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.
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Set of Six Early Victorian Dining Chairs
£ 1,250
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Walnut Dining Table & Six Chairs
£ 1,500
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality Set of 8 Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 4,850
Outstanding Quality Set of 8 Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 4,850
London City Antiques
London City Antiques
Fine Set of Eight Antique George III Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 5,750
Fine Set of Eight Antique George III Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 5,750
London City Antiques
MebleinUK
Vintage Old Charm Style Dining Wheelback Kitchen Windsor Chairs / Set Of 4 / Dark Brown Oak c.1950
£ 329.99
Vintage Old Charm Style Dining Wheelback Kitchen Windsor Chairs / Set Of 4 / Dark Brown Oak c.1950
£ 329.99
MebleinUK
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Set of Eight Queen Anne Style Mahogany Dining Chairs Circa 1920
£ 595
£ 379.99
Antique Carver Oak Dining Chairs / Set of 4 / Barley Twist Detail / Late 19th Century
£ 379.99
MebleinUK
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Set 6 Mid Century Kitchen Dining Chairs
£ 895
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Set 8 French Bleached Oak Farmhouse Dining Chairs
£ 1,250
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Mouseman Style Table & 6 Dining Chairs
£ 2,320
Antiques & Chic
Set of 6 Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 475
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Set of 6 William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 860
London City Antiques
Unusual Set of 8 Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Library / Dining Chairs
£ 3,950
Unusual Set of 8 Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Library / Dining Chairs
£ 3,950
London City Antiques
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Set of Six Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 1,795
Set of Six Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 1,795
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Beau French Boutique
4 Solid Oak French Ladder Back Rush Seats Dining Chairs
£ 465
Beau French Boutique
6 French Farmhouse Oak Dining Chairs Ladder Back Rush Seats
£ 495
Salisbury Antiques Centre
A Set of 6 William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 1,275
Kernow Furniture
Elm & Beech Captains Chair
£ 295
Kernow Furniture
Pair Mid 20th Century Oak Chairs
£ 325
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Set of Six Chippendale Revival Mahogany Dining Chairs Circa 1890
£ 595
Kernow Furniture
Set of 4 Arts & Crafts Oak & Rush Dining Chairs
£ 585
£ 449
Pair of 18th Century Georgian Fruitwood Chippendale Country Tapestry Dining Chairs
£ 449
Leeds Antiques
London City Antiques
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Set of Six Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 3,150
Beau French Boutique
Stunning Set of 8 French Louis Style Cane Dining Chairs
£ 975
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Set of 6 Victorian Dining Chairs
£ 720
Harry Raine Antiques
GT Rackstraw Set of Ten (8+2) Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
£ 775
GT Rackstraw Set of Ten (8+2) Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
£ 775
Harry Raine Antiques
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique Mahogany Extending Dining Table & 8 Chairs
£ 880
The Old Yard
Set 6 Ash Ladderback Dining Chairs
£ 895
£ 1,250
Elite Antiques
Arts & Crafts W. Morris Sussex Chair
£ 245
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Victorian Mahogany Chair on Casters
£ 80
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Eight Antique Mahogany Shield Back Dining Chairs
£ 1,750
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Set of Six Oak Ladder Back Dining Chairs
£ 1,120
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Superb Set Eight Walnut Bergere Dining Chairs
£ 1,895
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Outstanding Burr Walnut Dining Room Suite
£ 1,950
London City Antiques
Set of 10 Antique Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 2,650
London City Antiques
Fine Quality Set of 4 Antique William IV Carved Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 1,995
Fine Quality Set of 4 Antique William IV Carved Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 1,995
London City Antiques
Beau French Boutique
Stunning Set of 6 French Louis Style Cane Dining Chairs
£ 695
Beau French Boutique
Set of 6 French Upholstered Louis XVI Style Dining Chairs
£ 795