A customer brought in this exceptional copy of a mid 19th century English comb-back ash and elm Windsor armchair yesterday, such a good late 20th century copy, in every way.
I don’t sell copies, but remembered another customer was wanting an original, I called and showed her this one. SOLD!
Certainly priced accordingly, but two very happy customers.
A rare George III English oak dish-top lamp table.
C.1770
H.69cm Dia.41.5cm
Hanging above, “Caunga”
Hand painted copper engraving,
by Hendrik Draakestein.
The first complete flora from the East Indies.
Amsterdam 1686
An Exceptional matched Set of Eight Early 19th Century English Triple Bowed Windsor Armchairs
The bowed top rail housing a fret carved central splat and six spindles, with a bowed arm on bold turned supports, above a saddle seat, resting on turned out-swept legs.
All joined by a bowed (crinoline) stretcher.
All having exceptional colour and patination.
Recently restored, re-glued and waxed up in our workshop.
The unusual thing about this Harlequin set, is that they all have the same backs, very rare.
If you look closely you can see the slight variations between the arm supports and legs.
Selling on consignment for a private customer, NO GST.
Matched pair of mid to late 19th Century English Ash and Alder wood high back broad arm Windsor chairs. Attributed to Yorkshire.
The Ash high bowed back, housing an Alder wood fret shaped center splat flanked by alder wood tapered spindles joined to bowed outswept arms with turned under arm supports and continued center splat on a figured Ash saddle seat.
Resting on outswept turned ash legs joined by an unusual double ‘H’ stretcher.
Refer: ‘The English Regional Chair’ by Bernard D. Cotton, page 200, Figure NE376
Selling a very comfortable windsor armchair from my private collection.
This has been my desk chair for years, also doubled as an attractive sculpture style chair on a single white wall at my apartment.
Purchased in Chester about 20 years ago.
A rare early 19th Century English oak and fruitwood continuous arm Windsor chair.
The continuous arm on simulated bamboo spindle supports, joined to a fruitwood seat with hollowed hand grips below, resting on bamboo simulated legs and stretchers.
All having traces of the original yellow paint with black painted nodes on spindles and legs.
‘West Country – probably Yealmpton. Featured full page colour photograph and described on page 269, The English Regional Chair by Bernard Cotton.
19th Century English elm, ash & beech high Windsor armchair, having a shaped pierced center splat, with bowed arms, resting on baluster turned legs, joined to an ‘H’ stretcher.
Rare early 19th Century English Yew Wood and Elm Windsor Arm Chair.
The scratch-moulded, bowed Yew wood top rail above a fret carved Yew centre splat, flanked by four Yew wood (usually beech spindles, running through the bowed arm.
Having scrolled ends (for comfort gripping when seated) on turned end supports, joined to an elm saddle seat, resting on turned Yew legs joined by a turned ‘H’ stretcher.
Note: In most cases a Yew wood Windsor chair has inferior timbers used as spindles, legs and stretchers.
19th Century English fruitwood and elm Windsor armchair. The fruitwood and elm shaped pierced centre splat running through the single bowed arm on unusual bobbin turned front supports joined to a saddle seat resting on turned legs, with an ‘H’ stretcher.
19th Century English Fruitwood, Ash and Elm Stickback Windsor Armchair, with a single bowed arm on turned supports joined to an elm saddle seat, resting on turned legs, joined to a ‘H’ stretcher.
19th Century English fruitwood, ash and elm Windsor armchair, the bowed top rail above a shaped pierced centre splat running through shaped single section bowed arms, resting on turned legs, joined by ‘H’ stretchers.
Early 19th Century English yew and elm Windsor armchair. The bowed top rail housing three upright fret carved and domino centred rear splats with two turned divides, flanked by shaped outswept arms on inward shaped supports, each housing a matching side splat. The elm saddle seat above four turned beech legs joined by a crinoline stretcher.
Late 18th Century English Fruitwood Elm Windsor Armchair. With a Bowed spindle back and shaped outswept arms on shaped supports to the elm saddle seat, resting on turned legs with ‘H’ stretcher.
