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Antique Primitive Shaker Maple Farmhouse Thumb Back Ladderback Rush Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Primitive Shaker farmhouse chair. Made of maple featuring thumb back and ladderback with
Category

Early 20th Century Shaker Side Chairs

Materials

Rush, Maple

Ladderback and Rush Seat Italian Wood Dining Chair
By Aldo Rossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Single elegant Italian dining chair from the 1950s featuring a ladderback wood frame and rush seat
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

A Set of 4 Ladderback Rush Seat Chairs Painted White
Located in Oak Park, MI
A charming set of 4 English side chairs with solid rush seats. Lovely fresh Muslin paint. A
Category

Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Antique Pennsylvania Shaker Style Tall Ladderback & Rush Dining Chair Set
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Set of 4 solid Oak ladderback Shaker era style chairs. We believe these to be early 1900s version
Category

Early 20th Century Shaker Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Set of 6 Italian Pine and Rush Ladderback Dining Chairs
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Nice set of 6 Italian rush and Pine dining chairs. Beautiful minimalist design. Chairs are in
Category

Late 20th Century Minimalist Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Pine

Country French Dining Chairs Rush Seat Ladderback Mid Century '6'
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Ladderback Country French Solid Oak Dining Chairs Approximate Measurements in Inches 47" high at back
Category

Mid-20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

18thc American Stenciled Ladderback Chair with Rush Seat and Original Finish
Located in Savannah, GA
This rare 18th century painted oak and stenciled New England ladderback chair features a heavily
Category

Antique 1780s American American Classical Chairs

Materials

Oak

Eight Ladderback Dining Chairs with Rush Seats, Europe late 20th century
Located in Utrecht, NL
modern materials, design, and industry. The ladder-back chair was one of the most popular chairs of its
Category

20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Antique Early 20th Century Shaker Oak Ladderback Side Accent Chair Rush Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
A lovely early 20th century shaker side chair. Made from oak with a serpentine ladder back
Category

Early 20th Century Shaker Side Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Set of Eight Spanish Belle Epoque Folk Art Rush Seat Ladderback Dining Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Really lovely carved and whimsical traditional Spanish dining chairs or side chairs, with turned
Category

Antique Early 1900s Spanish Belle Époque Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Walnut

Vintage Gefa Gemla Mid Century Swedish Modern Ladderback Rush Seat Side Chair
By Gemla
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Gefa Gemla Mid Century Swedish Modern Ladderback Rush Seat Side Chair. Item features a
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Beech

Liberty & Co. Style of CFA Voysey. A Pair of Oak Rush Seat Ladderback Armchairs
By Liberty & Co., Charles Voysey
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co, in the style of C F A Voysey. A pair of oak rush seat ladderback armchairs with
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Antique Ladderback Primitive Rustic Oak Wood Rush Seat Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Ladderback Primitive Rustic Oak Wood Rush Seat Dining Chairs - Set of 4. Item featured is a
Category

Antique Early 1900s Primitive Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cord, Rope, Oak

Pair of Ladderback Chairs in the style of Charlotte Perriand
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of solid wood and rush seat for these two chairs designed in the style of Charlotte Perriand
Category

20th Century French Modern Chairs

Materials

Rush, Hardwood

A Rare Philip Clissett Ladderback
By Phillip Clissett
Located in London, GB
Otherwise known as the Passmore armchair after the settlement they were most probably designed for at Tavistock place - this version exhibits all the attributes one would find from a...
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Rush, Ash

A Rare Philip Clissett Ladderback
A Rare Philip Clissett Ladderback
H 45.28 in W 23.82 in D 22.84 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

Heals. London. An Arts and Crafts ladderback with original rush seat
By Heal's
Located in London, GB
Heals. London. An Arts and Crafts ladderback with original rush seat and plank stretchers to the
Category

Vintage 1920s English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Fine Set of Eleven Faux Bamboo Ladderback Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very decorative and well-made set of Set of faux bamboo ladder back chairs with rush seats
Category

20th Century Rustic Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Set of 4 Old Rural Dutch Ladderback chairs 1960's
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful ladderback chairs from the 60s made of oak with wicker woven seats. The chairs have a
Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

18th Century New England Ladderback Chair in Original Black Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original black painted 18th century ladder back chair has the original rush painted chair. The
Category

Antique 19th Century American Country Chairs

Materials

Wood

Old Rural Dutch Ladder Back Oak - Rush Seat Dining Chairs
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful ladderback chairs from the 60s made of oak with wicker woven seats. The chairs have a
Category

Vintage 1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Early 19th Century Antique American Shaker Ladderback Dining Chairs, Set of 4
Located in Los Angeles, CA
antique early American Shaker ladderback chairs. Authentic and rich with history, these pieces exemplify
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Shaker Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

Manner of E Gimson. A set of three lovely quality oak ladderback dining chairs
By Ernest Gimson
Located in London, GB
chairs with hand sculptured ladders to the back and retaining the original rush seats. Price for the set
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

Set of Eight French Country Ladder Back Armchairs w/ Rush Seats
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight French Provincial Ladderback armchairs with rush seats, crafted by Le Monde du Bois, a
Category

Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, 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

English Georgian Period Elm Ladderback Fireside Armchair with Rush Seat, c. 1800
Located in San Francisco, CA
at a perfect height for a child. Antique ladderback fireside chairs such as this are quite uncommon
Category

Antique Early 1800s English Georgian Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Late 19th Century Country French Side Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century country French side chair of ash with rush seat. Louis XV style. Shaped
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs

Materials

Rush, Ash

Late 19th Century Country French Side Chair
Late 19th Century Country French Side Chair
H 36.63 in W 17.38 in D 16 in
Set Of 8 Georgian Spindleback Farmhouse Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
ladderback  dining chairs which were made in the 18th and 19th centuries can be referenced to a particular
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Set Of 10 Georgian Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Kitchen Dining Chairs Having Rare Ears To Shaped Top Rail Of Double Row Spindlebacks, Over Rushed Seats
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Pair of Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Side Chairs by Gustav Stickley C1910
By Gustav Stickley
Located in Port Jervis, NY
catalog. Ladderback and curved for comfort. Chairs were most likely rewoven with fresh rush a few years
Category

Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Antique Set 4 Spanish Polychrome Dining Chairs Giltwood Green Painted Folk Art
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A stunning set of four Andalusian ladderback dining chairs in original Polychrome dark green and
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Folk Art Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Paint, Giltwood, Wood

Italian Ladder Back Chairs in the Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rochester, NY
A pair of 1950's Italian modernist ladderback chairs in the style of gio Ponti, with the original
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs

Materials

Ash

Table 8seat Farmhouse Folk Vernacular Cherry 5ftlong Set 8 Ash Ladderback Chairs
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
separated from the chairs Bought with set of 8 ash ladderback chairs Turned back with finials and five
Category

Antique 1820s British Folk Art Dining Room Sets

Materials

Cherry

Edward Gardiner, An English Cotswold School Oak Ladder Back Rush Seat Armchair
By Edward Gardiner
Located in London, GB
Edward Gardiner. An English Cotswold School early oak ladder back rush seat armchair. These ladder
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

19th Century Pair of French Walnut Armchairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
rush seat and scrolled armrests. The ladderback back rests are tall and gently curved, making these
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Armchairs

Materials

Straw, Walnut

19th Century Pair of French Walnut Armchairs
19th Century Pair of French Walnut Armchairs
No Reserve
H 36.62 in W 24.81 in D 23.63 in
Rare Pair of Five Slat Ladderback Side Chairs
Located in West Chester, PA
Good turned ball and ring front stretcher and ball feet. Rush seats with a front apron.
Category

Antique 18th Century American American Colonial Side Chairs

Materials

Maple

Rope Seat Ladderback Dining Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
• Braided rush seat • Patinated wood frame • Early 20th century • France • Set of 6 available
Category

Early 20th Century French Rustic Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Rope Seat Ladderback Dining Chair
Rope Seat Ladderback Dining Chair
H 35 in W 18.5 in D 15.5 in
Lancashire Ladderback Chairs, Set of Eight
Located in Lawrenceburg, TN
Set of eight Lancashire County oak ladderback chairs with rush seats. Armchairs: 16" L x 23" W x 40
Category

Vintage 1970s Dining Room Chairs

Two Antique Child's Ladderback Chairs with Original Rush Seats
Located in Southampton, NY
Two Charming Antique Child's Ladderback Chairs with Original Rush Seats
Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Armchairs

Materials

Cherry, Rush

Pair of Black Ladderback Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An unusual pair of Continental - probably Italian; Painted Ladderback Chairs with neo-classical
Category

20th Century Italian Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Pair of  Black Ladderback Chairs
Pair of  Black Ladderback Chairs
H 47.5 in W 26.5 in D 18.5 in
Set of Six Ladderback Rush Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of six unique ladderback rush chairs from France circa 1960. This set is a more sculptural take
Category

Vintage 1960s French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Set of Six Ladderback Rush Chairs
Set of Six Ladderback Rush Chairs
H 39 in W 16 in D 17 in
Early American Ladderback Rush Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early American ladder back armchair with rush seat. There is some cosmetic wear on wood and rush
Category

Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Side Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Set of Four Dudouyt Chairs
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four ladderback rush chairs attributed to Charles Dudouyt. France circa 1960.    
Category

Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Set of Four Dudouyt Chairs
Set of Four Dudouyt Chairs
H 37 in W 18 in D 18 in
Set of Six English Ladderback Rush-Seat Farm Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
A fine set of six English ladder-back chairs with handsome woven rush seats. Featuring nicely
Category

Antique 19th Century English Rustic Chairs

Materials

Wood, Rush

Ladderback Chair with Rush Seat, England, circa 1730
Located in Culver City, CA
Ladderback Chair with Rush Seat, England, circa 1730 Classic farmhouse form with original seat.
Category

Antique 1740s English Country Side Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Arts & Crafts Era Ladderback Rush Dining Chairs 5
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Finely crafted and aged set of 5 early 1900s dining chairs with tall ladder backs and rush seating
Category

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Vintage Early American Style Oak Rustic Ladderback Rush Seat Shaker Arm Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Early American style shaker ladderback chair. Made from oak with black painted finish
Category

Late 20th Century Shaker Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak, Paint

2 Antique Primitive Maple Country Farmhouse Ladderback Rush Side Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Two primitive antique ladderback chairs. Made of maple featuring turned supports, with rush seat
Category

Early 20th Century Country Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Maple

4 Antique Primitive Shaker Maple Farmhouse Country Ladderback Rush Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage American Shaker maple and pine rush seat ladderback farmhouse dining chairs. 18.5" x 19" x
Category

Early 20th Century Shaker Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Maple, Rush

19thc Original Salmon Painted Tall Ladderback Chair /rush Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC FOLKY TALL BACK ORIGINAL SALMON PAINTED LADDERBACK CHAIR.THIS FANTASTIC CHAIR HAS WONDERFUL
Category

Antique 19th Century American Side Chairs

Materials

Pine

Ladderback and Rush Seat Italian Wooden Dining Chairs, Set of 4
By Aldo Rossi
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of elegant Italian dining chairs from the 1950s featuring a ladderback wooden frame and rush
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

8 Guy Chaddock Country French Ladderback Rush Seat Dining Chairs Farmhouse
By Guy Chaddock
Located in Dayton, OH
Guy Chaddock Ladderback rush seat dining arm & side chairs, 13301/0 UC3001. Features a distresssed
Category

Late 20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Hardwood

5 Vintage Country French Ladderback Dining Chairs Rush Seat Farmhouse Provincial
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1970s Country French dining chairs. Feature a serpentine foliate pressed rail over ladderback
Category

Vintage 1970s French Provincial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Rush, Hardwood

4 Lewis Mittman Country French Ladderback Dining Chairs Rush Seat Farmhouse
By Lewis Mittman
Located in Dayton, OH
"Four late 20th century Lewis Mittman dining chairs featuring a foliate carved rail over ladderback
Category

Late 20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Hardwood, Rush

6 Vintage Shaker Style Farmhouse Ladderback Maple Dining Chairs Rush Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
arched ladderback and rush seat. The chairs are supported by ribbed front legs with turned stretchers in
Category

Late 20th Century Shaker Chairs

Materials

Maple

Complete Set of Eight 19th Century Rush Ladderback Oak Chairs, circa 1870
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Complete set of eight 19th century rush ladderback solid oak chairs, circa 1870.
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

3 Vintage French Country Shaker Rush Seat Cherry Ladderback Dining Side Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
3 American ladderback dining side chairs, circa last quarter 20th century. Made from cherry with a
Category

Late 20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Cherry

2 Antique Oak Ladderback Rush Shaker Style Side Dining Chairs Country Farmhouse
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of two antique ladder back side dining chairs. Made of oak featuring woven rush seats and tall
Category

Mid-20th Century Shaker Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

Charming Set of Six French Ladderback Rush Seat Dining Side Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Simple but elegant set of dining chairs made in France exuding the air of a cozy farmhouse. The
Category

Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Walnut

8 European Oak Old World Ladderback Rush Dining Side Chairs Country Farmhouse
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of eight old world dining chairs. Made from a heavy oak frame with curved ladder back, gothic
Category

Early 20th Century Gothic Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

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Ladderback Rush Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of ladderback rush chairs available for sale. Each of these unique ladderback rush chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, natural fiber and rush. There are all kinds of ladderback rush chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of ladderback rush chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Mid-Century Modern, Arts and Crafts and Modern ladderback rush chairs are of considerable interest. Many ladderback rush chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Casa e Giardino, Gio Ponti and Lewis Mittman produced popular ladderback rush chairs that are worth a look.

How Much are Ladderback Rush Chairs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,300, while they’re typically $200 on the low end and $7,995 highest priced.

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.

Questions About Ladderback Rush Chairs
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Rush seats are chairs where the seating part is woven out of long, grass-like vegetation. After the material dries, the makers weave it to make a strong surface for sitting. Shop antique rush chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.