Late 18th Century English country Chippendale ash and oak occasional chair
The shaped top rail above a decorative wide fret carved centre splat, flanked by shaped tapered uprights. Having an oak triple plank seat, resting on square inward chamfered legs joined by stretchers.
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.
An outstanding and rare late 17th Century Oak and Elm primitive Windsor armchair – Wales. The slanted upright plank back slotted through the single plank bowed arm on four bobbin turned supports joined to the elm saddle seat raised by four tapered out swept legs. Dated 1697 with the initials later gouged out and showing signs of very old repairs including shaped iron braces applied by hand made nails.
Note: This chair is worthy of a museum and will probably never leave my personal collection. I have had the chair photographed in complete detail to display on my website and to be included in a future publication.
A rare 19th Century English oak childs winged armchair
This type of boarded armchair is commonly provided with wings. They are found in both North Wales and Northern England, and are possibly related to the ‘Lambing chair’ (restorations)
Early 19th Century English elm curved high settle.
This high curved settle was often situated at large fire places still common in the 19th Century. Their warmth seeking occupants were given protection from draughts, particularly when provided with winged slab ends and a small cornice, surrounding the matched boarded back. Having good colour and patination.
A 17th Century English oak joint stool. The rectangular thumb moulded single plank seat above a lower moulded apron, supported by four turned legs joined by stretchers with slight lower inward moulding. This stool having good overall colour and patina with much age and wear.
A rare pair of early 19th Century French fruitwood stools. The upholstered seats on well patinated fine baluster turned legs, joined by an ‘H’ stretcher.