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Shaker Style Original Black Painted ladder Back Chairs -3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These amazing Shaker style collection of three ladder back chairs are with black leather seats and
Category
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
19Thc Ladder Back Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This natural pine ladder back rocking chair is in good sturdy condition with a mustard painted rush
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Antique Wood Ladder Back Rush Seat Child's Accent Chair Painted Orange
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A children's American Arts and Crafts ladder back chair with a rush seat. We love a good ladder
Category
20th Century American American Craftsman Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Antique Shaker Ladder Back Side Chair
Located in Sheridan, CO
Shaker Ladder back chair, 19th/20th Century. This side chair features a splint seat and old paint
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Shaker Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique 1820s Set of Six Ladder Back Chairs Rush Seat Paint Decorated
Located in Wallkill, NY
Great set of six paint decorated rush seat chairs.. True antique primitive pieces that came out my
Category
Antique 1820s American Primitive Chairs
Materials
Wood
Spanish Colonial Style Ladder-Back Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish pair of Spanish Colonial style, carved and painted wood ladder back chairs with rushed
Category
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
A Harlequin Set of 6 Painted English Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Oak Park, MI
A pretty set of six white painted English ladder back side chairs with nice warm rush seats. Two
Category
Antique 19th Century British Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
18th-19th Century American Ladder Back Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th-19th century American ladder back chair
Classic ladder back chair with rush seat
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American American Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood, Paint
Antique Ladder Back Side Chair, The Netherlands
Located in Beerse, VAN
Antique ladder back chair from the Netherlands.
The chair still has its original patina from
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Shaker Side Chairs
Materials
Wicker, Wood
19Thc Original Apple Green Ladder Back Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original apple green ladder back rocking chair with a hand woven rush seat in a salmon paint
Category
Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Rocking Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
18th Century Nantucket Fireside Ladder Back Side Chair, circa 1780
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th century nantucket fireside ladder back side chair, circa 1780 or earlier, having
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set Six French Provinical Partial Gilt And Ebonized Slat Ladder Back Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
Ladder high Back Side Chairs with Custom upholstery.
Measure 19" in width, 20" in depth, 42.5" in
Category
Early 20th Century American French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Giltwood, Paint
H 42.5 in W 19 in D 20 in
3 Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) green and gold painted & carved ladder b
Located in New York, NY
3 Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) green and gold painted & carved ladder back high back side
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
H 47.75 in W 21.5 in D 18 in
19th Century Original Red Painted Child's Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic undisturbed original red painted children's ladder back chair. The seat is a hand
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Chairs
Materials
Pine
MARDEN Mid Century Ivory Painted Occasional Chairs - Pair
By Marden Manufacturing Inc.
Located in Charlotte, NC
wood freshly updated with an ivory color paint. Features lattice like sides, ladder backs, an
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
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
Set of Six Gustavian Period Painted Dining Chairs, 19th c. Swedish
Located in Wichita, KS
upholstered in linen with carved and pierced ladder backs and slip seats. This is an exquisite set of chairs
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Louis XV Provincial French Style Painted Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in Miami, FL
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Standing on four cabriole legs with hand rush seat.
Serpentine form, ladder back frame with distressed blue
Category
20th Century French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Rush
6 Mid-Century Modern Tall-Back Ebonized and Animal Print Dining Chairs, 20th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
A set of six Mid-Century Modern dining chairs offer ebonized black metal frames with tall ladder
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Metal
H 43 in W 17.75 in D 19.5 in
18th Century Original Black Painted Ladder Back Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand made ladder back chair has the original rush seat and original black painted surface
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Pine
Gio Ponti Superleggera chairs Cassina Italy 1957
By Gio Ponti, Cassina
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
hard to find.
Its design was inspired by the light, ladder-back chairs with woven seats from the
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Ash
Primitive Rush Seat Side Chair
Located in Faversham, GB
A diminutive rush seat side chair with a ladder back.
Featuring traces of the original blue paint
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Rustic Chairs
Materials
Ash, Pine, Rush
French Country Side Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Two rustic painted dining chairs, the arched ladder back above a 'floating' faux rush seat, on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese French Provincial Dining Room C...
Materials
Wood
Set of Four Italian Midcentury Faux Bamboo Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
frames. Each chair has a ladder back design with splayed legs in the back. The chairs have graceful
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Iron
Late 20th Century Cottage Farmhouse Dining Side Chairs - Pair B
Located in Charlotte, NC
painted finish, carved ladder backs, natural cherry saddle seats, turned & fluted legs and turned
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Cherry, Paint
Mid-Century Modern Ebonized Dining Chairs 6 total 2 Natural Style of Gio Ponti
By Gio Ponti
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous set of 4 tall ladder back chairs with woven rope seats. Original in every sense and in
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rope, Hardwood, Paint
H 42.25 in W 17.25 in D 18.5 in
Gio Ponti Set of Twelve Superleggera Chairs for Cassina, Italy, 1957
By Figli di Amadeo Cassina, Gio Ponti
Located in Chiavari, Liguria
A set of twelve Superleggera chairs, meticulously restored in aniline black paint.. The original
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Straw, Ash
H 32.68 in W 16.15 in D 17.72 in
Late 20th Century Cottage Farmhouse Dining Armchairs - Pair
Located in Charlotte, NC
painted finish, carved ladder backs, curved arms with turned supports, natural cherry saddle seats, turned
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Rustic Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Cherry, Paint
Metamorphic Chairs
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A pair of George II design metamorphic library steps armchairs with shaped solid backs centered
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English George I Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Leather
Set of 4 French Painted Iron & Wood Garden Armchairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
armchairs were crafted in Normandy, France, circa 1920. Each chair has a three-ladder back and five-slat
Category
Early 20th Century French Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Vintage Country French Carved Oak Stools with Painted Rush Seat, Set of Four
Located in Dallas, TX
Normandy, France circa 1990, each chair stands on scroll legs, over a double bottom stretcher. The back has
Category
Late 20th Century French Country Stools
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 45 in W 20.25 in D 20 in
19th Century French Oil on Board Painting "Saying Grace" in Carved Gilt Frame
By Jean Baptiste Simeon Chardin
Located in Dallas, TX
child-sized ladder-back chair is overlooked, and is indeed identified as such in Gardner. Rand and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
H 22 in W 18 in D 1.75 in
Pair Pennsylvania Dutch Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Pennsylvania Dutch Painted Ladder Back Chairs, early 20th century.
Category
20th Century American Side Chairs
Materials
Pine
Vintage North Mexican Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage North Mexican side chair with woven twine seat, and hand-painted ladder back featuring
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Painted Furniture
Materials
Oak, Twine
Dutch Folk Art 19th Century Hindeloopen Ladder Back, Painted Children's Chair
Located in Werkendam, NL
Fantastic and durable 19th century original Hindeloopen painted ladder back children's armchair
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Rustic Chairs
Materials
Paint, Rush, Wood
H 42.52 in W 22.45 in D 14.97 in
Set of Six English Oak Painted Mid-19th Century Ladder Back Chairs, circa 1860
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
This is a lovely set of six English oak painted mid-19th century ladder back chairs with rush seats
Category
Antique 1860s English Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
H 37 in W 18 in D 16 in
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
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
A Rustic Chiavari Spinetto Chair in Green Finish with Newly Rewoven Seat
Located in Fort mill, SC
A traditional Spinetto, Italian ladder back chair made by Chiavari with new hemp rope woven seat in
Category
Vintage 1950s Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Pair Chinoiserie Lacquered Side Chairs (GMD#2796)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair English Chinoiserie Lacquered Ladder Back Side Chairs w/Rattan Seats. Note: seat height is 18
Category
Early 20th Century English Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint, Rattan
Child's Maple and Rush-Seat Ladder-Back Armchair
Located in New Hope, PA
A child's ladder-back armchair
Bergen County, New Jersey, circa 1800.
Maple with an original red
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Folk Art Children's Furniture
Materials
Rush, Maple
Antique Primitive Ladder Back Rocking Chair with Splint Seat Early 19th Century
Located in Tulsa, OK
Beautiful American antique primitive and rustic handmade rocking chair. This chair was made during
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Antiquities
Materials
Cane, Wood
H 36.5 in W 21 in D 33 in
Set of Four Maison Jansen Harlequin Armchairs
By Maison Jansen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Set of four Maison Jansen armchairs with ladder back and metal accent arms. Loose bottom and back
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Wood
EARLY 19TH C. ORIGINAL MUSTARD W/RED PAINTED LADDER BACK CHAIRS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
EARLY 19TH C. ORIGINAL PAIR OF MUSTARD OVER RED PAINTED LADDER BACK CHAIRS. MADE OF PINE WOOD. SOLD
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chairs
Materials
Pine
Set of Six Painted Ladder-Backed Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Set of six French ladder-backed painted chairs with rushed seats.
Category
Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
19THC NEW ENGLAND WHITE PAINTED LADDER BACK CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC NEW ENGLAND ORIGINAL PAINT LADDERBACK CHAIR,WONDERFUL ORIGINAL PATINA AND SURFACE CONDITION
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chairs
Materials
Wood
Eight Swedish Painted Ladder Back Chairs Four Side and Four Arm
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A set of eight painted Swedish ladder-back chairs in beech wood, consisting of four side chairs and
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
19th Century Painted Metamorphic Chair and Ladder
Located in Essex, MA
A late 19th century metamorphic chair land adder, in old white and green paint, the square back
Category
Antique 19th Century American Ladders
Materials
Wood
Folky 19thc Original Blue Painted Childrens Chair
By New England Glass Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This wide seat 19thc robin egg blue child's ladder back chair is in undisturbed surface and in very
Category
Antique 19th Century American Painted Furniture
Diminutive Settee In Kelly Green Paint
Located in York County, PA
PARIS HILL, MAINE, CA 1890:
Paint-decorated, arrow back settee in kelly green paint with a flared
Category
Antique 19th Century Painted Furniture
Painted Folk Art European Ladder-Back Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Painted Folk Art European ladder-back chair
An individual piece painted as a gift with flowers
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Side Chairs
red ladder back chair
Located in Seattle, WA
ladder back chair in red blistered finish showing hints of black paint
Category
Antique 19th Century Chairs
Deluxe Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
These deluxe ladder-back chairs are handmade with fabulous detail. Notice the scalloped apron and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chairs
Materials
Cherry
19thc new england paint decorated ladder back chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc new england original paint decorated painted sides and back of chair found in connecticut
Category
Antique 19th Century American Chairs
Materials
Pine
Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of eight black painted wood ladder back chairs
Category
Vintage 1930s Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
French Country Ladder Back Painted Dining Chairs, Set of 8
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Country ladder back painted set of dining chairs. The seats are newly upholstered in a
Category
Vintage 1930s French Country Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm, Linen
Pair of High Ladder Back Chairs
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of tall ladder back European side chairs. Finials are painted black as the rest of the chairs
Category
Vintage 1960s European Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
18THC NEW ENGLAND LADDER BACK ROCKING CHAIR IN ORIGINAL PAINT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
WONDERFUL ORIGINAL OLD BROWN TRIMED IN GILDING AROUND TURNINGS, ALL ORIGINAL PAINT.REPLACED WOVEN
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Pine
19TH C. NE ORIGINAL DARK GREEN PAINTED LADDER BACK ROCKING CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19TH C. NEW ENGLAND MAPLE WOOD ORIGINAL DARK GREEN PAINTED LADDER BACK ROCKING CHAIR.
Category
Antique 19th Century American Rocking Chairs
Materials
Maple
Pair of Italian Tall Ladder Back Chairs by Chiavari
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of tall ladder-back chairs by Chiavari with delicate beautiful lines. Original painted wood
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Chairs
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At 1stDibs, there are several options of painted ladder back chairs available for sale. The range of distinct painted ladder back chairs — often made from wood, natural fiber and paint — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of painted ladder back chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Painted ladder back chairs are generally popular furniture pieces, but mid-century modern, Georgian and Hollywood Regency styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Cassina, Marden Manufacturing Inc. and Gio Ponti each produced beautiful painted ladder back chairs that are worth considering.
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Prices for painted ladder back chairs start at $450 and top out at $11,151 with the average selling for $1,495.
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 Painted Ladder Back Chairs
- 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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