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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.
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Victorian Gothic Revival Solid Oak Desk Chair
£ 975
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Victorian Bobbin Chair
£ 495
Georgian Antiques
Large Hooded Orkney Chair
£ 2,250
Trade Antiques
2 Wheelback Reclining Chairs Country Oak 1920s / 1930s
£ 765
Lee Wright Antiques Ltd
19th Century Oak Hall Bench
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
19th Century Oak Cockfighting Stool
£ 595
Trade Antiques
Pair of Heals Reclining armchairs Oak 1920's
£ 2,650
Timeless Furniture UK
Arts & Crafts Oak Monks Chair / Metamorphic Table
£ 345
Beau French Boutique
2 Solid Oak French Ladder Back Rush Seats Dining Chairs
£ 220
Founders Antiques
Antique Victorian Carved Oak Green Man Side Chair c.1890
£ 295
Scottish Highland Antiques
18th Century Chair
£ 400
Terrou Studio
Arts & Crafts Child’s Rocking Chair 1900-1920
£ 280
Terrou Studio
Late Victorian Century Elbow Chair in Oak
£ 220
Timeless Furniture UK
Victorian Set of Six Carved Oak Dining Chairs
£ 365
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Victorian Oak & Leather Swivel Desk Chair by James Shoolbred
£ 885
Antique Victorian Oak & Leather Swivel Desk Chair by James Shoolbred
£ 885
Marylebone Antiques
Camden Antiques
Arts & Crafts 5 Piece Oak Salon Suite
£ 795
Graham Deakin Antiques
Arts & Crafts Chair
£ 595
Founders Antiques
Antique Victorian Oak Hall Chair c.1890
£ 295
Founders Antiques
Antique Georgian Oak Vernacular Armchair c.1800
£ 445
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Edwardian Set Of 6 Dining Chairs In Oak
£ 825
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Carved Oak Throne Armchair with Leather Seat
£ 690
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Dining Table With 6 Dining Chairs In Oak
£ 1,495
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Harlequin Set of Four Welsh Oak Chairs
£ 595
£ 750
James O'Malley Antiques
Victorian Oak Office / Desk Chair
£ 650
Billy Hunt and Co
Pair of Reclining Oak Armchairs New Upholstery c.1915
£ 835
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Fine Quality Set of 8 Dining Chairs in Oak
£ 1,250
Timeless Furniture UK
Vintage Set of Four Oak Dining Chairs
£ 295
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Edwardian Armchair in Oak
£ 425
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Set of Six Country Oak Dining Chairs
£ 1,150
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 20th Century Set of 6 Leather Dining Chairs in Oak
£ 625
Holmes Antiques
Outstanding 17th Century Oak Lancashire Wainscot Chair
£ 3,600
Timeless Furniture UK
Vintage Set of Four Oak High Back Barley Twist Dining Chairs
£ 285
Harmony Antiques
Pair of Antique Napoleon III Slipper Chairs
£ 595
Georgian Antiques
Set of 5 Late Victorian Oak Captain's Chairs
£ 1,600
Trade Antiques
2 Throne Chairs Country Oak Carved Primitive Faces
£ 995
Pear Tree Antiques
Set of Eight (6 + 2) Oak Dining Chairs
£ 450
Elmgarden Antiques
Set of 5 19th Century Black Forest Carved Oak Dining Chairs
£ 2,500
Timeless Furniture UK
Vintage Pair of Oak Framed Wing Back Armchairs
£ 350
Millers Antiques
17th Century Wainscot Armchair Fruit & Flowers
£ 1,200
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