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.
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Antique Victorian Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
£ 650
Antique Victorian Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
£ 650
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Set of Six Oak Dining Chairs
£ 1,150
Georgian Antiques
Set of Four Early Victorian Elegant Walnut Cabriole Leg Side Chairs
£ 975
Paul Watson Antiques & Interiors Norfolk
Set 6 Art Deco Burr Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 1,350
Timeless Furniture UK
Vintage Oak Set of Five Ladder Back Dining Chairs
£ 295
Georgian Antiques
Set of 12 Oak Framed Dining Chairs
£ 4,250
London City Antiques
Antique Mahogany Set of 8 Dining Chairs with Scroll Arm Carvers
£ 4,495
Antique Mahogany Set of 8 Dining Chairs with Scroll Arm Carvers
£ 4,495
London City Antiques
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Eight Danish Vintage Rosewood Dining Chairs by Erik Buch
£ 5,450
Fedw Hir Antiques
Vintage Solid Pine Farmhouse Table with 4 Chairs
£ 550
£ 595
Vintage Old Charm Styled Priory Extending Table with 6 Wheelback Chairs
£ 595
Fedw Hir Antiques
London City Antiques
Antique Set of 10 English Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 5,850
Timeless Furniture UK
Vintage Set of Four Oak Wheelback Dining Chairs
£ 265
London City Antiques
Antique Victorian English Mahogany Dining Chairs Set of 8 Carvers Newly Upholstered
£ 3,850
Antique Victorian English Mahogany Dining Chairs Set of 8 Carvers Newly Upholstered
£ 3,850
London City Antiques
Prior & Willis Antiques
Vintage Retro Set of 8 (6 + 2) Ladder-back Dining Chairs with Wicker Seats
£ 1,396.50
Vintage Retro Set of 8 (6 + 2) Ladder-back Dining Chairs with Wicker Seats
£ 1,396.50
Prior & Willis Antiques
Georgian Antiques
Set of 10 Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 4,000
Georgian Antiques
Set of 10 Scottish Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 4,500
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Set 6 Wheel Back Dining Chairs
£ 450
Fedw Hir Antiques
Antique Art Deco Draw Leaf Table with Matching Chair Set
£ 425
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Danish Vintage Rosewood Model 57 Chairs by Niels Moller
£ 3,750
Wickersley Antiques
Set of 8 Victorian Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 795
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Six Danish Rosewood Model 78 & 62 Dining Chairs by Niels Moller
£ 8,950
Set of Six Danish Rosewood Model 78 & 62 Dining Chairs by Niels Moller
£ 8,950
Marylebone Antiques
Elmgarden Antiques
Set of 4 Beech & Elm Seated Stick Back Kitchen Dining Chairs
£ 695
London City Antiques
Antique Set of 10 Irish Mid 19th Century Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs Carvers Ball & Claw Feet
£ 6,850
Antique Set of 10 Irish Mid 19th Century Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs Carvers Ball & Claw Feet
£ 6,850
London City Antiques
Prior & Willis Antiques
Antique c.1905 Fine Quality Set of 8 (6 + 2) Edwardian / Art Nouveau Dining Chairs
£ 3,496.50
Antique c.1905 Fine Quality Set of 8 (6 + 2) Edwardian / Art Nouveau Dining Chairs
£ 3,496.50
Prior & Willis Antiques
Prior & Willis Antiques
Antique Set of 6 c.1800 Georgian Mahogany Dining Chairs - Fine Quality
£ 1,746.50
Antique Set of 6 c.1800 Georgian Mahogany Dining Chairs - Fine Quality
£ 1,746.50
Prior & Willis Antiques
£ 825
£ 5,572
Wilsford Antiques
Set of Six Hand-painted Dining Chairs in Regency Taste
£ 950
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Set of 8 Victorian Chippendale Style Mahogany Dining Chairs with Original Tapestry Seats
£ 2,100
Set of 8 Victorian Chippendale Style Mahogany Dining Chairs with Original Tapestry Seats
£ 2,100
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Wickersley Antiques
Set of 6 Caroleon Style Chairs Heavily Carved Walnut
£ 850
Alain Michel Antiques
A Set Of 6 Napoleon III Period Chairs
€ 1,700
Stalham Antique Gallery
Set of Ten Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 2,100
£ 389.99
Vintage Solid Wood Dining Chairs / Set of 4 / Ladder Back / Upholstered Seats c.1930
£ 389.99
MebleinUK
Georgian Antiques
Set of 9 Gillows Style Oak Framed Dining Chairs
£ 1,850
£ 799.99
Timeless Furniture UK
Eastern Influenced Bamboo Style Dining Suite
£ 695
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Four Vintage Mahogany High Back Dining Chairs
£ 295
Timeless Furniture UK
Bamboo Dining Suite Including Four Chairs
£ 425
London City Antiques
Antique English Regency Style Mahogany Dining Chairs Set of Ten c.1920
£ 3,250
Antique English Regency Style Mahogany Dining Chairs Set of Ten c.1920
£ 3,250
London City Antiques
£ 1,200
