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English Hepplewhite Shield Back Chair
Located in Wilson, NC
English Hepplewhite shield back chair in fruitwood with overall classical floral painting, the
Category
1810s English Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Paint, Fruitwood
18th Century French Walnut Shield Back Chair signed by Adrien Dupain
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
18th Century French Walnut Shield Back Chair signed by Adrien Dupain who wassupplier to the Queen
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Walnut
Four Antique Mt. Vernon Hickory Chair Co Hepplewhite Mahogany Shield Back Chairs
Located in Big Flats, NY
. Vernon Hickory Chair Co Hepplewhite Mahogany Shield Back Chairs c1930
Measures - 38" x 23 1/2" x 23"
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
H 38 in W 23.5 in D 23 in
Pr Geo III Cream Painted Shield Back Chairs Gilt Carved 'Prince of Wales' Backs
By George Hepplewhite
Located in valatie, NY
A Pair of Cream Painted Geo III Side Chairs With Gilt Carved 'Prince of Wales' Three Feather Backs
Category
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint
H 36.5 in W 22 in D 18 in
Pair of English Adam Style Shield-Back Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Adam style satinwood shield-back Armchairs. (Related item: 030011A)
Category
19th Century Adam Style Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Satinwood
Pair Regency Hall Chairs Shield Back Gillows Mahogany 1815
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of fine quality mahogany hall shield back chairs in the style of Gillow of Lancaster
Late
Category
1810s Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Black Forest Carved & Inlaid Salon Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
constrained into the form of a shield-back chair with boldly scrolled legs. The seat back is particularly
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Rare Seven Piece Paint Decorated English Adams Parlor Set with Settee
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a rare set of Adams painted satinwood shield back chairs and a matching settee. The settee
Category
Early 1900s English Adam Style Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Satinwood
Rare 19th Century Period Set of 18 Mahogany Dining Chairs in the Georgian Style
By George Hepplewhite
Located in London, GB
-Maker and Upholster's Guide from 1788 (plate 9). The drawing presents a shield-back chair quite akin to
Category
Late 19th Century English George III Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
H 37.5 in W 22.5 in D 25 in
Set of Six Mahogany Shield Back Hall Chairs
Located in London, GB
A Set of Six Mahogany Shield Back Hall Chairs
Each with a painted heraldic shield
Height: 95 cm
Category
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Sheraton Shield back Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Sheraton style (19th Cent) satinwood shield back side chairs with painted and cane
Category
19th Century Great Britain (UK) Sheraton Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Cane, Satinwood
Pair of English Adam Shield Back Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Adam style (19th Cent) mahogany shield back (hall) side chairs with round carved
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Ten Antique Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in London, GB
A superb set of ten antique shield back dining chairs, consisting of eight straight side chairs and
Category
1920s British Sheraton Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair Antique Regency Carved Mahogany Country House Shield Back Hall Chairs 1825
Located in Portland, OR
chairs are made of the finest solid mahogany, the backs are very well carved with rococo scrolls and each
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
H 33.75 in W 16.5 in D 13.5 in
19th Century Set Ten Shield-Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century set of ten shield-back dining chairs (eight + two carvers). In the elegant style of
Category
19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Set 8 Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Chairs Shield Back
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous set of 8 mahogany dining chairs in the Hepplewhite manner
Circa Date
Category
1920s Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Set 8 Hepplewhite Dining Chairs Mahogany Shield Back
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a refined set of 8 mahogany dining chairs in the Hepplewhite manner
Set consists of
Category
1920s Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Set of 8 Georgian Hepplewhite Shield Back Dining Chairs
By George Hepplewhite
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A fine set of 8 Georgian Hepplewhite style carved mahogany shield back dining chairs of good colour
Category
Early 19th Century British George III Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery
Antique 18th Century Set Of 8 Shield Back Dining Chairs ( REF AF-3114 )
Located in Ledbury, GB
Exclusive Set Of 8 Georgian Shield Back Dining Chairs
In mahogany
The set is consisting of six
Category
18th Century British Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
H 36.82 in W 21.46 in D 17.72 in
English or Scottish Hepplewhite mahogany shield back side chair, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Single Hepplewhite mahogany shield back side chair with over rail upholstered seat on molded square
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany, Satinwood
Italian Neoclassic Shield Back Dining/Side Chair W/ Floral Beige Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-Classic side chair with an openwork shield form back, carved decorative splat, padded
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Upholstery
American Mahogany Shield Back Side Chair with Serpentine Seat, c. 1790
Located in Kenilworth, IL
American mahogany shield back side chair with over rail upholstered serpentine seat. The four
Category
1790s American Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Chestnut, Ebony, Mahogany, Pine
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
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 35.5 in W 20 in D 16 in
Set of Twelve George III Painted Shield Back Dining Chairs
Located in Essex, MA
Comprising a pair of armchairs and 10 side chairs, each with a shield back and caned seats {all
Category
1790s English George III Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Wood
Antique Mahogany Dining Chairs Federal Hepplewhite Shield Back Set of 6
Located in Lake Worth, FL
" wide inside seat
27 3/4" high at arms
Side Chairs:
36 1/2" high at back
20 1/2" wide
23" deep (back
Category
19th Century Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany, Linen
Antique George III Accent Side Chairs Shield Back Mahogany 19th Century Set of 2
Located in Lake Worth, FL
accent side chairs shield back mahogany
Spring-supported seats.
Approximate measurements in inches
Category
Late 19th Century George III Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
H 36.75 in W 21 in D 23 in
Extraordinary Set of 8 George III Style Painted Shield Back Side Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Superb Set of 8 George III style shield back side chairs with green faux leather seats, serpentine
Category
Early 20th Century George III Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Faux Leather, Wood
Set of 8 George III Heppelwhite Shield Back Dining Chairs, 18th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a superb set of assembled George III Dining Chairs after a model by George Hepplewhite. The
Category
Late 18th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
Pair of English Hepplewhite Mahogany Shield Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Hepplewhite style (19th Cent) carved mahogany shield back side chairs with triple
Category
19th Century British Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
George 3rd Mahogany Hall Chair
Located in Sherborne, GB
Sheraton period mahogany shield back hall chair circa 1780 with circular dished seat resting on
Category
18th Century English Sheraton Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Hall Chair, Scottish, Walnut, Occasional, Reception Seat, Regency, 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
caramel hues accentuate the chair
Striking shield back with rolled crest rail and pierced back splat
Category
Early 19th Century Scottish Regency Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Walnut
H 36.23 in W 17.72 in D 16.74 in
Pair of Petite Mahogany Salon Chairs
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of lovely little carved mahogany shield-back salon chairs with elements of both Georgian and
Category
Early 20th Century British Chippendale Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Set Six Georgian Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in Swadlincote, GB
Excellent set of six large seat mahogany dining chairs, with shield backs, newly upholstered pale
Category
18th Century British Georgian Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
FINE PAIR OF ANTiQUE VICTORIAN GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE PRINCE OF WALES SIDE CHAIRS
By George Hepplewhite
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Shield back side chairs depicting the Price of Wales feathered back circa 1880
Please note the delivery
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery, Hardwood
H 37.01 in W 20.08 in D 20.87 in
Set of 12 Hepplewhite Dining Chairs
Located in Westwood, NJ
Set of 12 George III (Hepplewhite) mahogany shield back dining chairs with carved interlaced splats
Category
Mid-19th Century English Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of English Sheraton mahogany shield back armchairs, 1790
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of generously proportioned English Sheraton mahogany shield back arm chairs with over rail
Category
Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Brass
Pair of Upholstered Hepplewhite Shield-Back Armchairs w Provenance, circa 1870s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
receipt is attached in the photo gallery.
These 19th Century antique shield back arm chairs would work
Category
1870s English Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 37.5 in W 23.5 in D 23 in
19th Century Sheraton style arm chair
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality late 19th Century Sheraton revival shield back arm chair, with wonderful
Category
Late 19th Century English Sheraton Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Federal Style Upholstered Settee
Located in Dallas, TX
style is characterized by bold patriotic symbols such as eagles, shield-shaped chair backs. Delicate
Category
19th Century American Federal Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Painted Fauteuils
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
arms. Shield shaped seat backs.
The chairs have some paint loss and the fabric should be upholstered
Category
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Walnut Armchairs, Late 16th Century, French Renaissance, with Ram Mask C
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
found painted on shields on the backs of hall chairs:
a. Montacute House, long set of eighteen, circa
Category
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Walnut
H 42.52 in W 24.41 in D 24.81 in
Shield Back Chair
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Pair of English Sheildback chairs. The arem detail is unique and makes these possibly Italian
Category
19th Century Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Wood
Pair of Edwardian Style Shield Back Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of side chairs with original distressed finish and new taupe shantung silk upholstery. Great
Category
1920s American Antique Shield Back Chair
SET of 4 Graceful Hepplewhite "Shield-back" Chairs, c. 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine set of Hepplewhite-style side chairs, with their backs in 'shield' form, delicately carved
Category
19th Century English Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Set Of Eight 19th Century Georgian Style Mahogany Chairs
Located in Kensington, MD
A fine set of eight English Georgian Style carved mahogany shield back chairs, circa 1870. Two arm
Category
19th Century British George III Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Set of Eight Federal Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Assembled set of eight Federal and Federal-style carved mahogany shield-back
chairs
circa 1800
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Shield Back Hall Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fine George III mahogany hall chair, the shield back bear painted heraldic crests commemorating the
Category
1790s Scottish Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
A Pair of Painted Satinwood English Shield Back Side Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
A pair of English, Hepplewhite period, paint decorated satinwood side chairs. The shield shaped
Category
18th Century and Earlier English Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Satinwood
Set of Four Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Shield Back Armchairs
Located in Salisbury, GB
Set of four mahogany Hepplewhite style shield back armchairs,
circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Salem Hepplewhite Side Chair
By Samuel Field McIntire
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very fine and rare Hepplewhite carved mahogany shield back side chair, the back with cove molded
Category
19th Century American Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
19th Century Accent Chairs, Pair
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of mid-19th century English shield back hall chairs covered in Madcap Cottage for Robert
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Cotton, Mahogany
Georgian Shield Back Arm Chair
Located in Kirkland, WA
English George III Mahogany Shield Back Arm Chair
This lovely chair features the traditional
Category
18th Century and Earlier English George III Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Federal Shieldback Side Chair with Lambskin and Brass Nails
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an American Shield Back Federal Chair in the Baltimore style. The shield back, inlay, and
Category
19th Century American Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Wood, Leather
Pair of English Hall Chairs
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of late 19th century English mahogany shield back carved and decorated hall chairs, the backs
Category
19th Century English Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Hepplewhite Carved Dining or Game Chairs, circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Very fine set of six carved mahogany Hepplewhite period shield back side chairs, the arched tops
Category
1780s English Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany Hepplewhite Armchair, Rhode Island or Connecticut, circa 1800
Located in Providence, RI
This shield-back chair of Hepplewhite design was a popular form in its time and evidences the
Category
Early 1800s American Hepplewhite Antique Shield Back Chair
H 36.75 in W 21.5 in D 20.75 in
Pair of Painted Edwardian Satinwood Shield Back Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
a pair of Satinwood Revival / Edwardian shield back chairs in the Georgian style, their back splats
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Satinwood
Set of 6, Antique Shield Back Chairs, Dining Seat, After Hepplewhite, Georgian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 6 antique shield back chairs. An English, mahogany and leather dining seat with
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Leather
H 37.6 in W 21.26 in D 21.86 in
Pair of Antique Shield Back Chairs, Scottish, Oak Hall Seat Victorian circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique shield back chairs. A Scottish, oak hall seat of superb quality, dating
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Victorian Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Oak
H 37.21 in W 17.33 in D 17.72 in
18th c. Italian Shield Back Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
a pair of mid-18th century Italian chairs with carved walnut frames and upholstered shield backs
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Antique Shield Back Chair
Materials
Upholstery
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Antique Shield Back Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic antique shield back chair available at 1stDibs. Each antique shield back chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, mahogany and fabric. There are many kinds of the antique shield back chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique shield back chair, those designed in Georgian, Victorian and Regency styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique shield back chair over the years, but those crafted by Drexel, Gillows of Lancaster & London and Hugh Shields are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Antique Shield Back Chair?
Prices for an antique shield back chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1 and can go as high as $45,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,505.
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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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.
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Questions About Antique Shield Back Chair
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023Shield back chairs were first made during the 18th century. However, the timeless design of these dining chairs continues to appeal to many people, so many furniture makers continue to produce chairs with distinctive shield backs. Shop a variety of shield back chairs on 1stDibs.
- 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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