Cross Back Bleached Oak.

A French-provincial cross-back (X-back) dining chair — oak frame with a prominent X-shaped back splat formed by two crossed shaped stretchers, a woven rush seat, turned tapered legs joined by a box stretcher. Finish: bleached-bone oak, pale chalky ivory tone, matte.

Hand-shaped X-stretchers, pegged mortise-and-tenon, hand-woven natural rush seat, no exposed metal. Editorial European interior — lime-washed plaster, terracotta flagstone, raking light. Dimensions: approximately 460 mm wide × 460 mm deep × 960 mm high. Seat height 450 mm. Solid oak, bleached finish.

An accent chair works against a library wall or a corner, never in a pair.

FormDining chair

MaterialOak

As photographedBleached Bone · Aquadur Limed

JoineryX-stretcher

WorkshopBasti, Uttar Pradesh

CatalogueNo. 44 of 50 · 2026

Choose the stain Every piece is finished at the bench to the stain you ask for — Asian Paints Woodtech and Aquadur ranges.

Honey Wax Warm golden glow. The family-heirloom finish. Woodtech Transparent Bleached Bone · as photographed Pale chalky ivory. Grain ghosts through the wash. Aquadur Limed Ebonised Near-black matte. Grain still legible. UK demand 14,500/mo. Woodtech Transparent Natural Oil Raw oak, clear oil. No pigment. Natural Oil Only Walnut Chocolate heartwood. Warm-dark editorial register. UK 7,600/mo. Woodtech Transparent Light Oak Pale honey-gold mid-tone. The most versatile finish. UK 4,800/mo. Woodtech Transparent Dark Oak Tobacco brown, warm red undertone. UK 3,800/mo. Woodtech Transparent Driftwood Grey Weathered silvery grey-brown. Coastal patina. UK 11,200/mo. Aquadur Grey Wash

Per-stain photography to follow. The image above shows the piece in Bleached Bone; the swatch palette is accurate to the Asian Paints samples we mix from.

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