Sets of 4 antique bar / Trafalgar back chairs, 18th & 19th century

Also known as rail back, Regency, Trafalgar and spade back chairs. A chair in which a straight or slightly curved top rail extends horizontally between or across the rear uprights. The design is attributed to Sheraton. In the early versions the top rail was often supported by vertical splats, sometimes plain or reeded, sometimes carved with various motifs. The legs were either square or more generally tapered, sometimes reeded. The simple, square form of the late 18th century chairs evolved into the more rounded shape common through much of the 19th century, sometimes known as spade back chairs, many of which were made in Australia from red cedar. The top rail is curved, extending beyond the uprights, and generally shaped and rounded at the ends. The construction is strengthened by a horizontal curved splat and the legs are almost always turned. The heavier the turning, the later the chair.

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A set of four Australian cedar spade back dining chairs with…

A set of four Australian cedar spade back dining chairs with tapering hexagonal form front legs, sabre rear legs and crinoline front rail, circa 1840

A set of four Australian cedar spade back dining chairs, mid…

A set of four Australian cedar spade back dining chairs, mid 19th century, 87 cm high

Four similar Colonial cedar dining chairs, each with a broad…

Colonial Cedar Dining Chairs, 19th Century

Four similar Colonial cedar dining chairs, each with a broad shaped top tail above a bar back and solid seat on turned front legs. Second quarter 19th century, height 88 cm, width 47 cm, depth 43 cm. Provenance: Estate late Trevor Kennedy Am.

Set of four Regency mahogany dining chairs mid 19th century…

Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs with Acanthus Leaf Carvings

Set of four Regency mahogany dining chairs mid 19th century each chair with a curved top-rail carved with scrolling acanthus leaves, cream suede upholstered seat, raised on faceted tapering legs (4), height 83 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney.

A set of six Colonial Australian Regency dining chairs, the set…

Regency Dining Chairs with Cedar Frames and Mahogany Panels

A set of six Colonial Australian Regency dining chairs, the set comprised of four single chairs and two carvers with scrolled arms, the frames in solid Australian cedar with deeply faceted front legs and sabre shaped rear legs, pierced and acanthus carved…

Set of four Regency oak dining chairs, c. 1820, each with…

Regency Oak Dining Chairs with Carved Details (or just "Regency Oak Dining Chairs")

Set of four Regency oak dining chairs, c. 1820, each with carved leaf capped top rail with ebony stringing, carved splat, drop in upholstered seat raised on turned tapering legs (4). Provenance: The Collection of Janet and Graeme Webb, Wollogorang, NSW

Set of four cedar 19th century Trafalgar dining chairs on…

19th Century Cedar Trafalgar Dining Chairs (Set of 4)

Set of four cedar 19th century Trafalgar dining chairs on facetted legs with concave fronts

Four Regency mahogany dining chairs, c. 1820, each with a…

Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs with Acanthus Leaf Carvings

Four Regency mahogany dining chairs, c. 1820, each with a top-rail carved with scrolling acanthus leaves, central splat carved with floral medallion, upholstered drop-seat, raised on reeded sabre legs (4), height 86 cm. Provenance: The Estate of Neville…

Four cedar Trafalgar 19th century chairs

Cedar Trafalgar Chairs: 19th Century Set of Four

Four cedar Trafalgar 19th century chairs

A set of 4 late Regency spade back mahogany dining chairs,…

Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs from Kraitzer Collection

A set of 4 late Regency spade back mahogany dining chairs, circa 1820, omprising 2 carver chairs and 2 standards. Provenance: The Ian and Victoria Kraitzer Collection South Australia, previously the property of John Langdon Bonython of South Australia

Set of four Regency mahogany side chairs, with arched cresting…

Regency Mahogany Side Chairs with Navy Blue Upholstery

Set of four Regency mahogany side chairs, with arched cresting rails, navy blue upholstery, on sabre legs (4), height 87 cm width 51 cm depth 42 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Sothebys, Melbourne, c. 1990

A set of 4 spade back cedar dining chairs with octagonal legs,…

1840 Cedar Spade Back Dining Chairs with Octagonal Legs

A set of 4 spade back cedar dining chairs with octagonal legs, circa 1840

Set of four mid 19th century Australian bar back dining chairs…

Mid 19th Century Australian Bar Back Dining Chairs (Set of 4)

Set of four mid 19th century Australian bar back dining chairs (4)

4 x cedar 19th century Trafalgar style dining chairs with…

Cedar Trafalgar Dining Chairs with Concave Fronts

4 x cedar 19th century Trafalgar style dining chairs with concave fronts