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• Width: 18 inches
• Height: 34 inches
• Depth: 17 inches

Beautiful set of 4 English dark oak rustic country chairs with an elegant back seat carved to show 4 squares. The legs are turned in the Gothic style and match the top. From the 1900.

Height from floor to seat: 18 inch

An English style of furniture, which is medieval in appearance with straight lines, rigid designs, sturdy construction, ornate carvings and a dark finish. Much of the early Oak was still the timber used during the reigns of James I and Charles I. The furniture retained many Elizabethan characteristics but the ornament gradually became less prominent.The ornamentation became smaller, lighter with flatter carving, and carpets were now being introduced. The changing of women's fashion, in particular their dresses, led to the development of chairs without arms, and upholstery became popular.Chests disappeared and were replaced with chests of drawers, which often had applied mouldings mitred around the drawer front. This was to cover the dovetail joints which were being used for the first time to construct the drawers. Previously drawers were always hidden behind doors. The gate leg table was introduced. Knobs and drawer pulls were often carved.Many wealthy left England when the civil war broke out in 1642. The building of great houses halted and many of the household staff left for the battlefield.Until 1660 and the restoration of the monarchy, furniture had been made under the Puritan rule and lacked inspiration and reflected increased simplicity. Plain bobbin turning became popular and upholstery reverted to plain leather that was usually held by heavy brass studs.Farthingale Chair - this was developed because ladies wore farthingale hooped skirts, a chair was required for the women to be able to sit down.