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 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

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

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)

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

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.

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

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

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

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

A scroll arm mahogany carver, English 19th century

19th Century Mahogany Scroll Arm Carver

A scroll arm mahogany carver, English 19th century

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

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 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

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

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…

Pair of 19th century cedar carver chairs

19th Century Cedar Carver Chairs Pair

Pair of 19th century cedar carver chairs

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

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 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

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 Regency mahogany carver chair.

Regency Mahogany Carver Chair

A Regency mahogany carver chair.

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.

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 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 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

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

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

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 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

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

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,…

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)

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.

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

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

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

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 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 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…

Two William IV mahogany carver chairs

William IV Mahogany Carver Chairs Pair

Two William IV mahogany carver chairs

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 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 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

19th century cedar carver chair

Cedar Carver's Chair from 19th Century

19th century cedar carver chair

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

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

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

An Anglo Indian mahogany carver chair, 19th century

19th Century Anglo-Indian Mahogany Carver Chair

An Anglo Indian mahogany carver chair, 19th century

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

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 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

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 Colonial-style mahogany carver chairs

Colonial Mahogany Carver Chairs

A pair of Colonial-style mahogany carver chairs

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 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 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

A George III mahogany carver

George III Mahogany Carver Chair

A George III mahogany carver

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 chair

Mahogany Carver Chair from George III Era

A George III mahogany carver chair

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 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 Victorian rail back carver, height 83 cm

Victorian Rail Carver: Elegant 83cm Back Chair

A Victorian rail back carver, height 83 cm

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

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

An Australian cedar carver chair, 19th century

19th Century Australian Cedar Carver Chair

An Australian cedar carver chair, 19th century

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.

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…

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

Pair of William IV English mahogany carver chairs

William IV Mahogany Carver Chairs

Pair of William IV English mahogany carver chairs

A pair of Louis XIV tapestry upholstered carver chairs

Louis XIV Tapestry Carver Chairs

A pair of Louis XIV tapestry upholstered 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 late Regency mahogany carver chairs

Regency Mahogany Carver Chairs

A pair of late Regency mahogany 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 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 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 unusual Victorian beech/elm stick back carver chair

Victorian Stick Back Carver Chair

A unusual Victorian beech/elm stick back carver chair

A mid nineteenth century cedar carver chair

Cedar Carver Chair, 19th Century

A mid nineteenth century cedar carver chair