Although you might think that a dining chair is a relatively simple and uninspiring type of chair, you would be wrong. Instead, the humble dining chair is a seat that has evolved over 400 years incorporating countless tiny innovations to bring you an item that is light, strong and comfortable. The first chairs we would recognise as dining chairs emerged during the middle of the 17th Century and prior to this everyone except for the head of the household would sit on simple solid wood stools around the table.
As eating etiquette took off in the 18th Century the Mahogany dining chair was further refined and simplified with padding, upholstery, elegant splat backs, hidden blocks on the joints for strength and fine tapered or carved legs. During the 19th Century as adjustments were made in the form to better suit our sitting posture and ensure the dining chair was strong yet light and easy to move around. As the 20th Century progressed the form of a dining chair was turned entirely on its head as new materials including steel tubing and plastics allowed us to fundamentally change the form of a chair. Of course old staples such as Oak continued to be used as well.
At LoveAntiques we have one of the best selections of Antique and Vintage dining chairs anywhere on the internet all from trusted antique dealers around the UK.
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Dining Table With 4 Dining Chairs In Oak
£ 685
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set Of 4 Edwardian Oak Dining Chairs
£ 425
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set Of 6 Ash Windsor Dining Chairs
£ 825
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Farmhouse Dining Table With 6 Chairs
£ 1,650
Antiques-Interiors
Oak Refectory Table and Eight Ladder Back Chairs Ref H-291
£ 895
Walton House Antiques Ltd
19th Century Cuban Mahogany Carved Side Chair
£ 1,350
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique Set of 8 Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
£ 425
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique Set of 6 Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
£ 295
London City Antiques
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Balloon Back Dining Chairs Set of Four
£ 1,950
Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Balloon Back Dining Chairs Set of Four
£ 1,950
London City Antiques
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Four Vintage Italian Style Walnut Dining Chairs - Gold Upholstered Seats
£ 345
Set of Four Vintage Italian Style Walnut Dining Chairs - Gold Upholstered Seats
£ 345
Timeless Furniture UK
London City Antiques
Antique Mahogany Dining Chairs Set of Eight Including Two Carvers Scroll Arms
£ 4,850
Antique Mahogany Dining Chairs Set of Eight Including Two Carvers Scroll Arms
£ 4,850
London City Antiques
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Eight Renaissance Style Oak Dining Chairs with Leather Upholstery
£ 1,195
Set of Eight Renaissance Style Oak Dining Chairs with Leather Upholstery
£ 1,195
Timeless Furniture UK
London City Antiques
Antique Regency Set of 12 Mahogany Dining Chairs Including 2 Carvers
£ 10,500
Antique Regency Set of 12 Mahogany Dining Chairs Including 2 Carvers
£ 10,500
London City Antiques
Richardsons Antiques
Chinese Throne Chairs Carved Oak Exceptional Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Oriental Dragon Arm Chairs
£ 1,295
Chinese Throne Chairs Carved Oak Exceptional Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Oriental Dragon Arm Chairs
£ 1,295
Richardsons Antiques
Richardsons Antiques
Captains Smokers Bow Chair Stunning Antique 19th Century Elm & Beech Smokers Bow Captains Arm Chair
£ 365
Captains Smokers Bow Chair Stunning Antique 19th Century Elm & Beech Smokers Bow Captains Arm Chair
£ 365
Richardsons Antiques
£ 7,450
Richardsons Antiques
Windsor Dining Chairs Kitchen Stick Back Charming Unusual Pair of Antique Elm Thames Valley Stick Back Windsor Chairs
£ 395
Windsor Dining Chairs Kitchen Stick Back Charming Unusual Pair of Antique Elm Thames Valley Stick Back Windsor Chairs
£ 395
Richardsons Antiques
London City Antiques
Antique Regency Mahogany Set of 6 Dining Chairs Including 2 Carvers
£ 3,850
Antique Regency Mahogany Set of 6 Dining Chairs Including 2 Carvers
£ 3,850
London City Antiques
London City Antiques
Antique Regency Set of Six Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 2,250
Wick Antiques Ltd
A Fine Set of 12 Mahogany Dining Chairs of Late George Iv/early William IV Period, c.1830
£ 8,800
A Fine Set of 12 Mahogany Dining Chairs of Late George Iv/early William IV Period, c.1830
£ 8,800
Wick Antiques Ltd
Antiques-Interiors
Set of Ten Georgian Style Dining Chairs Ref H-285
£ 495
£ 500
Authentic Set of 4 Napoleon III Ebonised Side Chairs with original decoration
£ 500
White’s Antiques
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Victorian Set Of 4 Oak Dining Chair
£ 425
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set Of 4 Jacobean Style Oak Dining Chairs
£ 495
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Victorian Set Of 8 Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 825
Richardsons Antiques
Armchair Chinese Oriental Vintage Horseshoe Carved Rosewood Ming Chair
£ 395
Armchair Chinese Oriental Vintage Horseshoe Carved Rosewood Ming Chair
£ 395
Richardsons Antiques
Philip Hunt Antiques
Set of 8 (6 + 2) Burr Walnut Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs
£ 2,750
Millers Antiques
Fine Set 8 Georgian Chairs
£ 2,850
Richardsons Antiques
Dining Chairs Rare Antique Elm Gothic Lace Back Six Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs
£ 1,200
Dining Chairs Rare Antique Elm Gothic Lace Back Six Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs
£ 1,200
Richardsons Antiques
£ 995
Set of Four English Satin Birch Dining Chairs, Regency / William IV Period
£ 995
Leeds Antiques
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Set of Eight Regency Rope-back Dining Chairs
£ 2,200
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Quality Set of Six Antique Victorian Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 2,250
Quality Set of Six Antique Victorian Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 2,250
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Elmgarden Antiques
Set of 5 Arts and Crafts Golden Oak Dining Chairs
£ 1,250
CES Home & Garden Limited
Vintage Style Beech Farmhouse Dining Table & 4 Chairs
£ 445
CES Home & Garden Limited
Gilt Painted & Ebonised Regency 19th Century Chair
£ 395
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Four Reproduction Chippendale Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 295
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Six Reproduction Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 365
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Six Edwardian Carved Oak Dining Chairs with Teal Upholstery
£ 395
Set of Six Edwardian Carved Oak Dining Chairs with Teal Upholstery
£ 395
Timeless Furniture UK
Philip Hunt Antiques
Set of 6 Tudor Revival Oak Dining Chairs
£ 1,495
Victoria Antiques
Set of 8 Mouseman Design Chairs
£ 850
