carver or elbow chairs - chairs, singles/pairs
Carver chair. Essentially, a dining chair with arms. Also called an elbow chair. Usually made in pairs with dining suites and are consequently much rarer than standard dining chairs. Presumably they got their name from the fact that the master of the house would sit in one at the head of the table while carving the joint.
Carver chairs are always larger in size, both height and width, than its equivalent side chair. A 'long' set of chairs that includes two carver chairs will always command a considerable price premium over a set of side chairs of the same number. Be aware that sometimes side chairs have had arms added at a later date to create carvers. In this case the giveaway is that the dimensions of the carver chairs will be the same as side chairs.
Carver chairs are always larger in size, both height and width, than its equivalent side chair. A 'long' set of chairs that includes two carver chairs will always command a considerable price premium over a set of side chairs of the same number. Be aware that sometimes side chairs have had arms added at a later date to create carvers. In this case the giveaway is that the dimensions of the carver chairs will be the same as side chairs.
20 item(s) found:
A cedar carver chair with caned seat circa 1860 Australian
A cedar hard seated carver chair circa 1870 Down swept arms and turned legs
A Victorian cedar carver chair with turned front legs
A Tasmanian old cedar red painted carver c1860 89 x 53x 52 cm
An Australian cedar and caned carver of large proportions, the curved top rail above a plain curved cross rail, downswept arms on turned supports above a caned seat (damaged) and raised on turned tapering legs;
A blackwood carver chair and single chair, Victorian, circa 1910, 103 x 50 x 43 cm attributed to Smith, Geelong or Bellarine Peninsular. Ref: G. Cornall, Memories 1990 p. 170-171. Slat backs and rush seats, peg joinery carver. Width 50 cm. Depth 43 cm .…
A set of six substantial Tasmanian oak carver chairs Crinoline stretchers under, fluted front legs one chair larger reserved for the chairman on the board. Provenance: Ex John Fairfax boardroom, Sydney
Edwardian blackwood carver chair, embroidered seat and back with folk-art scenes of horses and flowers. 99 x 61 cm
An important cedar carved rail back carver chair Tasmanian on finely turned legs old worn finish. Provenance: Ex Hooper collection
Colonial full cedar carver/smokers chair on turned legs
Colonial cedar carver chair on facetted legs with scrolled arms
Colonial cedar country style carver chair
Grecian arm chair This modified Regency Greek revival style kauri armchair May have been intended as a 'Carver' for the head of the table. Correctly upholstered in black leather it was more likely to have been a fireside chair for 'The man of the house'.…
Pair of blackwood carver chairs, in good clean detailed condition
Cedar carver chair from Tasmania, with an elaborately carved back rail, a sunburst motif and incorporating elements of the restrained style of Thomas Hope, ring turned legs and a drop in seat
Cedar carver chair with shaped arms, an upholstered seat and turned and tapered front legs
Cedar carver chair with a drop in upholstered seat, scroll arms and turned and carved front legs
Colonial cedar carver chair with scrolled arms, bulbous facetted legs and a floral tapestry upholstered seat