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17th C English Oak Side Chair
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17th C English Oak Side Chair

18th century
Description

A delightful 17th C oak side chair with solid planked seat, shaped central slat and crested top rail. The legs are hand turned as are the bobbin front rail.

In good overall condition with some losses worm. The worm has been treated and stabilised.

100cm H x 45cm W x 41cm D

Date of Manufacture

Timberhill Gallery has dated this 17th Century Oak Chair to the 1700s.

Independent Date Check ID 03782654
Dealer's Item Date1700s
Sellingantiques Date1700s
Sellingantiques agingItem 295-350 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1700s:
Pegged mortise and tenon joints: frame construction of the period.
Significant foot wear on the front stretcher: centuries of domestic use.
Shrinkage gap between the seat planks: natural movement across oak boards over time.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
100cm (39.37")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
41cm (16.14")
Reference Numbers
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SA397522
Description
A delightful 17th C oak side chair with solid planked seat, shaped central slat and crested top rail. The legs are hand turned as are the bobbin front rail.

In good overall condition with some losses worm. The worm has been treated and stabilised.

100cm H x 45cm W x 41cm D

Date of Manufacture

Timberhill Gallery has dated this 17th Century Oak Chair to the 1700s.

Independent Date Report ID 03782654
Dealer's Item Date1700s
Sellingantiques dating1700s
Sellingantiques agingItem 295-350 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1700s:
Pegged mortise and tenon joints: frame construction of the period.
Significant foot wear on the front stretcher: centuries of domestic use.
Shrinkage gap between the seat planks: natural movement across oak boards over time.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
100cm (39.37")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
41cm (16.14")
Reference Numbers
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SA397522
Timberhill Gallery
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A 17th-century English dark oak side chair featuring a shaped crest rail, central carved splat, solid wood seat, and turned front legs.
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Archive I A 17th-century English dark oak side chair featuring a shaped crest rail, central carved splat, solid wood seat, and turned front legs.

17th C English Oak Side Chair

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A 17th-century English dark oak side chair featuring a shaped crest rail, central carved splat, solid wood seat, and turned front legs.
17th C English Oak Side Chair
Ref: SA397522
A 17th-century English dark oak side chair featuring a shaped crest rail, central carved splat, solid wood seat, and turned front legs.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectSide Chairs
  • Period18th century
  • StyleJacobean
  • MaterialOak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsShaped splat, Turned front legs, Pegged joinery, Turned front stretcher
  • SizeH 100 cm (39 in) x W 45 cm (18 in) x D 41 cm (16 in)

This seventeenth-century English Jacobean side chair comes from the oak country house tradition, rendered in a dark brown timber finish with visible grain. The construction employs pegged joinery and a solid planked seat set between upright rear supports. A shaped crest rail crowns the top above a central pierced splat flanked by vertical wooden bars. Below the seat, the front legs are hand turned with decorative ring details, matched by a turned front stretcher spanning the base. Evidence of age includes surface marks, texturing in the wood grain, and minor historical timber loss from treated woodworm. The item stands 100 cm high, 45 cm wide, and 41 cm deep. Placed in a modern interior, the chair functions well as seating at a dining table, a desk chair in a study, or an accent piece in a hallway or bedroom corner.

FAQs

Seventeenth-century English oak chairs are characterised by solid oak construction, mortise and tenon pegged joinery, turned stretchers, and shaped or carved back splats.

These chairs were primarily crafted from solid native English oak timber, held together with wooden joinery pegs, and finished with beeswax.

Authentic period pieces display hand-drawn wooden pegs, minor asymmetries from hand-tooling, historical wear to lower stretchers, and deep patination from age.

A period oak chair functions well as a decorative accent piece in an entryway, beside a modern writing desk, or placed in a quiet corner to provide historical contrast.

Dust regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a thin layer of natural beeswax polish annually to protect the wood and preserve the existing patina.
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