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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.
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Victorian Carved Oak Hall Seat
£ 795
Timeless Furniture UK
Vintage Ercol Five Gothic Style Dining Chairs
£ 225
Lee Wright Antiques Ltd
19th Century English Gothic Oak Hall Seat
£ 1,650
Penderyn Antiques
Four Antique George III Welsh Oak Dining Chairs
£ 595
London Fine Ltd
Antique Turner's Chair, English, Beech, Oak, Elbow Seat, Old Saxon - Victorian c.1880
£ 1,495
Antique Turner's Chair, English, Beech, Oak, Elbow Seat, Old Saxon - Victorian c.1880
£ 1,495
London Fine Ltd
MebleinUK
Antique Edwardian Oak Desk Chair
£ 555.55
£ 985
Antique Glastonbury Chair, Welsh Oak, Gothic Revival Elbow Seat - Victorian c.1880
£ 985
London Fine Ltd
Driscolls Antiques Ltd
Period Oak Georgian Antique Country Chair Dated 1793
£ 695
£ 1,450
Graham Deakin Antiques
Antique Country Corner Chair
£ 280
Graham Deakin Antiques
19th Century Cane & Oak Chair
£ 280
Harry Raine Antiques
Good Quality Set of Six Oak Jacobean Style Dining Chairs
£ 650
Beresford Antiques Ltd
Set of Four Oak Barley Twist Dining Chairs
£ 295
Timeless Furniture UK
Carolean Carved Oak High Back Chair
£ 250
Timeless Furniture UK
Carolean Carved Oak High Back Chair
£ 275
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
19th Century Low Orkney Chair
£ 710
Mark Seabrook Antiques
Antique 17th Century Oak Furniture Single Joyned Small Child's Chair (French 1670-1690)
£ 295
Antique 17th Century Oak Furniture Single Joyned Small Child's Chair (French 1670-1690)
£ 295
Mark Seabrook Antiques
£ 329.99
Alain Michel Antiques
Set of 8 Directoire Period Oak Chairs
£ 3,900
Graham Deakin Antiques
8 Seater Mouseman Table & 6 Chairs
£ 9,250
Graham Deakin Antiques
Set of 4 Mouseman Chairs
£ 3,000
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Chair Very Rare Reclining George III Oak & Elm c.1790
£ 595
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set of 6 Good Quality Oak Dining Chairs
£ 625
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Pair Of French Open Armchairs In Oak
£ 495
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set Of 6 Art Nouveau Style Dining Chair’s
£ 675
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set Of 6 Dining Chair’s In Oak
£ 495
Beau French Boutique
Stunning Set Of 4 French Louis Style Oak Cane Dining Chairs
£ 595
Kernow Furniture
Set 4 Country Style Oak Ladderback Dining Chairs
£ 285
Kernow Furniture
Single 17th Century Style Carved Oak Chair
£ 345
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Good Quality Open Armchair In Oak
£ 465
£ 495
£ 485
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Pair of George III Oak Childs Armchairs
£ 550
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Edwardian Solid Oak Swivel Desk Chair
£ 690
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
A Set of Six C1900 Ladderbacks Chairs
£ 745
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Set 8 French Country Ladder Back Dining Chairs
£ 1,250
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Rare 17th Century Low Back Oak Stool with Drawer
£ 1,095
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Stylish Set of Eight Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Dining Chairs
£ 2,600
Stylish Set of Eight Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Dining Chairs
£ 2,600
Unique Antiques By Emma Jade
Old Painted Furniture
Late Victorian Oak Upholstered Choir Masters Chair
£ 125
Driscolls Antiques Ltd
Country House Antique Elm Windsor Chair
£ 495
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