BH | Studio Bampton Tufted Dining Chairs, Set of 4

The wing chair was born in late seventeenth-century England, its side wings set to hold the fire's warmth and keep drafts off the sitter. Victorian upholsterers added deep buttoning, stitched buttons that anchor the padding in a quilted pattern, and when both ideas came to the dining table they gave it a chair with real presence.

Each of the four has a tall, softly curved back with wings at the shoulders and deep buttoning on the inside face. Dense foam pads the seat and back, giving a comfortable sit for a long lunch, and the frames are solid hardwood, set on dark legs with non-marking glides that slide easily on wood floors. The woven fabric comes in Oyster, the colour of unbleached linen, or Pewter, and both hide crumbs and everyday wear well.

Four matching chairs furnish a whole table in one go: picture them round a farmhouse table with a jug of garden flowers and a bowl of fruit, ready for a weekend lunch with friends who stay until the light goes. Either colour suits a country kitchen, a sunroom dining nook or a breakfast room with pale wood and white walls, and a spare chair can move to a desk or a bedroom corner when the table is not full. This listing is for a set of four chairs.