As a native species across most of Europe and the Americas, Oak has long been used for chair making. Before comfy dining chairs became popular in the 18th Century, early oak chairs were either simple pegged stools or heavy and well carved ‘thrones’ for the master of the house to sit in. Over time, these 17th and early 18th Century armchairs have acquired a beautiful warmth of patina that make them almost sculptural in our modern airy homes. Although oak chairs continued in production through the Georgian and Victorian periods, it was during the Arts & Crafts Movement that the timber really earned the recognition it deserved. Here beautiful hand cut chairs were either left in their natural light oak colour or stained to mimic centuries-old oak. For people looking to purchase antique oak then there are naturally a wide variety of designs out there to choose from. When oak chairs were high class objects they have often been richly decorated with carvings or inlays, and when oak was seen as furniture for the lower classes and servants, then it has often left in simple crisp utilitarian form. Kitchen chairs in oak remain popular today as well as Oak dining chairs. Antique Oak Desk chairs often possess a lovely industrial feel. Today while we naturally admire the tones of older early Oak, it is usually perfectly acceptable for later pieces to be stripped or cleaned back to give a lighter and pleasing honey brown tone.
At LoveAntiques we have a large and impressive selection of Antique Oak chairs for sale as well as vintage examples which pay homage to the older styles.
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Edwardian Set of 12 Solid Oak Refectory Chairs
£ 795
Penrose Antiques Ltd
Arts & Crafts Upholstered Oak Desk Chair
£ 240
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique Oak Swivel & Tilt Desk Chair
£ 395
Georgian Antiques
Solid Oak Framed Edwardian Swivel Desk Chair
£ 1,150
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique Oak Swivel & Tilt Desk Chair
£ 350
ActFurniture LTD
Attractive 20th Century Set of 6 Dining Chairs in Oak
£ 385
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Armchair in Carved Oak
£ 395
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set of 8 Tudor Style Dining Chairs in Oak
£ 1,695
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Pair of Carved Hall Chairs in Oak
£ 265
£ 685
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Georgian Oak Panelled Settle
£ 1,295
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Fine Quality Carved Oak Armchair
£ 565
Pear Tree Antiques
A Set of Seven ( Possibly 14) Oak Jacobean Style Dining Chairs
£ 595
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set of 6 Dining Chairs in Oak
£ 285
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set of 6 Ladder Back Dining Chairs in Oak
£ 425
Holmes Antiques
Pair of 17th Century Lancashire Chairs
£ 1,250
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Country Oak Armchair
£ 250
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Pair of Rare Early Victorian Oak Library Chairs
£ 3,440
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Early 19th Century Welsh Oak Armchair
£ 395
£ 465
£ 1,385
Whites Antiques
Carolean Revival Reclining Armchair Cane Seat & Back c.1920
£ 425
Georgian Antiques
Oak Framed Traditional Orkney Chair
£ 1,750
Matthew Coles Antiques
Georgian Box Settle
£ 850
Philip Hunt Antiques
Victorian Oak & Leather Desk Chair
£ 625
Kernow Furniture
Country Oak & Elm Chair
£ 295
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Wonderful Set of Twelve Bleached Oak Ladderbacks c.1900
£ 3,950
Wonderful Set of Twelve Bleached Oak Ladderbacks c.1900
£ 3,950
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Bridport Antiques at The Alleyways Centre
Trouser Press Chair by A C Bond & Sons of Hackney Grove, London
£ 98
Trouser Press Chair by A C Bond & Sons of Hackney Grove, London
£ 98
Bridport Antiques at The Alleyways Centre
William Rand Antiques
Good Late Victorian Oak & Leather Library Chair
£ 395
£ 1,900
Antiques & Chic
Victorian Oak Gentlemans Library Armchair
£ 725
Bridport Antiques at The Alleyways Centre
Late Victorian Lambing Chair Settle
£ 1,150
£ 289.99
Penderyn Antiques
Set of Four Antique Oak Country Chairs
£ 695
Rams Head Antiques
Antique 19th Century Oak Wainscot Chair
£ 345
Planet Antiques
Set of 6 North Staffordshire Railway Chairs
£ 2,500
Planet Antiques
Pair of Art Deco Carver Chairs
£ 199
Planet Antiques
Set of 6 Ipswich Oak Dining Chairs c.1920
£ 899
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Set of Oak Chairs & Stools with Matching Table
£ 3,495
Penderyn Antiques
Two Antique Country Oak Armchairs
£ 695
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