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Benjamin Gilling Yew Wood Windsor Chair
Wickersley Antiques
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Benjamin Gilling Yew Wood Windsor Chair

19th century
Description

A rare Yew Wood high back windsor chair by Benjamin Gilling of Worksop) it has the crinoline stretcher and well turned legs the back splat design is unique to Gilling chairs . The condition is excellent

Circa 1840

Dimensions

Width 55 cms

Depth 39 cms

Height 105 cms

Seat height 43 cms

Physical Dimensions
Height
94cm (37.01")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Declaration

Wickersley Antiques has dated this Yew Wood Windsor Armchair to the 19th Century.

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SA1106504
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Description
A rare Yew Wood high back windsor chair by Benjamin Gilling of Worksop) it has the crinoline stretcher and well turned legs the back splat design is unique to Gilling chairs . The condition is excellent

Circa 1840

Dimensions

Width 55 cms

Depth 39 cms

Height 105 cms

Seat height 43 cms

Height
94cm (37.01")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Date of Manufacture

Wickersley Antiques has dated this Yew Wood Windsor Armchair to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1106504
Wickersley Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2011
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Wickersley Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

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A wooden Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with spindles, a central decorative pierced splat, a shaped saddle seat, turned legs, and a curved stretcher.
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Archive I A wooden Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with spindles, a central decorative pierced splat, a shaped saddle seat, turned legs, and a curved stretcher.

Benjamin Gilling Yew Wood Windsor Chair

Archive II A wooden Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with spindles, a central decorative pierced splat, a shaped saddle seat, turned legs, and a curved stretcher. View II
Archive III A wooden Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with spindles, a central decorative pierced splat, a shaped saddle seat, turned legs, and a curved stretcher. View III
Archive IV A wooden Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with spindles, a central decorative pierced splat, a shaped saddle seat, turned legs, and a curved stretcher. View IV
Archive V A wooden Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with spindles, a central decorative pierced splat, a shaped saddle seat, turned legs, and a curved stretcher. View V
Archive VI A wooden Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with spindles, a central decorative pierced splat, a shaped saddle seat, turned legs, and a curved stretcher. View VI
Archive VII A wooden Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with spindles, a central decorative pierced splat, a shaped saddle seat, turned legs, and a curved stretcher. View VII
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Wickersley Antiques
Telephone 07802 196 675 or 01142 851 486
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Exhibiting and Trading from Hemswell Antique Centre
Caenby Corner
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
DN21 5TJ
United Kingdom
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A wooden Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with spindles, a central decorative pierced splat, a shaped saddle seat, turned legs, and a curved stretcher.
Benjamin Gilling yew wood windsor chair
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A wooden Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with spindles, a central decorative pierced splat, a shaped saddle seat, turned legs, and a curved stretcher.
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A Yew Wood Windsor Chair is a traditional piece of English country furniture defined by a solid wooden saddle seat into which the legs, arm supports, and back spindles are socketed. Crafted using yew wood, these chairs are noted for their distinct grain patterns, warm tone, and steam-bent structural elements.

Traditional Windsor chairs feature joined vernacular construction combining turned legs, steam-bent hoops, turned spindles, and a carved solid seat. Regional makers frequently selected dense hardwoods such as yew for bent components, elm for the carved seat, and ash or beech for turned legs and spindles.

Authentic 19th-century examples display hand-turned components, wedge-tenon joints visible through the top of the seat or arms, and irregular wear patterns consistent with age. Maker stamps impressed on the seat edge or underside, such as those from regional workshops, also assist in verifying authenticity.

A Windsor armchair functions effectively as a focal accent chair alongside contemporary minimalist furniture or placed at the head of a dining table. Its open spindle structure adds texture and historic warmth without creating visual clutter in contemporary living rooms, studies, or hallways.

Maintain yew wood by dusting regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and applying a high-grade beeswax polish once or twice a year to nourish the timber. Position the chair away from direct heat sources and sunlight to prevent shrinkage, joint loosening, or fading of the timber finish.
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