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DIA Chrome and Pink Channel Back Dining Chairs, Design Institute America 1980
DIA Chrome and Pink Channel Back Dining Chairs, Design Institute America 1980

DIA Chrome and Pink Channel Back Dining Chairs, Design Institute America 1980

By Design Institute America

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Set of four sculptural post modern dining chairs by DIA, Design Institute America. Sculptural

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Vintage 1980s Post-Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Ultrasuede

Set of Twelve Deco Style Dining Chairs with Curved Channel Back
Set of Twelve Deco Style Dining Chairs with Curved Channel Back

Set of Twelve Deco Style Dining Chairs with Curved Channel Back

By Mattaliano

Located in Locust Valley, NY

A vintage set of twelve Art Deco style dining chairs with dark wood frames and upholstered in a

Category

Mid-20th Century Art Deco Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of 4 Hollywood Regency Ebonized Channel Back Dining Side Chairs, circa 1940s
Set of 4 Hollywood Regency Ebonized Channel Back Dining Side Chairs, circa 1940s

Set of 4 Hollywood Regency Ebonized Channel Back Dining Side Chairs, circa 1940s

By William Billy Haines

Located in St. Louis, MO

Set of four elegant Hollywood Regency dining side or game chairs in dark espresso mahogany frames

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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

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Set of Six Channel-Back Dining Chairs on Chrome-Plated Bases
Set of Six Channel-Back Dining Chairs on Chrome-Plated Bases

Set of Six Channel-Back Dining Chairs on Chrome-Plated Bases

By Hill Manufacturing

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A set six channel-back dining chairs manufactured by Hill Manufacturing Co. in the 1980s. These

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Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

Set of Six Dining Chairs in the Manner of Charles Hollis Jones, circa 1970s
Set of Six Dining Chairs in the Manner of Charles Hollis Jones, circa 1970s

Set of Six Dining Chairs in the Manner of Charles Hollis Jones, circa 1970s

By Charles Hollis Jones

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A set of newly upholstered channel back dining chairs made by Hill Manufacturing Company in the

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Nikea Chair, Low and Wide Rounded Back with Channel Tufting and a Deep Cushion
Nikea Chair, Low and Wide Rounded Back with Channel Tufting and a Deep Cushion

Nikea Chair, Low and Wide Rounded Back with Channel Tufting and a Deep Cushion

By Mobilia

Located in Houston, TX

A low and wide rounded back with channel tufting and a deep cushioned seat offers an inviting chair

Category

2010s Turkish Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Set of 10 Channel Back Charles Hollis Jones Dining Chairs
Set of 10 Channel Back Charles Hollis Jones Dining Chairs

Set of 10 Channel Back Charles Hollis Jones Dining Chairs

Located in New York, NY

Set of 10 Charles Hollis Jones Dining Chairs with Channel back, upholstered in Taupe Leather

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Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs

Set of Four "Channel Back Plexi Chairs" by Vladimir Kagan
Set of Four "Channel Back Plexi Chairs" by Vladimir Kagan

Set of Four "Channel Back Plexi Chairs" by Vladimir Kagan

By Vladimir Kagan

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Set of four "Channel Back Plexi Chairs," model 6700, by Vladimir Kagan, American, 1970s.

Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Charles Hollis Jones Lucite & Chrome Side Dining Chairs Newly Upholstered or COM
Charles Hollis Jones Lucite & Chrome Side Dining Chairs Newly Upholstered or COM

Charles Hollis Jones Lucite & Chrome Side Dining Chairs Newly Upholstered or COM

By Charles Hollis Jones

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Vintage lucite and chrome Charles Hollis Jones CHJ channel back side dining chairs. Meticulously

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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Chrome

A set of six rare round leg Charles Hollis Jones dining chairs.
A set of six rare round leg Charles Hollis Jones dining chairs.

A set of six rare round leg Charles Hollis Jones dining chairs.

Located in Palm Springs, CA

a set of newly reupholstered channel back dining chairs by Charles Hollis Jones Circa 1970's. Rare

Category

Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Chromcraft Dynasty Velvet Channel Back Tufted Brass Dining Chairs
Chromcraft Dynasty Velvet Channel Back Tufted Brass Dining Chairs

Chromcraft Dynasty Velvet Channel Back Tufted Brass Dining Chairs

By Chromcraft

Located in Jacksonville, FL

Set of six vintage Chromcraft dining chairs in the manor of Milo Baughman feature a heavy brass

Category

Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal

High-End Grey Channel Back Parsons Chairs - Pair B
High-End Grey Channel Back Parsons Chairs - Pair B

High-End Grey Channel Back Parsons Chairs - Pair B

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H 42.5 in W 22.25 in D 23.5 in

High-End Grey Channel Back Parsons Chairs - Pair B

Located in Charlotte, NC

High quality pair of Parsons chairs. Covered in a silver sage, or grey-green fabric. Maker and age

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

A set of four Charles Hollis Jones dining chairs
A set of four Charles Hollis Jones dining chairs

A set of four Charles Hollis Jones dining chairs

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A set of signed channel back upholstered dining chairs designed by Charles Hollis Jones in the 1980

Category

Late 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs

High-End Grey Channel Back Parsons Chairs - Pair A
High-End Grey Channel Back Parsons Chairs - Pair A

High-End Grey Channel Back Parsons Chairs - Pair A

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H 42.5 in W 22.25 in D 23.5 in

High-End Grey Channel Back Parsons Chairs - Pair A

Located in Charlotte, NC

High quality pair of Parsons chairs. Covered in a silver sage, or grey-green fabric. Maker and age

Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Fabric

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Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock
Murano Hand Blown Chartreuse Green Glass Chandelier, in stock

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Located in Miami, FL

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Set of 8 Fine French 1930s Armchairs

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$35,000 / set

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Located in Long Island City, NY

A set of eight fine French Art Deco solid cherry wood bridge armchairs with bronze sabots. Price is for a set of 8 chairs only (not 12 as mentioned in "Sold As")

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The Albert, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair

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$5,060 / item

H 31.5 in W 33.47 in D 43.31 in

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Located in Jesteburg, DE

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By Last Workshop

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Teardrop Pendant, by JDP Interiors
Teardrop Pendant, by JDP Interiors

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$2,750 / item

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Set of Six Art Deco Chairs, Black Lacquer, Grey Alcantara, France circa 1930
Set of Six Art Deco Chairs, Black Lacquer, Grey Alcantara, France circa 1930

Set of Six Art Deco Chairs, Black Lacquer, Grey Alcantara, France circa 1930

Located in Regensburg, DE

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Mid-Century Modern Italian Dining Chairs
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$8,450 / set

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Located in Austin, TX

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Elegant Art Déco Macassar Wood Chair Hand Crafted in the Style of J. E. Ruhlmann
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By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann

Located in Salzburg, AT

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Set of Ten Shield Back Leather Dining Chairs
Set of Ten Shield Back Leather Dining Chairs

Set of Ten Shield Back Leather Dining Chairs

$15,000 / set

H 38 in W 22 in D 23.5 in

Set of Ten Shield Back Leather Dining Chairs

Located in Greenwich, CT

Set of ten very fine quality mahogany and tooled morocco leather dining chairs having shield shaped backs with crisply carved rosettes and "lamb's tongue" borders, the leather with g...

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Sculptural Custom Neve Plaster Fixture
Sculptural Custom Neve Plaster Fixture

Sculptural Custom Neve Plaster Fixture

$19,500 / item

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By (after) Jean Michel Frank

Located in New York, NY

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"Feathers"' Chandelier in Murano Glass

"Feathers"' Chandelier in Murano Glass

$8,536 / item

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By Glustin Creation

Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR

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8 Dining Chairs Attr. to René Prou, France, 1940s
8 Dining Chairs Attr. to René Prou, France, 1940s

8 Dining Chairs Attr. to René Prou, France, 1940s

$11,782 / set

H 40.56 in W 17.72 in D 18.51 in

8 Dining Chairs Attr. to René Prou, France, 1940s

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse

Chic set of eight high-backed dining chairs with shapely and elegant apron and legs. Upholstered in original, good-quality imitation lizard fabric. Attributed to René Prou.

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Art Deco Dining Table with 10 Chairs, Macassar Ebony, Brass, Paris circa 1930
Art Deco Dining Table with 10 Chairs, Macassar Ebony, Brass, Paris circa 1930

Art Deco Dining Table with 10 Chairs, Macassar Ebony, Brass, Paris circa 1930

By George Guerin

Located in Regensburg, DE

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Art Deco 8 Chairs J. Halabala .
Art Deco 8 Chairs J. Halabala .

Art Deco 8 Chairs J. Halabala .

$5,060 / set

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Art Deco 8 Chairs J. Halabala .

Located in Kraków, Małopolska

Art Deco 8 chairs by J. Halabala from 1940 we present the chairs by J. Halabala from 1940s a Czech designer ranked among the most outstanding creators of the modern period. The peak ...

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Channel Back Dining Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the channel back dining chair you’re looking for. A channel back dining chair — often made from fabric, wood and upholstery — can elevate any home. There are 21 variations of the antique or vintage channel back dining chair you’re looking for, while we also have 10 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the channel back dining chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A channel back dining chair, designed in the mid-century modern, modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made channel back dining chair over the years, but those crafted by Lawson-Fenning, Charles Hollis Jones and Vladimir Kagan are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Channel Back Dining Chair?

A channel back dining chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,498, while the lowest priced sells for $425 and the highest can go for as much as $69,271.

Finding the Right Dining-room-chairs for You

No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.

In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.

In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.

Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.

By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?

Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.