$8,505 / set
H 33.86 in W 21.26 in D 22.45 in
Antique Set 10 English Revival Pierced Splat Back Dining Chairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
The set comprising ten open armchairs, each with black lacquered and gilded frames, having decorative pierced splat backs and loose cushions over caned seats, with stunning scrolling...
Wood
$598
H 36.91 in W 22.45 in D 20.48 in
Mid-18th Century English Walnut Side Chair with Pierced Splat Back, c.1740–1760
Located in Leeds, GB
The chair has a shaped crest rail above a finely proportioned pierced vertical splat back, set between shaped rear uprights, giving it a light and elegant appearance.
Walnut
$3,640 / set
H 44 in W 20.25 in D 21 in
Set of 6 English Dining Chairs w/Pierced Back Splats & Chinoiserie Style Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
This vintage set of chairs, comprised of a pair of armchairs and four side chairs, have tall and a nicely carved pierced splats, upholstered seats, and raised on shapely cabriole leg...
Wood
$2,400 / set
H 41.75 in W 18.5 in D 17 in
French Provincial Set of 4 Dining Chairs with Pierced Back Splat and Rush Seats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Curved cabriole style legs and elegant pierced splats on the backs. #6196
Rush, Walnut
$5,600
H 38.5 in W 68 in D 21.75 in
Late 18th Century Italian 4-Chair Back Sofa Bench w/Pierced Back Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique settee from Italy features a back comprised of four exquisitely carved pierced splat backs with a linear top rail with slightly fanned our shoulders.
Wood
$1,398Sale Price|30% Off
H 42 in Dm 15.5 in
CHIPPENDALE 1880 American Victorian Carved Mahogany Wood Pedestal
Located in Miami, FL
It blended Rococo, Chinese, and Gothic influences, featuring cabriole legs, claw-and-ball feet, and pierced splat-back chairs. Major centers like Philadelphia, Boston, and Newport pr...
Wood
Set of 8 George III Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
The chairs feature elegant bowed top rails with finely pierced horizontal splat backs centred by shaped mahogany tablets, all raised on square tapering legs united by stretchers.
Mahogany
Essex Chippendale Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
Each chair features a highly carved and intricately serpentine crest rail and a carved and pierced back splat.
Mahogany
$2,400 / set
H 38 in W 17.5 in D 21 in
12 Antique English Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs Supplied by Mario Buatta
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. and later, England, an assembled set of dining chairs in the Hepplewhite style, (6) side chairs with pierced splat backs, and (6) side chairs of similar design, all of mahoga...
Fabric, Mahogany
$5,400 / set
H 68 in W 30 in D 1.25 in
Chippendale Style Console, Wall or over the Mantle Mirrors, a Pair Italian
Located in Stamford, CT
Stylistically, refined details like yoked chair rails and intricately pierced and carved chair back splats are common, and luxury upholstery is also a hallmark of the style. 1h1X.
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Unavailable
H 38.5 in W 20 in D 16.75 in
Pair of George III Sidechairs with Carved and Pierced Back Splats
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A well carved and beautifully patinated pair of mahogany chairs, ca. 1780, the crest carved with acanthus over the interlocking Gothic tracery backsplat, carved in relief over a pier...
Mahogany
Set of Ten Mahogany Hepplewhite Influenced Dining Chairs
Located in Norwich, Norfolk
Set of ten mahogany Hepplewhite influenced dining chairs. Standing on square tapered legs. Each chair having a pierced and carved back splat.
Mahogany
Sold
H 38 in W 23 in D 23 in
18th Century English Chippendale Side Chair in Walnut with Pierced Back Splat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chippendale Period Walnut Side Chair with Ball & Claw Feet and Pierced Back Splat, England circa 1750
Walnut
Swedish Set of Six Vintage Side Chairs w/ Pierce-Carved Back Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish set of six carved-wood side side chairs, with upholstered seats, circa 1960's. This set of vintage chairs from Sweden each feature gracefully round chair backs with pierce-...
Wood
Sold
H 43.25 in W 20.75 in D 22.5 in
Set of 6 Portuguese-Style Pierced Splat Back Dining Side Chairs, Black & Gold
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of six Portuguese style dining side chairs. This set of American side chairs, in Portuguese design, each feature nicely decorated backs with shell centered rocaille at top rail...
Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 42.25 in W 24.25 in D 21.5 in
Set of Eight Lovely Italian Ornately Carved & Pierced-Splat Back Dining Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Each chair features a shapely wood back and top rail, with carved pierced-splat, pierced quatrefoil, and adorn with a carved fan at crest.
Upholstery, Wood
Sold
H 38.25 in W 24.5 in D 25 in
Italian Set of Ten Dining Chairs W/ Front and Backs Carved & W/Original Gilt
Located in Atlanta, GA
These Italian chairs feature straight-molded crest rails with elegantly carved pierced back-splats.
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Seven Carved Mahogany Chippendale Dining Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A better quality set of seven solid mahogany ‘Chippendale’ dining chairs from the turn of the last century. Nicely-proportioned chairs with boldly-carved cabriole legs with acanthus ...
Mahogany
Sold
H 39 in W 27 in D 24 in
2 Theodore Alexander English Chippendale Carved Mahogany Leather Dining Chairs
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of Theodore Alexander Chippendale Dining Side Chairs. Features a serpentine crest rail with cared ears over an ornate pierced and ribboned back splat.
Leather, Mahogany
Sold
H 33.86 in W 18.12 in D 16.54 in
Exceptional Quality Antique Set of Eight Inlaid Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Exceptional quality antique set of eight Victorian inlaid carved mahogany dining chairs consisting of six single and two elbow chairs having attractive curved tops with pretty satinw...
Other
American Chippendale Mahogany Slip Seat Side Chair by Thomas Tuft
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American Chippendale mahogany slip seat side chair by Thomas Tuft (1740–1788) with rococo carved detail on the center crest rail above a pierced back splat.
Upholstery, Mahogany
Blended Set Of 8 Fine Biedermeier Style Dining Room Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of 8 fine Biedermeier style dining room chairs with shaped cresting rails and pierced back-splats.
Wood
Antique Pierced Splat Back Windsor Rocker
Located in Port Chester, NY
A wonderfully worn rocker, very unique. This piece will really enhance a room of antiques, because of the aged look.
Oak
Sold
H 30 in W 24.5 in D 21.5 in
Corner Chair with Pierced Back Splat of Heart and Fortuny Seat, 18th Century
Located in San Antonio, TX
Corner chair with a delicate pierced back splat containing a heart.
Fabric, Wood
Pair of 18th Century Baltic Side Chairs
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant pair of late 18th century Baltic side chairs with beautifully carved and pierced back splats.
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Baltic Side Chairs in Colefax & Fowler Fabric
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An elegant pair of late 18th century Baltic side chairs with beautifully carved and pierced back splats.
Set of 8 Chippendale Dining Chairs, CIRCA 1780
Located in Sarasota, FL
Set of Eighyt (8) Dining Chairs, 2 arm & 6 side chairs with needlework covers, mahogany Chippendale Chairs pierced splat backs standing on square shampferd legs Circa 1780
Mahogany
Set of 8 19th Century Louis XVI Style Polychrome Chairs
Located in Chamblee, GA
Set of eight 19th Century French Louis XVI style polychrome chairs, each with horseshoe shaped chair rail and a vase shaped pierced splat back.
Wood, Upholstery
Set of 10 American Chippendale Revival Dining Chairs
By Kittinger
Located in Woodbury, CT
Two armchairs and eight side chairs. 10 pierced splat-back mahogany dining chairs with Marlborough legs and box upholstered seats; in the manner of Tidewater dining chairs of the 3...
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
$170,403
H 94.49 in W 85.44 in D 1.19 in
Oil on Canvas Painting Portrait of the Italian Noble Family of Zanardi Count
By Lucia Casalini Torelli
Located in Firenze, IT
This museum quality old master oil on canvas formal portrait painting depicting the family of the Count Zanardi is signed by the artist- the female painter Lucia Casalini Torelli- an...
Canvas, Oil
$3,990 / item
H 33 in W 89 in D 39 in
Rudin Belgian Linen Sofa with Down Wrapped Seat Cushion in Cafe Noir Linen
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Bloom Home Inc Rudin Sofa in Cafe Noir Stone Washed Linen A heavy 18 oz weighted linen, in a rich warm brown tone. Our linen is stone washed to give a soft hand and relaxed look. Th...
Linen, Wood, Down
$4,200
H 36 in W 37 in D 21 in
19th Century French Louis XVI Style Oversized Bergere Marquise Armchair
Located in Charleston, SC
19th century French Louis XVI style bergère marquise upholstered armchair in painted wood frame with neoclassical architecture embellished hand-carved foliates, rosettes and tapered ...
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Large Classical Italian Bronze Bird Fountain Statue
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stunning large Italian bronze water fountain Classical look complemented by the gorgeous verdis gris patina Love the birds depicted drinking from the rim of the main bowl Classica...
Bronze
$4,160Sale Price|20% Off
H 71.25 in W 80.25 in D 3 in
Antique Polychrome Baroque Gilt Venetian-Style Carved Wood King Headboard
Located in North Fort Myers, FL
This exquisite antique Venetian-style king bed is a true showstopper, featuring an intricately hand-carved and gilded frame with a soft, distressed celadon green finish. The elaborat...
Wood
$290,000
H 136 in Dm 108 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...
Stone, Copper
English Arm Loveseat Upholstered in 100% Natural Hemp
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Introducing our English arm studio sofa in 100% natural hemp. Sink into the plump down-wrapped seat cushions. The soothing oatmeal color, reminiscent of natural flax linen, adds war...
Hemp
$2,920Sale Price|20% Off
H 41 in W 61 in D 28 in
Antique French Louis XV Giltwood & Aubusson Tapestry Sofa C1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XV style sofa offers giltwood frame with carved crest over Aubusson tapestry upholstered back and seat, covered scroll form arms and raised on cabriole legs w...
Tapestry, Giltwood
$25,950
H 32.29 in W 80.71 in D 35.44 in
19th Century Pair of Antique Sofas in the Manner of Howard and Sons
Located in Miami, FL
This sofas have high sides and back which is cosy in front of a fire or anywhere. The high sides are sprung and have built in down cushions. This makes them supremely comfortable if ...
Fabric, Walnut
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in P...
Velvet
$6,470 / set
H 34.65 in W 28.75 in D 29.53 in
Set of Two Montreux Armchairs in Retro-Style In Custom High Performance Velvet
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This set of two Montreux armchairs brings retro-inspired elegance to life through soft sculptural lines and enveloping comfort. Upholstered in a sumptuous chocolate velvet, the chair...
Upholstery, Velvet, Wood
$9,800
H 48.82 in W 59.06 in D 29.53 in
18th-Century Rococo Sofa, Carved Oak Frame and Original Upholstery, Sweden
Located in Odense, DK
An elegant Swedish Rococo sofa from the 18th century, crafted around 1750. This refined piece features a beautifully carved wooden frame with delicate Rococo motifs, showcasing the l...
Fabric, Textile, Oak
Louis XV Style Daybed With Bolsters & Accent Pillows
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Louis XV style daybed lavishly upholstered with gold damask fabric with gimp and tassels. The head and footboard with scrolling top-rail carved with sweeping acanthus leaves. The sid...
Fabric, Walnut
Pair of George II Style Sofas, Early 20th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
An elegant pair of English George II style camel back sofas with eight finely carved walnut claw and ball feet. Upholstered with Scalamandré beautiful fabric in fair condition.
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Italian Walnut Sofa from Tuscany
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Elegant early 19th Century Italian, Northern Tuscan, sofa. With gently curved back and gilded scroll details to each arm. Of walnut construction with hand carved details to each leg,...
Upholstery, Walnut
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.
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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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