Dining furniture as the name suggests includes the dining table, chairs, and sideboard, but can also include side tables and cabinets. As the dining experience took on new levels of complexity and popularity during the 18th and 19th Centuries so the accompanying furniture tended to be expensive, elegant and very well made. Mahogany remained the timber of choice followed by Oak, Walnut and other exotic timbers. These were very public pieces to be seen and admired so closely followed the changing fashions and tastes of the day. The idea of a fully matching dining suite did not really emerge until the end of the 19th Century and found favour during the Art Deco period of the 1920s and 30s. This may have been a way for savvy salesmen to sell you more than you had intended, but it also allowed ordinary households to relax about how their dining room would look overall.
Today we have largely moved away from this formulaic approach and back to dining rooms where mismatched individuality is praised. We are happier to match a Regency Chiffonier with a late 19th Century Dining Table and then place 20th Century chairs around it. The look is entirely up to you!
At LoveAntiques we have a fine selection of Dining Furniture for all your needs.
Antique Victorian Set of Six Mahogany Dining Chairs with Reeded Legs
£ 1,995
London City Antiques
Set Of Six Victorian Style Upholstered Dining Chairs On Claw & Ball Feet
£ 475
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Four Mid Century Beech Ladder Back Dining Chairs with Bentwood Rail
£ 260
Avego Limited
Set of Six Danish Vintage Rosewood and Leather Dining Chairs by Niels Koefoed
£ 2,650
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Victorian Set of Six Carved Oak Barley Twist Dining Chairs
£ 2,250
London City Antiques
Fantastic Quality Set of Six Antique Victorian Rosewood Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 2,450
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Rare Set of 6 George 1st Figured-oak, Cabriole-leg Dining Chairs with a Wonderful Colour & Patina
£ 2,190
Georgian Antiques
Set of 4 Quality Mahogany Late Victorian Serpentine-front Dining Chairs
£ 450
Georgian Antiques
Fine-quality Extending George IV Mahogany Dining Table, with Original Leaves in Exceptional Condition
£ 3,650
Georgian Antiques
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
French Normandy Scrub Top Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Table
£ 1,300
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
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
Victorian Oak D-End Extending Dining Table with Single Leaf c.1870
£ 550
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Chinese Altar Styled Table with Four Mixed Chinese High Back Chairs
£ 2,995
Fedw Hir Antiques
