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Set of 10 Very Fine Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
as some minor nicks to finish on legs. Small Expansion of joint to back splat. Chairs are quite
Category
20th Century Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Fine Set Of Eight Maitland-Smith Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
By Maitland Smith
Located in Bridgeport, CT
shaped oxbow form top rails over intricate openwork splats. Chairs are upholstered in a refined raised
Category
20th Century Indonesian Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
English Oak Arts and Crafts Child's Chair with Decorated Splat
Located in San Francisco, CA
A charming oak English arts and crafts style child's rocking chair, the rectangular back splat
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Oak
19th-Century English Oak Corner Chair with Heart-Shaped Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century English corner chair is a classic provincial form, built in solid oak and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Corner Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
Ming Dynasty Style Elmwood Wedding Chair with Curving Back and Carved Splat
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Ming Dynasty style elmwood wedding chair from circa 1900, with carved panels on the splat, curved
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Chairs
Materials
Elm
English 19th Century Oak Corner Chair with Carved Back Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
, the chair features an embracing wraparound back with turned supports. Two shaped back splats add
Category
Antique 19th Century English Corner Chairs
Materials
Oak
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Queen Anne Chairs
Materials
Walnut
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
Category
Antique 1770s English Chippendale Corner Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Oak, Upholstery
1980s Modernist Dining Chairs with Burl Wood Back Splat
By Century Furniture
Located in Denton, TX
Very comfortable set of six dining chairs with two arm chairs and four side chairs. Very curvy
Category
20th Century North American Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Burl
Antique Pair of Windsor Bow-Brace Back Side Chairs with Decorative Splat, 19th C
Located in Norton, MA
Adorable antique pair of Windsor bow-brace back dining chairs with a decorative splat and finely
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Chairs
Materials
Wood
Six Walnut and Tooled Leather Splat-Back Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of dining chairs, with four side chairs and two armchairs. Made of walnut with tooled salmon
Category
Vintage 1940s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Walnut
$5,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Qing Dynasty Lamp Hanger Chair with Carved Splat and Two Toned Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period lamp hanger chair from the early 20th century, with hand-carved
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish Rococo Period 18th Century Side Chairs with Carved Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Rococo period painted wood chairs from the 18th century, with carved splats
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Midcentury Wooden Vintage Side Chairs with Pierced Splats and Saber Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of vintage wooden side chairs with pierced splats and saber back legs. This charming pair of
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
English Turn of the Century Oak Corner Chair with Carved Geometric Back Splat
Located in Atlanta, GA
geometric back splat, turned spool arms, a triangular wooden seat, and spindle side stretchers. The chair
Category
Early 20th Century English Corner Chairs
Materials
Oak
Antique English Windsor Bow-Brace Back Dining Chairs with Decorative Splat
Located in Bronx, NY
Eight fine English Windsor bow-brace back dining chairs with decorative splat and finely turned
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ash
$8,800 Sale 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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ebony, Mahogany
$1,960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass
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
Category
Early 20th Century Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
$1,400 Sale Price
30% Off
Set of Four Italian 1820s Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs with Carved Splats
Located in Atlanta, GA
, each of this set of four side chairs features an open back, adorned with a carved splat depicting
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Set of 6 Swedish Painted Dining Room Chairs with Carved Splats and Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of 6 Swedish painted wood dining room chairs from the early 20th century, with carved splats
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Maple
$2,246 Sale Price
25% Off
Set of 6 English Dining Chairs w/Pierced Back Splats & Chinoiserie Style Paint
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English set of six dining chairs, with soft colors and chinoiserie style painted influences
Category
20th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
French Provincial Set of 4 Dining Chairs with Pierced Back Splat and Rush Seats
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Gorgeously finished set of 4 dining side chairs in bleached walnut and lovely authentic rush seats
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rush, Walnut
1960s Asian Chinoiserie Scholar Splat Back and Larsen Cushions Armchairs – Set
By Jack Lenor Larsen
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a set of vintage chairs from the 1960s. This pair has a graceful and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
Pair Side Chairs with Lyre Back
Located in New York, NY
frequently encountered as the back splat of klismos chairs, in no example more familiar than in a group of
Category
Antique 1820s American Neoclassical Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$30,000 / set
Antique Georgian Chippendale Period Mahogany & Floral Upholstered Carved Chair
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Single Carved Chair. The back splat features gothic carvings, the upholstered chair seat is a light faded
Category
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of English Oak George I Hall Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A fine, early pair of Georgian oak hall chairs with turned legs and stretchers, and canted splat
Category
Antique 18th Century British William and Mary Chairs
Materials
Oak
$4,750 / set
A Set of Four Chinese Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
back splats for maximum comfort. The chairs are finished in a modern clear lacquer. They are somewhat
Category
1990s Chinese Chairs
Materials
Hardwood, Elm
$2,400 Sale Price / set
52% Off
Pair, Mid 19th Century Swedish Carved Folk Art Chairs
Located in Round Top, TX
patina and reveals residual paint on some of the back splats while the other chair has a slightly darker
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Period Stockholm Made Rococo Side Chairs with Carved Decoration
Located in Washington, DC
A pair of Stockholm made Rococo chairs scraped to original paint, with carved splats, cabriole legs
Category
Antique 18th Century Swedish Rococo Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
18th Century American Curved Ladder Back Oak Chair with Rush Seat
Located in Savannah, GA
This early American Colonial chair features curved splats in back and turned front legs and double
Category
Antique 1740s American American Colonial Chairs
Materials
Rush, Oak
$552 Sale Price
40% Off
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
Category
20th Century Italian Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
$1,200 / set
Antique English George III Carved Mahogany Corner Chair with Pierced Slats
Located in Morristown, NJ
pierced splats below a curved chair rail, the drop in seat above a X form stretcher joining square legs
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of Four George I Walnut and Marquetry Side Chairs
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
A Set of four George I walnut and marquetry side chairs: the splats inlaid with scallop shell
Category
Antique Early 18th Century English Chairs
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Black Lacquered Elm Chinese Officials Hat Yoke Back chair
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
traditional Chinese motif decorate the back splat of the chair, with graceful serpentine-like curves adorning
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Elm
Otto Wagner for Jacob & Josef Kohn Secessionist Movement Stained Bentwood Chair
By Otto Wagner
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Vase Splat & Branded Stamp to Chair Underside Made in Vienna Austria
Jacob & Josef Kohn, also known as
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Velvet
19th Century Set of 6 English Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs by James Reilly
Located in Casteren, NL
An exclusive set of 6 Victorian Mahogany splat back dining chairs made by master carpenter James
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$4,086 Sale Price / set
38% Off
English Georgian Mahogany Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of 19th century English Georgian style carved mahogany armorial splat back side chairs with
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Side Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$18,000 / 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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
$12,000 / set
Set of four Neoclassical 18th Century Upholstered dining Chairs in Pink France
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
same pink fabric and cording is used. Chair back splats are framed in carved wood. The backs, however
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$6,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Pair 19th Century Mahogany Corner Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
carved back splats to the centre.
Both chairs sit on four cabriole legs, the front leg has a foliate
Category
Antique 19th Century Irish Victorian Corner Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$5,408 / set
Chunky Georgian Style Mahogany Corner Arm Chair
Located in Godshill, 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
Pair William & Mary Carved Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Pasadena, CA
value that was placed upon these chairs. The center splat is an intricately carved flower cartouche
Category
Antique Late 17th Century English Baroque Side Chairs
Materials
Linen, 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
Category
Antique 1770s American Georgian Corner Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
American Hitchcock turtle back rush seat side chair, 1830
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American turtle back, Hitchcock type, rush seat side chair. The back splat features the original
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Side Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Set of 6 Pennsylvania plank seat side chairs with floral decorations, c. 1825
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Set of six Pennsylvania plank seat side chairs painted gray with floral decorated back splat and
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Late Victorian Carved Quartersawn Oak Barrel Back Rocking Chair Rocker
Located in Dayton, OH
Late Victorian Rocking Chair. Attributed to Stomps Burkhardt of Dayton, Ohio. Made from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Oak
$630 Sale Price
30% Off
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
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Side Chairs
Materials
Cane, Wood
Set of 6 Art Deco Walnut Dining Chairs
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
the shaped back splats.
The chairs feature elegant curved backs, gently splayed and fluted legs, and
Category
Early 20th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Connecticut Maple Rush Seat Side Chair in Old Red Surface, Circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
Chippendale painted old red maple side chair with vasiform splat, cupid's bow crest and carved
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Mahogany Hepplewhite Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
These Mahogany Hepplewhite Chairs, comprise of a set with 2 arm chairs and eight side chairs. They
Category
2010s Hepplewhite Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$7,075 / set
Essex Chippendale Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
pierced back splat. The arm chair has scrolled arms at a height of 27.5 inches and a drop in seat at a
Category
2010s Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
$6,675 / set
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
Category
Antique 1810s American Hepplewhite Side Chairs
Materials
Muslin, Mahogany
Oval Back Inlaid Chairs, Set of 10
Located in Annville, PA
inlaid design in the center of the back splat, cross stretchers supporting the chair legs as well as a
Category
2010s Adirondack Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$7,075 / set
Set of Eight Swedish Gustavian Style Dining Chairs, 19th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
borders, and square backs with open splat design. Each chair is painted in a soft antique white finish
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Berlin Iron
Set of Six McGuire Organic Modern Rattan Bamboo Dining Chairs
By John and Elinor McGuire, McGuire
Located in Vero Beach, FL
stick deck and generous seats. Chair splats have a unique staggered geometric directional design. The
Category
20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Bamboo, Rattan
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Splat Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal splat chair for your home. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and fabric, every splat chair was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a splat chair, we have 466 options in-stock, while there are 10 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect splat chair — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A splat chair, designed in the Georgian, Regency or neoclassical style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made splat chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by McGuire Furniture Company, Henredon and John and Elinor McGuire are consistently popular.
How Much is a Splat Chair?
The average selling price for a splat chair at 1stDibs is $3,573, while they’re typically $140 on the low end and $254,637 for the 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 Splat Chair
- 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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