BH | Studio Goslar Framed-Back Dining Chairs, Set of 2

An upholstered panel set inside a frame of polished wood, rather than covering the whole chair, became popular in French and English dining rooms of the late eighteenth century. German makers carried it into the Biedermeier years that followed, filling the dining rooms of old towns like Goslar with comfortable chairs of honest wood, and the show-wood frame still takes the knocks of daily use while the padding does the rest.

Each chair has a gently curved back made from a dark wooden frame around an upholstered panel, over a plump, deep seat. Dense foam fills both seat and back for even, lasting comfort, and the cover is a hard-wearing polyester fabric in Oyster or Dove. The legs taper, the back legs sweep slightly outward, and the strong hardwood frame gives the chairs clean vertical lines. They are rated to 500 lbs.

The pale seat and dark frame make a classic pairing around a traditional dining table, set formally with a white cloth and silver candlesticks or simply for a weekday supper. They work as well as accent chairs in a living room either side of a console, or at a desk. Either shade with dark wood suits cream walls, gilt mirrors and a pale Persian rug. This listing is for a set of two chairs.