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.
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.
