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.
£ 615
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Set of Six French Cherrywood Dining Chairs with Fretted Bar Backs, Circa 1880
£ 850
Set of Six French Cherrywood Dining Chairs with Fretted Bar Backs, Circa 1880
£ 850
Salisbury Antiques Centre
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Set of 4 18th Century Ash and Elm Ladderback Chairs
£ 395
Set of 4 18th Century Ash and Elm Ladderback Chairs
£ 395
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Alain Michel Antiques
Set of 10 Chairs & Two Armchairs in Mahogany - Hepplewhite Style
€ 3,900
Set of 10 Chairs & Two Armchairs in Mahogany - Hepplewhite Style
€ 3,900
Alain Michel Antiques
G Neville Antiques
Chairs - Set of 12 Antique Dining Chairs Chippendale Mahogany Carved Chairs with Ball and Claw Feet 1880
£ 5,950
Chairs - Set of 12 Antique Dining Chairs Chippendale Mahogany Carved Chairs with Ball and Claw Feet 1880
£ 5,950
G Neville Antiques
Prior & Willis Antiques
Antique 19th Century Mahogany Dining Chairs – Set of 8 (6+2)
£ 3,496.50
Antique 19th Century Mahogany Dining Chairs – Set of 8 (6+2)
£ 3,496.50
Prior & Willis Antiques
Prior & Willis Antiques
Antique 19th Century Set of 8 Inlaid Mahogany Dining Chairs - Shell Marquetry
£ 3,496.50
Antique 19th Century Set of 8 Inlaid Mahogany Dining Chairs - Shell Marquetry
£ 3,496.50
Prior & Willis Antiques
Prior & Willis Antiques
Antique 19th Century Beech Dining Chairs - Set of 4 - Fine Quality
£ 976.50
Antique 19th Century Beech Dining Chairs - Set of 4 - Fine Quality
£ 976.50
Prior & Willis Antiques
The Sitting Room & Heydays Antiques
Set of 6 Mahogany Sabre Legged Dining Chairs
£ 385
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Carver Armchairs
£ 1,375
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Georgian Style Mahogany Carver Armchairs
£ 525
London City Antiques
Antique Victorian Set of 6 Mahogany Dining Chairs with Tulip Legs
£ 2,250
Antique Victorian Set of 6 Mahogany Dining Chairs with Tulip Legs
£ 2,250
London City Antiques
G Neville Antiques
Chairs - Set of 10 Ladder Back Country Dining Chairs c.1900
£ 2,950
£ 399.99
Timeless Furniture UK
Edwardian Mahogany Set of Four Scoop Back Chairs
£ 395
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Four Vintage Oak Slat Back Upholstered Dining Chairs
£ 295
£ 566.66
LT Antiques
Set of Ten Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 2,650
£ 10,500
A Fine Set of 12 Edwardian Mahogany Dining Chairs in the Hepplewhite Style, c.1900
£ 10,500
Wick Antiques Ltd
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
A Fabulous Original Antique / Old Pine 3/4 Seater Waxed Victorian Church Pew
£ 645
A Fabulous Original Antique / Old Pine 3/4 Seater Waxed Victorian Church Pew
£ 645
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
Timeless Furniture UK
Reproduction Regency Style Set of Six Mahogany Dining Chairs (Including Two Carvers)
£ 275
Reproduction Regency Style Set of Six Mahogany Dining Chairs (Including Two Carvers)
£ 275
Timeless Furniture UK
Stalham Antique Gallery
Set of 6 Chairs Plus 1 Carver
£ 925
Stalham Antique Gallery
Set of Six Chairs Plus One Carver
£ 925
Founders Antiques
Set of Three Antique Victorian Mahogany Side Chairs c.1890
£ 495
Rawlings Antiques
Hille of London Queen Anne Style Walnut Dining Suite
£ 2,950
Elmgarden Antiques
Golden Oak Modernist Dining Table and 6 Chairs
£ 895
£ 975
Set of 4 Antique Station Chairs, English Beech Dining Seat, Reception, Edwardian
£ 975
London Fine Ltd
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Four Early 20th Century Oak Art Nouveau Dining Chairs
£ 365
Penderyn Antiques
Set of Six Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 1,250
London City Antiques
Antique Set of Eight Quality Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 3,685
Antique Set of Eight Quality Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 3,685
London City Antiques
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Fantastic Quality Set of Six Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 2,450
Fantastic Quality Set of Six Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 2,450
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Harmony Antiques
Set Of Six Country Dining Chairs
£ 495
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Set of Eight Scottish Golden Oak Dining Chairs by John Taylor & Son, Edinburgh, Circa 1860
£ 2,150
Set of Eight Scottish Golden Oak Dining Chairs by John Taylor & Son, Edinburgh, Circa 1860
£ 2,150
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Six Danish Vintage Rosewood Model 42 Dining Chairs by Kai Kristiansen
£ 5,750
Set of Six Danish Vintage Rosewood Model 42 Dining Chairs by Kai Kristiansen
£ 5,750
Marylebone Antiques
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Vintage Italian Side Chairs by Aldo Tura
£ 875
£ 899.99
£ 319.99
Camden Antiques
Waring & Gillow Set of 8 Queen Anne Style Chairs
£ 1,650
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Six Vintage Teak Dining Chairs by Dalescraft
£ 1,250
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Set of Six Regency Mahogany Rope Back Dining Chairs
£ 1,250
