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.
London City Antiques
Outstanding Exhibition Quality Antique Victorian Italian Profusely Carved Solid Figured Walnut Dining Table
£ 5,500
Outstanding Exhibition Quality Antique Victorian Italian Profusely Carved Solid Figured Walnut Dining Table
£ 5,500
London City Antiques
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Baluster Leg French Bleached Oak Farmhouse Dining Table
£ 1,950
Baluster Leg French Bleached Oak Farmhouse Dining Table
£ 1,950
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality Large Antique 12 Seater Mahogany Extending Dining Table
£ 8,850
Outstanding Quality Large Antique 12 Seater Mahogany Extending Dining Table
£ 8,850
London City Antiques
£ 1,375
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique Mahogany 12ft 3in Triple Pillar Extending Dining Table
£ 1,200
Antique Mahogany 12ft 3in Triple Pillar Extending Dining Table
£ 1,200
Town House Traders Ltd
Town House Traders Ltd
Quality Mahogany 9ft Twin Pillar Extending Dining Table
£ 750
London City Antiques
Set of 4 Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 1,485
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality Large Antique George III Irish Mahogany Wake / Dining Table
£ 21,500
Outstanding Quality Large Antique George III Irish Mahogany Wake / Dining Table
£ 21,500
London City Antiques
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Metamorphic Dining Table
£ 4,450
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Metamorphic Dining Table
£ 4,450
London City Antiques
Georgian Antiques
Set of 12 Scottish Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 8,000
London City Antiques
Fine Quality Set of 8 Antique Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 5,650
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
French Bleached Oak Trestle Farmhouse Dining Table
£ 2,200
Philip Hunt Antiques
Set of 8 Pretty Victorian Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 2,750
Philip Hunt Antiques
Victorian Mahogany 2 Leaf Extending Dining Table
£ 1,150
London City Antiques
Fine Quality Set of 6 Antique Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 3,450
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality Antique George III Figured Mahogany Metamorphic Dining Table
£ 5,250
Outstanding Quality Antique George III Figured Mahogany Metamorphic Dining Table
£ 5,250
London City Antiques
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
Excellent Solid Oak Massive 260cm 10 Seater Dining Table to oil / wax / limewash
£ 2,495
Excellent Solid Oak Massive 260cm 10 Seater Dining Table to oil / wax / limewash
£ 2,495
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
Superb Solid Oak Massive 260cm 10 Seater Dining Table to Oil / Wax / Limewash
£ 2,495
Superb Solid Oak Massive 260cm 10 Seater Dining Table to Oil / Wax / Limewash
£ 2,495
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
London City Antiques
Rare Metamorphic Antique George III Quality Mahogany Extending Dining Table
£ 4,850
Rare Metamorphic Antique George III Quality Mahogany Extending Dining Table
£ 4,850
London City Antiques
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
French Bleached Oak Trestle Farmhouse Dining Table
£ 2,200
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality Large Antique George III Figured Mahogany Metamorphic Dining Table
£ 4,285
Outstanding Quality Large Antique George III Figured Mahogany Metamorphic Dining Table
£ 4,285
London City Antiques
Penderyn Antiques
Set of Four Antique Oak Farmhouse Chairs
£ 695
Marylebone Antiques
Danish Vintage Teak Extending Dining Table by Gunni Omann
£ 1,250
London City Antiques
Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Display Cabinet
£ 1,295
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Ten Danish Vintage Teak Dining Chairs
£ 1,950
London City Antiques
Set of 6 Antique Victorian Quality Carved Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 2,950
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Oak Refectory Table c.1900
£ 2,450
Wickersley Antiques
Lovely Fruitwood Kitchen Dining Table
£ 1,200
London City Antiques
Set of 4 Antique Quality Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 1,485
London City Antiques
Antique Set of Six Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 2,685
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
French Bleached Oak Farmhouse Dining Table
£ 2,450
Merchant House Antiques
French Elm Farmhouse Table
£ 3,950
Merchant House Antiques
Oak Refectory Table 8 Seater
£ 2,295
Philip Hunt Antiques
Set of 16 (14 + 2) Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
£ 6,450
Philip Hunt Antiques
Victorian Mahogany 2 Leaf Extending Dining Table
£ 1,525
Artsonline.org.uk
Fine 19th Century William IV Period 4-8 Seat Figured Mahogany Extending Dining Table
£ 1,590
Fine 19th Century William IV Period 4-8 Seat Figured Mahogany Extending Dining Table
£ 1,590
Artsonline.org.uk
£ 545
Wickersley Antiques
Superb Victorian Extending Dining Table Mahogany Seats 10/12
£ 3,650
Wickersley Antiques
Superb Early Victorian Mahogany Extending Dining Table with 3 Leaves Seat 14
£ 4,400
Superb Early Victorian Mahogany Extending Dining Table with 3 Leaves Seat 14
£ 4,400
Wickersley Antiques
Wickersley Antiques
Small Victorian Extending Dining Table
£ 895