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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Georgian Anglo-Indian rosewood carver armchair with caned seat…

Georgian Rosewood Carver Armchair with Caned Seat (Cane A/F)

Georgian Anglo-Indian rosewood carver armchair with caned seat (cane a/f)

Vintage upholstered carver armchair leather upholstered seat,…

Vintage Carver Armchair with Leather Seat and Carvings

Vintage upholstered carver armchair leather upholstered seat, worn, carved back and sides, height 90 cm; width 55 cm

A harlequin Pairing of inlaid chairs, one carver, one dining,…

Harlequin Inlaid Chairs with Tapestry Seats

A harlequin Pairing of inlaid chairs, one carver, one dining, both with tapestry upholstered seats. Fine marquetry inlaid lines. Carver height 90 cm, width 50 cm, depth 45 cm

Antique cherry wood carver chair

Cherry Wood Carver's Chair

Antique cherry wood carver chair

A small Windsor style caned carver chair, 20th century, the…

A small Windsor style caned carver chair, 20th century, the stained wood with an arched back and cross form wheel backed splats, with open curved arms to a caned seat, raised on cabriole front legs united by stretchers. Height 84 cm, width 55 cm, depth 55…

An unusual Arts & Crafts style carver with pale green…

Pale Green Artsy Carver with Embroidered Seat

An unusual Arts & Crafts style carver with pale green embroidered seat

A Victorian mahogany & green velvet upholstered carver, with…

Victorian Mahogany Carver with Green Velvet Upholstery

A Victorian mahogany & green velvet upholstered carver, with turned & column feet 111 x 55 x 55 cm

A mid nineteenth century cedar carver chair

Cedar Carver Chair, 19th Century

A mid nineteenth century cedar carver chair

An antique mahogany Chippendale style carver, 19th century the…

19th Century Chippendale Style Mahogany Carver Chair with Tapestry Seats

An antique mahogany Chippendale style carver, 19th century the country open armchair with serpentine cresting rails and extended ears, pierced splats, sinuous arm rests, curved supports, drop-in tapestry seats decorated with floral design, on square…

Two Australian carver chairs, blackwood and Tasmanian oak,…

Australian Carver Chairs, Blackwood and Tasmanian Oak, Early 20th Century

Two Australian carver chairs, blackwood and Tasmanian oak, early 20th century,

A pair of Colonial-style mahogany carver chairs

Colonial Mahogany Carver Chairs

A pair of Colonial-style mahogany carver chairs

Carver chair early 19th century oak, north Cheshire, Jacobean…

Jacobean Oak Court Chair with Scrolled Design

Carver chair early 19th century oak, north Cheshire, Jacobean style 'Court Chair' with a scrolled design

A Regency style oak carver chair, circa 1930 France, the shaped…

French Regency Oak Carver Chair

A Regency style oak carver chair, circa 1930 France, the shaped top rail with vertical back rails, shaped arms to a caned seat on cabriole legs. Height 104 cm, width 57 cm, depth 56 cm

A pair of Edwardian carver chairs

Edwardian Carver Chairs Pair

A pair of Edwardian carver chairs

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

Regency style carver chair with striped seat cover

Regency Striped Carver Chair

Regency style carver chair with striped seat cover

Georgian style carver chair

Georgian Carver Chair

Georgian style carver chair

A pair mahogany carver chairs.

Mahogany Carver Chairs Set

A pair mahogany carver chairs.

Victorian cedar carver armchair 53 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 91 cm…

Victorian Cedar Carver Armchair

Victorian cedar carver armchair 53 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 91 cm high

Victorian cedar carver armchair 54 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 90 cm…

Victorian Cedar Carver Armchair (10 words)

Victorian cedar carver armchair 54 cm wide, 53 cm deep, 90 cm high

Georgian era carver chair, 59 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 86 cm high

Georgian era carver chair, 59 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 86 cm high

Antique oak ecclesiastical carver chair, late 19th - early 20th…

Antique oak ecclesiastical carver chair, late 19th - early 20th century

1920's carver chair

1920s Carver Chair

1920's carver chair

Georgian mahogany carver, with inlay decoration

Mahogany Carver with Inlay Decoration

Georgian mahogany carver, with inlay decoration

Rail back carver armchair 53 cm wide, 55 cm deep, 92 cm high

Rail Back Carver Armchair - Classic Style

Rail back carver armchair 53 cm wide, 55 cm deep, 92 cm high

French country oak ladder back carver chair with rush seat

French Oak Carver Chair with Rush Seat

French country oak ladder back carver chair with rush seat

A late Georgian mahogany carver chair, early to mid 19th…

A late Georgian mahogany carver chair, early to mid 19th century, 54 cm across the arms

Georgian mahogany carver 55 cm wide, 56 cm deep, 87 cm high

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair

Georgian mahogany carver 55 cm wide, 56 cm deep, 87 cm high

A French provincial carver chair, walnut, circa 1840 54 cm…

French Provincial Walnut Carver Chair, Circa 1840

A French provincial carver chair, walnut, circa 1840 54 cm across the arms

A Victorian rail back carver, height 83 cm

Victorian Rail Carver: Elegant 83cm Back Chair

A Victorian rail back carver, height 83 cm

A scroll arm mahogany carver, English 19th century

19th Century Mahogany Scroll Arm Carver

A scroll arm mahogany carver, English 19th century

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

A Georgian revival mahogany carver early 20th century with a…

Georgian Revival Mahogany Carver with Queen Anne Legs

A Georgian revival mahogany carver early 20th century with a camel hump back and shaped and pierced splat with knot decorations shaped arms and raised on Queen Anne style cabriole legs, with striped upholstery to the chairs, height 98 cm, width 62 cm,…

Walnut carver chair late 19th century Danish, scrolled & turned…

Danish Walnut Carver Chair with Tapestry Upholstery

Walnut carver chair late 19th century Danish, scrolled & turned decorations, blue & white tapestry upholstery, height 111 cm

19th century cedar carver chair

Cedar Carver's Chair from 19th Century

19th century cedar carver chair

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 French provincial carver chair, walnut and fruitwood…

Antique French Provincial Carver Chair, 1825

An antique French provincial carver chair, walnut and fruitwood with peg joint construction, circa 1825, 60 cm across the arms

A William IV mahogany carver chair, circa 1830, the spade back…

William IV Mahogany Carver Chair, Circa 1830

A William IV mahogany carver chair, circa 1830, the spade back carver chair with a horizontal splat, bugle arms, baluster front legs and a drop in seat. Height 86 cm, width 54 cm, depth 55 cm

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 George III style mahogany carver, English, 20th century

Mahogany Carver in George III Style

A George III style mahogany carver, English, 20th 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

A pair of Indian Colonial cane seated carver chairs, late 19th…

Indian Colonial Carver Chairs with Cane Seats and Carvings

A pair of Indian Colonial cane seated carver chairs, late 19th century, the pair of carvers with cane seats, carved backs and mid rails decorated with leaf motif, curved arms on turned tapering legs, with two complementary floral cushions, height 84 cm,…

A Regency carver chair, stained beech with gilded highlights…

Regency Carver Chair: Stained Beech with Gilded Highlights (1825)

A Regency carver chair, stained beech with gilded highlights and tapestry drop-in seat, circa 1825, 53 cm across the arms

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

Cedar carver chair c1880, decorated with scroll arms, Bowed…

Cedar Carver Chair with Scroll Arms and Sabre Legs

Cedar carver chair c1880, decorated with scroll arms, Bowed front & Sabre legs

A Regency mahogany carver armchair, the curved blade back above…

Regency Mahogany Carver Armchair with Curved Back and Carvings

A Regency mahogany carver armchair, the curved blade back above a carved rail, turned supports, drop-in seat.

Two William IV mahogany carver chairs

William IV Mahogany Carver Chairs Pair

Two William IV mahogany carver chairs

A Regency mahogany carver armchair, the reeded frame with…

Regency Carver Armchair with Gros Point Tapestry, 1932

A Regency mahogany carver armchair, the reeded frame with turned supports, the top back rail satinwood strung above a pierced splat with stylised lyres. The seat with Gros point tapestry of flowers and dated 1932.

Georgian carver chair mahogany splat back shaped armrests,…

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair with Shaped Armrests

Georgian carver chair mahogany splat back shaped armrests, pegged construction, height 93 cm

A Victorian carver, in mahogany with leather upholstered sprung…

Victorian Mahogany Carved Leather Seat

A Victorian carver, in mahogany with leather upholstered sprung seat

A fine pair of late 19th century beechwood open arm carver…

Late 19th Century Beechwood Carver Chairs with Wicker Backs

A fine pair of late 19th century beechwood open arm carver chairs with woven wicker backs, scrolled arms with rosettes and cushion seats, by makers: Harnisch & Co, Budapest

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

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

Georgian mahogany carver armchair 59 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 81 cm…

Georgian Mahogany Carver Armchair - 81cm High

Georgian mahogany carver armchair 59 cm wide, 52 cm deep, 81 cm high

A French provincial oak carver chair with rush seat, 19th…

19th Century French Oak Carver Chair with Rush Seat

A French provincial oak carver chair with rush seat, 19th century, 100 cm high, 54 cm across the arms

A pair of English mahogany saddleback carver chairs with…

Antique Mahogany Saddleback Carver Chairs with Ring Turned Legs

A pair of English mahogany saddleback carver chairs with drop-in seats and ring turned legs, circa 1850, 51 cm across the arms

An antique English mahogany carver chair, circa 1825, 54 cm…

Antique Mahogany Carver Chair, English, 1825

An antique English mahogany carver chair, circa 1825, 54 cm across the arms

A George III mahogany carver, with pierced back splat and solid…

George III Mahogany Carver with Pierced Back Splat

A George III mahogany carver, with pierced back splat and solid seat

A George III style mahogany carver, 19th century

19th Century Mahogany Carver in George III Style

A George III style mahogany carver, 19th century

Australian Colonial cedar carver chair, mid 19th century

Mid-19th Century Australian Cedar Carver Chair

Australian Colonial cedar carver chair, mid 19th century

Colonial cedar carver chair, 55 cm wide, 49 cm deep, 86 cm high

Colonial Cedar Carver Chair - 10 words

Colonial cedar carver chair, 55 cm wide, 49 cm deep, 86 cm high

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.

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 Georgian mahogany carver chair, late 18th century, 60 cm…

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair (Late 18th Century)

A Georgian mahogany carver chair, late 18th century, 60 cm across arms

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…

Mahogany carver armchair with leather upholstered seat, 52 cm…

Mahogany Armchair with Leather Seat

Mahogany carver armchair with leather upholstered seat, 52 cm wide, 88 cm high

A Georgian Lancashire spindle back carver, Rush-seated, height…

Georgian Lancashire Spindle Back Carver with Rush Seat

A Georgian Lancashire spindle back carver, Rush-seated, height 96 cm, width 52 cm, depth 45 cm. Provenance: collection of Catherine Hannah, former president of the New Zealand antique Dealers Association and noted antique dealer in Rotorua for over 40…

1920's carver chair in Chippendale style

Chippendale-style Carver Chair from the 1920s

1920's carver chair in Chippendale style

Six similar antique spindle back chairs including a carver…

Antique spindle back chairs set with carver armchair

Six similar antique spindle back chairs including a carver armchair

An Australian cedar spade back carver or library chair, New…

1850 Australian Cedar Spade Back Library Chair

An Australian cedar spade back carver or library chair, New South Wales origin, circa 1850, 60 cm across the arms

An Australian cedar spadeback carver chair, 19th century, 54 cm…

19th Century Australian Cedar Spadeback Carver Chair

An Australian cedar spadeback carver chair, 19th century, 54 cm across the arms

An 18th century provincial oak carver chair, north Italian,…

18th Century Italian Oak Carver Chair

An 18th century provincial oak carver chair, north Italian, circa 1780, peg joint construction, 49 cm across the arms

An elm Windsor carver chair, Victorian, the arched back with…

Victorian Elm Windsor Carver Chair

An elm Windsor carver chair, Victorian, the arched back with wheel backed splat and plain spindles and incorporated 'U' shaped arms on a shaped seat on turned legs with plain stretchers, height 110 cm, width 56 cm depth 66 cm

W.H. Rocke & Co. (attributed) blackwood carver chair, late 19th…

Late 19th Century Blackwood Carver Chair

W.H. Rocke & Co. (attributed) blackwood carver chair, late 19th century

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…

An antique carver chair

Antique Carver Chair

An antique carver chair

An antique mahogany Chippendale style carver, 19th century the…

19th Century Chippendale Style Mahogany Carver Armchair with Tapestry Seat

An antique mahogany Chippendale style carver, 19th century the master armchair with serpentine cresting rails and extended ears, pierced splats, sinuous arm rests, curved supports, drop-in tapestry seats decorated with floral design, on square moulded…

A Georgian carver with needlepoint seat A/F, with pierced back…

Georgian Carver with Needlepoint Seat and Pierced Back Splat

A Georgian carver with needlepoint seat A/F, with pierced back splat

A Sheraton revival high back carver chair

Sheraton High Back Carver Chair Revival

A Sheraton revival high back carver chair

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

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

Carver chair Chippendale mahogany mid 19th century splat back…

Chippendale Mahogany Carver Chair with Foliate Carvings

Carver chair Chippendale mahogany mid 19th century splat back with foliate carvings and tapestry upholstery, height 98 cm

Decorative inlaid Edwardian carver

Edwardian Inlaid Carver Chair

Decorative inlaid Edwardian carver

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 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…

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 Colonial Australian spade back carver chair, cedar and…

Tasmanian Cedar Carver Chair, 19th Century

A Colonial Australian spade back carver chair, cedar and blackwood, Tasmanian origin, early to mid 19th century, 46 cm across the arms

A pair of late Regency mahogany carver chairs

Regency Mahogany Carver Chairs

A pair of late Regency mahogany carver chairs

Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1815

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair, c. 1815

Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1815

A Georgian period Hepplewhite mahogany carver, shield splat…

Hepplewhite Mahogany Carver with Shield Splat Back

A Georgian period Hepplewhite mahogany carver, shield splat back, upholstered in a contemporary fabric, old repairs. Provenance: The Beverley Allen Collection

An English spade back carver chair, mahogany, circa 1850, 52 cm…

1850 Mahogany English Carver Chair with Spade Back

An English spade back carver chair, mahogany, circa 1850, 52 cm across the arms

George IV mahogany carver, early 19th century, the overhanging…

George IV Mahogany Carver Chair

George IV mahogany carver, early 19th century, the overhanging top rail above a carved cross-rail, over scrolled arms, drop-in seat upholstered in a striped fabric, raised on sabre legs, retains British antique Dealer Association label, restored, height…

A George III mahogany carver, late 18th century, with an ear…

18th Century George III Mahogany Carver

A George III mahogany carver, late 18th century, with an ear form shaped top rail above a pierced splat, a drop in seat and square form legs with side stretchers

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.

Chippendale style mahogany carver chair

Mahogany Chippendale Carver Chair

Chippendale style mahogany carver chair