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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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…

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 pair mahogany carver chairs.

Mahogany Carver Chairs Set

A pair mahogany carver chairs.

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 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

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…

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

An antique Dutch marquetry carver chair with tapestry seat,…

An antique Dutch marquetry carver chair with tapestry seat, 18th century, 53 cm across the arms

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

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 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

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

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

An Australian cedar spade back carver chair, 19th century, 87…

19th Century Australian Cedar Carver Chair

An Australian cedar spade back carver chair, 19th century, 87 cm high, 52.5 cm across the arms, 50 cm deep

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…

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 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.

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

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

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

A George III mahogany carver, early 19th century, with a…

George III Mahogany Carver with Pierced Splat and Upholstered Seat

A George III mahogany carver, early 19th century, with a pierced vertical splat with fanned anthemion below a curved crest, an upholstered seat and tapering legs united by a box stretcher

A provincial elm carver, English, 19th century, the rail back…

English Elm Carver Chair, 19th Century

A provincial elm carver, English, 19th century, the rail back with out swept arms and a contoured seat raised on turned legs and stretchers

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

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…

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

Hepplewhite carver chair, polished mahogany frame with a…

Mahogany Hepplewhite Carver Chair with Drop-in Seat

Hepplewhite carver chair, polished mahogany frame with a drop-in seat

Pair of 19th century mahogany carver armchairs 58 cm wide, 57…

19th Century Mahogany Carver Armchairs Pair

Pair of 19th century mahogany carver armchairs 58 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 87 cm high.

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

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

Pair of carver chairs mid 19th century English mahogany with…

Mahogany Carver Chairs with Scrolled Arms and Upholstered Seat

Pair of carver chairs mid 19th century English mahogany with scrolled arms and upholstered seat, height 90 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 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.

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

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 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 George III fruitwood carver, with a drop-in tapestry seat

George III Carver with Tapestry Seat

A George III fruitwood carver, with a drop-in tapestry seat

Two English Arts & Crafts high back carver chairs, circa 1905,…

Pair of English Arts & Crafts High Back Chairs

Two English Arts & Crafts high back carver chairs, circa 1905, the larger 124 cm high, 52 cm across the arms

Georgian mahogany carver, with inlay decoration

Mahogany Carver with Inlay Decoration

Georgian mahogany carver, with inlay decoration

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 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

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

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

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

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.

Georgian style carver chair

Georgian Carver Chair

Georgian style carver chair

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

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

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

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,

Antonio Debortoli solid blackwood carver chair, Drouin,…

Antonio Debortoli Blackwood Carver Chair

Antonio Debortoli solid blackwood carver chair, Drouin, Victoria, late 19th century, 103 cm high, 52 cm across the arms

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 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 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 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

Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1815

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair, c. 1815

Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1815

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 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 Victorian carver, in mahogany with leather upholstered sprung…

Victorian Mahogany Carved Leather Seat

A Victorian carver, in mahogany with leather upholstered sprung seat

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

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 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 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 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 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

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 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 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

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

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 pair of antique provincial English oak ladderback carver…

Antique Oak Ladderback Carver Chairs with Rush Seats

A pair of antique provincial English oak ladderback carver chairs with rush seats, 19th century, 107 cm high, 58 cm across the arms

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.

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 late Georgian mahogany carver

Late Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair

A late Georgian mahogany carver

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

Pair of carver chairs, with mahogany frames and spade backs,…

Mahogany Carver Chairs with Red Velvet Cushions

Pair of carver chairs, with mahogany frames and spade backs, red velvet cushioned seats and front turned legs

A Georgian mahogany carver with boldly scrolling arms, with…

Georgian Mahogany Carver with Scrolling Arms and Green Upholstery

A Georgian mahogany carver with boldly scrolling arms, with pale green upholstery

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

Georgian carver with brass inlay.

Brass-inlaid Georgian woodcarver

Georgian carver with brass inlay.

A George III style mahogany carver, 19th century

19th Century Mahogany Carver in George III Style

A George III style mahogany carver, 19th century

Cedar rail back carver armchair

Cedar Rail Carver Armchair with Backrest

Cedar rail back carver armchair

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

Australian cedar scrolled arm carver chair, 3rd quarter of the…

19th Century Australian Cedar Carver Chair with Scrolled Arms

Australian cedar scrolled arm carver chair, 3rd quarter of the 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

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…

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 oak carver, 18th century, the crest rail dividing into three…

18th Century Oak Carver Chair with Upholstered Splat

An oak carver, 18th century, the crest rail dividing into three arches with a central upholstered splat, above out swept arms terminating in scrolls, the upholstered seat raised upon turned front legs and stretchers, 129.5 cm high

An Anglo-Indian Regency carver chair, carved padouk, circa 1820,…

Regency Carver Chair in Carved Padouk Wood

An Anglo-Indian Regency carver chair, carved padouk, circa 1820, 51 cm across

A pair of William IV mahogany carver chairs, bar backs,…

William IV Mahogany Carver Chairs with Bar Backs

A pair of William IV mahogany carver chairs, bar backs, upholstered drop in seats, square section legs, stretcher base. 56 x 46 x 82 cm.

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.

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

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