Italian Carved Wood Triple Splat Back Cherry Settee, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Cherry carved splat back settee with floral scrolled motif, scrolled flanking arms
Antique 1770s Italian Neoclassical Settees
Cherry, Upholstery, Wood
Italian Carved Wood Triple Splat Back Cherry Settee, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Cherry carved splat back settee with floral scrolled motif, scrolled flanking arms
Cherry, Upholstery, Wood
English Victorian Mahogany Claw Foot Splat Back Blue Vinyl Seat Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian-style (1920s) mahogany armchair with a splat back and curved armrests, a blue
Brass
English Chippendale Oak Splat Back Outset Corner Chair, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
English Chippendale oak corner chair with a carved molded centered edge, flanking carved splat
Fabric, Oak, Upholstery
$1,960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Four English Regency Mahogany & Ebony Inlay Splat Back Dining Side Chairs c1830
Located in Big Flats, NY
Four English Regency Mahogany & Ebony Inlay Splat Back Dining Side Chairs c1830 Measures- 34"H x
Ebony, Mahogany
$2,096Sale Price|30% Off
Set 4 Heywood Wakefield Hard Rock Maple Cinnamon Colonial Style Splat Back Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Set of 4 Heywood Wakefield solid Hard Rock Maple Cinnamon Colonial Style Splat Back side Chairs in
Maple
Antique 19th C English Queen Anne Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th C. English Queen Anne Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Side Chair. Item features
Walnut
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
8 Antique Queen Anne Style Carved Walnut Splat Back Dining Chairs Vinyl Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
crest rail over pierced splat back leading to a red vinyl seat with nailhead trim. The chair has
Walnut
1960s Asian Chinoiserie Scholar Splat Back and Larsen Cushions Armchairs – Set
By Jack Lenor Larsen
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
feature is their splat back design, a solid vertical panel positioned between the backrest and the canned
Upholstery, Hardwood
Antique 19th C English Queen Anne Carved Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique 19th C. English Queen Anne Carved Burr Walnut Splat Back Dining Arm Chair. Item features
Walnut
$5,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
Six Walnut and Tooled Leather Splat-Back Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
leather seats. Queen Anne styled curved backs and tooled, gilt bordered leather seats with curved yoke
Leather, Walnut
Set of 6 Mid-Century Splat Back Arm and Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 Mid-Century maple armchairs and side Chairs with brass accents along back rail and arms
Brass
Late 18th Century Italian 4-Chair Back Sofa Bench w/Pierced Back Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
exquisitely carved pierced splat backs with a linear top rail with slightly fanned our shoulders. The arm
Wood
$560Sale Price|30% Off
Antique Queen Anne Mahogany Black Deerskin Leather High Back Dining Desk Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Queen Anne side chair. Made of mahogany featuring high vase shaped splat back with curved
Leather, Mahogany
English Georgian Style Filigree Oak and Needlepoint Corner Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian-style (19th Century) oak corner armchair with filigree splat back and needlepoint
Oak, Upholstery
English Country Yew Wood Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Country (18th Cent) provincial high back yew wood corner arm chair with triple splat back.
Yew
American Rustic Adirondack Bark Loveseat
Located in Queens, NY
barked splat back & seat (19th Cent)
Willow, Twig
$3,750 / set
Pair of Chinese Rosewood Cushioned Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Asian Chinese style (20th century) rosewood armchairs with a carved splat back and seat
Wood, Rosewood
English Child's Chair of Fruitwood with Rush Seat
Located in Austin, TX
frame with splat back and rush seat.
Rush, Wood, Fruitwood
English Chippendale Style '18th-19th Century' Carved Mahogany Corner Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
English Chippendale style (18th-19th century) carved mahogany shield splat back corner armchair
Leather, Mahogany
Pair of French Louis XV Style '19th Century' Stripped Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French Louis XV style (19th century) stripped side chairs with carved splat back and cane
Cane, Wood
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
Yew
English Country Windsor Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
English Country antique Windsor arm chair with spindle and open splat back with metal rods. (19th
Wood
$18,000 / set
English Georgian Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of 19th century English Georgian style carved mahogany armorial splat back side chairs with
Mahogany
$1,850 / set
Baroque “Style” Armchair
By Susanne Hollis
Located in San Marino, CA
From the Susanne Hollis collection, a Baroque “Style” splat back armchair in an ebonized finish
$9,500 / set
Pair of Swedish Biedermeier Gilt Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
splat back and upholstered seat (19th Century)
Gold Leaf
Antique English Country Windsor Armchair
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Rare and antique English Country antique Windsor armchair with spindle and open splat back with
Wood
$12,000 / set
Italian Venetian Painted Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Venetian style (18/19th Cent) painted splat back side chairs with stretcher and
Upholstery
$3,409 / set
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.
Mahogany
19th-Century English Oak Corner Chair with Heart-Shaped Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
frame shows well-defined turned supports and a distinctive three-splat back, each splat pierced with a
Rush, Oak
Set of Four English Chippendale Walnut Side Chairs, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four English Chippendale walnut side chairs with acanthus carved rails, splat backs
Pair of American Burl Walnut Queen Anne Side Chairs, Pa., Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of American Queen Anne side chairs with carved flanking cresting rails, centered vase splat
Upholstery, Walnut, Burl
Pair of English Regency Mahogany Reeded and Upholstered Armchairs, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency mahogany upholstered seat armchairs with carved reeded diamond form splat
Upholstery, Mahogany
$21,500 / set
English Anglo-Indian Padouk Arm Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
and bellflower carved knees with a splat back having a decorative shell crest and bird head arms
Upholstery, Padouk
Pair of English Regency Faux Painted and Gilt Armchairs, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency faux painted and gilt armchairs with quatrefoil and cross hatching splat
Set of Four American Chippendale Style Mahogany Side Chairs, Circa 1870
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four American mahogany Chippendale style side chairs with carved splat back, shell carved
Mahogany
Pair of English Regency Black Lacquered and Cane Seat Armchairs, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
, flanking filigree splat backs, sweeping carved scrolled arms, cane hole seats, and terminating on the
Cane, Pine, Lacquer
Pair of English Mahogany Regency Side Chairs, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English mahogany Regency side chairs with scrolled carved splat backs, decorative reeding
Mahogany, Upholstery
Set of Four Italian Mahogany Side Chairs, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four Italian mahogany side chairs with carved floral corner medallions, splat back with
$1,958Sale Price|20% Off
Carved mahogany framed settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Two seater mahogany settee, having three-part splat back to the upholstered seat enclosed by
Upholstery
$3,109Sale Price|20% Off
Inlaid Mahogany Framed Settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
String inlaid mahogany framed settee the twin shield and crossover splat back above open arms and
Wood
English Chippendale Mahogany Upholstered Arm Chair with Ball & Claw Feet, C 1780
Located in Charleston, SC
, intricately carved splat back, curvature scrolled arms, removable white muslin seat, scalloped skirt, and
Muslin, Mahogany
$700Sale Price|30% Off
Antique French Country Walnut Carved Fireside Arm Chair Woven Rush Seat Floral
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Country French Arm Chair. Made from walnut with a round botanical carved splat back set
Rush, Walnut
Set of Ten English Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs With Leather Seats, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
circular splat backs, removable leather seats, and terminating on squared legs with connecting stretchers
Leather, Mahogany
$25,641 / set
A set of 12 Mid 19th century mahogany Dining Chairs.
Located in London, GB
boldly carved Gothic splat backs with out-swept scroll arms and serpentine stuff-over seats supported on
Mahogany
Pair of American Empire Style Stripe Upholstered Wooden Dining Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Empire mahogany veneer side chairs having an openwork urn-form splat back with
Fabric
American Walnut Upholstered Desk Chair, Philadelphia, Circa 1730
Located in Charleston, SC
American walnut desk chair with carved scrolled rails, vase formed shaped splat back, scalloped
Muslin, Upholstery, Walnut
Eight English Chippendale Mahogany Dining Chairs with Ball & Claw Feet, C. 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of Eight English Chippendale style mahogany dining chairs with acanthus carved splat back
Leather, Mahogany
Mid Century Venetian Hand Painted & Hand Carved Side Chairs C1940
Located in Port Jervis, NY
with the aged painting gives a very warm look. Comfy also. Splat backs and cabriolet legs give them
Fabric, Hardwood, Paint
Pair of English Regency Serpentine Painted Arm Chairs. Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English Regency serpentine splat back hand painted arm chairs with floral ribbon, swags
Beech, Paint, Upholstery
American Charleston Mahogany Upholstered Side Chair, Circa 1790
Located in Charleston, SC
splat back with Prince of Wales plumes, swags, and terminating on the original tapered squared legs with
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of Mid-Century Modernist Klismos Slipper Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
-Century Modern design. Featuring ebonized walnut klismos form frames with upholstered splat backs and
Upholstery, Wood
Walnut Arts and Crafts two seater settee
Located in Cheshire, GB
Walnut Arts and Crafts settee, the adjustable reclining splat back having removable upholstered
Walnut
American Georgian Walnut Upholstered Corner Chair, Circa 1770
Located in Charleston, SC
American Georgian walnut corner chair with carved splat backs, carved decorative molded edge
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Six American Hepplewhite Mahogany Carved Wheat Sheaths Side Chairs C 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of Six American Hepplewhite mahogany period side chairs with carved splat backs consisting of
Muslin, Mahogany
$1,091Sale Price|44% Off
Smokers Carved Oak Chair
Located in Cheshire, GB
storage compartment. Above splat back carved with pipes, to the overstuffed seat. All raised up on turned
Oak
Fine quality set of four antique Regency mahogany dining chairs
Located in Ipswich, GB
antique Regency mahogany dining chairs each with an elegant X-shaped splat back with a central carved
Mahogany
$630Sale Price|30% Off
2 Antique American Victorian Quartersawn Oak Needlepoint Dining Side Arm Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
and scrolled foliate over a pierced splat back. The seats are embroidered with rose pattern. The
Tapestry, Oak
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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