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Wallace Nutting #393 Pilgrim Ladder Back Arm Chair
By Wallace Nutting
Located in Parkesburg, PA
# 393 Pilgrim Ladder Back Arm Chair
Hardwood Construction, Rush Bottom ( Maple with Rush Bottom
Category
Vintage 1920s American American Craftsman Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Country French Ladder-Back Arm Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 19th century country French ladder-back arm chair. Robust form, graduated ladder-back rails
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Country Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Pair of Chippendale style ladder back arm chairs, c. 1930-40
Located in Kenilworth, IL
ladder back rails. The over rail upholstered saddle seat is supported by molding carved square legs which
Category
Mid-20th Century American Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 18th C American Ladder Back Arm Chair with Scalamandre Down Cushion
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Priced Each.
Antique 18th century American Ladder Back armchair with Scalamandre Down Cushion
Category
Antique 18th Century American American Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of English Regency Mahogany Ladder Back Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of English Regency style (19th century) provincial mahogany ladder back arm chairs with slip
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Regency Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
19Thc Ladder back Chair With Hand Woven Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc New England ladder back arm chair with hand woven seat.This chair has most unusual cut outs
Category
Antique 1860s American Adirondack Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
The Shaker Ladder Slat Straight Back Arm Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
time and found to be successful.
Our Artisans reproduce the Slat Strait Back Shaker Arm Chair in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Cherry, Maple
19th Century, Ladder Back Rush Seat Arm Seat Arm Chair, Scotland 1910, H091
Located in Vancouver, BC
19th Century ladder back rush seat arm seat arm chair, Scotland 1910, H091
Scotland 1910
Solid oak
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 38.5 in W 24 in D 16 in
Country Ladder Back Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
Country Ladder Back Bench, this English country-style medium driftwood ladder back two-seat bench
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
The Shaker Ladder Slat Straight Back Arm Chair with Shawl Rail
Located in Germantown, MD
settings.
Our fine Artisans reproduce the 1820s Shawl Back Shaker Arm Chair in superior grades of clear
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Cherry, Maple
Country Ladder Back Whitewash Bench
Located in Westwood, NJ
Country Ladder Back Bench, this English country-style medium driftwood ladder back two-seat bench
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Rustic Benches
Materials
Wood
PAIR SET 2 Antique French Arm Dining Chair Ladder Back Carved Dark Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
PAIR SET 2 Antique French Arm Dining Chair Ladder Back Carved Dark Oak.
Direct from France, a set
Category
Vintage 1920s French French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Custom Set of Eight French Style Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
larger than the side chair measures 38" high, 22" deep and 23" wide. The highest point on the arm is 28".
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of Large-Scale Ladder-Back Armchairs Attributed to Paolo Buffa
By Paolo Buffa
Located in Houston, TX
Pair large-scale ladder-back braided-rush seat armchairs, attributed to Paolo Buffa. Shaped ladder
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Mid 19th C. Rush Seated Ladder Back Chair. English, circa 1850
Located in Incline Village, NV
Very nicely appointed Victorian rush seated ladder back chair; English and mid 19th century. A
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Ladder Back Dining Chairs Harvest Stenciled Rush Seat by L Hitchcock
By Hitchcock
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Stenciled Ladder Back Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Set includes 2 arm and 2 side chairs.
Approximate
Category
Vintage 1960s French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Antique Country French Walnut Ladder Back Settee or Radassier with Rush Seat
Located in Birmingham, AL
the Aure river in the Normandy region of northwestern France, circa 1890s. Featuring a ladder-back
Category
Antique 1890s French Benches
Materials
Rush, Walnut
H 40.5 in W 72 in D 22 in
Gordon Russell Hand Built Ladder Back Oak & Woven Leather Lounge Chairs, 1904
By Gordon Russell
Located in Coronado, CA
A true pair of artifacts! This pair of large Shaker style, loungey, arm chairs was designed and
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Shaker Lounge Chairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
H 37 in W 24.75 in D 27 in
Early American Walnut Ladder Back Rocking Chair w/ Double Sided Split Reed Seat
Located in Germantown, MD
A large, early American walnut ladder back rocking chair with double sided split reed seat. Come
Category
Mid-20th Century American Native American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Reed, Walnut
H 42 in W 26.25 in D 31 in
Custom Set of Eight English Oak Wavy Ladder Back Chairs with Rush Seats
Located in Woodbury, CT
This is a set of eight (two arms, six sides) English wavy ladder back chairs just waiting for duty
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Georgian Chairs
Materials
Oak, Rush
Set of Seven 19th C French Provençal Ladder Back Walnut Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Set of Seven 19th C French Provençal Ladder Back Walnut Rush Seat Dining Chairs, c. 1880.
Walnut
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
H 38 in W 18.75 in D 18 in
T.H. Robsjohn Gibbings Ladder-Back Chairs in Walnut, Set of Eight, USA, 1950s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Miami, FL
Gorgeous restored ladder back chairs by Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb in Walnut. 2 arm chairs and
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 34.5 in W 24 in D 17 in
C R Ashbee attr. An Arts & Crafts oak ladder back armchair with re-rushed seat
By The Guild of Handicraft, Charles Robert Ashbee
Located in London, GB
Charles Robert Ashbee (attributed) for the Guild of Handicraft. An oak ladder back armchair with a
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 41 in W 23.5 in D 18.5 in
Set of Four '4' Contoured Ladder Back Dining Chairs by Torbjorn Afdal for Vamo
By Torbjørn Afdal
Located in Deland, FL
cm
Arm Height: 26 in / 66 cm
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric
H 35.5 in W 23 in D 22.5 in
Hooker Furniture Provincial Style Rush Seat Arm Chair
By Hooker Furniture
Located in Germantown, MD
A 21 century Hooker Furniture Co Provincial Style ladder back and Rush Seat Arm Chair in mint
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American French Provincial Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Pair of Danish Rosewood Arm Chairs by Koefoeds Hornslet
By Koefoeds Hornslet
Located in Kensington, MD
: Rosewood
Beautifully Proportioned and Refined Set of Rosewood Ladder Back Dining Chairs. Measurements are
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of T. H. Robsjohn Gibbings for Widdicomb Ladderback & Woven Rattan Seat Arm
By John Widdicomb, T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
light wooden frames, checkered rattan cane webbing seats, and ladder backs, resting on four dowel legs
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
H 34 in W 23.5 in D 24 in
1960s Ercol Set of 8 Windsor Dining Arm Chairs 493 & Large Extending Table 444
By Ercol
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
this amply proportioned chair. Its deeply curved ‘ladder-back-like’ slats in conjunction with the
Category
Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Beech, Elm
H 27.96 in W 88.19 in D 35.44 in
Handmade Birch Rocker with Woven Rush Seat
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
beautiful. The curving back varies from ladder to ladder, the upright arm supports have a gently curving
Category
Vintage 1940s American Shaker Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rush, Birch
English Country Dining Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Oak ladder back armchairs, the bow arched bars between turned supports, above a hand woven faux
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
French Provincial Style Dining Chairs Set of 4
Located in Pomona, CA
Set of four French provincial style ladder back dining chairs. The seats are made of rope and are
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rope, Wood
Italian Modern Carlo de Carli Lounge Chair and Ottoman in Walnut and Leather
By Carlo De Carli, M. Singer & Sons
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Features a highly sculpted, ladder-back frame with clean lines and splayed-leg detail. Newly upholstered in
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 31.5 in W 24 in D 30 in
Country French Set of Eight Ladderback Dining Chairs
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful set of eight country French ladder back dining chairs with woven fiber rush seats. They
Category
Vintage 1950s French Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Two European Countryside Armchairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
an antiqued wood dining armchair, the arched serpentine ladder back above an upholstered drop-in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Dining Room C...
Materials
Wood
Walnut Ladderback Armchair with Rush Seat, France, circa 1865
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mid-19th Century Louis XVI style walnut arm chair with ladder back, rush seat, fluted legs, and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
Bernard Sanders, (Abstraction with Sun)
Located in New York, NY
stylized figure. The circle/sun is the head and the 'ladder' is the body. The right arm is outstretched and
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
French Provincial Style Oak Dining Chairs, Set of 10
Located in New York, NY
chairs and two arm chairs, each with floral-craved ladder backs above a rush-woven seat on a curving seat
Category
Mid-20th Century French Provincial Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood
Set of 10 Danish Rosewood Koefoeds Hornslet Dining Chairs
By Koefoeds Hornslet
Located in Kensington, MD
Beautifully proportioned and refined set of rosewood ladder back chairs from Koefoeds Hornslet. Two
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Rosewood
Danish Teak Modern Dining Chairs Koefoeds Hornslet Lis
By Koefoeds Hornslet, Niels Koefoed
Located in Baltimore, MD
“Lis” made in Denmark, circa 1960's. This stunning set of six ladder back teak chairs features two arm
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Antique French Provençal Louis XV Style Painted Settee or Radassier W/ Rush Seat
Located in Birmingham, AL
classic French Country ladder back design, this Provençal bench is painted a beautiful bluish green color
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Benches
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 37.75 in W 42 in D 20.25 in
Danish Black Frame Chairs Niels Koefoed for Koefoeds Hornslet Lis
By Niels Koefoed, Koefoeds Hornslet
Located in Baltimore, MD
Hornslet, model “Lis” made in Denmark, circa 1960s. This stunning set of four ladder back chairs feature
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of 10 English Georgian Gold Damask Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 10 English Georgian style (19th Cent) mahogany ladder back chairs with gold damask seat (2
Category
Antique 19th Century British Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany, Damask
Danish Niels Koefoed for Koefoeds Hornslet Lis Chairs
By Niels Koefoed, Koefoeds Hornslet
Located in Baltimore, MD
“Lis” made in Denmark, circa 1960s. This stunning set of six ladder back teak chairs features two arm
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Teak
Early Pair of Ole Wanscher Ebonized Mahogany Lounge Chairs, 1950's
By France & Daverkosen, Ole Wanscher
Located in Bainbridge, NY
angled ladder back style framework for ultimate comfort, with original spring form, and reversible, newly
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
L & JG Stickley Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Armchair Spring Seat Cushion
By L. & J.G. Stickley Inc.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
seat cushion, ladder back, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, very nice antique item
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Set of 8, Midcentury Danish Modern by Arne Wahl Iversen Dining Chairs in Teak
By Arne Wahl Iversen, Glyngøre Stolefabrik
Located in San Diego, CA
captivating set of ladder back dining chairs in teak, meticulously crafted to elevate any dining space. This
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Naugahyde, Teak
H 36 in W 19 in D 19 in
Pair of Art Deco Oak Lounge Chairs Attributed to Frits Schlegel for Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Norwalk, CT
slatted ladder back adds a touch of architectural interest.
With their clean lines and understated
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 31 in W 25 in D 30.5 in
Dutch Silver Bench and Chair Miniatures for a Doll's House, Schoonhoven, 1970s
Located in St. Catharines, ON
Dutch silver miniatures comprising a classic ladder back bench and arm chair.
Each stamped with London
Category
Vintage 1970s Dutch Models and Miniatures
Materials
Silver
'Girl Seated on Red Chair', by George Regal, Screen Print on Metal
By George Segal
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
female figure seated in a red ladder back chair facing away from the viewer. The realistic female figure
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Metal
H 37.75 in W 37.75 in D 1.875 in
Vintage Organic Modern Pair of Rattan Bar Stools Style of Ficks Reed
By Ficks Reed
Located in Topeka, KS
style of Ficks Reed. They are AWESOME and ALL rattan featuring fantastic ladder-back style backs with
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Stools
Materials
Rattan
English Ladder Back Arm Chair (GMD#2797)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English Carved and Painted Walnut Ladder Back Chair with Rattan Seat. note: arm height is 27H
Category
Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Rattan
Early Thonet Classic Ladder Back Arm Chair with Label Thonet New York
By Thonet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wood Provincial style ladder back armchair with original stencilled vinyl upholstered seat
Thonet
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Oversize Ladder Back Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ladder Back Arm Chair with Rush Seat.
Category
20th Century Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
19th Century French Ladder Back Painted Wood Arm Chair with Linen Cushion
Located in New York, NY
Tall ladder back painted wood armchair with loose upholstered Belgian linen seat cushion, circa
Category
Antique 1830s French Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Linen
Set of 6 Ladder Back Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Culver City, CA
seats and tall pleasing designed ladder backs. This set is thought to be French and has two arm and four
Category
20th Century French Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Barley Refectory Table Ladder Back Chair Kitchen Set
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
and solid, built to last for generations!
The chairs the Classic ladder backs with hand woven seats
Category
Vintage 1980s Dining Room Sets
Pair of Solid Oak Rush Seat Ladder Back Dining Room Armchairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
These gorgeous antique style ladder back dining chairs are the product of a disciplined furniture
Category
2010s English Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Six Ladder Back Dining Chairs by Robsjohn-Gibbings, American, 1950s
By T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in Hoboken, NJ
Set of six dining chairs, mahogany dowel frame, ladder back, and upholstered seats. Comprising two
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 35.5 in W 17.25 in D 22 in
Metamorphic Regency Style Dining Chair Library Steps Ladder
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
.
Absolutely unique Regency Harp Back style arm chair library step combo.
Wow - have you seen any thing like
Category
2010s Regency Armchairs
Arts and Crafts mahogany armchair with adjustable back, England circa 1870
Located in Macclesfield, Cheshire
Original metal mounts and brass castors.
Ladder back . With turned supports beneath each bowed arm and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 39.38 in W 22.84 in D 31.5 in
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the ladder back arm you’re looking for. Each ladder back arm for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, natural fiber and fabric. Find 181 options for an antique or vintage ladder back arm now, or shop our selection of 8 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect ladder back arm — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A ladder back arm made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Scandinavian Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one ladder back arm that is appealing in its simplicity, but Koefoeds Hornslet, Niels Koefoed and T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Ladder Back Arm?
Prices for a ladder back arm start at $383 and top out at $37,500 with the average selling for $2,925.
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.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ladder back chairs have a timeless design that was popular in several eras. Early examples date back to the Middle Ages. The wooden chairs became very popular in colonial America and England during the 17th century. Shop a range of antique and vintage ladder back chairs on 1stDibs.
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