A Carver chair is commonly known as a dining chair with arms and is usually found at the head (and now also foot) of the table. There are several theories about how this useful chair got its name with some attributing it to an example owned by John Carver (c1576-1621), founder of the Massachusetts Colony in the US. Others simply see it as a reference to the role of the head of the table who usually ‘carves’ the meat. Whatever the true origin of the name, Carver chairs were notably grander than the surrounding dining chairs not only with beautiful arms but also slightly taller backs.
During the age of Mahogany, Carvers would sport very refined pierced backs, slender tapering legs and out swept arms. By the Victorian age the fashion for excess led Carvers to become ever more fanciful and over-upholstered with ornate turnings and needlework. The Art Deco Period finally swept away those ideals and, in its place, the humble Carver was a paired back refined chair which gently embraced the sweeping curves of modernity. Today the Carver can be found in use far away from the dining table, either as a desk chair, bedroom chair or spare hall chair. Whichever spot you place it you can rely on the fact that antique and vintage Carver chairs will be well made (usually of Mahogany, Oak, Elm or Beech), appealing and able to withstand and serve the people they are intended for.
At LoveAntiques we have an impressive and ever-changing range of antique and vintage Carver chairs for all your seating needs.
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Pair of 19th Century Yew & Elm Windsor Chairs
£ 1,560
Whites Antiques
Spanish Chair - Elm & Fruitwood - Hand Carved Details c.1850
£ 725
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Georgian Chippendale Period Mahogany Armchair
£ 575
Campbell Vintage
19th Century Ash & Elm Comb Back Windsor Chair
£ 1,280
Campbell Vintage
Windsor Chair with Pierced Central Splat c.1860
£ 690
Campbell Vintage
Beech High Back Chair with Slat Back
£ 695
Holmes Antiques
17th Century Yorkshire Oak Wainscot Chair
£ 2,200
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Mid 19th Century Windsor Armchair
£ 495
Wickersley Antiques
Good Victorian Smokers Bow in Ash with Elm Seat
£ 275
Wickersley Antiques
17th Century Wainscott Armchair
£ 950
Wickersley Antiques
Good 17th Century Oak Wainscot Chair
£ 1,395
Artsonline.org.uk
Fine 17th Century James I Revival Antique Carved Country Oak Wainscot Armchair Chair
£ 875
Fine 17th Century James I Revival Antique Carved Country Oak Wainscot Armchair Chair
£ 875
Artsonline.org.uk
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Ash & Elm Windsor Chair
£ 395
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
19th Century Yew High Back Windsor Chair
£ 870
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Victorian Mahogany & Leather Desk Chair
£ 660
Penderyn Antiques
Set of Eight Antique George III Welsh Oak Dining Chairs
£ 1,250
Kernow Furniture
10 Victorian Oak & Leather Dining Chairs
£ 895
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Six Antique Victorian Oak Masonic Dining Chairs
£ 2,500
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Regency Style Inlaid Mahogany Armchairs
£ 885
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Carved Mahogany Armchair / Desk Chair
£ 350
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Ash & Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 395
B Southgate
19th Century English Elm Seated Chair
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Swedish Mahogany Armchairs
£ 1,500
Rawlings Antiques
Georgian Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 285
Antiques & Chic
Victorian Pair of Library Armchairs
£ 895
£ 2,200
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Set of Eight 19th Century Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 2,950
Victoria Antiques
Good Bow Armchair with One Piece Elm Seat
£ 230
Victoria Antiques
Unusual Elm Desk Chair with Swivel Base.
£ 350
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Carolean Style Carved Walnut Armchairs
£ 1,250
NP & A SALT ANTIQUES
Good Antique Windsor Armchair
£ 235
The Antique Shop
Antique Pair of Ladder Back Carver Armchairs / Dining Chairs
£ 275
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 895
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique Inlaid Mahogany High Back Armchair
£ 180
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Inlaid Mahogany Carver Armchair
£ 675
Philip Hunt Antiques
Regency Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 495
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Elm & Beech Windsor Armchair
£ 395
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair
£ 275
Tom Scott Antiques
Pair of English Oak Hall Chairs
£ 395
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Victorian Windsor Armchair
£ 525