Although you might think that a dining chair is a relatively simple and uninspiring type of chair, you would be wrong. Instead, the humble dining chair is a seat that has evolved over 400 years incorporating countless tiny innovations to bring you an item that is light, strong and comfortable. The first chairs we would recognise as dining chairs emerged during the middle of the 17th Century and prior to this everyone except for the head of the household would sit on simple solid wood stools around the table.
As eating etiquette took off in the 18th Century the Mahogany dining chair was further refined and simplified with padding, upholstery, elegant splat backs, hidden blocks on the joints for strength and fine tapered or carved legs. During the 19th Century as adjustments were made in the form to better suit our sitting posture and ensure the dining chair was strong yet light and easy to move around. As the 20th Century progressed the form of a dining chair was turned entirely on its head as new materials including steel tubing and plastics allowed us to fundamentally change the form of a chair. Of course old staples such as Oak continued to be used as well.
At LoveAntiques we have one of the best selections of Antique and Vintage dining chairs anywhere on the internet all from trusted antique dealers around the UK.
£ 785.55
Church Street Antiques
Art Deco Black Walnut Dining Suite to Seat Six
£ 3,850
£ 289.55
Leeds Antiques
Set of Four Georgian Elm Chippendale Country Dining Chairs, George III, Late 18th Century
£ 875
Set of Four Georgian Elm Chippendale Country Dining Chairs, George III, Late 18th Century
£ 875
Leeds Antiques
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Eight Danish Vintage Teak Dining Chairs by Johannes Andersen
£ 4,250
Set of Eight Danish Vintage Teak Dining Chairs by Johannes Andersen
£ 4,250
Marylebone Antiques
Founders Antiques
Set of Six Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs c.1820
£ 995
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Stunning Quality Set of Six Antique Victorian Rosewood Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 2,250
Stunning Quality Set of Six Antique Victorian Rosewood Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 2,250
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Leeds Antiques
Set of 6 Late 19th-century Mahogany Chippendale Revival Ladderback Dining Chairs with Leather Seats, c.1870–1890 (Victorian)
£ 995
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Six Vintage Mid Century Dining Chairs
£ 995
Gaylord Antiques
Windsor Chair Elm & Ash
£ 395
Timeless Furniture UK
Edwardian Mahogany Wind Out Table Dining Suite
£ 850
£ 1,150
Witch Antiques
Set of 10 Hepplewhite Revival Chairs
£ 1,425
Elmgarden Antiques
A Good Country Oak Refectory Table and 6 Chairs
£ 880
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
A Set of Twelve Vintage Pine Chairs
£ 1,500
Pear Tree Antiques
A Pair of Lincolnshire Style Rush Seated Ladderback Chairs
£ 295
Pear Tree Antiques
A Set of Four Ladderback Dining Chairs
£ 495
G Neville Antiques
Dining Chairs - Dining Chairs Set of 10 Country Ladder Back Dining Chairs C1900 Restored
£ 2,950
Dining Chairs - Dining Chairs Set of 10 Country Ladder Back Dining Chairs C1900 Restored
£ 2,950
G Neville Antiques
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Antique 19th Century Elm Country Farmhouse Single Chair with Rush Seat
£ 150
Antique 19th Century Elm Country Farmhouse Single Chair with Rush Seat
£ 150
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Leeds Antiques
Pair of Early 19th Century English Elm Country Chairs, Circa 1800–1820 (Georgian, George III)
£ 395
Pair of Early 19th Century English Elm Country Chairs, Circa 1800–1820 (Georgian, George III)
£ 395
Leeds Antiques
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Fine Quality Set of Six Antique Victorian Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 1,285
Fine Quality Set of Six Antique Victorian Mahogany Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 1,285
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Set of 4 Antique Oak Ladderback Dining Chairs
£ 330
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality Set of 10 Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 5,850
Outstanding Quality Set of 10 Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 5,850
London City Antiques
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Set of 4 Oak Dining Chairs by Frank Pratt of Derbyshire
£ 275
Set of 4 Oak Dining Chairs by Frank Pratt of Derbyshire
£ 275
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Leeds Antiques
Set of 6 Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Chairs c.1870 – Georgian / George III Style Side Chairs, Horsehair Fabric Upholstery
£ 1,495
Set of 6 Mahogany Hepplewhite Dining Chairs c.1870 – Georgian / George III Style Side Chairs, Horsehair Fabric Upholstery
£ 1,495
Leeds Antiques
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Vintage Set of 5 Mahogany Carver Dining Chairs Alan Grainger “Acornman” 1960s
£ 550
Vintage Set of 5 Mahogany Carver Dining Chairs Alan Grainger “Acornman” 1960s
£ 550
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Lovely Set of Four Antique Victorian Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 1,285
Lovely Set of Four Antique Victorian Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 1,285
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Six Antique Portuguese Embossed Leather & Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 1,500
Set of Six Antique Portuguese Embossed Leather & Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 1,500
Marylebone Antiques
FB Antiques
Set of 6 Late Victorian Oak Dining Chairs
£ 675
FB Antiques
Set of 8 George III Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 1,250
Wilsford Antiques
Set of Eight 19th-Century Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 710
Wilsford Antiques
Set of Six George III Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 600
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Twelve Oak Yorkshire Style Ladderback Dining Chairs
£ 800
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Eight Art Deco Leather and Walnut Dining Chairs by Hille
£ 3,750
£ 4,950
Set of Eight Danish Vintage CH-23 Dining Chairs by Hans Wegner for Carl Hansen
£ 4,950
Marylebone Antiques
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Eight Danish Vintage Teak Dining Chairs
£ 1,750
Sovereign Antiques
Set of 4 Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 495
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Set Eight Golden Oak Ladder Backed Dining Chairs
£ 1,295
James O'Malley Antiques
William IV Carver Chairs
£ 895
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Four Mid Century Oak Dining Chairs
£ 225
