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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.
£ 495
£ 485
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Pair of George III Oak Childs Armchairs
£ 550
£ 650
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Edwardian Solid Oak Swivel Desk Chair
£ 690
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Armchair Of Small Proportion’s In Oak
£ 250
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
Harmony Antiques
Set Of Six Os De Mouton Dining Chairs
£ 595
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
£ 945
Driscolls Antiques Ltd
Country House Antique Elm Windsor Chair
£ 495
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Primitive 19th Century Chair
£ 600
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Set 3 Arts & Crafts Country Chairs
£ 750
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
A Lovely Arts & Crafts Oak 3 Seater Panelled Church Pew to Wax / Paint
£ 595
A Lovely Arts & Crafts Oak 3 Seater Panelled Church Pew to Wax / Paint
£ 595
D & J Hunt Antiques Ltd
£ 679
Kernow Furniture
Small Antique Armchair
£ 325
Kernow Furniture
Pair 17th Century Style Wainscot Chairs
£ 995
Holmes Antiques
Early 17th Century Oak Wainscot Chair
£ 2,600
artsncraftsfurniture
A Pair of Retro Armchairs
£ 175
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Orkney Chair in the Liberty Style
£ 990
Georgian Antiques
Carved Victorian Child’s Highchair
£ 900
£ 385.55
£ 235.55
£ 1,250
London City Antiques
Set of Six Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Dining Chairs
£ 3,685
Walton House Antiques Ltd
18th Century Welsh Oak Child's Armchair
£ 275
£ 680
Harmony Antiques
Pair Of Antique French Armchairs
£ 695
£ 289.99
Carse Antiques
Georgian Scottish Laburnum Wood Chair
£ 200
Carse Antiques
Georgian Oak Ladder Back Rocking Chair
£ 250
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Victorian Oak Office Chair
£ 350
£ 535
£ 1,675
Hingstons Antiques
Set of 8 Cromwellian Style Dining Chairs
£ 2,250
Alain Michel Antiques
17th Century Children Wainscot Armchair
€ 2,200
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Victorian Oak Framed Elbow Chair
£ 1,395
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