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.
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
A Green & Yellow Tulip Antique / Old Pine 3 Seater Box Settle / Bench
£ 545
A Green & Yellow Tulip Antique / Old Pine 3 Seater Box Settle / Bench
£ 545
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
£ 4,200
Harper Baxter
Arkana Dining Table and 4 Chairs Space Age Vintage
£ 650
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Set of Ten C19th Solid Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
£ 2,750
Set of Ten C19th Solid Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs
£ 2,750
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Timeless Furniture UK
Vintage Burr Walnut Veneered Set Of Five Dining Chairs One of Which is a Carver.
£ 225
Vintage Burr Walnut Veneered Set Of Five Dining Chairs One of Which is a Carver.
£ 225
Timeless Furniture UK
Timeless Furniture UK
Vintage Ercol Five Gothic Style Dining Chairs
£ 225
Penderyn Antiques
Four Antique George III Welsh Oak Dining Chairs
£ 595
Penderyn Antiques
Four Early 20th Century Kitchen Chairs
£ 595
London City Antiques
Set of 6 Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Dining Chairs
£ 2,850
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Set of Six Solid Mahogany Chippendale Style Dining Chairs c.1890
£ 595
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Set of Twelve Swedish Style Painted Dining Chairs
£ 3,650
London City Antiques
Fine Quality Set of 6 Antique Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 3,450
Driscolls Antiques Ltd
Quality Set of Six Antique Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 1,295
London City Antiques
Fine Set of 6 Antique Quality Mahogany Library Chairs by Gillows
£ 2,850
Fine Set of 6 Antique Quality Mahogany Library Chairs by Gillows
£ 2,850
London City Antiques
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Set of 8 18th Century Country Spindle Back Dining Chairs
£ 3,500
Set of 8 18th Century Country Spindle Back Dining Chairs
£ 3,500
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Camden Antiques
Set of 6 19th Century Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 695
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Set of Six Late Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 425
Harry Raine Antiques
Good Quality Set of Six Oak Jacobean Style Dining Chairs
£ 650
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Set of 7 Georgian Spindleback Farmhouse Dining Chairs
£ 750
Set of 7 Georgian Spindleback Farmhouse Dining Chairs
£ 750
Knight Fine Antiques & Collectables
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Set of Four Oak Barley Twist Dining Chairs
£ 295
Marylebone Antiques
Set of Four Danish Vintage Rosewood and Leather Dining Chairs by Erik Buch
£ 2,750
Set of Four Danish Vintage Rosewood and Leather Dining Chairs by Erik Buch
£ 2,750
Marylebone Antiques
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Four Mahogany Queen Anne Style Dining Chairs
£ 225
Timeless Furniture UK
Carolean Carved Oak High Back Chair
£ 275
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Queen Anne Style Burr Walnut Dining Table and Chairs
£ 3,750
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
A Set of Eight Bleached Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 2,650
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
A Set of Six Georgian Bleached Mahogany Chairs
£ 2,650
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
A Set of Eighteen French Bleached Walnut and Beech Chairs
£ 8,750
A Set of Eighteen French Bleached Walnut and Beech Chairs
£ 8,750
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Alain Michel Antiques
Set Of 6 Chairs And Two Armchairs In Mahogany - 19th Century
€ 2,900
£ 7,650
Marylebone Antiques
Art Deco Burr Walnut Dining Table & Chairs by Hille
£ 11,500
London City Antiques
Quality Antique Victorian Mahogany Set of Four Dining Chairs
£ 1,395
London City Antiques
Outstanding Quality Set of 12 Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 9,500
Outstanding Quality Set of 12 Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dining Chairs
£ 9,500
London City Antiques
£ 329.99
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique Mahogany Extending Dining Table & 8 Chairs
£ 1,100
Graham Deakin Antiques
8 Seater Mouseman Table & 6 Chairs
£ 9,250
London City Antiques
Antique Set of Six Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs
£ 2,685
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Chairs Rare Set of 8 Suffolk Ball Back Dining Chairs c.1900
£ 985
ActFurniture LTD
Vintage 20th Century Ercol Dining Table with 6 Dining Chairs
£ 695
ActFurniture LTD
Vintage 20th Century Set of 6 Ercol Dining Chairs in Elm
£ 365
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set of 6 Good Quality Oak Dining Chairs
£ 625