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19th Century Elm and Beech Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair

Name: 19th Century Elm and Beech Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1135083
Price: 425 GBP
Availability: InStock

19th century

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19th Century Elm and Beech Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair

This solid Elm High Wycombe chair has an attractive thick saddle shaped seat, it has a very wide curved top rail and crisply turned spindles beneath

The chair stands on attractive turned legs it has been kept in good sound condition, with only a few signs of its previous life

The back of the chair is 32” high, the seat height is 18” and 26” wide across the front

TWE163

Physical Dimensions

Height

81cm (31.89")

Width

66cm (25.98")

Depth

53cm (20.87")

Declaration

Elmgarden has dated this Antique Smokers Bow Chair to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1135083

Dealers Internal Reference

TWE163

Description

19th Century Elm and Beech Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair

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This solid Elm High Wycombe chair has an attractive thick saddle shaped seat, it has a very wide curved top rail and crisply turned spindles beneath.

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fig 1. A 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchair featuring a curved crest rail, turned baluster spindles, a carved saddle seat, and turned legs. — fig 1. 19th Century Elm and Beech Smokers Bow Office or Desk Chair

The chair stands on attractive turned legs it has been kept in good sound condition, with only a few signs of its previous life

The back of the chair is 32” high, the seat height is 18” and 26” wide across the front

TWE163

Physical Dimensions

Height

81cm (31.89")

Width

66cm (25.98")

Depth

53cm (20.87")

Date of Manufacture

Elmgarden has dated this Antique Smokers Bow Chair to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1135083

Dealers Internal Ref

TWE163

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A 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchair featuring a curved crest rail, turned baluster spindles, a carved saddle seat, and turned legs.

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A smokers bow chair, also known as a captains chair, is a low-backed wooden armchair originating in 19th-century Britain, traditionally designed with a continuous bow-shaped crest rail and supportive armrests for use in offices, smoking rooms, and public houses.

These chairs were typically constructed using native English hardwoods, featuring a thick, contoured saddle seat sculpted from solid elm, combined with steam-bent beech or ash bows and turned spindle legs.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-carved single-slab elm seats, hand-turned baluster spindles, and wedge-tenon joinery, often showing subtle wood shrinkage or surface wear consistent with age around structural joints.

A smokers bow chair functions effectively as an accent desk chair paired with a contemporary writing table, or as standalone seating in a hallway or reading nook to introduce historic texture.

Maintain the finish by wiping the wood with a dry microfiber cloth and applying a clear beeswax polish biannually, ensuring the chair is kept away from direct heat sources to prevent dry joint separation.

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