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Swedish Set of Six Vintage Side Chairs w/ Pierce-Carved Back Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
of vintage chairs from Sweden each feature gracefully round chair backs with pierce-carved splat
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
English Set of 6 Dining Chairs w/Pierced Back Splats & Chinoiserie Style Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
nicely carved pierced splats, upholstered seats, and raised on shapely cabriole legs at front with sabre
Category
20th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 44 in W 20.25 in D 21 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
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
H 41.75 in W 18.5 in D 17 in
Pair of Midcentury Wooden Vintage Indonesian Side Chairs with Pierced Splats
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of vintage Indonesian wooden side chairs from the mid-20th century, with pierced splats. We
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 46.5 in W 22.5 in D 17.5 in
Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Elm Wedding Chair with Curving Back and Carved Splat
Located in Yonkers, NY
20th century, this antique elm wedding chair features a curving back, adorned with a splat carved in
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Chairs
Materials
Elm
H 38 in W 22 in D 17.5 in
4 Chippendale Monticello Honeymoon Cottage Mahogany Pierced Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
serpentine crest rail, pierced splat back and silk striped / bee upholstered seat and matching down filled
Category
Late 20th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 38.5 in W 20 in D 20 in
Pair of Chinese Elm Dark Patina Scholar's Ceremonial Chairs with Sinuous Splats
Located in Yonkers, NY
scholar's side chairs features a pierced back with sinuous splat, resting on a rectangular wooden seat with
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
H 40 in W 21 in D 16.5 in
Chinese Qing Dynasty Lamp Hanger Chair with Carved Splat and Two Toned Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
elegant tall back, topped with a curving rail. The central section presents a concave-shaped pierced splat
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 40 in W 20.5 in D 16.5 in
19th Century Ebonised Anglo Indian High Back Chair
Located in London, by appointment only
An unusual high back chair, the ebonised wooden frame with spiral supports and unusual pierced
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Chairs
Set of Six Swedish Rococo Style 1890s Dining Room Side Chairs with Carved Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
curving pierced back with carved splat flowing seamlessly into the hind saber legs. A rectangular
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 39 in W 21 in D 21.5 in
Chippendale Style Ladder Ribbon Back Embroidered Seat Side Chair
Located in Vero Beach, FL
horizontal pierced ribbon splats comprise the ladder back and finish in well-formed carved ears. The pegged
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Dutch Colonial Armchair with Pierced Wood Back Splat, Several Available
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Dutch Colonial armchair from the mid-20th century, with pierced back splat and wooden
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 39.5 in W 19.5 in D 17.5 in
Chippendale Carved Mahogany “Ribbon-Back” Side Chair
Located in Vienna, AT
Solid mahogany chairs. The shaped crest with carved ears above four undulating pierced splats over
Category
Vintage 1950s British Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of English Gorget Back Mahogany Hall Chairs from the 1860s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of English slanted hall chairs features molded gorget backs adorned with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Eight Mahogany Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in Cheshire, GB
A set of eight mahogany (six chairs two carvers) Hepplewhite style dining chairs with pierced
Category
Early 20th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Chinese Rosewood 19th Century Chair with Hand Carved Back and Arm Supports
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese rosewood chair from the 19th century, with hand carved splat and arms. Born in China
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
H 38 in W 24.5 in D 18.5 in
Clover Back Dining Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
loops crested by a pierced back splat. Tapered reeded legs on the front of the Clover Back Dining Chairs
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique Late Victorian Carved Quartersawn Oak Barrel Back Rocking Chair Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
quartersawn oak with a heart shaped back, carved and pierced with acanthus foliate and "C" scrolled splat
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 32 in W 30 in D 24 in
Pair of Antique Shield Back Chairs, Scottish, Oak Hall Seat Victorian circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
of chamfered edges
Scrolled leaf motif frames a central lozenge with pierced back splats
Shaped
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 37.21 in W 17.33 in D 17.72 in
19th Century Georgian Comb Hoop Back Windsor Elm and Yew Wood Chair with Hearts
Located in Haarlem, NL
A lovely late Georgian early Victorian yew & elm comb hoop back Windsor chair.
The central back
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
H 43.31 in W 20.48 in D 19.69 in
Chinese Wedding Chair with Curvy Pierced Splat, Serpentine Arms and Dark Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
straight back, adorned with a sinuous central splat, pierced with delicate motifs. Two serpentine arms
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 40 in W 22 in D 18 in
French Set of 8 Dining Chairs Elaborately Carved w/Shield-Shaped Backs, Mid-20th
Located in Atlanta, GA
carved wood frames and shield-shaped backs. The side chairs have fabulous pierced back-splats abundantly
Category
Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 44.75 in W 27.5 in D 28 in
19th century Swedish Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Lindome chairs early 1800s with regtangular shaped back surranded by
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Materials
Linen, Pine, Paint
Pair of Chinese 1880s Official's Hat Chairs with Pierced Splats and Curving Arms
Located in Yonkers, NY
armchairs features a curving top rail, supported by two convex supports. The back splat is pierced with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 46 in W 22.5 in D 18 in
Pair Victorian Carved Walnut Side Chairs, Occasional Chairs, Scotland 1890, H503
Located in Vancouver, BC
Solid Walnut
Original Finish
Having a quality carved top rail
Open pierced carved splat to the center
Category
Antique 1890s Scottish Victorian Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 34 in W 18.5 in D 20.5 in
Elm Windsor Chair Georgian Farmhouse 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pierced and Shaped Back Splat.
Category
Antique Early 1800s Georgian Chairs
Materials
Wood
William IV Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Bridgeport, CT
, pierced splat back, and overall sinuous form and having castored front legs. With good weight and quite
Category
Antique Early 19th Century William IV Chairs
Materials
Brass
Antique Painted Italian Side Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Antique painted Italian side chairs with foliate carved top rail supported by a shaped and pierced
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Painted Italian Side Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Antique painted Italian side chairs with foliate carved top rail supported by a shaped and pierced
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Antique Georgian Mahogany Pair of Side Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
well-figured pierced splat backs
above unusual bowed seats raised on square chamfered legs.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Similar Pair of English George III “Bow Back” Windsor Armchairs.
Located in Middleburg, VA
color. Shaped pierced splat with burled grain over figured Elm seat with boldly turned legs joined with
Category
Antique 1820s English George III Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm
Set of Four English Hepplewhite Chairs
Located in Wilson, NC
The back splat of this set of mahogany chairs has a pierced center splat carved with leaves and
Category
Antique 1790s English Hepplewhite Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Chippendale Dining Chairs - Antique Mahogany Set 8
Located in Potters Bar, GB
seats. The back splats being of a carved and pierced form with a shaped cresting rail.
Category
Antique 1890s Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Chippendale Arm Chairs Mahogany Antique 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Arms with a very pretty pierced back splat and a shaped cresting rail.
Category
Antique Early 1800s Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair 19th Century Continental Walnut Hall Chairs
Located in Warrington, GB
Pair 19th century continental walnut hall chairs.
Carved pierced back splat in the gothic manner
Category
Antique 19th Century Chairs
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Pair of Chippendale Carver Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair of Chippendale-style carver chairs with drop-in needlework embroidered seats, pierced splat
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Pair of Directoire Cream-Painted Slipper Chairs
Located in Kittery Point, ME
Each with a rectangular carved panelled top rail above a pierced vertical splat and an upholstered
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Chairs
Materials
Silk, Wood
A Set of 19th Century North Italian Painted Chairs
Located in London, GB
green paintwork throughout, with carved and pierced serpentine back splats, with needlework seats
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Textile, Wood
Georgian 18th Century Pair Of Side Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Shaped Top Rails And Elegant Pierced Splat Backs With Crisply Carved Decoration, Over Upholstered, Bowed
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of George II veneered walnut cabriole leg chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
legs & generous depth, pierced back splats; the seats covered in fragments of 18th Century tapestry
Category
Antique 1730s English George II Chairs
Materials
Ash, Walnut
Chinese Elmwood Dark Patina Dengguayi Scholar's Lamp Armchair with Pierced Splat
Located in Yonkers, NY
, this scholar's lamp-hanger chair called dengguayi features an elegant tall back, topped with a curving
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Elm
H 46 in W 23 in D 18 in
Chinese Elmwood Dark Patina Dengguayi Scholar's Lamp Armchair with Pierced Splat
Located in Yonkers, NY
the 19th century, this scholar's lamp-hanger chair called dengguayi features an elegant tall back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Scholar's Objects
Materials
Elm
H 46.5 in W 23 in D 18 in
Set of Four Antique English Mahogany "Signed" Chippendale Style Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Charleston, SC
side chairs with superbly pierced and hand-carved back splat; gadroon carved front seat rail
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Of Antique Nursing Chairs, Edwardian, Inlaid Walnut, Scotland 1910, H320
Located in Vancouver, BC
Walnut And Veneers
Original Finish
Neo Classical Design
Pierced And Inlaid Top Rail
Inlaid Back Splat
Category
Vintage 1910s Scottish Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 28.5 in W 18.5 in D 20 in
Pair of 18th Century Irish Miniature Chairs, Attributed to Butler of Dublin
Located in Dublin 8, IE
a bow-shaped top rail, pierced tapering splat, simple back legs. To the front highly decorated front
Category
Antique 18th Century Irish Georgian Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 29 in W 18 in D 17.5 in
Continental Neoclassic Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Continental neoclassic style mahogany side chairs with squared back and pierced vertical
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century Swedish Rococo Rocking Chair
Located in Houston, TX
shaped pierced splat back. Early painted finish with losses. Newly covered seat.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Rococo Rocking Chairs
Materials
Linen, Wood
Set of 4 Antique Queen Anne Side Chairs, Hand-Carved Wood, Original Silk Fabric
Located in Madrid, ES
A matched set of four Queen Anne style side chairs, with urn-shaped pierced back splats. The wood
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Queen Anne Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 37.41 in W 19.69 in D 15.75 in
Set of 6 Vintage Terrace Chairs, Middle Eastern, Teak, Folding, Veranda, Steamer
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
distinctive, inset Ottoman calligraphy emblem
Arranged with four pierced back splats of gently bowed form
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Chairs
Materials
Teak
H 35.24 in W 22.45 in D 26.97 in
Carved English Mahogany Corner Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
carved with a floral design in high relief. The back splats are pierced and have interlaced carving. The
Category
Antique 1780s English Corner Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Pair Of Federal Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
With arched backs with pierced splats with small carved rosettes. Drop in seats and raised on
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Federal Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Inlaid Mahogany Corner Chair
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique inlaid mahogany corner chair having a pretty shaped back with charming satinwood inlay
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Corner Chairs
Materials
Other
19th Century English Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Nantucket, MA
English Yew wood Windsor rocking chair with carved and pierced splat back, saddle seat, and nicely
Category
Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Yew
19th Century English Oak Corner Chair
Located in High Point, NC
turned supports, and there are two pierced and carved decorated vase back splats. The seat is plain and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Corner Chairs
Materials
Oak
Chairs Set of 4 18th Century, Portuguese, Baroque, Parcel-Gilt, Walnut, Bargello
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
parcel-gilt flowerhead. The splats are pierced with parcel-gilt coronets above stylized leaf motifs. The
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 43.31 in W 20.48 in D 17.72 in
Chinese Elm Audience Chair, c. 1850
Located in Kenilworth, IL
traces of original black lacquer throughout. The chair has a frame and panel seat with turned back rails
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
Superb Set of Six Antique English Geo. I/II Style Hand Carved Mahogany Chairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Charleston, SC
note the Chippendale style pierced and carved back splat with motifs indicative of Robert Adam as in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English George II Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 38 in W 22 in D 17 in
Pair of George 2nd Walnut Side chairs
By Modern Georgian
Located in Sherborne, GB
resting on a pierced baluster back splat and mortise and tenon pegged joints. The front leg has a canted
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century English Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Oak and Elm Broad Arm Windsor Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
The back of this English chair is supported by a pierced splat and eight turned spindles. The
Category
Antique 1870s English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
Chunky Georgian Style Mahogany Corner Arm Chair
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
seat, on the back the chair has pierced splats, set on heavy carved cabriole stretchered legs
A
Category
Mid-20th Century Georgian Corner Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
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Pierced Splat Back Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of pierced splat back chairs available for sale. The range of distinct pierced splat back chairs — often made from wood, mahogany and fabric — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of pierced splat back chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of pierced splat back chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Georgian, Victorian and Rococo pierced splat back chairs are of considerable interest. Pierced splat back chairs have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Ethan Allen, H.Pander & Zonen and Jacob Freres Rue Meslée are consistently popular.
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The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $3,350, while they’re typically $460 on the low end and $94,710 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 Pierced Splat Back Chairs
- What is a splat back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A splat back chair is a chair with a vertical central element on its back. Splat back chairs have more of a formal feel to them compared to other types of chairs and seating. Splat back Windsor chairs are popular on 1stDibs.
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