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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Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte carver chair from the Gallia…

Hoffmann's Carver Chair from Gallia Apartment, Vienna (1913)

Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte carver chair from the Gallia apartment in Vienna, circa 1913. 90 cm high, 60 cm across the arms Josef Hoffmann (1870?1956) attended the Academy of fine Arts in Vienna and studied architecture under Otto Wagner (one of…

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…

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

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

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

A rare blackwood Edward VII commemorative armchair carved by…

Blackwood Edward VII Commemorative Armchair by Mabel Young

A rare blackwood Edward VII commemorative armchair carved by Mabel young, the top rail centred with a crown and flanked by a pair of padded roundels above a carved, pierced splat in the form Er VII 1902 with the Australian flag and the Union Jack, flanked…

An Anglo-Indian Regency style macassar ebony carver, early 19th…

Regency Macassar Ebony Carver with Cane Seat

An Anglo-Indian Regency style macassar ebony carver, early 19th century, with a woven cane seat

Two hall chairs late 19th century English oak, in the…

19th Century Gothic Revival Oak Hall Chairs

Two hall chairs late 19th century English oak, in the strawberry hill, Gothic revival style, carver chair and standard chair, height 138 cm

A fine Australian Regency spade back carver chair, Australian…

Australian Cedar Regency Carver Chair, 1820

A fine Australian Regency spade back carver chair, Australian cedar, Tasmanian origin, circa 1820, rare in such fine condition, 53 cm across the arms

A Colonial Australian cedar spade back carver chair, with…

Colonial Cedar Carver Chair with Tapestry Upholstery

A Colonial Australian cedar spade back carver chair, with original tapestry upholstered drop-in seat, Sydney, New South Wales origin, circa 1850, 45 cm across the arms

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 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

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

A George III Chippendale mahogany carver chair, circa 1770,…

A George III Chippendale mahogany carver chair, circa 1770, with an undulating carved and pierced splat, a stuffover seat and open arms

A good carved cedar scrolled-arm carver Chair, Tasmanian, circa…

A good carved cedar scrolled-arm carver Chair, Tasmanian, circa 1825. Provenance: The Juliana and Toby Hooper Collection Sotheby's Melbourne October 2007 lot 145 ( Estimated then at $5,000-7,000.), 52 cm wide, 92 cm high

Pair of carver chairs, mid Victorian polished mahogany frames…

Victorian Carver Chairs with Striped Upholstery

Pair of carver chairs, mid Victorian polished mahogany frames with carved details, striped upholstered seats

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

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

A pair of Louis XIV tapestry upholstered carver chairs

Louis XIV Tapestry Carver Chairs

A pair of Louis XIV tapestry upholstered carver chairs

Colonial carver chair red gum and casuarina ladder back with…

Red Gum Carver Chair with Ladder Back

Colonial carver chair red gum and casuarina ladder back with and square legs, reference to 'Memories' by Graham Cornall, survey of Australian furniture, pg 172-73

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

A pair of Georgian mahogany Hepplewhite style carver chairs,…

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chairs with Fan & Wheat Design

A pair of Georgian mahogany Hepplewhite style carver chairs, the back splat decorated with a fan and ear of wheat, the seats upholstered in a self-patterned fabric, square section legs to the front. 55 x 44 x 94 cm.

A fine Colonial carver chair, cedar with later brown leather…

Colonial Cedar Carver Chair with Leather Upholstery

A fine Colonial carver chair, cedar with later brown leather upholstery, New South Wales origin, circa 1825, 51 cm across the arms

An English 18th century Chippendale mahogany carver chair,…

Chippendale Mahogany Carver Chair, 1770

An English 18th century Chippendale mahogany carver chair, circa 1770, 63 cm across the arms

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

A George III mahogany carver

George III Mahogany Carver Chair

A George III mahogany carver

A suite of twelve mid 19th century English oak high back dining…

English Oak High Back Dining Chairs with Red Velvet Upholstery

A suite of twelve mid 19th century English oak high back dining chairs with red velvet upholstery, including two large open arm carver chairs

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 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

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 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

Pair of 19th century cedar carver chairs

19th Century Cedar Carver Chairs Pair

Pair of 19th century cedar carver chairs

A Regency carver chair in mahogany, the arms carved in an…

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair with 'S' Scroll Arms

A Regency carver chair in mahogany, the arms carved in an unusual 'S' scroll. The caned seat and squab cushion on sabre legs. English circa 1820. 84 x 57 x 54.5 cm

A George III mahogany carver chair

Mahogany Carver Chair from George III Era

A George III mahogany carver chair

English 18th century walnut Hepplewhite carver chair

18th Century Walnut Carver Chair

English 18th century walnut Hepplewhite carver chair

A Regency mahogany carver, circa 1810, with a turned top rail…

Regency Mahogany Carver with Foliate Carving and Sabre Legs

A Regency mahogany carver, circa 1810, with a turned top rail and foliate carved centre rail, reeded scrolling arms with brass rosette terminals, with a drop-in seat and raised on reeded sabre legs

A massive realistically carved elephant head, with a life-like…

Realistic Carved Elephant Head from Thailand (9 words)

A massive realistically carved elephant head, with a life-like skin texture, master carver signature to the ear, dated 2006, Thailand the floppy ears spread, the eyes with lashes, the curled trunk between wood tusks, height 110 cm, width 95 cm, depth 28 cm

A late Victorian lacquered Chinoiserie Queen Anne style carver,…

Victorian Chinoiserie Carver Chair

A late Victorian lacquered Chinoiserie Queen Anne style carver, late 19th century, the high backed chair with a vasiform splat and scroll arms, a drop in seat upholstered in complementary black, gold and red oriental jacquard, and raised on cabriole legs…

A fine antique Colonial cedar carver chair with reeded legs, in…

Regency Style Colonial Cedar Carver Chair, Tasmanian Origin

A fine antique Colonial cedar carver chair with reeded legs, in the Regency style, Tasmanian origin, early 19th century. Illustrated in 'A Guide To Collecting Australiana' by Juliana and Toby Hooper (fig. 38). 89 cm high, 57 cm across the arms. Provenance…

A Chippendale English mahogany carver chair, 18th century, 63…

18th Century English Mahogany Carver Chair

A Chippendale English mahogany carver chair, 18th century, 63 cm across the arms

A George IV fine crewel-work mahogany carver chair, English…

George IV Crewel Carver Chair, 1825

A George IV fine crewel-work mahogany carver chair, English circa 1825 the crewel work circa 1910 by Coralie Lloyd, 83 cm high 53 cm wide

A Regency mahogany carver, circa 1820, with a spade bar back,…

Regency Mahogany Carver with Floral Carving and Green Velvet Seat

A Regency mahogany carver, circa 1820, with a spade bar back, with a floral carved horizontal central splat, the seat covered in a green velvet. Provenance: The private collection of the Count and Countess Krasicki V Siecin. 86 cm high, 49 cm seat height

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 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 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

A spade back carver chair, Australian cedar, N.S.W. origin,…

1860 Cedar Spade Back Carver Chair from NSW, Australia

A spade back carver chair, Australian cedar, N.S.W. origin, circa 1860 51 cm across the arms

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

Pair Victorian mahogany scrolled arm carver chairs

Victorian Mahogany Armchairs with Scrolled Arms

Pair Victorian mahogany scrolled arm carver chairs

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

Three fine Hepplewhite shield back chairs (including one…

Hepplewhite Mahogany Shield Back Chairs, Set of 3

Three fine Hepplewhite shield back chairs (including one carver), this group is in mahogany with elaborately carved pierced splats with a swag motif. The seats on elegant tapered legs. England, circa 1785.

A fine Georgian mahogany carver chair with reeded and fluted…

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair with Fluted Decoration

A fine Georgian mahogany carver chair with reeded and fluted decoration, early 19th century, 53 cm across the arms

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.

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.

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 good quality cedar carver chair, Australian circa 1835, 58 cm…

A good quality cedar carver chair, Australian circa 1835, 58 cm wide, 47 cm deep, 87 cm high

A pair of Georgian mahogany Sheraton style carver chairs, the…

Georgian Sheraton Style Carver Chairs

A pair of Georgian mahogany Sheraton style carver chairs, the back splat decorated with wheat and drapery, the seat recently upholstered in a pastel floral tapestry, square section tapering legs with spade foot to the front. 54 x 47 x 98 cm.

A pair of early mahogany spade back carver chairs, circa 1850,…

1850 Mahogany Spade Back Carver Chairs

A pair of early mahogany spade back carver chairs, circa 1850, the simple spade back with crested chair rail, scroll timber arms to a drop in seat covered in green velvet on fluted front legs, height 86 cm, width 53 cm depth 60 cm

A Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1820, 54 cm across the…

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair, Circa 1820

A Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1820, 54 cm across the arms

Three Georgian Chippendale chairs, late 18th century Each with…

Georgian Chippendale Chairs, 18th Century

Three Georgian Chippendale chairs, late 18th century Each with a fine patina and of generous proportions with serpentine and winged cresting rails, comprising one carver and two singles, with pierced vasiform splats, curvaceous arms to square form leather…

Ten mahogany bar back dining chairs, including 2 carver…

Mahogany Bar Back Dining Chairs with Carver Armchairs

Ten mahogany bar back dining chairs, including 2 carver armchairs

An Austrian bentwood carver, by Jacob & Joseph Kohn, circa 1900,…

Austrian Bentwood Carver with Leather Seat

An Austrian bentwood carver, by Jacob & Joseph Kohn, circa 1900, of typical design, with a leather upholstered seat, the stamp to underside of seat bearing 'J & J Kohn Wsetin Austria, 100 cm high

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

A Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1820 with a velvet…

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair with Velvet Seat

A Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1820 with a velvet upholstered seat

A Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1820 with a floral…

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair with Floral Needlepoint Seat

A Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1820 with a floral needlepoint seat

A Regency mahogany carver chair.

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair

A Regency mahogany carver chair.

An antique English mahogany carver chair with barley twist rail…

English Mahogany Carver Chair with Barley Twist Rail

An antique English mahogany carver chair with barley twist rail back and fine ring turned legs, circa 1815, 58 cm across the arms

A pair of antique English carver chairs, flame mahogany with…

Antique English Carver Chairs with Leatherette Upholstery

A pair of antique English carver chairs, flame mahogany with brown leatherette upholstery, circa 1840, 52 cm across the 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 Regency mahogany carver chair.

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair

A Regency mahogany carver chair.

A Regency mahogany carver, circa 1815, the gadrooned crest rail…

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair with Tapestry Seat

A Regency mahogany carver, circa 1815, the gadrooned crest rail terminating with scroll acanthus leaves, above a carved foliate back rail, scroll arms, and a tapestry seat, standing on out swept legs, 86 cm high

A Georgian style carver together with a similar side chair,…

Georgian Style Carver and Side Chair with Chinoiserie Upholstery

A Georgian style carver together with a similar side chair, 19th century, with serpentine top rails knot carved splats, the seats upholstered in matching Chinoiserie pink brocade

Spade back carver chair, Australian cedar, circa 1850s

1850s Australian Cedar Spade Back Carver Chair

Spade back carver chair, Australian cedar, circa 1850s

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 pair of Edwardian mahogany Sheraton Revival carver chairs,…

Mahogany Sheraton Revival Carver Chairs with Liberty Style Upholstery

A pair of Edwardian mahogany Sheraton Revival carver chairs, slat back, stretcher base, upholstered in a Liberty style mushroom and grey fabric. 53 cm x 44 cm x 85 cm.

A Georgian mahogany carver chair with spade back and barley…

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair, 19th Century

A Georgian mahogany carver chair with spade back and barley twist rail, early 19th century, 52 cm across the arms

An antique English mahogany carver chair with timber seat,…

1830 English Mahogany Carver Chair with Timber Seat

An antique English mahogany carver chair with timber seat, circa 1830, 50 cm across the arms

A William IV mahogany carver chair with tapering octagonal form…

William IV Mahogany Carver Chair, 1835

A William IV mahogany carver chair with tapering octagonal form legs, circa 1835, 54 cm across the arms

An English mahogany spade back carver chair with tapering…

1835 English Mahogany Carver Chair with Hexagonal Legs

An English mahogany spade back carver chair with tapering hexagonal form legs, circa 1835, 58 cm across the arms

A pair of Colonial spade back library carver chairs, cedar with…

Colonial Cedar Spade Back Library Chairs with Leather Upholstery

A pair of Colonial spade back library carver chairs, cedar with burgundy leather upholstery, circa 1880, 54 cm across the arms

A Chippendale English mahogany carver chair, late 18th century,…

18th Century English Mahogany Carver Chair

A Chippendale English mahogany carver chair, late 18th century, 69 cm across the arms

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

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 Georgian mahogany carver chair with fine ring turned legs and…

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair, Circa 1800

A Georgian mahogany carver chair with fine ring turned legs and arm supports, circa 1800, 53 cm across the arms

A Regency mahogany bar back carver armchair, buttoned leather…

Regency Mahogany Leather Armchair with Nail Detail

A Regency mahogany bar back carver armchair, buttoned leather seat with upholstery nail detail, turned and lobbed front legs.

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 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

Australian cedar carver chair, third quarter of the 19th century

19th Century Australian Cedar Carver Chair

Australian cedar carver chair, third quarter of the 19th century

An antique English mahogany Chippendale carver chair, 18th…

18th Century Chippendale Carver Chair

An antique English mahogany Chippendale carver chair, 18th century, 93 cm high, 60 cm across the arms

School of Robert Prenzel carver chair, blackwood, early 20th…

Robert Prenzel Carver Chair with Orchid Carvings

School of Robert Prenzel carver chair, blackwood, early 20th century decorated with carved orchids monogram and dated 'E.Y.C. 6th Sept. 1904' 53 cm across the handles

Georgian mahogany carver chair, circa 1780's.

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair (1780s)

Georgian mahogany carver chair, circa 1780's.

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 William IV mahogany carver chair. 90 cm high, 53 cm wide.

William IV Mahogany Carver Chair - Antique Furniture

A William IV mahogany carver chair. 90 cm high, 53 cm wide.

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.

Pair of William IV English mahogany carver chairs

William IV Mahogany Carver Chairs

Pair of William IV English mahogany carver chairs

Regency simulated rosewood carver chair c. 1815 back rail with…

Regency Rosewood Carver Chair with Gilded Metal Mount

Regency simulated rosewood carver chair c. 1815 back rail with gilded metal mount, scrolled arms, canned seat, on saber legs, height 84 cm. Provenance: L. J. Cook and Co., South Camberwell, Vic., January 1999. Private Collection, Qld.

19th century cedar carver chair with scrolled arms

Cedar Carver Chair with Scrolled Arms

19th century cedar carver chair with scrolled arms