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.
Burgett Langfield
19th Century French Fruitwood Two Seater Bench
£ 495
£ 785.55
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique Mahogany Twin Pillar Extending Dining Table 10 Seater
£ 475
Pear Tree Antiques
A Victorian, Solid Oak Extending Dining Table
£ 1,650
Church Street Antiques
Art Deco Black Walnut Dining Suite to Seat Six
£ 3,850
£ 289.55
Marylebone Antiques
Vintage Italian Brass Dining Table
£ 2,200
Philip Hunt Antiques
Wonderful William IV Large Mahogany Extending Dining Table
£ 5,950
Antiques-Interiors
Oak Refectory Table Ref H-245
£ 485
Founders Antiques
Set of Six Antique Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs c.1820
£ 995
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Extendable Dining Table
£ 3,950
Fine Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Extendable Dining Table
£ 3,950
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
Witch Antiques
Antique Table in the Manner of Gillows
£ 3,250
Timeless Furniture UK
Edwardian Mahogany Wind Out Table Dining Suite
£ 850
Martlesham Antiques
19th Century Mahogany Bowfront Chest of Drawers
£ 1,550
£ 1,150
The Antique Shop
Antique Victorian Pollard Oak Sideboard Buffet Server
£ 895
£ 599
Witch Antiques
Set of 10 Hepplewhite Revival Chairs
£ 1,425
Witch Antiques
Set of Antique Country Chairs
£ 1,275
Elmgarden Antiques
A Good Country Oak Refectory Table and 6 Chairs
£ 880
Harry Raine Antiques
Large Oak Draw Leaf Dining Table
£ 595
Harry Raine Antiques
Large Oak Refectory Dining Table 8 - 10 Seater
£ 725
Graham Deakin Antiques
19th Century Chestnut Swiss Tyrolean Set of Four Chairs
£ 495
Graham Deakin Antiques
19th Century Chestnut Swiss Tyrollean Sideboard
£ 495
Graham Deakin Antiques
!9th Century Chestnut Swiss Tyrolean Table
£ 550
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Superb Quality Antique Regency Set of Six Dining Chairs
£ 4,450
Superb Quality Antique Regency Set of Six Dining Chairs
£ 4,450
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
£ 425.55
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
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Quality French Oak Farmhouse Dining Table
£ 2,200
Georgian Antiques
Regency Style Twin Pillar Dining Table c.1900
£ 1,750
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Set of 4 Antique Oak Ladderback Dining Chairs
£ 330
Billy Hunt
Handsome Oak Dining Table c.1930
£ 615
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
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality 16 Seater Antique George III Figured Mahogany Two Pilar Dining Table
£ 14,850
Outstanding Quality 16 Seater Antique George III Figured Mahogany Two Pilar Dining Table
£ 14,850
London City Antiques
£ 1,450
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
Marylebone Antiques
Regency Style Mahogany Brass Inlaid Extending Dining Table
£ 2,450
Pendle Antiques Limited
Antique Victorian Mahogany Wind-out Table 1860s
£ 1,695
Leeds Antiques
Regency Metamorphic Mahogany & Ebony-inlaid Extending Dining Table, c.1820 – Expands to 7ft 6in, Seats 8
£ 1,995
Regency Metamorphic Mahogany & Ebony-inlaid Extending Dining Table, c.1820 – Expands to 7ft 6in, Seats 8
£ 1,995
Leeds Antiques