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1960s, Nichols and Stone Maple Fiddle Back Brass Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Germantown, MD
1960s Nichols and stone maple fiddle back brass back windsor armchair measuring Measures: 24" in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Maple

Aesthetic Movement Ash & fiddle back Ash wall cabinet inlaid with floral panels.
Located in London, GB
An Aesthetic Movement Ash and fiddle back Ash wall cabinet with a shaped and inlaid cornice and
Category

Antique 1880s English Aesthetic Movement Shelves and Wall Cabinets

Materials

Ash

19Thc Original Painted Decorated Fiddle Back Chairs -Set of Six Signed G. Nees
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original paint decorated fiddle back plank bottom chairs from Lancaster County ,Pennsylvania
Category

Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Chairs

Materials

Wood

London 1838 Sterling Silver Sauce Ladle or Fiddle Back Spoon by Charles Boyton
By Charles Boyton
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good, heavy, fiddle-back, sterling silver sauce ladle or spoon, made by Charles Boyton of
Category

Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Stunning Walnut and Fiddle Back Maple Credenza Sam Maloof
By Sam Maloof
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Superb American craftsmanship. Every detail refined. Cabinet features two drawers above two doors concealing two adjustable shelves with exotic wood inlay and pulls. Master woodworke...
Category

1990s American American Craftsman Cabinets

Materials

Ebony, Walnut

Antique George III period fiddle back mahogany serpentine chest of drawers
Located in London, GB
A fine mid-18th Century Geroge III period mahogany serpentine Chest, having moulded edge boxwood line inlaid & Gonzalez Alves crossbanded top, above 4 fiddleback mahogany drawers ret...
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Queen Anne-Style Fiddle-Back Chair in Mahogany w/ Upholstered Slip Seat, c 1880
Located in Miami, FL
A very well-crafted American Centennial, Queen-Anne-style chair in mahogany with fiddle yoke-back
Category

Antique Late 19th Century American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

18th Century Sheraton Satinwood 'Bonheur du Jour'
Located in London, GB
, having fiddle-back mahogany bow paneled doors with central drawer and recess, above satinwood banded and
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Satinwood

1817 George III Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Spoon
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George III sterling silver tea caddy spoon, London, 1817. Fiddle back pattern. By Richard Turner
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

ELEGANT 18th CENTURY LONDON LONGCASE CLOCK
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A George III period fiddle back mahogany longcase clock. The eight day movement with a full brass
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English George III Grandfather Clocks and Long...

Materials

Brass

ELEGANT 18th CENTURY LONDON LONGCASE CLOCK
ELEGANT 18th CENTURY LONDON LONGCASE CLOCK
H 92.52 in W 21.66 in D 9.85 in
Aei Chest of Drawers Designed by Chi Wing Lo
By Chi Wing Lo, Giorgetti S.p.A.
Located in Boston, MA
and everywhere. Cabinet with 8 drawers in walnut Canaletto with drawers front in white painted fiddle
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

Aei Chest of Drawers Designed by Chi Wing Lo
Aei Chest of Drawers Designed by Chi Wing Lo
H 31.3 in W 62.21 in D 16.74 in
18th Century George III period Mahogany Bow Tallboy
Located in London, GB
A good quality George III period golden colored fiddle-back mahogany bow tallboy with bowed cornice
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Commodes and Chests of Dra...

Materials

Mahogany, Boxwood

George III Period Mahogany and Satinwood Card Table
Located in London, GB
A fine late 18th century Sheraton period mahogany and fiddle-back mahogany card table having
Category

Antique 18th Century English George III Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Regency Mahogany Sarcophagus-Shaped Wine Cooler
Located in London, GB
A fine early 19th century Regency period fiddle back mahogany and ebony strung sarcophagus shaped
Category

Antique 19th Century English Regency Wine Coolers

Materials

Mahogany

Late 18th Century Sheraton Mahogany Pembroke Table
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century Sheraton period fiddle back mahogany Pembroke table having padouk wood, box
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Boxwood, Ebony, Padouk

Late 18th Century Sheraton Period Mahogany and Satinwood Demilune Commode
Located in London, GB
A fine late 18th century Sheraton period fiddle back mahogany demilune commode, satinwood
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Sheraton Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Satinwood, Mahogany

19th Century Original Painted Sage Green Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
condition. The saddle seat and fiddle back has a great painted surface with an apple painted on the front
Category

Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique George III Period Mahogany Display Bookcase
Located in London, GB
A fine quality George III period mahogany & fiddle back mahogany Display Bookcase of attractive
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Sheraton Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry Library Table
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
ebonized ground, within kingwood, beech and fiddle back maple cross-banded borders inlaid with foliate
Category

Antique 1860s English Tables

Materials

Walnut

Rare Harold M. Schwartz for Romweber Burled Sideboard with Floating Cabinet
By Romweber Furniture Co., Harold Schwartz
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Harold M. Schwartz for Romweber. Burled walnut side board with fiddle back highlights
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Brass

William IV Roll Top Desk Mahogany 19th Century Cylinder Period
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Tooling. The Desk Comes Complete With 2 Fitted Ink Wells. Please Note the Wonderful Fiddle Back Timbers to
Category

Antique 19th Century William IV Desks

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century George III Mahogany Linen Cupboard in the Manner of Chippendale
Located in Dublin 8, IE
above two book matched doors with shaped and moulded panels of fiddle back mahogany bordered with plum
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Irish George III Linen Presses

Materials

Mahogany

Half Block Model of the Steam Ship ‘Glamis Castle’
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
funnel and a boxwood hull with the original painted black top-sides, all set on a fiddle-back maple and
Category

Antique 1870s Scottish Models and Miniatures

Materials

Maple, Walnut

John Bennett Georgian Barometer
By John Bennett
Located in New Orleans, LA
, is fiddle back (so named because it is commonly found on violin backs), so it has a fine, even ripple
Category

Antique 18th Century English Georgian Scientific Instruments

Materials

Brass

John Bennett Georgian Barometer
John Bennett Georgian Barometer
H 37 in W 4.38 in D 3.25 in
Set of Five Antique Ebony Queen Anne Rush Seat Dining Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
paint. Chairs of this design are often called "fiddle-back" or "York chairs", and were made mainly in
Category

Antique 19th Century American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

English Mahogany and Ormolu Partners Desk with Red Leather, 19th Century
By Holland & Sons
Located in London, GB
panel lockable cupboards, of excellent ‘fiddle back’ mahogany, which enclose shelved interiors, and have
Category

Antique 19th Century English Georgian Desks

Materials

Ormolu

A Very Fine 19th Century Credenza with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine19th Century fiddle back mahogany and burr amboyna credenza of exceptional quality
Category

Antique 19th Century English Credenzas

Materials

Ormolu

Wild Rose by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set 12 Service 48 pcs
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
traditional fiddle-back handle can carry a monogram or be left to display its profusion of delicately carved
Category

Vintage 1940s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Gio Ponti Style Round Cocktail Table by Keno Bros.
By Theodore Alexander, Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
species of wood veneer in a single cocktail-size table: Fiddle back Sycamore, Rosewood and rosewood crown
Category

2010s Vietnamese Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Tallboy Chest on Chest of Drawers Elegant
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
fiddle-back veneers in a warm light hue, with drawers that slide freely. Solid, strong, and heavy, it
Category

Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Rare, 18th Century American or Bermuda Queen Anne Side Chair
Located in Atlanta, GA
chair. Featuring a shaped crest rail with fiddle back style splat and a shaped seat with scroll
Category

Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Side Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

Pair of Chippendale Style Chairs in Red Lacquered Wood, circa 1880
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
shoes. Openwork fiddle back decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls on the stiles and central splat
Category

Antique 1880s European Chinese Chippendale Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Wild Rose by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 12 Set Dinner Size
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
. The traditional fiddle-back handle can carry a monogram or be left to display its profusion of
Category

Vintage 1940s American Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Queen Anne Side Chair, New York State, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
often called "fiddle-back" or "York chairs" and were made mainly in New York City, the Hudson Valley
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Side Chairs

Materials

Wood

Fine 17th Century William and Mary Burl Walnut Cabinet on Chest, Circa 1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
two short and two long burr/fiddle-back walnut feather-banded oak lined drawers, divided by cross
Category

Antique 17th Century English William and Mary Cabinets

Materials

Walnut, Burl, Oak

Pair of Chippendale Style Armchairs in Red Lacquered Wood, circa 1880
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
legs with a decor of cartouche, foliage and shell, claw and ball feet. Sabre back legs ending with
Category

Antique Late 19th Century European Chippendale Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Wild Rose by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service 8 Set 45 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
. The traditional fiddle-back handle can carry a monogram or be left to display its profusion of
Category

Vintage 1940s Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wild Rose by International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Set 38 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
traditional fiddle-back handle can carry a monogram or be left to display its profusion of delicately carved
Category

Vintage 1940s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

English 19th Century Satinwood and Ormolu Folio Cabinet with Expandable Easel
Located in London, GB
, and hinged triple panelled facia opening to reveal a fiddle back mahogany fretwork divider, and a
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Pair S. Bent & Brothers Ebonized Maple Fiddle / Fan Back Windsor Chairs Half Arm
By S. Bent and Bros.
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century Pair of S. Bent & Brothers Ebonized Maple Fiddle / Fan Back Windsor Chairs Half
Category

Early 20th Century American Other Windsor Chairs

Materials

Maple, Paint

Regency Period Mahogany Secretaire Bookcase, Designs by Thomas Hope
By Thomas Hope
Located in London, GB
A fine quality early 19th century Regency period fiddle-back mahogany secretaire bookcase, in the
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Bookcases

Materials

Mahogany

Important Regency Mahogany Partners Writing Table in the Manner of George Smith
By George Smith, Charles Norman
Located in Benington, Herts
frieze, containing four finely chosen fiddle-back mahogany drawers, two pairs to opposing sides, each
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Giltwood

Wild Rose International Sterling Silver Flatware Service Eight Set 76 Pcs Dinner
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
. The traditional fiddle-back handle can carry a monogram or be left to display its profusion of
Category

Vintage 1940s American Victorian Tableware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wild Rose by International Sterling Silver Flatware Set for 8 Service 32 Pieces
By International Silver
Located in Big Bend, WI
flower, the Wild Rose, is captured beautifully in this lovely Victorian design. The traditional fiddle
Category

Vintage 1940s Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Fiddle Back Mahogany Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
Victorian fiddle back mahogany box. A superb fiddle back mahogany box edged in ebony, the box
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Victorian Fiddle Back Mahogany Box
Victorian Fiddle Back Mahogany Box
H 5.71 in W 9.85 in D 5.71 in
Table lamp fiddle back maple jazz inspired design in stock
Located in Edinboro, PA
Introducing the Jazz Inspired II Fiddle Back Maple Table Lamp by Cosmo Barbaro Furniture, a
Category

2010s American Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Wenge

Set of Eight Rococo Style Dining Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set of eight dining chairs in the Rococo style, Sweden, circa 1900. Curved fiddle backs, cabriole
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Set of Eight Rococo Style Dining Chairs
Set of Eight Rococo Style Dining Chairs
H 41.25 in W 21.25 in D 19.25 in
Hepplewhite Demilune Card Table
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Folkestone, Kent
A good George III period "fiddle-back" mahogany demilune card table, with tulip wood cross-banded
Category

Antique Late 18th Century British Hepplewhite Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Hepplewhite Demilune Card Table
Hepplewhite Demilune Card Table
H 28.5 in W 33 in D 16.5 in
Exceptional 19th Century Australian Eucalyptus Stool
Located in Malvern, Victoria
color and patination. (note the fiddle back grain to the sides). Supported by four original turned
Category

Antique 19th Century Australian Stools

Materials

Wood

Victorian Mahogany Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in Pawleys Island, SC
fiddle back mahogany while the front is flame mahogany. This piece also features a pullout / pull-out
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Edwardian Mahogany and Glass Bow Ended Display Cabinet with Shelves
Located in Macclesfield, GB
A very good quality Edwardian fiddle back mahogany bow ended glazed display cabinet with chequered
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Cabinets

Materials

Mahogany, Boxwood

Art Deco Fiddleback Maple Round Side/Library/Coffee Table
Located in Lee on the Solent, Hampshire
Art Deco round table with four pullout / pull-out shelves and storage shelves beneath. The fiddle
Category

Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Antique Secretary Bookcase
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
fine quality figured fiddle back mahogany with mahogany lined drawers and a desk drawer with writing
Category

Antique 18th Century British George III Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Secretary Bookcase
Antique Secretary Bookcase
H 74 in W 60.25 in D 24 in
Egypt II side table spalted curly maple in stock
Located in Edinboro, PA
designers. This piece features unique one-of-a-kind material; spalted wormy fiddle back maple. This
Category

2010s American Art Deco Side Tables

Materials

Ebony, Maple, Paint

American (Philadelphia) Mahogany Pembroke Table with Marlborough Feet
Located in Free Union, VA
legs. The drop-leaf top has attractive timber with some nice fiddle back patterning. Good antique
Category

Antique Late 18th Century American Federal Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Nullarbor Sofa, Handcrafted in Western Australian Jarrah Hardwood
Located in Winchelsea, AU
and interlocking grain produces some samples with a sought after fiddle-back figure.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Sofas

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Pyrenees Dining Table, Handcrafted in Western Australian Jarrah Hardwood
Located in Winchelsea, AU
wavy and interlocking grain produces some samples with a sought after fiddle-back figure.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Bambra Dining Table, Handcrafted in Western Australian Jarrah Hardwood
Located in Winchelsea, AU
with a sought after fiddle-back figure.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Avoca Dining Table, Handcrafted in Murray River Red Gum Hardwood
Located in Winchelsea, AU
spectacular deep red colour and the typical fiddle-back figure of river red gum timber make each piece of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Oceanic Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood

Aurora Dining Table, Handcrafted in Victorian Ash Hardwood
Located in Winchelsea, AU
produce fiddle back markings and have visible gum veins. It has a course texture.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Australian Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

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Fiddle Back For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic fiddle back available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and hardwood, every fiddle back was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect fiddle back — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each fiddle back bearing Georgian, Victorian or Regency hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made fiddle back over the years, but those crafted by Charles Boyton and Henkel Harris are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Fiddle Back?

Prices for a fiddle back start at $403 and top out at $37,600 with the average selling for $2,340.