How many side chairs are listed each year?

Around 279 side chairs and sets appear on Sellingantiques in a year, and 311 different dealers have handled them. That is one of the widest dealer spreads in any category on the site. Because so many dealers stock them, the mix stays broad rather than settling into one look or one price band.

What set sizes turn up?

Fours and sixes are the ordinary units, with eights close behind. Six appears in 171 titles, four in 142 and eight in 82. Above that, the archive has produced tens, twelves, fourteens, fifteens and sixteens, and at the very top a matching suite of forty-two giltwood chairs. Singles and pairs are just as much part of the category, and 950 titles say "pair".

Are these all English?

English chairs dominate, and Scotland is unusually well represented for a region, with Edinburgh-attributed chairs, Northern Isles joined chairs and Scottish hall chairs recurring. Beyond that the origins wander. Dutch and Italian marquetry and walnut, Portuguese rosewood, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss Alpine escabelles, Tyrolean folk chairs, Chinese Qing hardwood, Burmese padouk and Anglo-Indian teak all appear, most only once or twice.

What dates do dealers give?

The dated field runs from 1700 to 1960, with 907 listings carrying a clean year. Much of the dating is broad: 19th Century accounts for 522 entries and 18th Century for 220. Reign labels are applied loosely alongside decade buckets. The samples include a chair called Victorian with c.1840 in the title, and a George III mahogany hall chair also given as c.1840.

Which timbers are most common?

Mahogany leads with 791 titles, then walnut at 351, oak at 328 and rosewood at 169. Mahogany and dining appear together in 238 titles. Country chairs bring in elm and ash, and simulated finishes turn up too, most often paint imitating rosewood or bamboo on Regency chairs.

Do unusual one-off chairs come up?

They do. Metamorphic library steps that convert to a side chair, a Black Forest carved bear hall chair, a pair of solid brass chairs and a papier mâché chair inlaid with mother of pearl have each surfaced once. Welsh and Scottish spinning chairs are in the same bracket. The earliest things recorded are a set of farthingale chairs given as c.1640-60 and a Carolean caned walnut pair of c.1670-90.

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A side chair is a single seat without arms, made to stand back against a wall and be brought forward for dining, writing or sitting in a hall or bedroom.

Good Set of 8 William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs

19th century

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Good Set of 8 William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£2,650

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1900 - 1920

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Pair of Oak Gothic Revival Glastonbury Chairs with Trefoil Details, Early 1900s

From Whites Antiques

£795

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18th century

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Scottish Carved Oak Side Chairs Upholstered in Zoffany Fabric 1780-1810

From Whites Antiques

£875

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19th century

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Pair of William IV Mahogany Side Chairs with Regency Stripe Upholstery, C.1830

From Whites Antiques

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Beautiful Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Ladies Chair

19th century

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Beautiful Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Ladies Chair

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£925

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19th century

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Pair of George II Style Upholstered and Carved Walnut Side Chairs

From Christopher Buck Antiques Ltd.

£2,250

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18th century

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Magnificent Early 18th Century English Walnut Side/desk Chair with Drop in Seat.

From Stalham Antique Gallery

£390

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17th century

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Matched Pair Scottish Oak Armorial Clan Chairs Velvet Upholstery Heraldic Crests C 1650

From Whites Antiques

£2,400

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19th century

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Quality Set of 8 Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs

From Georgian Antiques

£4,400

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19th century

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Set of Six Antique Portuguese Embossed Leather and Walnut Dining Chairs

From Marylebone Antiques

£1,250

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The earliest side chairs through the Sellingantiques archive are a set of farthingale chairs given as c.1640-60 and a Carolean caned walnut pair of c.1670-90.

19th century

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Substantial Pair Gothic Revival Chairs.

From Donald Allison Antiques

£575

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Pair Federal Revival Shield Back Armchairs 20th Century

From Regent Antiques

£1,750

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19th century

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Set of Four Antique Mahogany Chairs

From Deva Antiques

£385

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19th century

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Dining Chairs Set of 4 Victorian Walnut

From Brookside Antiques

£780

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1920 - 1940

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Set of Six Beech & Elm Ladderback Dining Chairs

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£790

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19th century

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A Superb Pair of 19th Century Anglo Indian Padauk Chairs

From Junk Antiques & Interiors

£850

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Antique Side Chairs

Good Set of 8 William IV Mahogany Dining Chairs

Pair of Oak Gothic Revival Glastonbury Chairs with Trefoil Details, Early 1900s

Scottish Carved Oak Side Chairs Upholstered in Zoffany Fabric 1780-1810

Pair of William IV Mahogany Side Chairs with Regency Stripe Upholstery, C.1830

Beautiful Quality Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Ladies Chair

Pair of George II Style Upholstered and Carved Walnut Side Chairs

Magnificent Early 18th Century English Walnut Side/desk Chair with Drop in Seat.

Matched Pair Scottish Oak Armorial Clan Chairs Velvet Upholstery Heraldic Crests C 1650

Quality Set of 8 Victorian Mahogany Dining Chairs

Set of Six Antique Portuguese Embossed Leather and Walnut Dining Chairs

Substantial Pair Gothic Revival Chairs.

Antique Pair Federal Revival Shield Back Armchairs 20th Century

Set of Four Antique Mahogany Chairs

Dining Chairs Set of 4 Victorian Walnut

Set of Six Beech & Elm Ladderback Dining Chairs

A Superb Pair of 19th Century Anglo Indian Padauk Chairs

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