18th Century Mahogany Queen Anne Armchair
Located in High Point, NC
scroll, continuing in graceful and elegant curves and a vase shaped back splat, also with scroll details
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Armchairs
Mahogany
18th Century Mahogany Queen Anne Armchair
Located in High Point, NC
scroll, continuing in graceful and elegant curves and a vase shaped back splat, also with scroll details
Mahogany
Three 19th Century Hand Carved French Alsatian Side Chairs, Sold Separately
Located in Birmingham, AL
, sometimes called a "Brettstuhl" or "mountain chair," is known for its sculpted back splats and practical
Walnut
Italian Pair Wooden Armchairs w/Upholstered Seats, Early 20th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
back-splat which creates an open airy space between the back and seat area. A clean lined wooden
Fabric, Wood
19th Century French Kingwood Parquetry Side Chair with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Worcester, GB
chair c.1860 Kingwood veneered frame with parquetry inlaid back splat. Elegant cabriole legs with
Kingwood
Antique Chippendale Carved Mahogany Three-Seat Bench With Upholstered Seat
Located in West Hartford, CT
, featuring intricately carved back splats and graceful scrolled arms. The rich mahogany wood boasts a warm
Upholstery, Mahogany
Art Nouveau Armchair by Jens Møller Jensen, Denmark, C. 1910.
By Jens Møller-Jensen
Located in Valby, 84
rectangular crest rail above a pierced back splat with ebonised and parcel-gilt sculptural bifurcated supports
Brass
$5,600 / set
Set of 4 English Queen Anne Style Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
stripped upholstered slipseat cushion with an open splat form back (PRICED AS SET) Good condition
Set Of Four Antique J. & J.W. Meeks Fine Gothic Revival Side Chairs
By J. & J.W. Meeks
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of four J. & J. W. Meeks side chairs showing Gothic arch splats with the back of the chair
Fabric, Hardwood
Antique Empire Revival Burl Walnut Tri-fold Mirror Vanity and Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
that terminates into a caster. The chair has a matching Burl Walnut back splat. Chair size is 16'd x
Walnut, Burl
Thomas Hope English Regency Carved Wooden Childs Chair
Located in Queens, NY
crest rail and openwork scroll & foliate back splat, with arms that protrude over the flattened front
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Rococo Painted Open Armchairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A charming pair of 19th Century Swedish Rococo open armchairs. With elegant pierced splats and
Upholstery, Wood
Pair Reticulated Carved Walnut Georgian Style Ball and Claw Foot Side Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
associated with the Georgian revival period. The standout feature is the beautifully reticulated back splat
Mahogany
19th Century Spanish Chestnut Bench
Located in Southampton, GB
A large scale Chestnut Bench. Hand carved armrests and shapely detail in the back splats. Spain
Chestnut
$2,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Horner Carved Oak Lion Head Dining Chairs, Set of 5, c. 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
by finely carved scrolling motifs on the back splats and arms of the armchairs. Each leg terminates
Oak
VIntage Regency Style Mahogany Side Chair with Needlepoint Fabric
Located in Pasadena, TX
bullseyes on the back splat. The seat is upholstered in needlepoint.
Mahogany
Set 8 Hepplewhite Dining Chairs Mahogany Revival
Located in Potters Bar, GB
comprises four single chairs and two armchairs, all with elegant shield-shaped backs The backs feature
Mahogany
Edwardian Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
: * Edwardian mahogany desk chair * Shaped horseshoe back with pierced splat * Solid shaped seat * Curved arms
Mahogany
Jugendstil Armchair Attributed to Thorvald Bindesbøll, Denmark, ca. 1900
By Thorvald Bindesbøll
Located in Valby, 84
square corner blocks with applied foliate ornament, supported by vertical back splats flanked by uprights
Leather, Oak
George II Style Chinoiserie Decorated Side Chair
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
with a central raised shell carving, vase shaped back splat with raised chinoiserie decoration, flanked
Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Lacquer
$6,840 / set
6 French Dining Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
arms, sabre-like supports, and a crisply geometric back splat centered by a circular medallion. The
Steel
Vintage Hand Carved Chinese Chippendale Solid Rosewood Lounge Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
This chair is made of solid rosewood. The back splat is highly carved with fretwork. The seat is
Rosewood
Regency Armchair by English Workshop, Hardwood & Rattan, Circa 1810
By Regency
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
diamond criss-cross shaped back splat. * Detailed ring turned baluster arm supports The chair is made
Hardwood, Rattan
Pair English Chippendale Mahogany Side Chairs, circa 1890
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Vero Beach, FL
furniture makers. A shaped top rail above the pierced carved back splat has Rococo scrollwork and carved
Mahogany
Vintage Drexel Heritage Cherry American Chippendale Style Pierced Dining Chairs
By Drexel
Located in Dayton, OH
with a pierced reticulated back splat and quatrefoil style fabric. Dimensions: 24" x 24" x 39.5" arms
Fabric, Cherry
20th Century Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Armchairs
Located in Madrid, ES
design. Featuring carved rectangular backs with fluted splats and central rosette motifs, guilloche
Wood
Set of Four Antique Queen Anne Side Chairs, Hand-Carved Wood, Original Silk
Located in Madrid, ES
A matched set of four Queen Anne style side chairs, with urn-shaped pierced back splats. The wood
Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Rococo Painted Open Armchair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
splat and shaped back framed by sweeping open arms. The painted frame retains a beautifully timeworn
Wood, Paint
Set of Four French Directoire Period Painted Side Chairs
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
carved back splat painted black and in the full neo-classic taste including a dolphin, flambeau, garland
Wood
2 English Chippendale Style Black Painted Mahogany Ball & Claw Armchairs
Located in Dayton, OH
mahogany featuring a serpentine scalloped crest rail carved along the ear over and interlaced pierced back
Mahogany
Vintage Arts & Crafts Style Wooden Side Chair with Caned Seat
Located in Seattle, WA
a distinctive shaped back splat set within an open rectangular back. The top crest rail is detailed
Wood
$3,900Sale Price|40% Off
Suite of eight mahogany Chippendale style chairs
Located in Houston, TX
especially desirable. The central back splat is embellished with deep Carving wit a Beaded rope curved and
Mahogany
Vintage Carved Mahogany Chippendale Dining Chairs - Set of 4
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
mahogany, featuring an intricate pierced back splat with scrolling lattice motifs and a beautifully carved
Fabric, Mahogany
Set of Six Chiavarine Dining Chairs in Wood and Green Velvet Seat, Italy, 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
lightness and graceful proportions while introducing a more sculptural ladder-back design. Crafted in solid
Velvet, Wood
Set of Four McGuire Rattan Target Upholstered Dining Armchairs
By McGuire
Located in Rio Vista, CA
back splats have an optional black lacquered trim and a chic raffia grasscloth inset behind the target
Leather, Fabric, Rattan, Raffia
Maitland Smith Regency Style Ebonized and Gilt Armchair
By Maitland Smith
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
gilded details highlight the chair’s carved elements—from the arm supports to the decorative back splat
Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
Pair of 19th Century Country French Provincial Fruitwood Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
fruitwood. The chairs feature a Regency style tablet back with a gracefully curved interlaced lattice back
Fruitwood
$1,200 / set
Italian Parcel Gilt Ebonized Chairs, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Italian Parcel Gilt Ebonized Side Chairs, carved back splat, yellow upholstered seats on
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Chippendale Style Mahogany Dinning Chairs Early 19th Century
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
mahogany dinning chairs in the Chippendale style. The chairs with intricate carved back splats and drop-in
Mahogany
Antique Painted & Stenciled Miniature Folk Art Child's or Doll's Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
). With turned legs supporting a round plank seat, bentwood back, and shaped splat. Painted in black
Wood
Georgian 18th Century Walnut Corner Armchair
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Armchair, Having Extremely Well Figured Top Rail, Over Attractive Pierced Back Splats And Superbly Carved
Walnut
German Art Nouveau Solid Oak Chair with New Upholstery, circa 1900
Located in Darmstadt, DE
design typical of the period, with a straight back, three vertical splats and subtly shaped legs. The
Fabric, Oak
$975Sale Price / set|35% Off
Pair of Dutch Baroque Style, Marquetry Side Chairs, 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
details. Each chair displays a shaped crest rail above a back splat richly decorated with floral motifs
Fruitwood, Oak
Set of 4 French Bentwood Bistro Dining Chairs, Provence, Mid-20th Century
By Thonet
Located in Astoria, NY
and elongated inverted U-form back splat - a silhouette rooted in traditional European bentwood design
Beech, Bentwood
$3,850
George I Walnut Armchair
Located in Essex, MA
With arched and scroll carved back , vasi-form splat with banded edge. Needlepoint drop in seat
Walnut
Fine quality set of six antique Victorian rosewood dining chairs
Located in Ipswich, GB
central carved detail at the base of the back splat, above a upholstered drop in seat raised on cabriole
Rosewood
$3,200 / set
Pair of Period Art Deco 1930s Mahogany Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
curved arms, a sculptural back splat, and finely tapered front and back legs terminating in brass-capped
Mahogany
Elm Windsor Chair Georgian Farmhouse, 1800
Located in Potters Bar, GB
pierced and shaped back splat.
Elm, Yew
18th Century George III Period Elm Country House Armchair
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
country chair is crafted from solid elm and features a shaped top rail, three splat and ball back, and
Elm
Pair Of Dutch Marquetry Shepherds Crook Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
On front cabriole legs with cusp upholstered seat cushions. Carved marquetry inlaid back splat with
Fabric, Wood
A Set of 18th Century Venetian Hand Painted Gilt Wood Chairs
Located in London, GB
-shaped back splats, beautifully framed with additional floral decoration, adding an elegant and romantic
Giltwood
Set Windsor Chairs - 8 Farmhouse Kitchen Chair
Located in Potters Bar, GB
featuring the crinoline stretcher, hand turned legs, back splat with hand carved Prince of Wales feathers
Wood
Set of eight Swedish chairs dates to the mid-18th century, circa 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
pierced back splat with softly contoured outlines, reflecting the restrained decorative language typical
Wood
Three-Piece French Neoclassical Revival Salon Set with Directoire Influences
Located in Norwood, NJ
diamond-shaped splat on the chair backs—an iconic Directoire hallmark. Upholstered in a charming floral
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Chippendale Style Mahogany Dining Chairs Set of Five, UK, Circa 1900
Located in Astoria, NY
above a reticulated eagle head back splat on shaped rectangular seat above eagle-carved cabriole legs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Hans Wegner Mid Century Set Of Six Oak Wishbone Chairs
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Bridgeport, CT
cylindrical tapered legs with rope woven seats with arched seat back top rail and classic Wishbone back splat
Rush, Oak
$2,100Sale Price / set|30% Off
Set of Six Antique Pennsylvania Side Chairs, Floral Design, Circa 1825
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Set of six Pennsylvania plank seat side chairs painted gray with floral decorated back splat and
Wood, Paint
Swedish 19th Century Carved Oak Dining Chairs - Set of Six
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
back splat exhibits an openwork (stylized) palmette design below a thick upper rail carved with a
Textile, 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.
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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.
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