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ObjectSide Chairs
Period17th century
StyleJacobean
MaterialOak
ColourDark Brown
MotifsPanel back, Turned front legs, Shaped cresting rail, Pegged joinery
SizeH 113 cm (44 in) x W 49 cm (19 in) x D 46 cm (18 in)

This pair of seventeenth-century Jacobean Lancashire backstools exemplifies classic rustic farmhouse seating crafted from solid oak. Each side chair exhibits a rich dark brown colour with a warm polished surface finish, showing authentic signs of age across the timber. The design features a shaped and pierced cresting rail with triple scallop details, pyramid finials at the top corners of the upright posts, and square fielded panel backs secured with pegged joinery. Below the open lower back rail, solid timber seats sit above turned front legs connected by a decorative turned front stretcher. Each chair stands 113 cm high, 49 cm wide, and 46 cm deep. These sturdy historic pieces suit practical use as dining chairs around a refectory table or as decorative accent chairs positioned against a wall in a living room, hallway, or study today.

FAQs

A backstool is an early form of single chair without arms, originating in the 16th and 17th centuries as a stool fitted with a wooden backrest. Common in regional English furniture making, particularly in Lancashire and Yorkshire, these pieces feature solid oak construction, panelled backs, and turned legs.

Chairs from this era were crafted using joinery techniques, featuring mortise and tenon joints held together with wooden oak pegs. They typically utilised English oak timber with solid planked seats, moulded rear panels, and hand-turned front stretchers and legs.

Authentic period chairs display signs of hand-tooling, such as adze marks on unexposed surfaces, irregular peg distribution, and natural shrinkage across wood grain lines. Regional details, including shaped cresting rails and fielded panels specific to areas like Lancashire, also indicate genuine origin.

These structured wooden chairs work well placed as hall seating, flanking a console table, or paired with a contemporary dining table to introduce historic texture and patina to modern or rustic spaces.

Dust the timber regularly with a soft dry cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year along the grain. Keep the furniture away from direct heat sources and extreme humidity fluctuations to prevent the oak panels from splitting.

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Pair of 17th Century Oak Lancashire Chairs/ Backstools

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