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.
Pear Tree Antiques
A Georgian Mahogany Elbow / Desk Chair
£ 345
Kernow Furniture
Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair
£ 245
Pear Tree Antiques
Georgian Mahogany, Desk / Elbow Chair
£ 285
Graham Deakin Antiques
Pair of 20th Century Rosewood Horseshoe Chairs
£ 495
£ 1,999
Queen Anne Set of 8 Mahogany Dining Chairs & Carvers by Waring & Gillows c.1905
£ 1,999
Leeds Antiques
Timeless Furniture UK
Kashmir Decoratively Carved Armchairs
£ 595
Timeless Furniture UK
Reproduction Bentwood Style Rocking Chair
£ 245
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Rosewood & Leather Armchairs by Andrew Milne
£ 2,400
Harry Raine Antiques
Set of Six Ash & Elm Broad Arm High Back Windsor Armchairs
£ 1,850
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Georgian Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 295
Philip Hunt Antiques
Pair of Mahogany Chippendale Style Arm Chairs
£ 850
London City Antiques
Set of 8 Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 3,250
£ 259
19th Century Elm & Ash Lancashire Rush Seat Country Elbow Chair Carver Armchair
£ 259
Leeds Antiques
£ 445
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Mahogany Chippendale Style Armchairs
£ 675
£ 480
Philip Hunt Antiques
Set of 8 Mahogany Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs
£ 1,950
Philip Hunt Antiques
Set of 8 (6 + 2) Mahogany Sheraton Revival Dining Chairs
£ 1,695
Graham Deakin Antiques
Arts and Crafts Oak Carver
£ 125
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Chair Armchair Victorian Windsor Ash & Elm c.1860
£ 325
Old Painted Furniture
19th Century Country Mahogany Carver Chair
£ 125
Old Painted Furniture
19th Century Mahogany Country Arm Chair
£ 120
Old Painted Furniture
19th Century Mahogany Carver Chair Hepplewhite Style
£ 165
artsncraftsfurniture
Pair of Arts & Crafts Chairs
£ 1,200
Graham Deakin Antiques
Arts and Crafts Carver Chair
£ 195
£ 1,650
Wickersley Antiques
Set of 8 Dining Chairs Chippendale Style 19th Century
£ 1,250
Leeds Antiques
Late c.19th Set of 6 Elm & Ash Windsor Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs & Carver (Victorian Country)
£ 979
Late c.19th Set of 6 Elm & Ash Windsor Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs & Carver (Victorian Country)
£ 979
Leeds Antiques
Philip Hunt Antiques
Late Regency Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 525
Millers Antiques
Large 19thc Windsor Arm Chair
£ 475
artsncraftsfurniture
Heals Tilden Dining Chair
£ 275
artsncraftsfurniture
Heals Carver Chair
£ 275
artsncraftsfurniture
Heals Tilden Carver Chair
£ 275
Marylebone Antiques
Danish Vintage Rosewood Model 78 Dining / Desk Chair by Niels Moller
£ 875
Danish Vintage Rosewood Model 78 Dining / Desk Chair by Niels Moller
£ 875
Marylebone Antiques
Marylebone Antiques
Danish Vintage Rosewood Model 77 Dining / Desk Chair by Niels Moller
£ 875
Danish Vintage Rosewood Model 77 Dining / Desk Chair by Niels Moller
£ 875
Marylebone Antiques
Millers Antiques
19th Century Windsor Armchair Ash & Elm
£ 285
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Chippendale Style Carver Chairs
£ 360
Gaylord Antiques
Mahogany Carver Chair
£ 495
Philip Hunt Antiques
William IV Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 595
Marylebone Antiques
Antique French Giltwood Salon Chair
£ 690