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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.
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
Penderyn Antiques
Harlequin Set of Four Antique Oak Chairs
£ 595
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
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Set of 6 Bleached Oak Farmhouse Dining Chairs
£ 895
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Harlequin Set of Four Oak Chairs
£ 595
LT Antiques
Pair of Oak & Leather Chairs
£ 475
William Rand Antiques
Arts & Crafts Oak Office Armchair
£ 395
LT Antiques
Victorian Oak & Leather Library Armchair
£ 695
The Gentleman Terrier
A Super 19th Century Dark Oak Monk's Seat, Chair/Stand with Storage Bay
£ 295
A Super 19th Century Dark Oak Monk's Seat, Chair/Stand with Storage Bay
£ 295
The Gentleman Terrier
Harmony Antiques
Antique French Napoleon III Tub Armchair
£ 295
Camel Antiques and Curious
American 1930s Oak Office Chair
£ 795
Harmony Antiques
Pair of French Oak Os De Mouton Armchairs
£ 345
Georgian Antiques
Magnificent Victorian Gothic Revival Carved Oak Throne Chair
£ 1,200
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Late Victorian Carved Oak Chair
£ 395
£ 385
Wickersley Antiques
Super Pair of 17th Century Oak Hall Chairs
£ 950
Penderyn Antiques
Set of Six 19th Century Carved Oak Dining Chairs
£ 1,250
Antique Furniture Direct
Antique Victorian Oak Scroll Armchair
£ 250
artsncraftsfurniture
Arts & Crafts Set of Chairs
£ 800
£ 795
£ 2,950
Town House Traders Ltd
Antique English Upholstered Country House Armchair
£ 290
artsncraftsfurniture
Arts & Crafts Stick Back Chair
£ 500
Millers Antiques
Pair of Oak Desk Chairs
£ 400
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Gilded French Hall Chair
£ 465
London City Antiques
Large Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Throne Chair
£ 1,085
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