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.
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
Victoria Antiques
Set of 8 Ladderback 20th Century Chairs
£ 650
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
Norfolk Trade Antiques
19th Century Carved Oak Throne Chair
£ 565
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Elm & Beech Windsor Armchair
£ 395
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair
£ 275
LT Antiques
Regency Mahogany & Leather Armchair
£ 475
Tom Scott Antiques
Pair of English Oak Hall Chairs
£ 395
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Victorian Windsor Armchair
£ 525
Treehouse Antiques
Victorian Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 265
Salisbury Antiques Centre
George III Mahogany Carver Chair
£ 380
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Rosewood & Leather Armchairs by Andrew Milne 1950s
£ 2,450
Victoria Antiques
Unusual Pair of Limed Oak Arts & Crafts Armchairs.
£ 650
Wickersley Antiques
Hepplewhite Period Carver Chair
£ 340
Manoir Antiques and Decorative Interiors Ltd
Antique Upholstered Empire Style Dining Chair
£ 795
Antique Upholstered Empire Style Dining Chair
£ 795
Manoir Antiques and Decorative Interiors Ltd
Victoria Antiques
Substantial Victorian Slat Back Coopers Armchair
£ 275
Campbell Vintage
Pair of Regency Armchairs with Brass Inlay & Cane Seats
£ 1,480
Stalham Antique Gallery
Pair of Mahogany Sabre Legged Carver Chairs
£ 780
artsncraftsfurniture
Arts & Crafts Carver Chair
£ 245
Tony Youll Antiques
Pair of Venetian Painted Armchairs
£ 975
Victoria Antiques
Nice Quality Victorian Armchair
£ 275
£ 1,450
£ 500