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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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

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

3 side chairs a George III mahogany carver with three side…

George III Mahogany Carver and Three Side Chairs Set

3 side chairs a George III mahogany carver with three side chairs

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

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

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 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 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

A unusual Victorian beech/elm stick back carver chair

Victorian Stick Back Carver Chair

A unusual Victorian beech/elm stick back carver chair

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

Regency mahogany carver, with a curved back above a carved…

Regency Mahogany Carver Chairs (Set of 2)

Regency mahogany carver, with a curved back above a carved centre splat, flanked by scrolled arms, with covered seat on turned legs (2)

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.

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 Georgian mahogany carver chair, circa 1780, 50 cm across the…

Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair, Circa 1780

A Georgian mahogany carver chair, circa 1780, 50 cm across the arms

Australian cedar scrolled arm bar back carver chair ex Gidleigh…

Australian Cedar Carver Chair with Scrolled Arms

Australian cedar scrolled arm bar back carver chair ex Gidleigh via Bungendore NSW

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 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.

Pair of William IV mahogany carver chairs 51 cm wide, 87 cm high

William IV Mahogany Carver Chairs Pair

Pair of William IV mahogany carver chairs 51 cm wide, 87 cm high

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)

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

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 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.

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 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

Germanic carver chair mid 19th century painted silky oak, maker…

Germanic Carver Chair by W.S. Hayes (19th Century)

Germanic carver chair mid 19th century painted silky oak, maker to base W S Hayes, McAlpine collection Queensland

An Australian cedar carver chair, 19th century

19th Century Australian Cedar Carver Chair

An Australian cedar carver chair, 19th century

Four Regency mahogany dining chairs, wrythen twist stretcher…

Regency Mahogany Dining Chairs with Carver

Four Regency mahogany dining chairs, wrythen twist stretcher back, turned legs, wide drop-in seat with conforming cushions, includes one carver.

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

Georgian carver with brass inlay.

Brass-inlaid Georgian woodcarver

Georgian carver with brass inlay.

Cedar rail back carver armchair

Cedar Rail Carver Armchair with Backrest

Cedar rail back carver armchair

A late Georgian mahogany carver

Late Georgian Mahogany Carver Chair

A late Georgian mahogany carver

A green upholstered carver chair, Danish, circa 1960

Danish Green Upholstered Carver Chair, 1960

A green upholstered carver chair, Danish, circa 1960

A mahogany tablet back carver, English, 19th century

19th Century Mahogany Tablet Back Carver

A mahogany tablet back carver, English, 19th century

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 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

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

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

Two Australian Arts and Crafts carver chairs, jarrah and cedar,…

Australian Arts & Crafts Carver Chairs (1900)

Two Australian Arts and Crafts carver chairs, jarrah and cedar, West Australian origin, circa 1900 46 cm across the arms

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

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

Pair of quality Regency mahogany carver chairs with padded drop…

Regency Mahogany Carver Chairs with Padded Seats

Pair of quality Regency mahogany carver chairs with padded drop in seats

Pair of Hepplewhite style carver chairs with leather…

Hepplewhite Carver Chairs with Leather Seats

Pair of Hepplewhite style carver chairs with leather upholstered seats

Three Georgian Sheraton style mahogany chairs plus carver,…

Georgian Sheraton Mahogany Chairs with Carver

Three Georgian Sheraton style mahogany chairs plus carver, circa 1790, elegant square framed chairs of pegged construction with ebony and boxwood, stringing, spade backs, pierced midrails with curved lattice details, drop in seats and raised on slender…

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

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

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

19th Century English Mahogany Carver Chair

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

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

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

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

19th century mahogany carver chair with multiple ring turned…

Mahogany Carver Chair with Rope Twist Carving

19th century mahogany carver chair with multiple ring turned legs and rope twist carved centre rail

Mahogany carver chair, mid 19th century with scroll arms,…

19th Century Mahogany Carver Chair with Foliate Carvings

Mahogany carver chair, mid 19th century with scroll arms, fluted legs and light foliate carvings leather upholstery

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

An Anglo Indian mahogany carver chair, 19th century

19th Century Anglo-Indian Mahogany Carver Chair

An Anglo Indian mahogany carver chair, 19th century

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, 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

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…

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

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

Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1815

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair, c. 1815

Regency mahogany carver chair, circa 1815

A pair of late Regency mahogany carver chairs

Regency Mahogany Carver Chairs

A pair of late Regency mahogany carver chairs

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 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…

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

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

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 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

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…

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 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

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

1920's carver chair in Chippendale style

Chippendale-style Carver Chair from the 1920s

1920's carver chair in Chippendale style

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…

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 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

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

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.

Australian Colonial cedar carver chair, mid 19th century

Mid-19th Century Australian Cedar Carver Chair

Australian Colonial cedar carver chair, mid 19th century

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

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

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