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.
Fine Set of Six Arts & Crafts Oak & Leather Dining Chairs - Retailed by Goodyers, London
£ 2,650
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Wonderful Set of Four Antique Victorian Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 1,285
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Vintage Oak Extending Dining Table on Acorn Base & Four Ladder Back Chairs
£ 425
Fedw Hir Antiques
Set of Eight Danish Vintage Rosewood Dining Chairs by Erik Buch
£ 5,250
Marylebone Antiques
Chinese Altar Styled Table with Four Mixed Chinese High Back Chairs
£ 2,995
Fedw Hir Antiques
Antique Victorian Walnut Set of 6 Carved Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 3,195
London City Antiques
Set of Six William IV Mahogany Bar Back Dining Chairs c.1830
£ 1,100
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Impressive Set of 20 (18 + 2) Elm Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs
£ 9,950
Philip Hunt Antiques
Set of Ten Danish Vintage Rosewood Dining Chairs by Arne Hovmand-Olsen
£ 4,500
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Edwardian Set of Ten Mahogany Dining Chairs with Carver Armchairs, Georgian Revival
£ 4,850
London City Antiques
Good Set of 12 (10 + 2) Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 4,250
Philip Hunt Antiques
Set of Eight Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Dining Chairs Including Two Carvers
£ 750
Avego Limited
