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Welsh "Red Walnut" Panel-back Carver Chair, Circa 1740
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Welsh "Red Walnut" Panel-back Carver Chair, Circa 1740

18th century
Sold 6 November 2025 · WelshAntiques
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Description

An elegant and fine quality carver or armchair, in a deep mahogany of the type traditionally referred to as "Red Walnut". The tall back has a curved and moulded top rail above a solid panel with a shaped moulded rail below, flanked by turned posts terminating in finials, with shaped arms on turned supports, above a solid seat with shaped front and side aprons, raised on turned front and square rear legs united by finely-turned stretchers.

Original condition and superb colour and surface patination.

The chair was found in Breconshire, but was probably made in the town of Carmarthen, west Wales, which was an important cabinet-making centre in the eighteenth century.

I've had this chair in my private collection for a number of years and always thought that it had a very American look.

Height: 123 cms

Width (across front): 60 cms.

Depth of seat: 46 cms.

Physical Dimensions
Height
123cm (48.43")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Declaration

WelshAntiques has dated this Welsh Panel Back Carver to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1137134
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Description
An elegant and fine quality carver or armchair, in a deep mahogany of the type traditionally referred to as "Red Walnut". The tall back has a curved and moulded top rail above a solid panel with a shaped moulded rail below, flanked by turned posts terminating in finials, with shaped arms on turned supports, above a solid seat with shaped front and side aprons, raised on turned front and square rear legs united by finely-turned stretchers.
fig 1. An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers.
fig 1. Welsh "Red Walnut" Panel-back Carver Chair, Circa 1740

Original condition and superb colour and surface patination.

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The chair was found in Breconshire, but was probably made in the town of Carmarthen, west Wales, which was an important cabinet-making centre in the eighteenth century.
WelshAntiques

I've had this chair in my private collection for a number of years and always thought that it had a very American look.

Height: 123 cms

Width (across front): 60 cms.

Depth of seat: 46 cms.

Height
123cm (48.43")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
46cm (18.11")
Date of Manufacture

WelshAntiques has dated this Welsh Panel Back Carver to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1137134
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Archive I An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Welsh "Red Walnut" Panel-back Carver Chair, Circa 1740

Archive II An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. View II
Archive III An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. View VI
Archive VII An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. View VII
Archive VIII An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. View VIII
Archive IX An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. View IX
Archive X An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. View X
Archive XI An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. View XI
Archive XII An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers. View XII
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An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers.
Welsh "Red Walnut" Panel-back Carver Chair, circa 1740
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An 18th-century Welsh panel-back carver chair featuring a shaped crest rail, curved wooden armrests, and turned legs joined by stretchers.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period18th century
  • StyleGeorgian Country
  • MaterialWalnut, Elm, Oak
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsShaped crest rail, Solid panel back, Curved armrests, Turned stretchers
  • SizeH 123 cm (48 in) x W 60 cm (24 in) x D 46 cm (18 in)

FAQs

Welsh panel-back chairs from the 18th century typically feature a solid wooden back panel, often framed within structural uprights, and were crafted by regional joiners using local timbers.

These regional chairs were constructed using native British hardwoods such as oak, elm, ash, and occasionally regional fruitwoods or local walnut, joined using traditional mortise and tenon construction.

Authentication involves examining hand-cut joints, patination, tool marks, timber shrinkage, and structural wear patterns consistent with genuine age rather than later reproduction.

Pairing a historic wooden carver with minimalist modern furnishings creates a striking focal point, allowing the craftsmanship and rich timber tones to contrast cleanly against neutral walls.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels, avoiding direct sunlight, and periodically applying microcrystalline wax to nourish and protect the historic timber surface.
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