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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.
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Set 6 French Ladder Back Dining Chairs
£ 450
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
17th Century Low Wainscot Oak Chair
£ 995
£ 325.55
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Oak Roll Top and Matching Desk Chair
£ 1,495
£ 2,250
Antique Glastonbury Chair, English, Oak, Elbow Seat, Gothic Revival, Victorian
£ 2,250
London Fine Ltd
£ 1,850
Pair of Antique Hall Chairs, Scottish, Oak, Reception Seats, Regency, Circa 1830
£ 1,850
London Fine Ltd
Founders Antiques
Set of Four Antique Georgian Oak Ladderback Dining Chairs c.1800
£ 495
£ 499
£ 499
£ 599
Fedw Hir Antiques
Antique Pair of Chairs in Gothic Style
£ 300
Fedw Hir Antiques
Antique Elbow Chair Penny Seat & Carver Arms Armchair
£ 265
Millers Antiques
Set 10 Oak & Leather Dining Chairs
£ 975
Georgian Antiques
Pair of Oak Gothic Chairs
£ 550
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Set of 4 Oak Welsh Country Dining Chairs
£ 565
Bentleigh Antiques
Oak Lambing Chair with Heart Motif
£ 635
Timeless Furniture UK
Late 19th Century Carolean Style Throne Chair
£ 325
Timeless Furniture UK
Early Georgian Oak Panel-back Side Chair
£ 225
Penderyn Antiques
Set of Four Antique Oak Country Farmhouse Chairs
£ 595
Frank Storey Ltd
Jack Grimble of Cromer Carved Oak Stool
£ 600
£ 450
Characterful Set of 8 Victorian Leather Upholstered Oak Dining Chairs c.1880, A.F.
£ 450
Victoria Antiques
Georgian Antiques
Jacobean Style Folding-top Oak Single Seat Monk’s Bench
£ 550
£ 465
£ 435
£ 685
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Edwardian Leather Armchair
£ 2,250
Millers Antiques
Full Size Orkney Chair
£ 1,850
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Victorian Windsor Rocking Chair
£ 295
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Oak Wainscot Armchair
£ 695
Penderyn Antiques
Harlequin Set of Eleven Georgian Dining Chairs
£ 1,850
Debenham Antiques Ltd
19th Century Shepherds Crook Oak Armchair
£ 850
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Good Quality Set Of 4 Dining Chairs
£ 425
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Wingback Armchair In Oak
£ 585
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Swedish Leather Armchair
£ 1,100
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Oak Dining Table With 6 Dining Chairs
£ 1,150
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set of 6 Quality Dining Chairs in Oak
£ 625
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Set of 8 Spindle Back Dining Chairs in Oak
£ 1,250
£ 499.99
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Good Quality Tub Chair In Oak
£ 585
Timeless Furniture UK
Set of Four Vintage 1940s Oak Dining Chairs
£ 275
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