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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.
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Gilded French Hall Chair
£ 465
London City Antiques
Large Antique Victorian Quality Carved Oak Throne Chair
£ 1,085
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Bedroom Chair / Hall Chair in Oak
£ 195
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Rocking Chair in Oak
£ 265
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Pair of Fine Quality Armchairs in Oak
£ 685
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Armchair in Oak
£ 395
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Windsor Oak Armchair
£ 395
Carse Antiques
Fine & Rare Early Hooded Oak Orkney Chair
£ 3,250
Carse Antiques
Good 18th Century Oak Lambing Chair
£ 1,250
The Vintage Interiors
Set of French Oak Dining Chairs
£ 795
The Antique Shop
Quality Set Six Oak High Back Dining Chairs
£ 565
Loveday Antiques
Victor Courtray Rare Model Mid 20th Century Oak & Sisal Armchair
£ 2,850
Daniel Clark Furniture
Oak & Leather Barley Twist Study Chair
£ 575
Mersham Manor Antiques
Matched Pair of Georgian Oak Chippendale Country Side Chairs
£ 375
Mersham Manor Antiques
Victorian Oak Frame Red Leather Library, Occasional, Easy Armchair
£ 795
Victorian Oak Frame Red Leather Library, Occasional, Easy Armchair
£ 795
Mersham Manor Antiques
£ 435
£ 225
Penderyn Antiques
Set of Three Antique Welsh Oak Dining Chairs
£ 495
Harry Raine Antiques
Good Quality Pair of Light Oak Low Back Windsor Armchairs
£ 550
The Antique Shop
Antique Oak Monks Bench Hall Seat Settle c.1920
£ 785
Penderyn Antiques
Pair of Antique Welsh Oak Dining Chairs
£ 695
Georgian Antiques
Pair of Scottish Art Nouveau Oak Chairs
£ 600
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Heals Limed Oak Armchair
£ 1,980
Holmes Antiques
17th Century Oak Wainscot Chair
£ 2,600
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Set of Irish Oak Ladderback Chairs
£ 750
Harry Raine Antiques
Pair of Titchmarsh Goodwin Oak High Back Windsor Armchairs
£ 600
Harry Raine Antiques
Pair of Oak High Back Windsor Armchairs - Titchmarsh Goodwin
£ 600
Holmes Antiques
Pair of 17th Century Oak Side Chairs
£ 1,400
Holmes Antiques
17th Century Yorkshire Oak Wainscot Chair
£ 2,200
Fox & Hare Antiques & Interiors
Liberty Arts & Crafts Movement Oak Childs Chair c.1890
£ 75
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Victorian Elm & Oak Captains Chair
£ 395
£ 2,450
£ 895
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique Oak Swivel Desk Chair
£ 350
Penderyn Antiques
Set of Four Antique Oak Farmhouse Chairs
£ 695
Millers Antiques
19th Century Oak Bobbin Chair
£ 395
Wickersley Antiques
17th Century Wainscott Armchair
£ 950
Wickersley Antiques
Good 17th Century Oak Wainscot Chair
£ 1,395
The Antique Shop
Oak Antique Hall Seat Settle Monks Bench
£ 765
£ 325
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