Official Hat Chair
Pair of Chinese Yoke Back Official's Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic pair of Chinese yoke back official's hat chairs featuring a Shuangxi emblem on the
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chairs
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
19th Century Chinese Official Hat Chair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century Chinese Officials Hat Chairs. Dramatic details include yoke back splat
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
19th century Chinese Official chair.
Elmwood, original red and black lacquer.
Back splat with vague
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Chinese Ming Style Chromed Steel Officials Hat Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent reimagined Chinese Ming style officials hat chair beautifully crafted from steel with a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ming Armchairs
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Chinese Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Highly carved pair of Chinese elm yoke back officials hat chairs. Featuring a decorative back splat
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
$2,240 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 42 in W 25 in D 22 in
A Pair of Lacquered Chinese Northern Elm Yoke Back ‘Officials Hat’ Chairs
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A Pair of early 20th Century Chinese Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs
These elegantly crafted
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
$1,170 / set
H 46 in W 18.25 in D 19.63 in
Pair Chinese Elm Official's Hat Chairs
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of Chinese elm offficial's hat chairs In very good original condition w/ beautiful glowing
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Elm
A Pair of 19th Century Chinese Ming-style Official Hat's Chair
Located in Singapore, SG
A pair of black lacquered Ming-style official hat's chair from Shanxi province. The origin of the
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
$2,304 Sale Price / set
29% Off
H 43.31 in W 22.45 in D 17.33 in
Late 20th Century Vintage Chinoiserie Official’s Hat Chairs, a Pair
Located in Hartville, OH
A brilliant pair chinoiserie officials arm chairs. Gorgeous hand painted details cover ever inch of
Category
Late 20th Century East Asian Chinoiserie Chairs
Materials
Wood
$3,080 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 45 in W 23.5 in D 18 in
Pair of Chinese 1880s Official's Hat Chairs with Pierced Splats and Curving Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Qing Dynasty period official's hat armchairs from the late 19th century, with carved
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$5,000 / set
H 46 in W 22.5 in D 18 in
Set of Four McGuire Rattan Chinese Officials Hat Dining Chairs
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
style of a Chinese Ming officials hat chair crafted from rattan poles lashed together with leather
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
Set of Six Gilded Steel Chinese Officials Hat Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Brilliant Hollywood Regency set of six Chinese Ming style officials hat chairs. The chairs feature
Category
20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
$9,000 / set
H 40.5 in W 18.5 in D 18.5 in
Pair Chinese Elm Official's Hat Armchairs
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of Chinese hardwood elm yokeback armchairs "official's hat chairs" in great original vintage
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Elm
Later 20th Century Chinese Blonde Wood Official's Hat or Yoke Back Chairs, Pair
Located in Austin, TX
of typical style and construction, and known as official's hat chairs or yoke back chairs, because of
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs
Materials
Cypress
$2,800 / set
H 44.5 in W 26 in D 21.5 in
19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Hardwood Official's Cap Armchairs
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of Chinese Qing dynasty hardwood elm yoke back armchairs ( officials hat chairs ) in
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Elm
Pair of Chinese Chrysanthemum Lady's Chair, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
classic Chinese 'southern official's hat chair.' The side chair is crafted of elm (yumu) with mortise-and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
19th Century Black Lacquered Elm Chinese Officials Hat Yoke Back chair
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A late 18th-early 19th century black lacquered elm Chinese hat chair. Intricate carvings of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Elm
$1,308
H 44.1 in W 26.78 in D 0.4 in
Pair of Chinese Lacquered Tall Back Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
refined forms of Ming-dynasty furniture design. The chairs are designed after the 'southern official's hat
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Antique Chinese High York Back Armchairs, 1920s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant pair of antique Chinese armchairs, often referred to as “official’s hat chairs,” dating
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Dragon Scroll-Back Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
the playful opulence of Qing-dynasty furniture design. A variation on the southern official's hat
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Qing Dynasty Yoke Back Armchair with Carved Medallions
Located in Yonkers, NY
Official’s Hat chairs. Adorned with carved medallions on the back splat, the chair is raised on straight legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Wood
$2,950
H 44.75 in W 22.5 in D 17.5 in
Antique Shanxi Province Hand Carved Elm Top Hat Official Chair, Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province hand carved elm top hat official chair - pair
This pair of rare antique
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
$5,670 / set
H 30.5 in W 23 in D 18.5 in
Antique Chinese Armchairs Pair Official Hat Yoke Back Carved Motifs Lacquered
Located in London, GB
bottoms!
Called Official Hat, Scholars or Yoke Back chairs, these chairs were reserved for nobility
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs
Materials
Elm
$5,439 / set
H 44.49 in W 24.41 in D 24.02 in
Chinese Black Lacquer Guanmaoyi Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
for a 19th-century administrator in northern China. Known as guanmaoyi or official's hat armchairs
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Recent Sales
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Chairs with Original Iron Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A pair of beautifully worn antique Chinese official's hat chairs with classic lines and original
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
H 45 in W 21 in D 16 in
19th Century Southern Officials Hat Chairs
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th Century Southern Officials Hat Armchairs, carved lower apron with spandrels on three sides.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Chinese Hat Chairs
Located in Seattle, WA
Pair - Carved Elmwood Official's Hat Chairs with Some Remains of Lacquer - Northern China
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Antique High Yoke Back Armchair with Double Happiness
Located in Merrimack, NH
untouched. The high yoke back armchair was also commonly called “Official Hat Chair” because of its
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19thC Elm "Official's Hat" Arm Chairs
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful pair of carved elm Asian arm chairs with caned seat surface and plain back splat.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Pair of Antique Chinese Yoke Back Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of 19th century Chinese Yokeback, Official Hat's or "Lamp Hanger" chairs. Beautiful aged
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Ming Style Official's Hat Chair
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese "Official's Hat Chair" in elmwood. Ming style.
Named "Official's Hat Chair" as the chair
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Chinese yoke back official's hat chairs in ming style.
Created in elm wood in the 19th
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Qing Dynasty Chinese Yoke back Officials Hat Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
This is a very handsome and sumptous pair of Qing dynasty (1644-1912) Yoke back officials hat
Category
Antique 1850s Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Pearwood
19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Armchair
Located in Kastrup, DK
.
Good seating comfort.
China, 1840-1860.
Named "Official's Hat Chair" as the chair mimics the
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Qing Dynasty Chinese Elmwood Hat Chairs
Located in Forney, TX
A Qing Dynasty pair of high back officials hat chairs from Shanxi, China, exquisitely handcrafted
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Qing Dynasty Official's Hat / Yoke Back Chairs
Located in Kastrup, DK
patina. Carvings of a horse on the backsplat.
Sold as a pair.
Named "Official's Hat Chair" as the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Qing Dynasty Short-Backed Southern Official’s Hat Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
are known as southern official’s hat chairs or writing chairs. It is believed that this style of chair
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Emperor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
also known as an “official’s hat chair” for the shape of the sculpted crest rail that resembles a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Pair of Ming Dynasty Style Yoke-Back Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Also known as official’s hat chairs, this handsome pair is all curves: Starting with the yoke-form
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Ming Dynasty Style Yoke-Back Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Also known as "Official’s Hat" chairs, this handsome pair is all curves: Starting with the yoke
Category
Antique 19th Century Ming Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Certified Chinese 19c Armchairs in Black Laquered Elmwood and Rattan
Located in Bridgeport, CT
the shape of the curved headrest, but the style is also known as an 'Official's Hat' chair as the
Category
Antique 1850s Chinese Slipper Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Elm
H 45.3 in W 24.7 in D 24.3 in
Miniature Huanghuali Chinese Chair and Table set
Located in New York, NY
Miniature Huanghuali Chinese official's hat chair set with table. An expertly crafted miniature
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Models and Miniatures
Materials
Rosewood
Elegant Antique Chinese Yoke-Back Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
chair is known as an "official's hat" chair, because of the shape of the crest rail. It was also known
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Pair of Chinese Tall Back Porch Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
the classic yoke-back armchair popular since the Song dynasty. Also referred to as official’s hat
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Furniture
Materials
Reed, Elm
Chinese Tall Back Bamboo Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
This tall-back bamboo armchair is designed after the traditional 'southern official's hat chair
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
Pair Chinese Export Black Lacquer Gilt Painted Side Chairs, Mid 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning pair of Chinese black lacquer and gilt painted official's hat side chairs, made for the
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Softwood
H 45.25 in W 24 in D 17.5 in
Petite Chinese Tall Back Porch Chair, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
official’s hat chair, since the overhung head rail mimics the brimmed hats of imperial bureaucrats. Once
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Reed, Elm
A Pair of Huanghuali Southern Officials Hat (Nanguanmaoyi) Side Chairs
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful pair of Chinese huanghuali and huamu (burlwood) inset nanguanmaoyi (southern official
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Burl
Chinese Dragon Carved Yoke Back Official's Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning pair of Chinese yoke back officials hat chairs featuring a carved dragon motif backsplat
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Set of Six Chinese Elm Yoke Back Official's Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous set of six ming style Chinese carved Guanmaoyi yoke back chairs or official's hat chairs
Category
20th Century Chinese Ming Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Grasscloth, Raffia, Elm
Pair of Southern Official's Hat Chairs - 19th Century
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Pair of Southern Official’s Hat Armchairs 41h x 22w x 17d
This style of chair is also called “Wen
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Set of Four McGuire Rattan Chinese Officials Hat Dining Chairs
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
style of a Chinese Ming officials hat chair crafted from rattan poles lashed together with leather
Category
20th Century American Organic Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Rattan
19th Century Chinese Classic Yoke Back Chair
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Chinese Classic yoke back officials hat chair with woven cane seat and metal buttoned
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Metal
Pair of Qing Dynasty Chinese Elmwood Hat Chairs
Located in Forney, TX
A Qing Dynasty pair of high back officials hat chairs from Shanxi, China, exquisitely handcrafted
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Elm
Set of Eight James Mont Lacquered Dining Chairs
By James Mont
Located in Rio Vista, CA
reminiscent of a Chinese official hat chair with a subtle raised center in Mont's modern chinoiserie
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Hardwood
Pair of Tall Back Bamboo Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
official's hat chair.' Woven rattan seat.
Category
20th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Second Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Stunning pair of Chinese yoke back officials hat chairs featuring a carved dragon motif backsplat
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Qing Dynasty Yoke Back Official Hat Armchair
Located in Bozeman, MT
fine and unusually large single Qing dynasty (1644-1912) Yoke back official hat armchair. circa
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Yokeback Children's Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
also known as a "lamphanger chair" for its resemblance to bamboo wall lamps, or an "official's hat
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Yoke Back Armchairs with Brown Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
shape for which they are sometimes referred to as Official’s Hat chairs. Raised on straight legs with
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 46 in W 23 in D 18 in
Pair of Chinese Bentwood Yokeback Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
"lamphanger chair" for its resemblance to bamboo wall lamps, or an "official's hat chair," after the wide
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Official's Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
official's hat armchairs, these chairs are named for the protruding ends of their top rails and arms, which
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Huanghuali 'Offical's Hat" Yokeback Armchairs Guanmoyi Style a Pair
By Huanghuali Ox
Located in Manhasset, NY
in the simplicity and balance of their lines. They are called guanmao yi or ‘official hat-shaped
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Hardwood
H 47.992 in W 27 in D 26 in
Antique Official's Hat Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A nicely proportioned pair of official's hat armchairs. From Shandong province, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Side Chairs
Located in Washington, DC
Pair of Chinese Southern Official's Hat Side Chairs. Sold individually.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Elm
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Official Hat Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic official hat chair available at 1stDibs. An official hat chair — often made from wood, elm and hardwood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect official hat chair — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each official hat chair bearing Chinese Export, Qing or Ming hallmarks is very popular.
How Much is a Official Hat Chair?
Prices for an official hat chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,597 and can go as high as $32,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,800.
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.
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