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.
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Eight Danish Vintage Teak Dining Chairs
£ 1,750
Sovereign Antiques
Set of 4 Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 495
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Set Eight Golden Oak Ladder Backed Dining Chairs
£ 1,295
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Four Mid Century Oak Dining Chairs
£ 225
Founders Antiques
Set of Four Antique Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs c.1880
£ 695
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Good Quality Set of 6 Oak Dining Chairs
£ 625
ActFurniture LTD
Vintage 20th Century Set Of 6 Oak Dining Chairs Made By Ercol
£ 495
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 18th Century Set Of 6 Dining Chairs In Mahogany
£ 625
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Set of Six 18th Century Georgian Welsh Oak Chairs
£ 1,115
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Set of 6 Dining Chairs in Mahogany
£ 625
FB Antiques
Set of 6 Art Deco Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 475
The Old Yard
Set of 6 Edwardian Ebonised & Gilt Chairs
£ 1,850
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Jacobean Style Dining Table with 6 Chairs
£ 1,850
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Set of Six Early Hepplewhite Dining Chairs
£ 850
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set of 6 Jacobean Style Oak Dining Chairs
£ 975
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Set of Six George III Mahogany Dining Chairs, Circa 1800
£ 895
Prior & Willis Antiques
Antique Early 19th Century Mahogany Elbow Chair – Dining, Side, or Desk Chair, Fine Quality
£ 556.50
Antique Early 19th Century Mahogany Elbow Chair – Dining, Side, or Desk Chair, Fine Quality
£ 556.50
Prior & Willis Antiques
Carse Antiques
Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Chair
£ 200
London City Antiques
Magnificent Quality Antique Set of 6 Dining Chairs
£ 2,850
London City Antiques
Antique George III Quality Sheraton Set of Eight Dining Chairs
£ 5,850
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Antique William IV Mahogany Elbow Chair with Carved Tulip Legs
£ 250
Antique William IV Mahogany Elbow Chair with Carved Tulip Legs
£ 250
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Pair of Antique Victorian Walnut Balloon Back Chairs
£ 195
Pair of Antique Victorian Walnut Balloon Back Chairs
£ 195
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Gillows Victorian Carved Golden Oak Desk Chair Attributed to Bruce James Talbert
£ 750
Gillows Victorian Carved Golden Oak Desk Chair Attributed to Bruce James Talbert
£ 750
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany 4 White Dining Chairs Turner & Son Liverpool
£ 550
Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany 4 White Dining Chairs Turner & Son Liverpool
£ 550
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
£ 825
£ 895
Set of Six Antique Victorian Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs c.1860
£ 895
Founders Antiques
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Fine Quality Set of 8 Oak Dining Chairs
£ 1,250
£ 665
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Set Of 4 Dining Chairs
£ 425
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set of 4 Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 425
£ 495
Charming Traditional Mid-Century Circular Elm Table & 4 Ladder Back Chairs
£ 495
Victoria Antiques
Lee Wright Antiques Ltd
Set of Ten 18th Century Italian Painted Chairs
£ 9,500
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Fantastic Quality Set of Four Antique Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 1,800
Fantastic Quality Set of Four Antique Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 1,800
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Leeds Antiques
Set of 6 Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Chairs c.1870 – Georgian / George III Style Side Chairs, Horsehair Fabric Upholstery
£ 2,250
Set of 6 Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Chairs c.1870 – Georgian / George III Style Side Chairs, Horsehair Fabric Upholstery
£ 2,250
Leeds Antiques
Leeds Antiques
Set of 4 Georgian Elm Chippendale Country Dining Chairs – Late 18th Century George III – Hall / Side Chairs
£ 950
Set of 4 Georgian Elm Chippendale Country Dining Chairs – Late 18th Century George III – Hall / Side Chairs
£ 950
Leeds Antiques
Timeless Furniture UK
Regency Style Set of Six Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 285
Timeless Furniture UK
Vintage Set of Six Oak Ladder Back Dining Chairs – Including Two Carvers
£ 285
Vintage Set of Six Oak Ladder Back Dining Chairs – Including Two Carvers
£ 285
Timeless Furniture UK
Timeless Furniture UK
Victorian Set of Four Mahogany Slat Back Dining Chairs
£ 295
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
An Attractive Set of Eight Painted Dining Chairs
£ 2,850
