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Hollywood Regency Side Chair with Swag Back by Grosfeld House
By Grosfeld House
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
USA, 1940s
Hollywood Regency swag back or 'draped' occasional chair by Grosfeld House, circa 1940s
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Fruitwood
Vintage Set 14 Regency Revival Swag Back Dining Chairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
twelve chairs and two armchairs, all of which feature an attractive swag back design and 'drop in' seats
Category
Late 20th Century Regency Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Swag Leg Chair 1958 by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By George Nelson
Located in London, GB
The "swag leg chair" by George Nelson dates back to 1958 - but would still be a perfect fit in any
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal
English Hepplewhite Shield Back Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
English Hepplewhite shield back chair in fruitwood with overall classical floral painting, the
Category
Antique 1810s English Hepplewhite Chairs
Materials
Paint, Fruitwood
Pair Hollywood Regency Grosfeld House Swag & Drape Fireside Chairs
By Grosfeld House
Located in Dallas, TX
timeless elegance of the button tufted back exudes modern sophistication. The chairs stand on slightly
Category
Vintage 1940s American Hollywood Regency Lounge Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Set of George Nelson Swag Leg Chairs by Herman Miller
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Highland, IN
The swag leg chair designs by the office of George Nelson were developed in response to his desire
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Vintage Regency Marquetry Balloon Back Chairs - a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage pair of Regency Balloon back dining chairs. Beautiful hand carved swags with chic inlay
Category
Early 20th Century North American Regency Chairs
Materials
Fabric
Set Regency Dining Chairs Cane Backs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Quality Hide.
The Chairs Feature Cane Seats and Cane Backs.
circa 1920
The Cresting Rails having
Category
Vintage 1920s Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Caned Seat and Back Carved Oak Vanity Chair
Located in Doylestown, PA
French Louis XVI style caned seat and back carved oak vanity chair, c. 1920.
Charming chair
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Cane, Oak
1937 Macys Shield Back Dining Chairs - Set of 6
By Macy's
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of six shield back dining chairs (five side chairs and one armchair) made in the 1930’s by
Category
Vintage 1930s American Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pair Nicely-Sized Carved Wood & Upholstered Wing-Back Chairs, Mid 20th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
skirt is carved in gentle swags about all sides, and the chairs are presented upon cabriole legs. Backs
Category
Mid-20th Century French Wingback Chairs
Materials
Silk, Upholstery, Wood
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Painted and Carved Side Chairs with Shield Backs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian 1790s neoclassical painted and carved side chairs with shield backs and traces of
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 35.5 in W 20 in D 16 in
Set Of Eight Sheraton Style Carved Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
chairs. The shield backs with interlaced open swags and center tiered feather motifs over bell flowers
Category
20th Century Sheraton Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
19C Set of 6 Irish Chippendale Style Ribbon Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a fabulous 19C set of 6 Irish Chippendale style ribbon back dining chairs.
Irish made
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Irish Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Channel Back Bergere
By Paul Follot, Jules Leleu
Located in Houston, TX
back chair, club chair, side chair or tub chair has a lovely scrolled swag design around the entire
Category
Vintage 1920s French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Grosfeld House Chairs
By Grosfeld House
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant Grosfeld House ebonized occasional chairs having open backs with dramatic hand-carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Side Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Pair 19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Salon Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Salon Chairs is a great choice for occasional use
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Cane, Fruitwood
A pair of Glastonbury chairs made for the Pembertons of Durham
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
Each of these oak Glastonbury chairs has a pointed back and a fixed rectangular seat. The shaped
Category
Antique 1870s English Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th Century Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
each side and adorned with swag decor. The chairs are in excellent condition with a rich walnut patina
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 44.5 in W 14.5 in D 16.5 in
Set of 6 English Renaissance Ornately-Carved Hall Chairs, Turn of 19th & 20th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
front leg board continuing the mythological them of the back. These turn of the century chairs from
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Renaissance Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 38.5 in W 17 in D 21.5 in
Mid-Century Modern Butterfly Wingback Chair
Located in Sheffield, MA
In the style of Paolo Buffa, this 1950;s butterfly wing back chair has been restored and newly
Category
Vintage 1950s European Hollywood Regency Club Chairs
Materials
Linen, Mahogany
American Victorian Wicker Woven Rocking Chair
By Heywood Brothers & Co.
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian natural wicker ornate high back platform rocking chair with woven rolled arms
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wicker
American Charleston Mahogany Upholstered Side Chair, Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
splat back with Prince of Wales plumes, swags, and terminating on the original tapered squared legs with
Category
Antique 1790s American American Colonial Side Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
American Art Moderne Grosfeld House 1940s Fruitwood Side Chairs
By Grosfeld House
Located in New York, NY
Set of four American Art Moderne 1940s fruitwood side chairs with carved swag back with painted
Category
20th Century American Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Fruitwood
Set of Four Italian Mahogany Side Chairs, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
Set of four Italian mahogany side chairs with carved floral corner medallions, splat back with
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Side Chairs
Set of 4 Antique French Louis XVI Painted Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 4 antique French Louis XVI painted chairs will make a classic addition to any decor! The
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Fruitwood
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic Black Painted and Gilt Upholstered Dining Side Chair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Neo-Classic (18th Century) black painted side chairs with curved backs and
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Side Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Giltwood
H 41 in W 67 in D 30 in
Pair of French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Louis XVI Style Side Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
patterns and a central swaging floral garland. The finely carved back is decorated with rosette ormolu
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Side Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
H 42.5 in W 19.5 in D 20 in
Pair of 18th Century Italian Renaissance Lion Carved Walnut Sgabello Hall Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Flemish carved oak hall chairs, circa 1890.
Profusely carved with heads, swags and foliage.
Pair of
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Baroque Side Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 50.39 in W 16.53 in D 18.11 in
Set of 8 Chippendale style Mahogany Dining Room Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
crest rail, a pierced back splat with swag carving, molded stiles, resting on Chippendale style 5 sided
Category
Vintage 1920s English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Set of 4 Carved Wood Rope & Tassel Dining Chairs
By Andre Originals
Located in Dallas, TX
knotted seat corners, swaged sides rise up to knotted and tasselled seat back corners. Open back with
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Set of Eight French Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
curved edges with a very striking twisted rope motif in polished gilt. The chair backs are very unusual
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Cane, Wood
19th Century Set of Six Directoire Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
taste. The chairs feature gracefully curved backs decorated with bronze toned ormolu ribbon swag on the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Six Ivory Glazed Carved Wood Rope and Tassel Dining Chairs
By Andre Originals
Located in Chicago, IL
with knotted seat corners, swaged sides rise up to knotted and tasselled seat back corners. Open back
Category
Late 20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Silk
Set of Six Italian Midcentury Bleached Walnut Dining Room Chairs with Scrolls
Located in Atlanta, GA
set of six side chairs features a captivating back topped with a out-ward scroll and flanked with two
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
H 40.5 in W 17.5 in D 17 in
Set of Eight Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mahogany and Leather Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
arched back support with beautiful scrolled foliate designs and lovely swaging blooming flower garlands
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 37.25 in W 17 in D 20 in
Antique French Gilt and Carved 19th Century Cane Upholstered Bergere Armchair
Located in Atlanta, GA
armchair features carved and gilt floral swags around the caned back, running coin ornament decoration
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood, Giltwood
No Reserve
H 31 in W 27 in D 23 in
18th Century Carved-Wood & Upholstered Armchair from Italy
Located in Atlanta, GA
the back. The delicately carved skirt is adorn in swagged scrolls, spaced fluted carvings, and
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Chairs
Materials
Wood
20th C. Directoire Style Painted and Floral Crewelwork Upholstered Bregere
Located in Morristown, NJ
rope trim, while the back of the chair is upholstered in a checked fabric.
Dimensions:
34"h x 25"w x
Category
Vintage 1980s American Directoire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Set of Four Neo Classical 1930s Armchairs of Bamboo and Rattan in Beige
Located in Lomita, CA
. Each chair features a squared open back centering a woven wheat-sheaf splat over a trapezoidal over-the
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Revival Lounge Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Pair Antique French Louis XVI Walnut Armchairs, Bergeres
Located in Dallas, TX
and laurel swag motif in bas relief. The armrests curve away from the back gracefully and terminate in
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Bergere Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Cameo Back Fauteuil Armchairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
intricately carved frames are decorated with neoclassical motifs of acanthus, rosettes, and ribbon swag bows
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Louis XV Style Fauteuil with Painted Caned Back and Yellow Seat
Located in Locust Valley, NY
stretcher. Chair back is square with an arched and painted swag detail to the top and the legs and arms are
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XV Armchairs
Materials
Cane
Cluster Column Leg Gainsborough Chair
Located in Banbury, GB
this chairs is the delicate proportions, the finely executed carved swag arms, the cluster column and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
Marge Carson French Empire Regency Style Gold Upholstered Library Arm Chair
By Marge Carson
Located in Dayton, OH
French Empire style arm chair by Marge Carson. Features a mahogany finished and distressed frame
Category
Late 20th Century Empire Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Pair of English Regency Serpentine Painted Arm Chairs. Circa 1815
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English Regency serpentine splat back hand painted arm chairs with floral ribbon, swags
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Painted Furniture
Materials
Beech, Paint, Upholstery
Classic Set of Three French Carved Wood and Leather Bergere Arm Chairs
Located in Hopewell, NJ
swags about all sides, and the chairs are presented upon cabriole legs connected by an "X" stretcher
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vintage 9ftx6ft3" Oval Flame Mahogany Jupe Dining Table & 12 chairs 20th Century
Located in London, GB
extending dining table with a matching set of twelve Bar Back dining chairs, dating from the second half of
Category
Vintage 1960s English Dining Room Sets
Materials
Mahogany
H 29.53 in W 108.27 in D 75.6 in
Set of Six Neoclassical Style Garden Armchairs with Ottoman
Located in Rio Vista, CA
neoclassical motifs with a swag back seat and C scroll supported flat arms ending with finials. The chairs have
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Patio and Garden Fur...
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of French Carved Walnut Wood Baroque Style Armchairs
By Custom Furniture Builders
Located in Los Angeles, CA
pierced cartouche centered around a heart-shaped olive swag over a flower. The chair is further
Category
Late 20th Century French Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
English Victorian Iron 5-Piece Living Room Set
Located in New York, NY
Set of 5 English Victorian painted iron salon set with a Neo-classic swag and urn design back and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Louis XVI Style Parcel-Gilt Upholstered Fauteuils
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A pair of painted and gilded wood medallion back chairs. Delicate bead and swag detail surround a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Italian Pair "Running-Knot" Splat Accent Armchairs with Upholstered Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
carved pierced back-splat at center. The wood arms are graceful with subtle swags along the arm rest and
Category
20th Century Italian Armchairs
Materials
Wood
George Nelson for Herman Miller Action Office Table or Desk
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Skokie, IL
important innovations in office furniture design, such as the Swagged Leg Group, which included the DAF and
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Stainless Steel
English Victorian Style Carved Wooden "Victory" Armchair
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian-style arm chair upholstered in muslin, commemorating the Battle of Trafalgar with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of Three Dennis & Leen Painted Brandelli Dining Armchairs
By Dennis & Leen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Brandelli chairs they feature a carved frame decorated in the George III taste with a shield back having
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American George III Armchairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
A Fine 19th Century Chippendale Style Armchair
Located in Central England, GB
details on this chair is equal to an original Chippendale piece. The back has a shaped and carved crest
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chippendale Armchairs
Materials
Mahogany
An Italian Carved-Wood & Upholstered Settee, Turn of 18th/19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
antique love seat from Italy features a low-profile arched back with squared shoulders, from which the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Settees
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Set of His and Hers Baroque Style Carved Armchairs with Raw Silk Upholstery
Located in Dallas, TX
chairs have tall, rectangular backs, upholstered with silk noil, which also covers the seat cushions
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Walnut, Textile, Silk, Upholstery, Wood
H 54.25 in W 29 in D 32.5 in
Sainsbury Library Armchair
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
features of these chairs include the tapering Greek key decoration to the swags of the arms and the square
Category
Antique 18th Century British Georgian Armchairs
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany, Feathers
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024The back of a chair is called a chair back. In some cases, you may see people use modifiers to describe the styles of chair backs. For example, a chair with two crisscrossing cross rails is an X-back or cross back, while a chair with a series of horizontal cross rails positioned parallel to one another is a ladder back. Explore a wide range of chairs on 1stDibs.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Reupholster a barrel back chair by first removing the old upholstery from the chair. Use the old pieces of material as a guide to help you cut the new upholstery into properly sized pieces. Reupholster the chair by using a furniture stapler to re-secure the new upholstery in the same manner that the old upholstery was attached. Shop a range of vintage and contemporary barrel back chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022While cane back chairs have been made around the globe for thousands of years, it was in the 1970s that this style took the world by storm and became a must for many households. It’s the organic, natural look of a cane back chair that made it so desirable and that makes it a modern furniture element as well, with its tropical vibe and vacation attitude. Shop a collection of cane back chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Balloon back chairs were made mostly in the Victorian era, as they were highly popular at this time in the 19th century. It is generally regarded as a classic antique dining room chair. Browse an array of authentic antique balloon back chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Balloon back chairs are from the Victorian era, which lasted from the late 1830s to the turn of the 20th century. These chairs get their name from their rounded backrests and narrow waists, which make it seem like their tops have ballooned or grown in size. On 1stDibs, shop a range of balloon back chairs.
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- 1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023Vladimir Kagan designed the Shield Back chair, which debuted in 1955. It features an upholstered back and seat. Cabinetmaker George Hepplewhite is also known for creating an all-wood shield back chair sometime during the mid-18th century. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of shield back chairs.
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