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.
Danish Vintage Rosewood Dining Table by Henry Rosengren Hansen
£ 3,250
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Mahogany Triple Pillar Extending Dining Table 11 Ft Long
£ 890
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Inlaid Circular Centre Dining Table with Gilded Decoration
£ 18,950
London City Antiques
Antique Mahogany Triple Pedestal Extending Dining Table Seating 14
£ 9,850
London City Antiques
Set of 6 Antique Hepplewhite Revival Dining Chairs, English, Suite, Victorian
£ 1,895
London Fine Ltd
Set of Eight Danish Vintage Rosewood Model 42 Dining Chairs by Kai Kristiansen
£ 8,500
Marylebone Antiques
English Tripod Dining Table Made of Solid Mahogany of 3.44-meter Long - 19th Century
€ 5,800
Alain Michel Antiques
Set of 8 Edwardian Hepplewhite Style Mahogany Dining Chairs Light Green Leather
£ 1,650
CS & T Ornate Furniture
Extendable Dining Table Directoire Period c.1800 (3.60 Meters Long)
€ 10,500
Alain Michel Antiques
Antique Mahogany Set of Eight Dining Chairs Including Two Carvers
£ 3,450
London City Antiques
Outstanding French Cherry Wood Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Table
£ 1,695
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Antique Mahogany Round Dining Table with Figured Crossbanded Top
£ 3,650
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality Large Antique Georgian Irish Mahogany 10 Seater Wake Dining Table
£ 21,500
London City Antiques
