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.
Antiques & Chic
4 Brown Leather & Chrome Pieff Chairs
£ 450
Antiques & Chic
Victorian Set Of 6 Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 725
£ 429.99
Vintage Old Charm Wood Bros Oak Dining Chairs C1970 / Set of 6 / Solid Oak Wooden Frames
£ 429.99
MebleinUK
London City Antiques
Set of 4 Antique Victorian Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 1,485
London City Antiques
Fine Quality Set of 6 Antique Rosewood Brass Inlaid Dining Chairs
£ 2,750
Fine Quality Set of 6 Antique Rosewood Brass Inlaid Dining Chairs
£ 2,750
London City Antiques
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
A Lovely Arts & Crafts Oak 3 Seater Panelled Church Pew to Wax / Paint
£ 595
A Lovely Arts & Crafts Oak 3 Seater Panelled Church Pew to Wax / Paint
£ 595
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
Marylebone Antiques
1960’s Set of 10 Danish Teak Dining Chairs by Anders Jensen
£ 2,950
Philip Hunt Antiques
Fabulous Set of 12 Mahogany Spider Web Back Dining Chairs
£ 9,550
London City Antiques
Set of 8 Antique Quality Burr Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Dining Chairs
£ 7,850
Set of 8 Antique Quality Burr Walnut Inlaid Marquetry Dining Chairs
£ 7,850
London City Antiques
London City Antiques
Unusual Set of 8 Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Library / Dining Chairs
£ 3,950
Unusual Set of 8 Antique Victorian Quality Carved Mahogany Library / Dining Chairs
£ 3,950
London City Antiques
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Wonderful Set of Four French Antique Carved Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 1,085
Wonderful Set of Four French Antique Carved Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 1,085
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Millers Antiques
Set of 12 Kitchen Dining Chairs
£ 1,200
MebleinUK
Vintage Old Charm Wood Bros Dining Wheelback Kitchen Windsor Chairs / Tudor Brown / Set Of 4
£ 337.99
Vintage Old Charm Wood Bros Dining Wheelback Kitchen Windsor Chairs / Tudor Brown / Set Of 4
£ 337.99
MebleinUK
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique Matching Set 10 Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 795
Timeless Furniture UK
Set Of Six Hepplewhite Style Dining Chairs
£ 265
London City Antiques
Set of 6 Antique Victorian Quality Carved Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 2,950
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Six Regency Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 260
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Eight Antique Mahogany Shield Back Dining Chairs
£ 1,575
London City Antiques
Set of 10 Antique Edwardian Quality Mahogany & Cane Dining Chairs
£ 3,950
Set of 10 Antique Edwardian Quality Mahogany & Cane Dining Chairs
£ 3,950
London City Antiques
London City Antiques
Set of 8 Antique Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 4,850
£ 385.55
£ 235.55
£ 1,250
Philip Hunt Antiques
Good Set of 8 William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 2,495
Philip Hunt Antiques
Set of 14 (12 + 2) Mahogany Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs
£ 5,250
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality Set of 8 Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 5,500
Outstanding Quality Set of 8 Antique Victorian Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 5,500
London City Antiques
London City Antiques
Set of 4 Antique Victorian Quality Carved Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 2,250
London City Antiques
Antique Victorian Quality Set of 6 Carved Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 2,850
Antique Victorian Quality Set of 6 Carved Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 2,850
London City Antiques
London City Antiques
Antique Victorian Mahogany Carved Set of 6 Dining Chairs
£ 2,950
London City Antiques
Exceptional Quality Antique Set of 8 Victorian Inlaid Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 3,950
Exceptional Quality Antique Set of 8 Victorian Inlaid Carved Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 3,950
London City Antiques
London City Antiques
Set of Six Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Dining Chairs
£ 3,685
Antiques & Chic
Mahogany Inlaid Dining Table & 6 Chairs
£ 795
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Set of 8 Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs with Carvers
£ 690
Hingstons Antiques
Set of 8 Victorian Balloon Back Dining Chairs
£ 1,675
Wickersley Antiques
A Superb Set of 4 Regency Period Dining Chairs
£ 950
£ 680
Antiques & Chic
6 Mid Century G-plan Dining Chairs
£ 675
£ 1,250
London City Antiques
Set of Six Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 2,200
London City Antiques
Set of 6 Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 2,850