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Yoke Back Dining Chairs

Six Slate Grey Linen Upholstered and Ebonized Yoke Arm Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
. Narrow curved back with a forward slant seat, ebonized frames with yoke arms and reverse tapered legs
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Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood, Linen

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
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Vintage 1940s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Broyhill Ming Style Yoke Back Dining Side Armchair
By Broyhill
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Chinoiserie Broyhill Ming style yoke back dining or side armchair with an ebony
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of Six Gilded Steel Chinese Officials Hat Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
with a smooth round tubular frame having a classic hat chair yoke style top rail and a wide, flat back
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20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Queen Anne-Style Fiddle-Back Chair in Mahogany w/ Upholstered Slip Seat, c 1880
Located in Miami, FL
A very well-crafted American Centennial, Queen-Anne-style chair in mahogany with fiddle yoke-back
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Antique Late 19th Century American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Vintage Set of 14 Mahogany Chippendale Dining Chairs Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Vintage set of fourteen solid mahogany Chippendale Revival dining chairs, dating from
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Vintage 1950s English Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of High Back Chinese Chairs Ming Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of Yoke high back Chinese chairs in Ming style. Could be used as side chairs or dining chairs
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Corner Chairs

Materials

Elm

Set of Eight Vintage MCM Chinese Dining Room Chairs in Ming Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of eight Yoke high back Chinese dining room chairs in Ming style. Handcrafted vintage Mid
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Early 20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Elm

Pair of Certified Chinese 19c Armchairs in Black Laquered Elmwood and Rattan
Located in Bridgeport, CT
height 25.4" Unique and highly desirable set of two Antique Certified Scholar's Cap Yoke - Back
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Antique 1850s Chinese Slipper Chairs

Materials

Rattan, Elm

Chippendale Style Console, Wall or over the Mantle Mirrors, a Pair Italian
Located in Stamford, CT
, which emulates old-world, monarchal designs. Stylistically, refined details like yoked chair rails and
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Late 20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Pier Mirrors and Console M...

Materials

Gesso, Mirror, Wood

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21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects. Materials: Uphols...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Lacquer, Fabric

Vintage Set of Six Blue Velvet Dining Chairs in the style of Ulrich, Italy
By Guglielmo Ulrich
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1950s. These Italian midcentury dining chairs feature an ebonized beech frame and a midnight blue velvet upholstery. Their springs in the padding are original and in ...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Velvet, Beech

Maison Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Oval Dining Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (20th Century) ebonized oval dining table with gilt trim on fluted legs,border and apron with 3 leaves 20" each. (Stamped: JANSEN)
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20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Chinese Yoke Back Official's Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic pair of Chinese yoke back official's hat chairs featuring a Shuangxi emblem on the backsplat. These carved chairs have a lacquer finish with a distressed worn look and craqu...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chairs

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Set of Six Pierre Cardin Flat Bar Chrome Dining Chairs
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare set of six chrome dining chairs designed by Pierre Cardin. Featuring a Milo Baughman inspired flat bar style frame. Exceptional design having a seat that wraps around the tall b...
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20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Steel

Set of 6 Fine French Art Deco Oak Dining Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of six French Art Deco stained oak dining chairs.
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Set of 6 Fine French Art Deco Oak Dining Chairs
Set of 6 Fine French Art Deco Oak Dining Chairs
H 36.03 in W 20.48 in D 22.84 in
Set of Eight Modern Regency Style Hardwood Dining Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic set of eight hardwood dining chairs made in a modern regency style with a scrolled back. Bespoke set of chairs made in Spain from the design center in San Francisco featuri...
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Regency Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Hardwood

Chinese Ming Style Chromed Steel Officials Hat Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent reimagined Chinese Ming style officials hat chair beautifully crafted from steel with a smooth, thick, seamless chromed finish. The armchair features a large steel frame with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Ming Armchairs

Materials

Chrome, Steel

Pair of Antique Chinese Lacquer Horseshoe Back Chairs
Located in New York, NY
An unusually beautiful pair of antique Chinese horseshoe back chairs with striking lacquer finish. These gracefully shaped chairs will add a touch of elegance to any space. Dimensio...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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Set of Four Mahogany Queen Anne Side Chairs, circa 1740-1760
Located in Providence, RI
this is a later variant of the fiddle back Federal chairs we see at the turn of the 19th century. These
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Set 6 Hollywood Regency Tamerlane Yoke Back Dining Chairs by Thomasville
By Thomasville
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous vintage Chinoiserie Hollywood Regency yoke back dining chairs Tamerlane Collection by
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Burl, Wicker

Yoke Back Mid Century Style Dining Chairs, Set of 6
By Maria Yee Inc.
Located in Summerland, CA
Set of 6 dining chairs yoke style by Maria Yee. Wonderfully comfortable Mid Century Modern look
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Oak

Six Walnut & Tooled Leather Splat Back Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of dining chairs, with four side chairs and two arm chairs. Made of walnut with tooled salmon
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Vintage 1940s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Walnut

Hollywood Regency Round Extension Dining Table Thomasville Tamerlane Collection
By Thomasville
Located in Topeka, KS
by Thomasville, we have the matching Set of 6 Yoke Back Dining Chairs and 2 Piece China Hutch or
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Dining Room Tables

Materials

Metal

Eight Chinese Chippendale Dining Chairs With Leather Seats
By Century Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of eight early Century Chair Company transitional dining chairs. Influenced by George III and
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Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs

Set Six Slate Grey Linen Upholstered & Ebonized Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of six Asian influenced dining arm chairs clad in new heathered slate grey linen upholstery
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Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs

Eight Chinese Chippendale Ebonized Mahogany Dining Chairs with Leather Seats
By Century Furniture
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of eight early century chair company transitional dining chairs. Influenced by George III and
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Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs

Set of Eight Mid-Century Modern Dining Chairs, Danish, circa 1960
Located in Banner Elk, NC
This is a stunning set of Eight Mid-Century Modern dining chairs, Danish, circa 1960, in the finest
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Set Of Four Beidermeier Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of four Biedermeier chairs in walnut with yoke top rail, tapered front legs and slightly
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Antique 19th Century German Dining Room Chairs

SET OF SIX BIEDERMEIER DINING CHAIRS
Located in New York, NY
A set of six walnut Biedermeier dining chairs, with a yoke back rail, tapered and slightly splayed
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Antique 19th Century German Chairs

Set of six walnut Queen Anne style dining chairs.
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of six walnut Queen Anne style dining chairs. The yoke-form back with scroll-carving and
Category

Antique 19th Century Chairs

Materials

Walnut

SET OF FOUR BIEDERMEIER CHAIRS
Located in New York, NY
A set of four walnut Biedermeier dining or side chairs with a yoke top rail, tapered front legs and
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Antique 19th Century German Chairs

SET OF FOUR BIEDERMEIER CHAIRS
SET OF FOUR BIEDERMEIER CHAIRS
H 18 in W 19 in D 17 in
Michael Taylor for Baker Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Walnut Armchairs, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern Chinese official's yoke back chairs. Excellent for club
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Michael Taylor for Baker Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Walnut Armchairs, Pair
By Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor
Located in South Bend, IN
An exceptional pair of Mid-Century Modern Chinese official's yoke back chairs. Excellent for club
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Mid-20th Century American Chinoiserie Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Four Asian Modern Yoke Back Dining Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of four Asian inspired bent plywood back support, low slung mahogany dining chairs that could
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Vintage 1960s American Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany, PVC

Set of Six Chinese Elm Yoke Back Official's Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Gorgeous set of six ming style Chinese carved Guanmaoyi yoke back chairs or official's hat chairs
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20th Century Chinese Ming Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Grasscloth, Raffia, Elm

Special listing for JUDITH- THOMASVILLE TABLE & CHAIRS
Located in Topeka, KS
Floor: 26.25 Inches - Weight: 81.62 Pounds Set of 6 Yoke Back Dining Chairs- Gorgeous vintage
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Vintage 1960s Dining Room Sets

Materials

Wood

Chinese Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl Dining Chairs, Vintage Set of Eight
Located in Topeka, KS
for themselves. Each chair is inlaid with intricate mother-of-pearl designs on the yoke, the back
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Set of Four Dining Room Chairs
Located in Brussels, BE
Set of four teak dining room chairs, with leather seats. The chair evokes scholar's chair with
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Vintage 1960s Danish Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Leather, Teak

Set of Four Dining Room Chairs
Set of Four Dining Room Chairs
H 34.26 in W 19.69 in D 19.3 in
Antique Pair of Mahogany Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs, Scotland 1920, B2167A
Located in Vancouver, BC
two chairs Scotland 1920 Solid mahogany Original finish Yoke shaped back rail Vase shaped center
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Vintage 1920s Scottish Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Set of 4 Mahogany Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs, Scotland 1920, B2167
Located in Vancouver, BC
chairs Scotland, 1920 Solid mahogany Original finish Yoke shaped back rail Vase shaped center splat
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Vintage 1920s Scottish Queen Anne Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Mahogany

Elmwood Dining Table & Four Chairs -- 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful high-quality 20th century dining table and chairs, attributed to Whytock & Reid of
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Vintage 1930s Dining Room Sets

Materials

Elm, Leather

Magnificent Graphic Primitive Windsor Comb Back Armchair
Located in London, GB
With stylized yoke back and generous single plank seat Ash, oak and elm retaining historic painted
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Antique 18th Century English Folk Art Windsor Chairs

Materials

Elm, Oak

Chinese Dining Table and Chairs and Benches Suite Ming Style Solid Elm Seven
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A Chinese Ming style ebonized solid elm dining suite, comprising rattan lined table, four yoke-back
Category

20th Century Dining Room Sets

Materials

Elm

Elmwood Dining Table & Four Chairs -- 20th Century
By Whytock & Reid
Located in Atlanta, GA
, made of elmwood and oak. The four chairs with yoke cresting and trapezoid splat backs
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20th Century Dining Room Sets

Materials

Elm, Oak, Leather

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Yoke Back Dining Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of yoke back dining chairs is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, fabric and elm, all yoke back dining chairs available were constructed with great care. Yoke back dining chairs have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of yoke back dining chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Hollywood Regency and mid-century modern yoke back dining chairs are of considerable interest. Many yoke back dining chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Broyhill produced popular yoke back dining chairs that are worth a look.

How Much are Yoke Back Dining Chairs?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $5,025, while they’re typically $1,000 on the low end and $9,000 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 Yoke Back Dining Chairs
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yoke back chairs are those that feature a curved top rail and a single central splat. The style of chair originated in China during the 10th century and was a common feature in Chinese homes by the 12th century. On 1stDibs, shop a range of yoke back chairs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The entire back of a dining chair is simply called the chair back. It may have another name that more accurately describes the shape such as an X back or a cross back. The individual parts of a chair back include the ear, top rail, cross rail, stile and back post. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary dining chairs from top sellers around the world.

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