Oak & leather chairs - unsure of origin

we have purchased an oak table and chairs - 1 carver with 5 normal chairs - they are oak with leather seats, we would like to try to source another 2 chairs but don't know which country/age these may be any help would be appreciated.

 

Hi, I would look under gothic style. English or possibly French its hard to tell from photographs. They almost look like church/chapel chairs. x

 

The ones pictured below are Edwardian.

 

I thought they might be church chairs, too. Could the three-pointed star represent the trinity?

 

It is a triskelion or triskele, which means three-legged. In Christianity it represents the holy trinity, but it is originally pre-Christian and is also used in non-Western cultures. It was used by many Neolithic cultures, east and west, and became an important Celtic symbol:
http://www.whats-your-sign.com/triskelion-celtic-symbol-meaning.html
It also appears in the flags of Sicily and the Isle of Man.
Since a triskelion is often carved in church pews, etc, these could have come from a church or other Christian building.

 

Thank you!

 

That's a triskelion, not a three pointed star. These are in the style of that whole Arthurian romantic revival which the Victorians loved. May well be English and they're nicer than most.

 

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Can you show the legs of the table legs? From what I can see, it doesn't match the chairs.

 

Agreed, the table looks 1930s/40s oak to me. That refectory style.

 

I think they are missing the spikes but look like inquisition chairs to me. No comfort allowed.

 

Hi and WELCOME, Sharon!! You have a nice, casual but sturdy looking set!!! Hope you find the rest of the chairs you're looking for!! I've included a brief tutorial on uploading your images so you can have them show FULL SIZE in the future!!