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Asian Official Hat Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian official hat chair. very nice detail and very interesting chair.
Some landscape gilt design
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
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 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
Chrome, Steel
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
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
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
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
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
Pair of Chinese 1880s Official's Hat Chairs with Pierced Splats and Curving Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese official's hat armchairs from the late 19th century, with carved splats, curving
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 46 in W 22.5 in D 18 in
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
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
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 Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, 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
Qing Dynasty Yoke Back Official Hat Armchair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
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 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
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 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 19th Century Chinese Tall Back Porch Chairs
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 Qing Furniture
Materials
Reed, Elm, Lacquer
Chinese 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
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 1880s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Pair of Antique Chinese Official's Hat Armchairs
Located in 10 Chater Road, HK
PAIR OF FINE RECTANGULAR BACK ARMCHAIRS
The chairs with circular-sectioned crest rail, pipe
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Softwood
Pair of Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Style Official's Hat Armchairs
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this matching pair of Qing Dynasty Style Official's Hat Armchairs. The members of this
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
19 Century Antique Camphor Wood Chinese Southern Official's Hat Armchairs set
Located in Pomona, CA
Very well constructed Ming dynasty style Southern Official's Hat Armchairs set with beautiful
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
H 38.5 in W 24 in D 18.5 in
Set of Six Guanmaoyi Yokeback Dining Chairs, circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
armchairs and four sides. These elegant high back chairs are named for their resemblance to the winged hats
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Ming Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Pair of Children's Chairs
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This pair of children’s chairs has a back frame in the Southern Official hat style. The seat is
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Qing Dynasty Ancestor Imperial Officer Hanging Scroll Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
seated in dignify posture on horseshoe back chair wearing a official hat and with rank badge featuring a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Quartz
Ming Dynasty Carved Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
official. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, the figure showcases the mastery of Ming artisans in
Category
Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Merchant's Armchairs with Burlwood Inlay, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
furniture designs. The single central backsplat is reminiscent of the southern official's hat armchair
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Burl, Elm
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
A pair of southern official's hat armchairs
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of elm wood chairs of classical form with simple and elegant lines, the back rest and arm
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier 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
A pair of short-backed southern official's hat armchairs
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of elm wood chairs of classical form with short curved backs and wood seats. The back splat
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Armchairs
Suite of Louis XVI Seat Furniture by Henri Jacob
By Henri Jacob
Located in London, Middlesex
loved to get away from it by going to the Petit Trianon. A painting by the Queen’s official portraitist
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Beech
Antique Chinese Child's Chair
Located in SOMIS, CA
back of the chair is of the official's hat style, a symbol for status and class. The seat is extra
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Ming Dynasty Elm Wood & Bamboo Armchair
Located in Seattle, WA
remain. This traditional style of chair, is often characterized as the "Southern Official's Hat Armchair."
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Lacquer
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
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
19th Century Chinese Official's Hat Armchair
Located in Kastrup, DK
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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
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
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
Pair of Chinese Official's Hat Armchairs
Located in Austin, TX
An elegant pair of Chinese elm wood chairs dating to 19th Century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Rattan, 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
A Pair of Southern Official's Hat Armchairs
Located in Winter Park, FL
Made of Northern Elm wood in the last quarter of the 18th century, a great pair of arm chairs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Pair of Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Official’s Hat Armchairs
Located in Chicago, IL
These beautiful elm wood chairs feature a rounded frame construction with intricately carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Expertly Framed Antique Chinese Ancestral Painting of Qing First Rank Official
Located in Chicago, IL
A very rare portrait of the highest ranking official in the Emperor's court. This is based on the
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gouache
H 69.63 in W 45.25 in D 1 in
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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.
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