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.

Set of 8 Oak Jacobean Style Dining Chairs

1900 - 1920

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Set of 8 Oak Jacobean Style Dining Chairs

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£1,650

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19th century

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Fantastic Quality Set of Six Antique Victorian Rosewood Balloon Back Dining Chairs

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£2,450

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18th century

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Set of 6 Georgian Dining Chairs

From Millers Antiques

£750

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1900 - 1920

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Set of Eight 1920s Oak Dining Chairs

From James R Millington Antiques

£450

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19th century

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Antique Victorian Set of 10 Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs

From London City Antiques

£4,850

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19th century

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Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Balloon Back Dining Chairs Set of Four

From London City Antiques

£1,950

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19th century

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Late 19th Century Mahogany Bergere Armchair

From Beech and Springs Antiques

£885

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19th century

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Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Pair of Carved Walnut Chairs

From London City Antiques

£3,150

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A Set of Six Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Chair

1900 - 1920

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A Set of Six Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Chair

From W H Barker Antiques

£195

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19th century

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Wonderful Set of Four Antique Victorian Balloon Back Dining Chairs

From Unique Antiques by Emma Jade

£1,285

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About 279 side chairs and sets are listed on Sellingantiques each year, and 311 different dealers have handled them - one of the widest dealer spreads on the site.

19th century

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True Set 6 Bullseye Windsor Kitchen Chairs

From Courtyard Antiques

£1,275

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1900 - 1920

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Antique Set of 6 Georgian Style Dining Chairs | Pierced Splat Backs | Af-6555

From ActFurniture LTD

£625

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19th century

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Pair of 19th Century Gothic Side Chairs

From Dean Antiques Ltd

£1,650

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19th century

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Antique Victorian Walnut Set of 6 Carved Balloon Back Dining Chairs

From London City Antiques

£3,195

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19th century

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Antique Set of 10 High Regency Flame Mahogany Dining Chairs C1820 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£7,250

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19th century

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Antique Set of 8 William IV English Barback Dining Chairs Circa 1830 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£4,500

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Antique Side Chairs

Set of 8 Oak Jacobean Style Dining Chairs

Fantastic Quality Set of Six Antique Victorian Rosewood Balloon Back Dining Chairs

Set of 6 Georgian Dining Chairs

Set of Eight 1920s Oak Dining Chairs

Antique Victorian Set of 10 Quality Mahogany Dining Chairs

Antique Victorian Carved Walnut Balloon Back Dining Chairs Set of Four

Late 19th Century Mahogany Bergere Armchair

Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Pair of Carved Walnut Chairs

A Set of Six Antique Chippendale Style Mahogany Chair

Wonderful Set of Four Antique Victorian Balloon Back Dining Chairs

True Set 6 Bullseye Windsor Kitchen Chairs

Antique Set of 6 Georgian Style Dining Chairs | Pierced Splat Backs | Af-6555

Pair of 19th Century Gothic Side Chairs

Antique Victorian Walnut Set of 6 Carved Balloon Back Dining Chairs

Antique Set of 10 High Regency Flame Mahogany Dining Chairs C1820 19th C

Antique Set of 8 William IV English Barback Dining Chairs Circa 1830 19th C

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