Primitive 18th Century English comb back Windsor armchair – West Country
Ash with ash seat, legs, arms and spindles. The bowed top rail, on slight shaped down swept supports and four turned spindles between. The arms made of two sections lapped over and pierced by the two centre spindles and a moulded stay above, with four spindle arm supports to each side. A broad single plank seat, pierced and supported by four hand shaped legs.
A 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
Early 19th Century English elm and beech double bow Windsor armchair.
The single ring and concare turned legs with lower ring and straight turned feet. Legs connected by ‘H’ – form elliptical turned stretchers. The elm saddle seat with scribed cage line having swept back under arm supports with a single arm hoop. The top hoop with scribed edge line supporting three long tapered spindles either side of central splat with star fretted motive and central turned round roundel. Having good overall colour and patination.
19th Century English ash double bow Windsor arm chair
The bowed top rail having an unusual straight line tapered and fine fret carved centre splat, running through the single piece bowed arm having a well shaped hand rest on shaped supports, joined to a thick single plank saddle seat with two very old steel reinforcement plates below, resting on turned legs joined by a turned ‘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.
A magnificent pair of 18th Century English Country Chippendale ‘Bog Oak’ occasional chairs.
The shaped top rail above a gothic style fret carved splat, resting on square chamfered legs joined by stretchers.
Note: The darker natural colour and heavy weight of the oak is due to the time spent submerged in the bogs, also the light areas are patches of sap wood.
An exceptional Pair of 18th Century English Figured Ash Country Chippendale Carvers The shaped top rail joined to both uprights giving a flowing ear appearance Having a shaped upright central splat and shaped moulded arms on shaped supports With a drop in upholstered seat, resting on a long cabriole leg, terminating on a pad foot.
Note: The rear legs alternating from a tapered champhord upright to a turned tapered leg, terminating on a small pad foot.
Harlequin Set of Six 18th Century English Country Chippendale Dining Chairs
Fruitwood, Elm and Ash.
From my personal collection
The individual shaped top rails above peirced fret-carved central splats flanked by tapered uprights, having upholstered seats, resting on plain squared legs joined by stretchers
Seen many dinner parties, been in the Allpress home for the past 20 years.
