A matched set of six 19th Century English elm, ash and fruitwood Windsor chairs. The bowed scratch carved top rail housing a classic wheel back fret carved centre splat, flanked by three sticks either side joined to an elm saddle seat, having a wedge with rods for extra support to the rear. Resting on turned tapered legs joined by turned shaped ‘H’ stretchers. Attributed to Thames Valley and the Chilterns. This set has good overall rich coloured patination.
1840 – 1860
Ref: ‘Windsor Chairs’by Michael Harding-Hill, Antique Collectors Club, Page 96.
A Pair of early 19th Century Windsor side chairs. The hoop with a scribed edge and top line supporting two long spindles alternated with three shaped splats incorporating an outline urn motif. The elegant thin shaped seat which is waisted and flared to the front also with a scribed edge line, resting on single ring and concave turned legs, connected by H-form elliptical turned stretchers. Legs and stretchers elm and beech, seat elm, spindles and splats fruitwood, hoop elm.
Attributed to Buckinghamshire. These features are typical of the best quality early 19th Century chairs from this region.
Pair of first half 19th Century English elm wheel back Windsor chairs. The bowed top rail enclosing a shaped fret carved wheel back centre splat and turned supports terminating in a shaped saddle seat, resting on turned tapered legs joined by turned stretchers. Good overall patination.
Georgian Ash and Elm Comb Back Windsor Armchair of large proportions. The shaped top rail above a shaped centre splat flanked by spindles, having a deep single plank saddle seat with the initials W.M. to one side, resting on decorative shaped cabriole legs with pad feet, joined by a turned ‘H’ stretcher.
(Restorations) Reference: ‘The English Regional Chair’ by Bernard Cotton (p. 45)
First half 19th Century English ash and fruitwood Windsor armchair. The bowed ash back, joined to a bowed arm rail, having a fret carved centre splat, flanked by three fruitwood spindles, continued in groups of three below, with turned angled arm supports, joined to the fruitwood slight saddle seat, resting on turned out-swept legs, joined by an ‘H’ stretcher.
Note: The legs each have the three ringed turn, matching the above detail.
Good overall colour and patination.
1800-1840
NB. Will update photo when chair has been cleaned, highlighted and waxed.
19th Century English elm and ash high back Windsor armchair. Having a shaped center splat and spindle back. Resting on turned out swept legs joined by a crinoline stretcher.
An attractive 18th Century English double bow Windsor elbow chair.
The bowed top rail attached to the bowed arm with later appealing steel supports attached, housing a fret carved shaped center splat with three spindles to each side, the bowed arm with matching shaped supports joined to an elm saddle seat, resting on rear turned tapered legs and turned lower shaped front legs, joined by a turned ‘H’ stretcher.
An early 19th Century English yew wood low-back triple bowed Windsor armchair
The find turned legs attached by a crinoline stretcher, having a fruitwood saddle seat with a fret carved shaped center splat, flanked by tapered spindles and turned arm supports with a single bowed arm and matching bowed top rail. Good overall colour and patination.
First half 19th Century English yew wood low Windsor armchair.
Double bowed back housing a pierced shaped centre splat. The arms on shaped supports resting on interesting turned warped legs joined by a crinoline stretcher with an elm seat.
Early 19th Century English fruitwood double bow high Windsor elbow chair. Attributed to Thames Valley Region.
The bowed top rail supported by the central splat with a fretted wheel design, having swept back underarm supports joined to an elm saddle seat resting on late 18th Century style turned legs joined by a crinoline stretcher.
An exceptional decorative splat back low Windsor armchair, yew with elm seat
This is an example of the most elaborate and decorative form of Windsor produced in the Nottinghamshire tradition and was probably the most expensive. Elaborately turned legs leading to a ball shaped foot, legs connected by a crinoline strecher. Four tapered spindles either side of the elaborate burr yew central back splat. Three tapered underarm spindles with regional style turned underarm support. The arm bow terminating in notches on under surface. Having wonderful overall clear patination.
Note: This chair possibly manufactured by J Gabbitass beweeen 1822 – 39
Ref: The English Regional Chair, Bernard D. Cotton, page 168 Firgure NE 229
A mid 19th Century English ash, elm and beech stick-back Windsor armchair.
The ash bowed top rail, housing the turned beech uprights, with in-curved front arm supports, on a well worn elm saddle seat with a scratch moulded edge. Resting on baluster turned splayed supports, united by an ‘H’ stretcher. (Restored base).
A rare pair of 18th Century yew wood Gothic Windsor elbow chairs.
Having double bow construction, with fine tracery fretted splats oweing much to the 18th Century Gothic Revival. The bowed arms on swept back underarm supports attached to an unusual mahogany saddle seat (typically elm) above pierced knee brackets, raised on well-formed cabriole front legs joined by a crinoline stretcher.
Attributed to the Thames Valley region. Yew wood, fruitwood and mahogany seats.
No recorded period Gothic Windsor chair has yet been found in in any wood other than the prized yew wood.
