Antique Carver Chairs
A Carver chair is commonly known as a dining chair with arms and is usually found at the head (and now also foot) of the table. There are several theories about how this useful chair got its name with some attributing it to an example owned by John Carver (c1576-1621), founder of the Massachusetts Colony in the US. Others simply see it as a reference to the role of the head of the table who usually ‘carves’ the meat. Whatever the true origin of the name, Carver chairs were notably grander than the surrounding dining chairs not only with beautiful arms but also slightly taller backs.
During the age of Mahogany, Carvers would sport very refined pierced backs, slender tapering legs and out swept arms. By the Victorian age the fashion for excess led Carvers to become ever more fanciful and over-upholstered with ornate turnings and needlework. The Art Deco Period finally swept away those ideals and in its place the humble Carver was a paired back refined chair which gently embraced the sweeping curves of modernity. Today the Carver can be found in use far away from the dining table, either as a desk chair, bedroom chair or spare hall chair. Whichever spot you place it you can rely on the fact that antique and vintage Carver chairs will be well made (usually or Mahogany, Oak, Elm or Beech), appealing and able to withstand and serve the people they are intended for.
At LoveAntiques we have an impressive and ever-changing range of antique and vintage Carver chairs for all your seating needs.
Prior & Willis Antiques
Regency Mahogany Elbow / Carver / Desk Chair
£ 795
Prior & Willis Antiques
Georgian Mahogany Elbow / Carver / Desk Chair c.1815
£ 795
Pear Tree Antiques
Set of Six Carved Mahogany Chippendale Style Chairs
£ 760
artsncraftsfurniture
Ebonised Chair c.1890
£ 445
Fontaine Decorative
George III Elbow Chair
£ 295
The Antique Shop
Pair of Antique Mahogany Carver Chairs
£ 650
The Antique Shop
Set of 8 Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Dining Chairs c.1920
£ 1650
Philip Hunt Antiques
Set of 10 (8 + 2) Mahogany Regency Bar Back Dining Chairs
£ 3250
Cheeky Highlander
Lancashire / Cheshire Ladder Back Carver
£ 350
Driscolls Antiques Ltd
Elegant Pair of Edwardian Hepplewhite Design Antique Carver Chairs
£ 795
Elegant Pair of Edwardian Hepplewhite Design Antique Carver Chairs
£ 795
Driscolls Antiques Ltd
£ 425
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Armchairs
£ 1525
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Pair of George III Mahogany Carver Chairs
£ 700
Stalham Antique Gallery
Antique Mahogany Carver Chair
£ 325
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Carved Oak Chair
£ 245
Youngs Antiques
Harlequin Set of Four Mendlesham Chairs
£ 2850
Youngs Antiques
Fine 18th Century Comb Back Windsor Chair
£ 1200
Bridport Antiques
Six Hepplewhite Design Mahogany Chairs
£ 495
Sunnyside Antiques
Elm Country Chair
£ 335
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Queen Anne Style Mahogany Carver Armchairs
£ 950
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Mahogany Carver Armchair
£ 225
artsncraftsfurniture
Arts & Crafts Chairs
£ 245
artsncraftsfurniture
William Birch Set of Arts & Crafts Chairs
POA
Stalham Antique Gallery
Pair of Light Oak Arts & Crafts Chairs in Excellent Condition
£ 250
Courtyard Antiques
Large Windsor Lathback Armchair
£ 465
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique Penny Carver Chair
£ 225
Antique and Unique
Victorian Arts & Crafts Style Ladder Back Chair
£ 215
Loveday Antiques
Pair of Chippendale Style Mahogany & Leather Armchairs
£ 1875
Bridport Antiques
8 Sheraton Style Dining Chairs Including 2 Carvers
£ 885
Millers Antiques
Large Late 19th Century Windsor Armchair
£ 295
Hogarths Gallery
Very Good Pair of Early 20th Century Mahogany Carver Armchairs
£ 175
£ 925
1920s set of 14 mahogany Chippendale style chairs with pop-out seats - 12+2 Carvers
£ 925
Pughs Antiques
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Mahogany Shield Back Carver Armchairs
£ 795
Holmes Antiques
18th Century Mahogany Chippendale Chair
£ 1800
Holmes Antiques
18th Century Mahogany Chippendale Armchair
£ 1200
Holmes Antiques
18th Century Yew Wood Windsor Chair
£ 1200
Holmes Antiques
18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Armchair
£ 1100
£ 945
Salisbury Antiques Centre
18th Century Hoop Back Carver / Desk Chair
£ 925
artsncraftsfurniture
Pair of Shapland & Petter Carvers Chairs
£ 195