Sets of 6 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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Early Australian Cedar and Blackwood Dining Chairs (1840)

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English Mahogany Trafalgar Chairs - Set of Six

A fine set of six English mahogany spade back Trafalgar chairs, early 19th century, with 1957 purchase receipt for £120 from George McPhee Antiques, Melbourne

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Regency Dining Chairs with Cedar Frames and Mahogany Panels

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Six 19th century cedar Trafalgar dining chairs with carved mid…

Trafalgar Cedar Dining Chairs with Carved Details (10 words)

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Australian Cedar Spade Back Dining Chairs (Mid-19th Century)

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Set of six Regency mahogany dining chairs, c. 1820, comprising…

Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs with Japanese Silk Upholstery

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Tasmanian Harlequin Spade Back Chairs, Circa 1850

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