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A 17th Century Wainscot Chair.
Youngs Antiques
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A 17th Century Wainscot Chair.

17th century
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Description

A 17th century English wainscot chair with a finely carved back and crest rail and excellent colour and patination.

The chair is in fantastic condition with some minor restorations.

Measurments

Height 113cm x width 59cm x depth 54cm

Seat measurements

Height 44cm x width 46cm x depth 44cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
113cm (44.49")
Width
59cm (23.23")
Depth
54cm (21.26")
Declaration

Youngs Antiques has dated this Carved Oak Wainscot Chair to the 17th Century.

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SA1172129
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Description
A 17th century English wainscot chair with a finely carved back and crest rail and excellent colour and patination.

The chair is in fantastic condition with some minor restorations.

Measurments

Height 113cm x width 59cm x depth 54cm

Seat measurements

Height 44cm x width 46cm x depth 44cm

Height
113cm (44.49")
Width
59cm (23.23")
Depth
54cm (21.26")
Date of Manufacture

Youngs Antiques has dated this Carved Oak Wainscot Chair to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1172129
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A seventeenth-century dark oak wainscot armchair featuring a relief-carved back panel, carved scroll cresting, curved armrests, turned front legs, and plain stretchers.
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Archive I A seventeenth-century dark oak wainscot armchair featuring a relief-carved back panel, carved scroll cresting, curved armrests, turned front legs, and plain stretchers.

A 17th century wainscot chair.

Archive II A seventeenth-century dark oak wainscot armchair featuring a relief-carved back panel, carved scroll cresting, curved armrests, turned front legs, and plain stretchers. View II
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Archive IV A seventeenth-century dark oak wainscot armchair featuring a relief-carved back panel, carved scroll cresting, curved armrests, turned front legs, and plain stretchers. View IV
Archive V A seventeenth-century dark oak wainscot armchair featuring a relief-carved back panel, carved scroll cresting, curved armrests, turned front legs, and plain stretchers. View V
Archive VI A seventeenth-century dark oak wainscot armchair featuring a relief-carved back panel, carved scroll cresting, curved armrests, turned front legs, and plain stretchers. View VI
Archive VII A seventeenth-century dark oak wainscot armchair featuring a relief-carved back panel, carved scroll cresting, curved armrests, turned front legs, and plain stretchers. View VII
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A seventeenth-century dark oak wainscot armchair featuring a relief-carved back panel, carved scroll cresting, curved armrests, turned front legs, and plain stretchers.
A 17th century wainscot chair.
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A seventeenth-century dark oak wainscot armchair featuring a relief-carved back panel, carved scroll cresting, curved armrests, turned front legs, and plain stretchers.
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A wainscot chair is a heavy, joiner-made oak armchair featuring a solid timber back panel, prevalent in Britain and Northern Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The term derives from the high-grade oak boards used in panel construction, known as wainscot oak.

Seventeenth-century wainscot chairs were constructed using mortise and tenon joints held together with wood pegs (draw-boring). They typically consist of frame-and-panel back construction, turned front posts, plain square rear posts, and low box stretchers for structural stability.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-planed timber surfaces, irregular tool marks, peg construction, and natural wear patterns such as softening around the stretchers and armrests. Original pieces also show characteristic shrinkage along the wood grain and oxidisation inside the joints.

A wainscot chair functions well as a focal statement piece in an entryway, study, or living room alcove. Placing it against neutral plaster walls or pairing it with clean-lined contemporary textiles provides visual contrast while highlighting the carved details.

Historic oak should be kept in a stable climate away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent shrinkage and splitting. Dust regularly with a soft, dry cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish sparingly once or twice a year to preserve the patination.
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