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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.
Penderyn Antiques
Vintage Small Spinning Chair
£ 295
CS & T Ornate Furniture
Vintage 1950s Oak Combined School Desk & Chair "George M Hammer & Co London"
£ 495
Vintage 1950s Oak Combined School Desk & Chair "George M Hammer & Co London"
£ 495
CS & T Ornate Furniture
Georgian Antiques
Set of 12 Oak Framed Dining Chairs
£ 4,250
Billy Hunt and Co
Heals Art Deco Oak Armchair c.1930
£ 585
Billy Hunt and Co
Howard & Sons Style Open Armchair c.1880
£ 615
£ 850
Mid 20th Century English Wing Chair Reupholstered in Oatmeal Linen with Oak Legs
£ 850
White’s Antiques
£ 599.99
Tony Youll Antiques
Pair of Early 18th Century Armchairs in Period Needlepoint
£ 1,450
£ 299.99
Carse Antiques
Pair of 17th Century Oak Hall Chairs
£ 395
Timeless Furniture UK
Vintage Set of Four Oak Wheelback Dining Chairs
£ 265
Elmgarden Antiques
Pair of Regency Elbow Chairs / Hall Chairs
£ 775
Georgian Antiques
Rare Set of Four Exceptional Quality Victorian Oak Captain’s Chairs
£ 3,190
Rare Set of Four Exceptional Quality Victorian Oak Captain’s Chairs
£ 3,190
Georgian Antiques
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Rare C19th Alpine Carved Oak Parlour Suite (7 Pieces)
£ 2,500
Rare C19th Alpine Carved Oak Parlour Suite (7 Pieces)
£ 2,500
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Millers Antiques
Set of 12 Church Kitchen Chairs
£ 1,900
Billy Hunt and Co
Pair of Spanish Oak Brutalist Mid Century Chairs x 2
£ 385
Founders Antiques
Pair of Antique Georgian Oak Country Side Chairs c.1800
£ 395
Timeless Furniture UK
Edwardian Oak Art Nouveau Style Armchair
£ 225
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Carved Oak Elbow Chair
£ 595
Harry Raine Antiques
Set of Four Elm Wheel Back Windsor Chairs
£ 320
NP & A SALT ANTIQUES
Solid Oak Arts & Crafts Armchair
£ 175
Marylebone Antiques
Pair of Antique Swedish Leather Club Armchairs
£ 2,750
£ 279.99
Wickersley Antiques
Rare Pair of Gothic Church Chairs with Engraved Plaque
£ 550
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Edwardian Set Of 3 Oak Stools
£ 495
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Edwardian Leather Armchair
£ 2,250
£ 1,650
Rare Pair of William IV, Sir William Playfair-designed, Scottish, Oak Hall Chairs
£ 1,650
Georgian Antiques
Millers Antiques
Pair 18th Century Sgabello Oak Hall Chairs
£ 1,250
Georgian Antiques
Set of 9 Gillows Style Oak Framed Dining Chairs
£ 1,850
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Tub Armchairs – Dated 1931, Newly Upholstered
£ 1,175
Pair of Arts & Crafts Oak Tub Armchairs – Dated 1931, Newly Upholstered
£ 1,175
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Edwardian Oak Swivel and Tilt Desk Chair
£ 395
£ 279.99
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Edwardian Hall Seat In Oak
£ 425
Fedw Hir Antiques
Antique Georgian Oak Country Chair With Shield Back Gorgeous Patina
£ 145
Worboys Antiques
Arts & Crafts Oak Framed Recliner Chair
£ 895
Kernow Furniture
Georgian Oak Chippendale Style Chair
£ 695
CES Home & Garden Limited
Mid 20th Century Italian Renaissance Style X Frame Chair-delivery Available 0306
£ 595
Mid 20th Century Italian Renaissance Style X Frame Chair-delivery Available 0306
£ 595
CES Home & Garden Limited
Founders Antiques
Pair of Antique Victorian Oak Hall Chairs c.1870
£ 575
Timeless Furniture UK
Early 19th Century Oak Hall Chair
£ 325
Gaylord Antiques
Oak Hall Bench
£ 1,375
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