Dining Room Chairs
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Late 19th Century French Antique Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Dining Room Chairs
Bronze
19th Century French Directoire Antique Dining Room Chairs
Wood
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Dining Room Chairs
Ormolu
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1940s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Beech
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XIII Antique Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
1940s American Vintage Dining Room Chairs
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Birch
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Oak
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Beech
19th Century English William IV Antique Dining Room Chairs
Other
1940s American American Classical Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Maple, Oak, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Late 19th Century Swedish Rococo Antique Dining Room Chairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
1890s English Hepplewhite Antique Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
1940s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
19th Century English Victorian Antique Dining Room Chairs
Other
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Wood
19th Century Hepplewhite Antique Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Walnut
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Dining Room Chairs
Rosewood, Giltwood
1880s English Antique Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Wood, Fabric
19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Antique Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Hungarian Baroque Antique Dining Room Chairs
Driftwood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Cane, Rush, Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Dining Room Chairs
Birch
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Dining Room Chairs
Ebony, Walnut
19th Century French Empire Antique Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Oak
1940s Directoire Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century British Country Antique Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Antique Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Late 19th Century European Antique Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Beech
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Bouclé, Oak
Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Dining Room Chairs
Oak
1880s British Aesthetic Movement Antique Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Dining Room Chairs
Wood
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Oak
1820s Italian Charles X Antique Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
1870s Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Dining Room Chairs
Mother-of-Pearl, Ash
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
1940s Swedish Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Pine
19th Century British William IV Antique Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
1940s French Louis XVI Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Walnut
1940s Rustic Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Smoked Glass, Wood
19th Century Brazilian Antique Dining Room Chairs
Jacaranda
1890s Swedish British Colonial Antique Dining Room Chairs
Beech
Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Dining Room Chairs
Brass
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1940s Louis XV Vintage Dining Room Chairs
Cotton, Cane, Walnut
Vintage, New and Antique Dining Room Chairs
No matter what your dream dining experience looks like, there is a wide-ranging variety of vintage, new and antique dining room chairs on 1stDibs. Find upholstered dining room chairs, wood dining room chairs and more to outfit any space designated for a good meal, be it in your home or in the great outdoors.
In the early 18th century, most dining room tables and other furniture was designed to look masculine. In America, dining rooms weren’t even much of a concept until the late 1700s, when a space set aside specifically for dining became a part of the construction of homes for the wealthy. Dining room chairs of the era were likely made of walnut or oak. In Europe, neoclassical dining chairs emerged during the 1750s owing to nostalgia for classical antiquity, while the curving chair crests of Queen Anne furniture in the United States preceded the artistically bold seat backs that characterized the Chippendale chairs that followed. If there weren't enough dining chairs at suppertime in the American colonies, men were prioritized and women stood.
In the dining rooms of today, however, there is enough space for everyone to have a seat at the table. Modern styles introduce innovative design choices that play with shape and style. Icons of mid-century modern dining room chairs are plentiful: With its distinctive bentwood back, there is the DCW dining chair by Charles and Ray Eames, while Hans Wegner's timeless classic, the Wishbone chair, remains relevant and elegant decades after its debut. Stefano Giovannoni's White Rabbit dining chairs, in their lovable polyethylene biomorphism, reinvent what dining can look like.
Today's wide range of dining room chairs also means that they can now be styled in different ways, bringing functionality and fun to any sumptuous dining space. No longer do tables have to be accompanied by a matching set of seats. Skillfully mixing and matching colors and designs allows you to showcase your personality without sacrificing the cohesion of a given space.
By furnishing your dining room with cozy chairs — vintage, antique or otherwise — family time can extend far beyond mealtime. The plush upholstery of Victorian-style dining room chairs is perfect for game nights that stretch from dinner to midnight snack. Outdoor tables and dining chairs can also present an excellent opportunity for bonding and eating — what goes better with a delicious meal than fresh air, anyway?
Whether you prefer your chairs streamlined and stackable or ornate and one of a kind, the offerings on 1stDibs will elevate your mealtime and beyond.
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