How do I identify seventeenth-century chairs?

Seventeenth-century examples typically utilise solid oak or walnut with heavy turned supports, stretchers, and linear carved panels. The construction relies on pegged mortise and tenon joints. These pieces often display distinct patination and tool marks from hand-working, separating them clearly from later nineteenth-century revival interpretations.

What is a Gainsborough chair?

A Gainsborough chair is a wide, upholstered armchair with open arms, short cabriole or straight legs, and a padded back originating in the eighteenth century. They were designed for writing desks and drawing rooms. The open arms allowed ample room for wide eighteenth-century skirts and coats during daily use.

Can I use these chairs daily?

Most period wooden chairs tolerate regular domestic use provided joints remain tight and stable. Solid mahogany and walnut frames offer strong structural support. Upholstered components and cane panels require careful inspection and occasional professional maintenance to preserve their strength under frequent seating.

How do revival pieces differ?

Revival pieces replicate earlier styles such as Chippendale, Louis XVI, or Baroque during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. They utilise period-accurate motifs executed with machine-assisted precision. Secondary woods and modern fastening techniques often reveal the true nineteenth or twentieth-century manufacturing date despite the older stylistic influence.

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These carved open back chairs span centuries of woodworking skill, offering period character and substantial seating for any room.

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Pair of 19th Century French Armchairs

From Pearse Lukies Antiques Ltd

£2,400

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19th century

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Pair of 19th Century Giltwood Armchairs

From Pearse Lukies Antiques Ltd

£1,600

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18th century

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Set of 6 18th Century French Giltwood Armchairs

From Pearse Lukies Antiques Ltd

£5,800

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1900 - 1920

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Oak Barley Twist Armchair

From Camden Antiques

£225

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17th century

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17th Century Oak Wainscot Armchair.

From Dickinsons Antiques

£2,250

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19th century

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19th Century Chippendale Armchair

From Brookside Antiques

£245

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19th century

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A Large Pair of 19th Century French Walnut Armchairs

From William Cook Antiques

£2,950

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19th century

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Louis Majorelle Armchair

From Birkdale Antiques

£3,400

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A Dutch Country Open Arm Lambing Chair. Circa 1800.

19th century

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A Dutch Country Open Arm Lambing Chair. Circa 1800.

From Carradale Farm Antiques

£675

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1900 - 1920

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Pair of Oak & Leather Armchairs

From LTANTIQUES.CO.UK

£795

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Drunkards chairs feature intentionally asymmetrical or widened arms designed to steady gentlemen returning from long eighteenth-century tavern suppers.

17th century

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A 17th Century Wainscot Chair

From Oliveri Antiques Ltd

£1,400

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1900 - 1920

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Pair of Solid Walnut Gilded Armchairs

From Pendle Antiques

£1,150

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19th century

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Early Victorian Rosewood Open Tub Chair

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£825

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1900 - 1920

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Pair of Early 20th Swedish Carved Birch Armchairs

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£1,295

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Antique George III Carved Mahogany Elbow/desk Chair

18th century

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Antique George III Carved Mahogany Elbow/desk Chair

From London City Antiques

£1,395

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19th century

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Large 19th Century French Carved Walnut Armchairs

From Debenham Antiques Ltd

£1,795

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Carved Open Back Chairs

Pair of 19th Century French Armchairs

Pair of 19th Century Giltwood Armchairs

Set of 6 18th Century French Giltwood Armchairs

Oak Barley Twist Armchair

17th Century Oak Wainscot Armchair.

19th Century Chippendale Armchair

A Large Pair of 19th Century French Walnut Armchairs

Louis Majorelle Armchair

A Dutch Country Open Arm Lambing Chair. Circa 1800.

Pair of Oak & Leather Armchairs

A 17th Century Wainscot Chair

Pair of Solid Walnut Gilded Armchairs

Early Victorian Rosewood Open Tub Chair

Pair of Early 20th Swedish Carved Birch Armchairs

Antique George III Carved Mahogany Elbow/desk Chair

Large 19th Century French Carved Walnut Armchairs

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