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Rare 17th Century Oak Settle
Holmes Antiques
for sale €4,446     $4,826
£3,800

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Rare 17th Century Oak Settle

17th century
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A rare quality 17th Century Oak high back Settle of superb colour, the well carved back with lunette and scrolling leaf work decoration and bearing the initials W.S.S. Having a wonderful turned base with supporting stretcher's. Remarkably retaining the original turned fruitwood finials to the top of the crest rail, the piece stands very well with just a couple of inches added to the back legs to level it up. Wonderful untouched dry surface and golden colour to the back of the piece.

A fine piece of early English Oak Furniture most likely to have been made in Yorkshire around 1680.

Physical Dimensions
Height
124cm (48.82")
Width
200cm (78.74")
Depth
59cm (23.23")
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Holmes Antiques has dated this 17th Century Oak Settle to the 17th Century.

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SA1176990
Dealers Notes

Holmes Antiques was established in 1932

We are a family business with a shop on Haworth Main Street in West Yorkshire.

We specialise in early English furniture

With the emphasis on quality, originality, colour and surface.

David Holmes has developed a reputation in the antique trade as one of the country's leading experts on early English Oak, Walnut and Mahogany furniture.

Christian Holmes is the 4th generation of the family to deal in Antique furniture

www.holmesantiques.co.uk

Description
A rare quality 17th Century Oak high back Settle of superb colour, the well carved back with lunette and scrolling leaf work decoration and bearing the initials W.S.S. Having a wonderful turned base with supporting stretcher's.
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Remarkably retaining the original turned fruitwood finials to the top of the crest rail, the piece stands very well with just a couple of inches added to the back legs to level it up.
Holmes Antiques

Wonderful untouched dry surface and golden colour to the back of the piece.

A fine piece of early English Oak Furniture most likely to have been made in Yorkshire around 1680.

Height
124cm (48.82")
Width
200cm (78.74")
Depth
59cm (23.23")
Date of Manufacture

Holmes Antiques has dated this 17th Century Oak Settle to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1176990
Holmes Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011

Leading experts on early english oak, walnut and mahogany furniture. Established in 1932.

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A 17th-century dark oak settle featuring a high carved panelled back with carved cresting and initials above a long bench seat with turned legs.
Rare 17th Century Oak Settle
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A 17th-century oak settle is a wooden bench crafted with a high back, fixed side arms, and broad seating, designed primarily to protect sitters from cold room draughts in early English interiors.

These settles were predominantly constructed from solid native English oak using mortise-and-tenon joinery secured with wooden pegs, featuring hand-carved friezes, fielded back panels, and turned legs.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-hewn tool marks, peg construction, age-related timber shrinkage around joints, deep natural patination in recessed areas, and period-appropriate carved motifs such as lunettes and initials.

A period oak settle serves as a focal piece in entryways, long corridors, or alongside a large dining table, pairing naturally with natural linen textiles, flagstone floors, and contemporary artwork.

Maintain the surface by applying beeswax polish once or twice a year, avoiding modern spray polishes, keeping the item away from direct heat sources, and retaining the natural aged patina.
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