A carver chair is a dining chair with arms, also called an elbow chair. They are usually made in pairs as a part of a suite of 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 the equivalent side chair. A 'long' set of dining 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.

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Two carver dining chairs made to match 6 Victorian dining chairs

Carver chairs to match Victorian set

Two carver dining chairs made to match 6 Victorian dining chairs

Decorative inlaid Edwardian carver

Edwardian Inlaid Carver Chair

Decorative inlaid Edwardian carver

Two matching Georgian style carver arm chairs with shield…

Georgian Shield Back Carver Arm Chairs by R.D. Kirkman

Two matching Georgian style carver arm chairs with shield shaped backs, R.D. Kirkman badge underneath

A pair of George III mahogany rail-back carver chairs with…

George III Mahogany Carver Chairs with Turned Legs

A pair of George III mahogany rail-back carver chairs with stuffover seats and turned front legs

A Regency style gilt and ebonised carver chair, with loose…

Regency-style gilt and ebonised carver chair with cushion seat

A Regency style gilt and ebonised carver chair, with loose cushion seat 84 cm high, 52 cm wide

Pair Chippendale period carver chairs with scroll carved…

Chippendale Carver Chairs with Serpentine Top Rails

Pair Chippendale period carver chairs with scroll carved serpentine top rails, interlaced vase shaped splats, fluted chamfered legs joined by an 'H' stretcher

A 19th century Chippendale style mahogany carver chair, with a…

Chippendale Mahogany Carver Chair with Velvet Seat

A 19th century Chippendale style mahogany carver chair, with a velvet seat

A George III mahogany carver chair, English circa 1760. 95 cm…

George III Mahogany Carver Chair, English 1760

A George III mahogany carver chair, English circa 1760. 95 cm high, 70 cm wide, 48 cm deep. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

English 18th century walnut Hepplewhite carver chair

18th Century Walnut Carver Chair

English 18th century walnut Hepplewhite carver chair

Late 18th century English walnut carver chair with tapestry seat

18th Century English Walnut Carver Chair with Tapestry Seat

Late 18th century English walnut carver chair with tapestry seat

Twelve Victorian style balloon back chairs, including 2 carver…

Victorian Balloon Back Chairs Set with Carvers

Twelve Victorian style balloon back chairs, including 2 carver chairs

Regency style carver chair with striped seat cover

Regency Striped Carver Chair

Regency style carver chair with striped seat cover

An Edwardian carver chair with central pierced splat on…

Edwardian Carver Chair with Pierced Splat and Cabriole Legs

An Edwardian carver chair with central pierced splat on cabriole legs, English circa 1910

Colonial cedar carver chair on fluted legs with scrolled arms

Cedar Carver Chair with Fluted Legs and Scrolled Arms

Colonial cedar carver chair on fluted legs with scrolled arms

Unusual 19th century cedar carver chair in leather upholstery,…

Cedar Carver Chair with Leather Upholstery and Initials

Unusual 19th century cedar carver chair in leather upholstery, with initials R.J. in back

19th century blackwood gentlemans chair by Launceston wood…

Sadler's Blackwood Leaf Carved Gentlemen's Chair

19th century blackwood gentlemans chair by Launceston wood carver James Sadler (immigrant to Van Dieman's Land 1842) decorated with leaf pattern carving on arms legs and back. Provenance: Sadler family by descent

19th century cedar carver chair with scrolled arms

Cedar Carver Chair with Scrolled Arms

19th century cedar carver chair with scrolled arms

4 spindle back beech Windsor style chairs, including carver…

Set of 4 Beech Windsor Chairs with Carver Chair

4 spindle back beech Windsor style chairs, including carver chair

A mahogany William IV carver, circa 1830s, of generous…

William IV Mahogany Carver Chair

A mahogany William IV carver, circa 1830s, of generous proportions, having a carved top rail with a gadrooned central section flanked by foliate scrolls, a carved mid rail below a central shell motif, having sweeping scroll end arms on curved supports to…

A William IV mahogany carver chair. The curved cresting rail,…

William IV Mahogany Carver Chair with Lotus Splat

A William IV mahogany carver chair. The curved cresting rail, with lotus decoration splat, with out swept arms, on turned tapering legs.

A Regency mahogany carver chair.

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair

A Regency mahogany carver chair.

Two English mahogany rail back carver chairs, with scroll…

Antique Mahogany Rail Back Carver Chairs with Customs Seal

Two English mahogany rail back carver chairs, with scroll carved arms, the British Antique Dealers Assoc customs seal attached to one chair, as inspected

A mahogany tablet back carver, English, 19th century

19th Century Mahogany Tablet Back Carver

A mahogany tablet back carver, English, 19th century

A mahogany tablet back carver chair, English, 19th century

19th Century English Mahogany Carver Chair

A mahogany tablet back carver chair, English, 19th century

A green upholstered carver chair, Danish, circa 1960

Danish Green Upholstered Carver Chair, 1960

A green upholstered carver chair, Danish, circa 1960

A pair of Regency style ebonized cane seated carver chairs,…

Regency Style Ebonized Carver Chairs, Late 19th Century

A pair of Regency style ebonized cane seated carver chairs, late 19th century finely decorated throughout

A William IV mahogany carver chair with a bowed spade back…

William IV Mahogany Carver Chair with Turned Supports

A William IV mahogany carver chair with a bowed spade back above a horizontal splat, bugle arms and a drop in seat, turned supports

A Jacobean style carver with antique tooled leather seat and…

Jacobean Carver with Tooled Leather and Cushion

A Jacobean style carver with antique tooled leather seat and back, together with an upholstered patterned cushion

A carver chair with bobbin turned supports, English, early 19th…

Bobbin-Turned Carver Chair, 19th Century English

A carver chair with bobbin turned supports, English, early 19th century

An Australian colonial cedar carver chair, after the style of…

Colonial Cedar Carver Chair with Matching Dining Chair

An Australian colonial cedar carver chair, after the style of Thomas Hope, early 19th century. Ornate carved decoration throughout, sabre legs, plus matching dining chair. Provenance: The Estate of the late Christopher Pearson, Adelaide

Gentlemans carver chair: Cedar early form with rail back,…

Cedar Carver Chair with Hand Cane Seat, c1860s

Gentlemans carver chair: Cedar early form with rail back, c1860s with hand cane seat & leather squab cushion, 60 x 56 x 92 cm

Chippendale style mahogany carver chair

Mahogany Chippendale Carver Chair

Chippendale style mahogany carver chair

1920's carver chair in Chippendale style

Chippendale-style Carver Chair from the 1920s

1920's carver chair in Chippendale style

Carlton Cricket Club: Directors chair, early 20th century…

Carlton Cricket Club Chair and Presentation Set

Carlton Cricket Club: Directors chair, early 20th century blackwood high back carver chair with 'C.C.' monogram in the Arts & Crafts style. Plus Carlton Cricket Club presentation silver plated punch bowl, ladel & tray.

Antique cherry wood carver chair

Cherry Wood Carver's Chair

Antique cherry wood carver chair

A pair of Georgian mahogany Hepplewhite carver chairs with…

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chairs with Tapestry Seats

A pair of Georgian mahogany Hepplewhite carver chairs with tapestry seats.

Carver Chair: Early 20th century balloon back reproduction…

Floral Tapestry Carver Chair

Carver Chair: Early 20th century balloon back reproduction carver chair with floral tapestry seat.

An antique carver chair

Antique Carver Chair

An antique carver chair

Pair Victorian mahogany scrolled arm carver chairs

Victorian Mahogany Armchairs with Scrolled Arms

Pair Victorian mahogany scrolled arm carver chairs

Georgian mahogany carver chair & two matching dining chairs.…

Georgian Mahogany Carver & Dining Chairs - Observatory Collection

Georgian mahogany carver chair & two matching dining chairs. Scrolled back rail with strap & button splat. Ex. Sydney Observatory c.1880s. Height 83 cm (carver)

Victorian mahogany rail back carver, turned front legs with…

Mahogany Rail Back Carver with Scrolled Arms

Victorian mahogany rail back carver, turned front legs with scrolled arms resting on pillars. Height 89 cm

A George III style mahogany carver, English, 20th century

Mahogany Carver in George III Style

A George III style mahogany carver, English, 20th century

A Sheraton style mahogany shield back carver, English, 19th…

19th Century English Mahogany Shield Back Carver

A Sheraton style mahogany shield back carver, English, 19th century

1920's carver chair

1920s Carver Chair

1920's carver chair

A George III mahogany Chippendale style carver, English, circa…

George III Chippendale Carver, 1775, Provenance: L.J Cook & Co

A George III mahogany Chippendale style carver, English, circa 1775. Provenance: L.J Cook & Co., Camberwell

A Sheraton revival high back carver chair

Sheraton High Back Carver Chair Revival

A Sheraton revival high back carver chair

Button back leather carver chair in the Georgian style, 20th…

Georgian-style Leather Carver Chair

Button back leather carver chair in the Georgian style, 20th century.

Georgian mahogany carver chair, circa 1780's.

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair (1780s)

Georgian mahogany carver chair, circa 1780's.

A George III walnut carver, late 18th to early 19th century, a…

Georgian Walnut Carver Chair

A George III walnut carver, late 18th to early 19th century, a commodious chair, with a gently arched back above a central wheat sheaf splat, two shaped burr figured arms with conforming supports to a wedge shaped drop in seat, and raised on square form…

An Australian Colonial cedar rail back carver chair with…

Colonial Cedar Carver Chair with Burgundy Leather Seat

An Australian Colonial cedar rail back carver chair with burgundy leather stuff-over seat

A pair of Edwardian carver chairs

Edwardian Carver Chairs Pair

A pair of Edwardian carver chairs

An early 19th century mahogany carver with rope twist mid rail…

Mahogany Carver with Rope Twist and Faceted Legs

An early 19th century mahogany carver with rope twist mid rail and hexagonal faceted front legs

Spade back carver chair, Australian cedar, circa 1850s

1850s Australian Cedar Spade Back Carver Chair

Spade back carver chair, Australian cedar, circa 1850s

A mid nineteenth century cedar carver chair

Cedar Carver Chair, 19th Century

A mid nineteenth century cedar carver chair

A unusual Victorian beech/elm stick back carver chair

Victorian Stick Back Carver Chair

A unusual Victorian beech/elm stick back carver chair

A pair of Edwardian mahogany cane seated carver chairs, English,…

Edwardian Mahogany Carver Chairs with Cane Seats

A pair of Edwardian mahogany cane seated carver chairs, English, early 20th century

A pair of early Victorian mahogany spade back carver chairs.

Victorian Mahogany Carver Chairs - Spade Back Pair

A pair of early Victorian mahogany spade back carver chairs.

Regency mahogany carver chair with inlaid solid top rail,…

Mahogany Carver Chair with Inlaid Top Rail and Brass Roundel

Regency mahogany carver chair with inlaid solid top rail, pierced horizontal slat with brass roundel on ringed tapering legs

A pair of late Regency mahogany carver chairs

Regency Mahogany Carver Chairs

A pair of late Regency mahogany carver chairs

A mahogany Regency revival occasional chair, mid 20th century,…

Regency Revival Mahogany Occasional Chair

A mahogany Regency revival occasional chair, mid 20th century, the carver with a shaped square back and three slender pierced splats, sweeping arm rests to reeded supports, a stuffover seat and raised on slender reeded legs to small toupie feet;…

A pair of Louis XIV tapestry upholstered carver chairs

Louis XIV Tapestry Carver Chairs

A pair of Louis XIV tapestry upholstered carver chairs

Pair of William IV English mahogany carver chairs

William IV Mahogany Carver Chairs

Pair of William IV English mahogany carver chairs

A19th century Australian cedar carver chair stamped (public…

19th Century Cedar Carver Chair with PWD Stamp

A19th century Australian cedar carver chair stamped (public works department) PWD. Height 91 cm

A mahogany Hepplewhite style shield back carver. Relief carved…

Mahogany Shield Back Carver with Neoclassical Relief Carving

A mahogany Hepplewhite style shield back carver. Relief carved and pierced to the back with delicate neoclassical forms, having curved arm rails to a leather covered shaped stuffover seat above tapering legs with spade feet united by an 'H' form and three…

A pair of Australian cedar carver chairs, mid 19th century.

Mid 19th Century Australian Cedar Carver Chairs

A pair of Australian cedar carver chairs, mid 19th century.

An Australian cedar carver chair, 19th century

19th Century Australian Cedar Carver Chair

An Australian cedar carver chair, 19th century

George III mahogany Chippendale carver armchair, pierced splat…

Chippendale Mahogany Armchair with Leather Seat

George III mahogany Chippendale carver armchair, pierced splat back, tapered square section legs, drop-in leather seat

George III mahogany Chippendale carver armchair, pierced splat…

Chippendale Mahogany Carver Armchair with Leather Seat

George III mahogany Chippendale carver armchair, pierced splat back, tapered square section legs, drop-in leather seat

A Victorian rail back carver, height 83 cm

Victorian Rail Carver: Elegant 83cm Back Chair

A Victorian rail back carver, height 83 cm

A carver chair, Australian cedar, New South Wales origin, circa…

Antique Australian Cedar Carver Chair (8 words)

A carver chair, Australian cedar, New South Wales origin, circa 1840

A carver chair, Australian cedar, New South Wales origin, mid…

Mid-19th Century Australian Cedar Carver Chair

A carver chair, Australian cedar, New South Wales origin, mid 19th century

A George III mahogany carver chair

Mahogany Carver Chair from George III Era

A George III mahogany carver chair

A provincial oak carver chair, English, early 19th century

Early 19th Century English Oak Carver Chair

A provincial oak carver chair, English, early 19th century

A George III mahogany carver

George III Mahogany Carver Chair

A George III mahogany carver

A mahogany carver chair with finely carved splat and back rail,…

18th Century English Mahogany Carver Chair with Fine Carvings

A mahogany carver chair with finely carved splat and back rail, English, 18th century

A mahogany carver with refined carved splat and serpentine seat,…

18th Century English Mahogany Carver with Refined Carving

A mahogany carver with refined carved splat and serpentine seat, English, 18th century

A walnut carver chair with original tapestry, French, early…

18th Century French Walnut Carver Chair with Tapestry

A walnut carver chair with original tapestry, French, early 18th century

An important pair of George II carved giltwood library chairs,…

George II Giltwood Library Chairs with Acanthus Carvings

An important pair of George II carved giltwood library chairs, each with serpentine crest to back above padded arms and seat, elaborately carved with accanthus leaves and coin motifs throughout, supported by cabriole legs with similar decoration and…

A pair of Colonial-style mahogany carver chairs

Colonial Mahogany Carver Chairs

A pair of Colonial-style mahogany carver chairs

An oak Charles II style carver chair with applied diamond…

18th Century Oak Carver Chair with Diamond Panels

An oak Charles II style carver chair with applied diamond panels, 18th century and later

A mahogany carver chair with central vase formed splat, English,…

Mahogany Carver Chair with Vase Splat, c. 1800

A mahogany carver chair with central vase formed splat, English, circa 1800

A pair of mahogany carvers embellished with harebells to the…

19th Century Mahogany and Oak Carvers with Harebell Embellishments

A pair of mahogany carvers embellished with harebells to the splat, English, 19th century, together with another oak carver

An Australian cedar spade back carver chair, circa 1860

1860 Australian Cedar Spade Back Carver Chair

An Australian cedar spade back carver chair, circa 1860

An Anglo Indian mahogany carver chair, 19th century

19th Century Anglo-Indian Mahogany Carver Chair

An Anglo Indian mahogany carver chair, 19th century

Fine early cedar carver chair with sabre legs in Regency design…

Regency Cedar Carver Chair with Sabre Legs

Fine early cedar carver chair with sabre legs in Regency design in the manner of Thomas Hope C1820's Tasmanian

Three Victorian walnut dining chairs, comprising a carver and…

Victorian Walnut Dining Chairs with Gold Brocade Upholstery

Three Victorian walnut dining chairs, comprising a carver and two dining chairs, with gold brocade upholstery

A pair of cedar carver chairs upholstered with red velvet and…

Cedar Carver Chairs with Red Velvet Upholstery, 1860

A pair of cedar carver chairs upholstered with red velvet and curved tablet backs, circa 1860

19th century cedar carver chair

Cedar Carver's Chair from 19th Century

19th century cedar carver chair

A Victorian mahogany spade back carver chair on turned legs

Victorian Mahogany Carver Chair with Turned Legs

A Victorian mahogany spade back carver chair on turned legs

A Victorian mahogany spade back carver chair with central splat…

Victorian Mahogany Carver Chair with Turned Legs

A Victorian mahogany spade back carver chair with central splat on turned legs

A small Georgian style fiddleback carver, the chair with a…

Georgian-style Fiddleback Carver Chair

A small Georgian style fiddleback carver, the chair with a shaped back and a large vasiform splat, curvaceous arms to a drop in upholstered seat, raised on cabriole legs with relief carved knees terminating in pad feet. Height 73 cm, width 46 cm, depth 39…

A set of eight William IV mahogany bar-back dining chairs,…

William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs

A set of eight William IV mahogany bar-back dining chairs, plain with turned and fluted front legs and drop-in velvet seats - six singles and a pair of carver chairs with scroll arms.

Mid Victorian carver chair, cedar, Barback with scroll arms

Victorian Cedar Barback Chair with Scroll Arms

Mid Victorian carver chair, cedar, Barback with scroll arms

An early Australian cedar spade back carver chair, Tasmanian…

Tasmanian Cedar Carver Chair, 1835

An early Australian cedar spade back carver chair, Tasmanian origin circa 1835, 55 cm across the arms

An Australian carver chair, solid blackwood, early 20th century,…

Early 20th Century Australian Blackwood Carver Chair

An Australian carver chair, solid blackwood, early 20th century, 60 cm across the arms