of 10 Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs

Located in Woodbury, CT

Very fine set of ten carved mahogany shield back dining chairs, with serpentine crests and three

Category

Antique 19th Century American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

A Pair of George III Mahogany Hall Chairs
A Pair of George III Mahogany Hall Chairs

A Pair of George III Mahogany Hall Chairs

Located in New York, NY

A pair of George III carved mahogany hall chairs with shield shaped backs above fluted supports

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Side Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Neoclassical Style Marble Garden Bench
Neoclassical Style Marble Garden Bench

Neoclassical Style Marble Garden Bench

Located in Washington Crossing, PA

elaborate winged lion armrests, surmounted by the carved pediment with a shield crest flanked by scroll work

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Marble

Louis XVI-Style Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantel
Louis XVI-Style Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantel

Louis XVI-Style Carrara Marble Fireplace Mantel

Located in Salt Lake City, UT

a frieze with carved central shield depicting the insignia "CH";, flanked by floral boughs with

Category

Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Carrara Marble

Set/8 Venetian Rococo Style Painted Dining Chairs
Set/8 Venetian Rococo Style Painted Dining Chairs

Set/8 Venetian Rococo Style Painted Dining Chairs

Located in New Orleans, LA

A SET OF EIGHT VENETIAN ROCOCO STYLE PAINTED AND PARCEL GILT DINING CHAIRS EACH WITH A SHIELD

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Pair of Giltwood and Mirror Backed Sconces
Pair of Giltwood and Mirror Backed Sconces

Pair of Giltwood and Mirror Backed Sconces

Located in London, GB

Pair of Italian Carved Giltwood Mirrored Shield Shape Wall Sconces c.1880 Both with pierced and

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Wall Lights and Sconces

Pair of Giltwood Rococo Girandoles, Italy, circa 1800
Pair of Giltwood Rococo Girandoles, Italy, circa 1800

Pair of Giltwood Rococo Girandoles, Italy, circa 1800

Located in London, GB

Pair of silver gilt girandoles (wall mirrors originally with a candle sconce), of typical shield

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Girandoles

Pair of George IV Period Mahogany Hall Chairs
Pair of George IV Period Mahogany Hall Chairs

Pair of George IV Period Mahogany Hall Chairs

Located in Cambridge, GB

A fine pair of George IV period mahogany hall-chairs in the manner of T & G Seddon; the shield

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Side Chairs

C.1920 Six  Handmade Painted Wood Dining Chairs
C.1920 Six  Handmade Painted Wood Dining Chairs

C.1920 Six Handmade Painted Wood Dining Chairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

C.1920 Six hand carved dining room chairs. Beautiful shield back design, all hand carved in a light

Category

Early 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Edwardian "Flaming Heart Hand Clasp" Intaglio Rose Gold Signet Ring
Edwardian "Flaming Heart Hand Clasp" Intaglio Rose Gold Signet Ring

Edwardian "Flaming Heart Hand Clasp" Intaglio Rose Gold Signet Ring

Located in Sale, Cheshire

This Edwardian rose gold signet ring has a shield-shaped face, carved with an intaglio crest of

Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Signet Rings

Materials

9k Gold, Rose Gold

A fine pair of Hepplewhite Revival arm chairs.
A fine pair of Hepplewhite Revival arm chairs.

A fine pair of Hepplewhite Revival arm chairs.

Located in Sundridge, GB

With shield shaped backs carved with the Prince of Wales feathers and ribbons, the out swept arms

Category

Early 20th Century British Armchairs

Pair Irish Marino County Two-Light Girandole Mirrors C. 1770-90
Pair Irish Marino County Two-Light Girandole Mirrors C. 1770-90

Pair Irish Marino County Two-Light Girandole Mirrors C. 1770-90

Located in Louisville, KY

shield form featuing carved rams heads, foliate, and geometric motifs. With the popularity of the Marino

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Giltwood

Maison Jansen Stamped Console
Maison Jansen Stamped Console

Maison Jansen Stamped Console

Located in New Orleans, LA

Carved, painted wood console with old travertine marble top. The frieze is fitted with three

Category

Early 20th Century French Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Citrine, Diamond, Enamel and Pearl 18 Karat and Platinum Collar Necklace
Citrine, Diamond, Enamel and Pearl 18 Karat and Platinum Collar Necklace

Citrine, Diamond, Enamel and Pearl 18 Karat and Platinum Collar Necklace

By Mitchell Peck

Located in Pikesville, MD

each shield. Hand carved platinum leaf design features a single round diamond in each link. Fourteen

Category

Early 2000s American Byzantine Link Necklaces

Materials

Citrine, White Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum

HELLAM French Provincial Louis XVI Walnut Caned Dining Side Chairs - Pair B
HELLAM French Provincial Louis XVI Walnut Caned Dining Side Chairs - Pair B

HELLAM French Provincial Louis XVI Walnut Caned Dining Side Chairs - Pair B

Located in Charlotte, NC

distressed, with caned decoratively carved oval shield like backs, floral brocade fabric upholstered seats

Category

Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Walnut

Anglo-Indian Late 18-Early 19th Century Triple Chair-Back Settee
Anglo-Indian Late 18-Early 19th Century Triple Chair-Back Settee

Anglo-Indian Late 18-Early 19th Century Triple Chair-Back Settee

Located in Long Island City, NY

The triple shield backrest carved with demi-lune flower heads issuing bellflower splats. The

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Settees

Majestic Folk Art Eagle Plaque Folsom Prison
Majestic Folk Art Eagle Plaque Folsom Prison

Majestic Folk Art Eagle Plaque Folsom Prison

Located in Manalapan, NJ

A majestic carved eagle plaque on a shield shaped mount. Beautifully executed the eagle is made out

Category

20th Century American Folk Art Sculptures

Pair George III Mahogany Armchairs circa 1790
Pair George III Mahogany Armchairs circa 1790

Pair George III Mahogany Armchairs circa 1790

Located in New York, NY

detail. The shield back form relates closely to designs one can find in Hepplewhite’s famous book

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Armchairs

HELLAM French Provincial Louis XVI Walnut Caned Dining Side Chairs - Pair A
HELLAM French Provincial Louis XVI Walnut Caned Dining Side Chairs - Pair A

HELLAM French Provincial Louis XVI Walnut Caned Dining Side Chairs - Pair A

Located in Charlotte, NC

distressed, with caned decoratively carved oval shield like backs, floral brocade fabric upholstered seats

Category

Mid-20th Century American Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Walnut

Anglo-Indian Late 18th-Early 19 Century Triple Chair-Back Rosewo
Anglo-Indian Late 18th-Early 19 Century Triple Chair-Back Rosewo

Anglo-Indian Late 18th-Early 19 Century Triple Chair-Back Rosewo

Located in Long Island City, NY

The triple shield backrest carved with demi-lune flower heads issuing bellflower splats. The

Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Settees

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Oak Hall Chairs, Regency Hall Chairs, Scotland, 1820, B1089
Antique Oak Hall Chairs, Regency Hall Chairs, Scotland, 1820, B1089

Antique Oak Hall Chairs, Regency Hall Chairs, Scotland, 1820, B1089

Located in Vancouver, BC

, 1820. Carved shaped backs Central shield to back of chair Solid shaped seats of tapering form

Category

Antique 1820s Scottish Regency Side Chairs

Materials

Oak

Victorian Silver Intaglio Seal Ring
Victorian Silver Intaglio Seal Ring

Victorian Silver Intaglio Seal Ring

Located in New York, NY

A Victorian sterling silver intaglio seal ring. The sizable seal shows a carved hand above a shield

Category

Antique 1870s Victorian Signet Rings

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco ring in 15ct gold set with diamonds and rubies
Art Deco ring in 15ct gold set with diamonds and rubies

Art Deco ring in 15ct gold set with diamonds and rubies

Located in Daylesford, Victoria

shield. Very finely carved to the shoulders and lots of love and wear, as band is thinning and part of

Category

Vintage 1910s English Belle Époque Band Rings

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 15k Gold

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair C
BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair C

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair C

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Charlotte, NC

Historic Charleston Reproductions Collection. Solid mahogany, carved open shield backrests with a leaf

Category

Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair A
BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair A

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair A

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Charlotte, NC

Historic Charleston Reproductions Collection. Solid mahogany, carved open shield backrests with a leaf

Category

Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

An Early Pair of Robert  “Mouseman” Thompson Oak Monk’s Chair
An Early Pair of Robert  “Mouseman” Thompson Oak Monk’s Chair

An Early Pair of Robert “Mouseman” Thompson Oak Monk’s Chair

By Robert (Mouseman) Thompson

Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire

carved with a shield depicting a saint and a key. Leather seat. On four octagonal legs joined by a cross

Category

Vintage 1930s British Armchairs

Materials

Oak

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair B
BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair B

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair B

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Charlotte, NC

Historic Charleston Reproductions collection. Solid mahogany, carved open shield backrests with a leaf

Category

Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Armchairs - Pair
BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Armchairs - Pair

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Armchairs - Pair

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Charlotte, NC

Historic Charleston Reproductions Collection. Solid mahogany, carved open shield backrests with a leaf

Category

Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

French Renaissance Revival Marble-Top Buffet in Walnut, 1880s
French Renaissance Revival Marble-Top Buffet in Walnut, 1880s

French Renaissance Revival Marble-Top Buffet in Walnut, 1880s

Located in Austin, TX

acanthus leaves, just below are carved dental detail and shield decoration, followed by more molding

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Buffets

Materials

Marble

19th Century Painted and Decorated Satinwood Carver Armchair with Brushed Silk
19th Century Painted and Decorated Satinwood Carver Armchair with Brushed Silk

19th Century Painted and Decorated Satinwood Carver Armchair with Brushed Silk

Located in Uppingham, Rutland

carver chair. Elegant carved frame with a shield back, lovely shape to the carver arms and standing on

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Edwardian Side Chairs

Materials

Satinwood

Louis XV Style Antique Bed WK173
Louis XV Style Antique Bed WK173

Louis XV Style Antique Bed WK173

Located in Wrexham, GB

pronounced shoulders, decorative beading, ornately carved pediment and central shield carving in foot panel

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Walnut

Victorian Carved Shield Plaques, circa 1860
Victorian Carved Shield Plaques, circa 1860

Victorian Carved Shield Plaques, circa 1860

Located in Edinburgh, GB

Pair of profusely carved shield plaques, circa 1860. With rococo styling to the top and paper fold

Category

Antique 1860s Victorian Wall-mounted Sculptures

English Carved Oak Oval Mirror
English Carved Oak Oval Mirror

English Carved Oak Oval Mirror

Located in Wilson, NC

English carved oak oval mirror with carved shield at the top , the entire perimeter features leaf

Category

Antique 1890s English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Oak

Pair of Carved Gothic Revival Hall Chairs
Pair of Carved Gothic Revival Hall Chairs

Pair of Carved Gothic Revival Hall Chairs

Located in Pasadena, CA

This antique carved Gothic Revival hall chair dates back to 19th century and features a hand-carved

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Gothic Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Fine Aboriginal Central Desert Wunda Shield
Fine Aboriginal Central Desert Wunda Shield

Fine Aboriginal Central Desert Wunda Shield

Located in London, GB

A Fine Aboriginal Wunda shield Central desert region A stone carved shield in had wood with red

Category

Vintage 1910s Australian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Black Forest Carved Mount of a Black Hare, Germany, Early 20th Century
Black Forest Carved Mount of a Black Hare, Germany, Early 20th Century

Black Forest Carved Mount of a Black Hare, Germany, Early 20th Century

Located in Hudson, NY

Wonderful Black Forest hand-carved bust of a black hare (Rabbit) mounted on a hardwood carved

Category

Early 20th Century German Black Forest Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

English Writing Desk
English Writing Desk

English Writing Desk

Located in Stamford, CT

English walnut one drawer writing desk with carved shield on the drawer front and arrow turned legs

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

English Set of Four Georgian Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Shieldback Side Chairs
English Set of Four Georgian Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Shieldback Side Chairs

English Set of Four Georgian Hepplewhite Period Mahogany Shieldback Side Chairs

Located in Wells, ME

shieldbacks are nicely carved with bundled wheat sheaf motif and double molded carved shield , tapered legs

Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Napoleon III Period Gold Leaf Carved Mirror, Late 1800s
Napoleon III Period Gold Leaf Carved Mirror, Late 1800s

Napoleon III Period Gold Leaf Carved Mirror, Late 1800s

Located in Austin, TX

the space between the two levels of mirror glass are four carved shields, perched diagonally over the

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Wall Mirrors

Materials

Mirror, Wood

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair A
BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair A

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair A

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Charlotte, NC

Historic Charleston Reproductions Collection. Solid mahogany with carved shield backs, green & beige color

Category

Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair B
BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair B

BAKER Historic Charleston Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Side Chairs - Pair B

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Charlotte, NC

Historic Charleston Reproductions Collection. Solid mahogany with carved shield backs, green & beige color

Category

Late 20th Century American Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

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Carved Shield For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal carved shield for your home. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and fabric, every carved shield was constructed with great care. Find 147 options for an antique or vintage carved shield now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. Your living room may not be complete without a carved shield — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. A carved shield is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Tribal, Folk Art and Medieval styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one carved shield that is appealing in its simplicity, but Drexel, Gabriel Viardot and Grosfeld House produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Carved Shield?

The average selling price for a carved shield at 1stDibs is $2,963, while they’re typically $230 on the low end and $30,000 for the highest priced.