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 of 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.
Kernow Furniture
Early 20th Century Mahogany Carver Chair
£ 225
Harry Raine Antiques
Large Pair of 17th Century Style Carved Oak Armchairs
£ 625
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Set of Eight Queen Anne Style Mahogany Dining Chairs Circa 1920
£ 595
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Swedish Mahogany Armchairs
£ 1,250
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Fruitwood Country Armchair
£ 795
Salisbury Antiques Centre
A Set of 6 William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 1,275
Kernow Furniture
Elm & Beech Captains Chair
£ 295
Kernow Furniture
17th Century Design Leather Chair
£ 595
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Gothic Oak Armchair with Fretwork Panel
£ 365
£ 1,250
Camden Antiques
Pair of Arts and Crafts Period Mahogany Armchairs
£ 875
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Regency Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 475
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Chair Stunning Scottish Arts and Crafts Oak c.1880
£ 695
Millers Antiques
Scottish 18th Century Needlepoint Armchair
£ 850
The Vintage Interiors
Painted Pair of Carver Chairs
£ 225
£ 259
Church Street Antiques
George III Mahogany Dining Carver Chair
£ 1,350
The Sitting Room & Heydays Antiques
Chinoiserie Armchair
£ 265
LT Antiques
Set of Eight Regency Bar Back Dining Chairs
£ 2,150
Church Street Antiques
Pair of George III Painted Satinwood Armchairs
£ 2,950
Marylebone Antiques
1960s Pair of Danish Vintage Cherry Wood Armchairs
£ 775
NP & A SALT ANTIQUES
Good Example Of An Edwardian Oak Desk Chair
Matthew Coles Antiques
Extremely Decorated Damascus (syrian) Singular Armchair.
£ 425
Prior & Willis Antiques
Antique Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Scroll Arm Elbow Chairs - Carver Dining Desk Hall
£ 2,295
Antique Pair of 19th Century Mahogany Scroll Arm Elbow Chairs - Carver Dining Desk Hall
£ 2,295
Prior & Willis Antiques
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Set of Six Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 985
Set of Six Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 985
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Walton House Antiques Ltd
19th Century Elm Low Back Windsor Armchair
£ 475
London City Antiques
Antique Victorian Inlaid Mahogany Armchair
£ 895
Antiques & Chic
Georgian Mahogany Desk Chair / Armchair / Library Chair
£ 595
Fincraigs Antiques
Scottish Laburnum Armchair
£ 250
Fincraigs Antiques
17th Century Oak Chair c.1630
£ 2,500
Victoria Antiques
Lovely Inlaid Edwardian Armchair
£ 250
Victoria Antiques
Good Early West Country Windsor Armchair
£ 750
Graham Smith Antiques Ltd
Scottish Birch Country Chair
£ 575
£ 685
£ 485
Antique 20th Century Set of 6 Chippendale Style Dining Chairs in Mahogany
£ 485
ActFurniture LTD
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Danish Vintage Teak & Leather Carver Armchairs by Arne Vodder
£ 1,400
Pair of Danish Vintage Teak & Leather Carver Armchairs by Arne Vodder
£ 1,400
Marylebone Antiques
Daniel Clark Furniture
Walnut Study Elbow Chair
£ 425
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Pair of 19th Century Yew & Elm Windsor Chairs
£ 1,620
Millers Antiques
Plain Georgian Armchair
£ 475
London City Antiques
Antique Regency Quality Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 945