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18th Century English Solid Oak Wainscot Armchair
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18th Century English Solid Oak Wainscot Armchair

18th century
Description

Fine and substantial 18th century solid oak English Wainscot armchair.

Highly decorative and original chair with wonderful naive carvings and pronounced side 'ears'

This Wainscot chair has a wonderfully original dry timber patina which has aged magnificently over the centuries, and is held together with dowel pegs and with wear to front foot rail consistent with age and use.

Perfect for use in a kitchen or beside a fore in a country sitting room.

Measures: 120cm high / 44cm floor to seat / 56cm across seat and 42 cm seat depth.

Physical Dimensions
Height
120cm (47.24")
Width
58cm (22.83")
Depth
42cm (16.54")
Declaration

The English Interior has dated this Oak Wainscot Armchair to the 18th Century.

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SA1227178
Description
Fine and substantial 18th century solid oak English Wainscot armchair.

Highly decorative and original chair with wonderful naive carvings and pronounced side 'ears'

This Wainscot chair has a wonderfully original dry timber patina which has aged magnificently over the centuries, and is held together with dowel pegs and with wear to front foot rail consistent with age and use.

Perfect for use in a kitchen or beside a fore in a country sitting room.

Measures: 120cm high / 44cm floor to seat / 56cm across seat and 42 cm seat depth.

Height
120cm (47.24")
Width
58cm (22.83")
Depth
42cm (16.54")
Date of Manufacture

The English Interior has dated this Oak Wainscot Armchair to the 18th Century.

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SA1227178
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An 18th-century solid oak wainscot armchair featuring a carved back panel, decorative crest rail, turned front legs, and sturdy box stretchers.
18TH CENTURY ENGLISH SOLID OAK WAINSCOT ARMCHAIR
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An 18th-century solid oak wainscot armchair featuring a carved back panel, decorative crest rail, turned front legs, and sturdy box stretchers.
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A wainscot armchair is a joined wooden armchair constructed with a panelled timber backrest, prominent arm supports, and heavy framing, characteristic of 17th and 18th-century British furniture design.

These chairs are predominantly crafted from solid English oak using pegged mortise and tenon joinery, featuring hand-carved decorative panels, turned front legs, and supportive perimeter stretchers.

Authentic period pieces display evidence of hand-tooling, wooden dowel joinery rather than modern screws, natural wood shrinkage along the grain lines, and uneven historic wear on the foot stretchers.

A wainscot chair functions as a strong architectural accent when placed in a hallway, entryway, or study, pairing well with neutral plaster walls and minimalist contemporary accents.

Maintain oak furniture by dusting regularly with a clean lint-free cloth, applying clear beeswax polish sparingly twice a year, and placing the piece away from direct heat sources to prevent wood movement.
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