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1980s Pair of Ward Bennett for Brickel Associates Yoke Chairs in Oak and Suede
By Brickel Associates, Ward Bennett
Located in Philadelphia, PA
particular examples retain their original brown suede upholstery. It is rare to find a Yoke chair available
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Foam, Oak, Leather, Lacquer
H 29 in W 19.5 in D 23.5 in
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
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chairs
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Pair of Yoke Back Chinese Slipper Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unique pair of Chinese yoke back slipper chairs.
Category
20th Century Chinese Slipper Chairs
Materials
Elm
Pair of 19th Century Pink Painted Chinese Yoke-Back Chairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This pair of late 19th-century pink painted chairs features stylishly simple yoke-back designs
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Qing Dynasty Yoke-back Chinese Elm chairs
Located in London, Charterhouse Square
A pair of large elm Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) yoke back chairs, with bespoke cushions made from
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Elm
Pair of Blue Painted Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs
Located in Asheville, NC
Beautiful tall pale blue chairs made for tall hat officials. Yolk back detail at top.
Good luck
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chairs
Materials
Elm
19th Century Black Lacquered Elm Chinese Officials Hat Yoke Back chair
Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire
A late 18th-early 19th century black lacquered elm Chinese hat chair. Intricate carvings of
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Elm
Vintage Chinoiserie Ming Style Yoke Back Chairs Black Lacquered Style James Mont
By James Mont, Century Furniture
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage Asian Chinoiserie Ming style yoke back chairs with black lacquered frames & brass
Category
20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Chairs
Materials
Brass
H 29.5 in W 31 in D 27 in
Pair of Yoke Back Elm Armchairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of yoke back elm armchairs, circa 1880-1900, China.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chairs
Materials
Elm
Qing Dynasty Yoke Back Official Hat Armchair
Located in Bozeman, MT
fine and unusually large single Qing dynasty (1644-1912) Yoke back official hat armchair. circa
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Wood
Near Pair of Qing Dynasty 19th Century Yoke High Back Decorative Chairs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A near pair of Qing Dynasty period yoke high back chairs from the 19th century, with carved aprons
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Lacquered Chinese Northern Elm Yoke Back ‘Officials Hat’ Chairs
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
A Pair of early 20th Century Chinese Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs
These elegantly crafted
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Chairs
Materials
Elm
H 46 in W 18.25 in D 19.63 in
Chinoiserie Horseshoe Yoke Back Black Lacquer Chair Ming Style Legs Made China
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage Chinoiserie style horseshoe Yoke back black chair with Ming style legs and
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lounge Chairs
Materials
Stone
H 33.5 in W 28.5 in D 28 in
Pair of Ming Dynasty Style Yoke Back Side Chairs with Woven Rattan Seats
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese Ming dynasty style yoke back side chairs from the early 20th century with woven
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Side Chairs
Materials
Rattan, Wood
H 37.75 in W 20 in D 16.5 in
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
Category
Vintage 1970s American Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Linen
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
Category
Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 36 in W 24 in D 23 in
Rare Hans J. Wegner "Yoke" CH-34 Armchair, Denmark, circa 1960
Located in Nashville, TN
Rare Hans J. Wegner "Yoke" CH-34 armchair, Denmark, circa 1960. Solid teak frame with tapered legs
Category
Vintage 1960s European Lounge Chairs
Materials
Teak
American Banister Chair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Nice example of an original condition Late 18th century American Banister yoke back chair with
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Chairs
Materials
Maple
Tall Ming Style Chairs with Black Paint, a Pair
Located in Wichita, KS
Beautiful and tall Ming style chairs with a yoke back. The chairs are painted black and very
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hand Carved African Baule Primitive Tribal Chair
By Baule Tribe
Located in Bonita Springs, FL
Vintage hand carved African Baule Tribal yoke back low chair. Vintage hand carved African Baule
Category
Early 20th Century African Tribal Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of mahogany Chinese style chairs, circa 1900
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
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Work from 1900 perid, in the style of huanglhuali yoke-back chairs of the Chinese Dynasty.
Removable
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Export Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Ming Style Black Lacquer & Brass Low Chair After James Mont
By James Mont
Located in Pasadena, TX
Ming style black lacquer & brass low chair after James Mont.
Ming style yoke back black lacquered
Category
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Ash
Set of Four Chinese Official's Chairs, Rosewood, Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Buffalo, NY
A finely crafted set, four Chinese official's chairs. The center yoke back panel has elegantly
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Ming Style Black Lacquer & Brass Low Chair After James Mont Scalamandre Zebra
By James Mont, Scalamandre
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning vintage Ming style yoke back black lacquered low chair with square brass sabots in the
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Chairs
Materials
Brass
H 30 in W 28.25 in D 27.25 in
James Mont Ming Style Black Lacquer & Brass Chairs, a pair. Four available.
Located in Wichita, KS
Ming style yoke back black lacquered low chair in the style of James Mont. circa, midcentury-1970s
Category
Vintage 1970s Hollywood Regency Side Chairs
Materials
Brass
H 27.25 in W 32 in D 28.5 in
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
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Corner Chairs
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Hardwood Yoke-Back Chairs
Located in Nantucket, MA
A pair of Chinese hardwood yoke-back chairs (Qing Dynasty) with carved back and tenon seat.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Pair of 19th Century Queen Anne Style Chippendale Rush Seat Side Chairs
Located in Lomita, CA
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Each chair with yoke crest, pierced vasiform splat,...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Chippendale Side Chairs
Materials
Maple
Chippendale Style Console, Wall or over the Mantle Mirrors, a Pair Italian
Located in Manhasset, NY
, which emulates old-world, monarchal designs. Stylistically, refined details like yoked chair rails and
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Chinese Chippendale Pier Mirrors and Console M...
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Yoke Back Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of Chinese yoke back or scholar chairs made in Chinese elmwood.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Set of eight mahogany dining chairs in Chippendale Style
Located in Cheshire, GB
Set of eight mahogany dining chairs, consisting of two carvers and six chairs. Each with yoked
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Dining Room Chairs
Materials
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
Category
20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Steel
Pair of Chinese Elm Yoke Back Officials Hat Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Highly carved pair of Chinese elm yoke back officials hat chairs. Featuring a decorative back splat
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Bentwood Chrysanthemum Armchairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional forms. The chairs are designed in a classical style known as a "yoke-back chair," defined by a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Chairs
Materials
Bamboo, Elm
Good Pair Of 19th Century Chinese Yoke Back Scholars Chairs
Located in Kent, Dover
A good pair of XIX Century Chinese yoke back elm scholars chairs of great colour and patina. Qing
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Vintage Chinese Elm Wood Ming Yoke Back Lacquered Asian Scholars Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Elm Wood Ming Yoke Back Lacquered Asian Scholars Arm Chair. Believed to be Circa
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Armchairs
Materials
Wood
Later 20th Century Chinese Blonde Wood Official's Hat or Yoke Back Chairs, Pair
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning pair of 20th century Chinese yoke back armchairs crafted of cypress, baimu.
The chairs
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Armchairs
Materials
Cypress
H 44.5 in W 26 in D 21.5 in
Pair of Qing Dynasty 19th Century Yoke Back Armchairs with Rattan Seats
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty period yoke-back chairs from the 19th century, made from natural
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Rattan
H 46.5 in W 22.5 in D 17.5 in
Chinese Pair of Fine Yoke Back Armchairs with Bamboo Carvings, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
as a "yoke-back chair," defined by a tall back, curved arms, a flat back yoke, and a protruding top
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Armchairs
Materials
Elm
H 43.25 in W 22.5 in D 18.5 in
Chinese 19th Century Handcrafted Lounge Chair
Located in Hilversum, NL
chair. Adjustable backrest and uniquely curved armrests. Good color and patina. Adjustable Yoke backrest
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Chinese Yokeback Children's Chairs, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
"yoke-back chair," defined by its tall back, flat back yoke, and protruding top crest rail. The style is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Pair of Chinese Low Back Official's Chairs, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
complex construction. The chairs are an unusual blend of traditional tall yoke-back chairs and square low
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Walnut
William Switzer Biedermeier French Art Deco Inspired Barrel Back Desk Arm Chair
By William Switzer
Located in Dayton, OH
William Switzer Austrian Biedermeier style yoke back Arm Chair. Made from mahogany with beautiful
Category
Late 20th Century Biedermeier Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
H 33.5 in W 25.5 in D 25.5 in
19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Hardwood Official's Cap Armchairs
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of Chinese Qing dynasty hardwood elm yoke back armchairs ( officials hat chairs ) in
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Elm
19th Century Chinese Hand-Carved Yumu Wood Armchair with Painted Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese hand-carved yumu wood accent yoke back chair from the 19th century, with rattan seat
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood, Elm
Maple Savery Side Chair with Yoke Crest
By William Savery
Located in West Chester, PA
From the school of William Savery, this Maple Queen Anne side chair has a yoke crest, a solid
Category
Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Side Chairs
Philadelphia Queen Anne Balloon Seat Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Philadelphia Queen Anne side chair with yoke crest, solid splat and cabriole legs terminating in
Category
Antique 18th Century American Queen Anne Side Chairs
Hans Wegner CH34 "Yoke" Chair for Carl Hansen, Denmark, 1959
By Carl Hansen & Søn, Hans J. Wegner
Located in Woudrichem, NL
Armchair model CH34 or "Yoke" chair, designed by Hans J. Wegner and manufactured by Carl Hansen
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Pair of Hans Wegner CH 34 Chairs
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Hadley, MA
Pair of CH34 or ‘Yoke’ chairs designed by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen, 1959, Denmark. Beautiful
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Armchairs
Materials
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Yoke Back Chair
Located in Hudson, NY
Highly unusual and decorative. Reminiscent of a Chinese yoke back chair but in a Mid-Century Modern
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Pair of Antique Chinese Yoke Back Chairs
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of 19th century Chinese Yokeback, Official Hat's or "Lamp Hanger" chairs. Beautiful aged
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Antique Chinese Yoke-Back Side Chairs
Located in By Appointment Only, Ontario
A pair of 19th century Chinese elmwood and willow bentwood chairs.
19th century, Northern China.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Materials
Elm, Willow
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Yoke Back Lacquer Chairs
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Slender and Graceful Beautiful Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Black Lacquer Yoke Back Chairs.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Chairs
Materials
Rosewood, Lacquer
Pair of Chinese Yoke-Back Painted Wood Side Chairs
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of classically inspired Chinese yoke-back chairs with age-gentled grey patina. Wonderfully
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chairs
6 Chinese Rosewood Dining Chairs Inlaid Mother of Pearl Yoked
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
A fine quality set of six mid-20th century Chinese dining chairs.
Constructed from solid Chinese
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Rosewood
Irish Mahogany Side Chair circa 1740
Located in London, GB
An Irish mid 18th century mahogany chair with yoke cresting top above a pierced vase-form splat
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Irish George II Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of Dutch Queen Anne Side Chairs
Located in Lenox, MA
Pair of yoke & vase canted back side chairs in the original red paint with black striping. Queen
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Dutch Chairs
Set of five George II mahogany dining chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of five George II mahogany dining chairs, each with yoke crestrail above a pierced splat and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
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Yoke Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal yoke chair for your home. Each yoke chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and elm. Your living room may not be complete without a yoke chair — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A yoke chair, designed in the Scandinavian Modern or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made yoke chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Hans J. Wegner, Carl Hansen & Søn and Baker Furniture Company are consistently popular.
How Much is a Yoke Chair?
Prices for a yoke chair start at $835 and top out at $16,000 with the average selling for $2,200.
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.
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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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Questions About Yoke Chair
- What is a yoke chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A yoke chair is a style of chair that has a curved top rail. Yoke back chairs became prominent during the Tang dynasty, 618 - 907 AD, in China and get their name for their resemblance of a yoke for oxen. Yoke chairs were traditionally made of high-quality wood and are a favorite among woodworking enthusiasts and home décor collectors. Shop a collection of vintage and contemporary yoke chairs on 1stDibs.
- What is a yoke back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yoke 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.
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