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Description

An early 17th-century oak joined bench, dating from the circa 1630-1640 features a beautiful colour and patination. It has a single thick oak plank top, turned baluster legs, and moulded stretchers.

The bench is structurally sound and can be used on a daily basis, showing signs of age and use, as to be expected with original 17th-century furniture.

Dimensions: 134 cm long x 56 cm high x 31 cm wide

Date of Manufacture

School House Antiques has dated this Early Oak Bench to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers

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SA1112054

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Description

An early 17th-century oak joined bench, dating from the circa 1630-1640 features a beautiful colour and patination. It has a single thick oak plank top, turned baluster legs, and moulded stretchers.

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The bench is structurally sound and can be used on a daily basis, showing signs of age and use, as to be expected with original 17th-century furniture.

School House Antiques

Dimensions: 134 cm long x 56 cm high x 31 cm wide

Date of Manufacture

School House Antiques has dated this Early Oak Bench to the 17th Century.

Reference Numbers

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SA1112054

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ObjectBenches
Period17th century
StyleJacobean
MaterialOak
ColourDark Brown
MotifsTurned legs, Plank top, Box stretchers, Mortise and tenon joinery

FAQs

Jacobean furniture, spanning the early to mid-17th century, is characterised by heavy, solid construction, predominantly in English oak, featuring rectilinear forms, turned legs, and restrained geometric or carved ornamentation.

These pieces were constructed almost exclusively from native English quarter-sawn oak, utilising traditional joinery methods such as mortise and tenon joints secured with wooden pegs, often without any metal nails or screws.

Authentic pieces exhibit natural timber shrinkage, hand-planed surfaces, irregular tool marks, dark oxidisation or patination accumulated over centuries, and pegged joints that show structural movement consistent with age.

An antique oak bench provides textural contrast in a modern setting when used as a functional seating option in an entrance hall, paired with a contemporary dining table, or utilised as a display surface for ceramics and textiles.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels between 40 to 60 percent, keeping the wood away from direct heat sources and sunlight, and periodically applying microcrystalline wax to nourish and protect the surface patina.