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Thames Valley Wheelback Windsor Armchair
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Thames Valley Wheelback Windsor Armchair

19th century
Description

Mid 19th century Thames Valley wheel back Windsor Armchair

circa 1840

Physical Dimensions
Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
40cm (15.75")
Declaration

Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this Wheelback Windsor Armchair to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1137281
Dealers Internal Reference
C0228
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Description
Mid 19th century Thames Valley wheel back Windsor Armchair

circa 1840

Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
45cm (17.72")
Depth
40cm (15.75")
Date of Manufacture

Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this Wheelback Windsor Armchair to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1137281
Dealers Internal Ref
C0228
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Sellingantiques verified Since Nov 2007
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An antique dark wooden Thames Valley Windsor armchair featuring a bentwood hoop back, central wheelback splat, curved arms, saddled seat, and turned legs.
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Archive I An antique dark wooden Thames Valley Windsor armchair featuring a bentwood hoop back, central wheelback splat, curved arms, saddled seat, and turned legs.

Thames Valley Wheelback Windsor Armchair

Archive II An antique dark wooden Thames Valley Windsor armchair featuring a bentwood hoop back, central wheelback splat, curved arms, saddled seat, and turned legs. View II
Archive III An antique dark wooden Thames Valley Windsor armchair featuring a bentwood hoop back, central wheelback splat, curved arms, saddled seat, and turned legs. View III
Archive IV An antique dark wooden Thames Valley Windsor armchair featuring a bentwood hoop back, central wheelback splat, curved arms, saddled seat, and turned legs. View IV
Archive V An antique dark wooden Thames Valley Windsor armchair featuring a bentwood hoop back, central wheelback splat, curved arms, saddled seat, and turned legs. View V
Archive VI An antique dark wooden Thames Valley Windsor armchair featuring a bentwood hoop back, central wheelback splat, curved arms, saddled seat, and turned legs. View VI
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Salisbury Antiques Centre
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Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP2 7JJ
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An antique dark wooden Thames Valley Windsor armchair featuring a bentwood hoop back, central wheelback splat, curved arms, saddled seat, and turned legs.
Thames Valley Wheelback Windsor Armchair
Ref: SA1137281
An antique dark wooden Thames Valley Windsor armchair featuring a bentwood hoop back, central wheelback splat, curved arms, saddled seat, and turned legs.
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  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleEnglish Country
  • MaterialElm, Ash, Yew
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsWheelback splat, Hoop back, Saddled seat, Turned legs
  • SizeH 91 cm (36 in) x W 45 cm (18 in) x D 40 cm (16 in)

This nineteenth-century English Country Windsor armchair follows the traditional Thames Valley wheelback style, constructed from a combination of elm, ash and yew timbers with a rich warm brown finish. The piece has a bentwood hoop back enclosing vertical spindles and an intricately carved central wheelback splat, flanked by downswept curved wooden arms above a solidly saddled wooden seat. The understructure consists of ring-turned tapering legs joined by an H-stretcher, displaying visible surface grain variations and natural age patina throughout the wood. Practical dimensions measure 91 cm high, 45 cm wide and 40 cm deep. Position this vernacular wooden armchair in a hallway, home study or country kitchen as a functional desk seat or accent chair, pairing well with rustic wooden dining tables or writing desks. The sturdy construction and ergonomic saddle seat provide comfortable daily seating while adding authentic heritage character to traditional and transitional interior schemes.

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A Thames Valley wheelback Windsor chair features a solid wooden seat into which the legs and back spindles are socketed, distinguished by a curved hoop back and a central splat pierced with a wheel design typical of late 18th and 19th-century makers in the region.

Windsor chairs were typically constructed using a combination of native English timbers, utilizing elm for the carved solid seat due to its resistance to splitting, bent ash or yew for the back hoop and spindles, and turned beech or oak for the legs and stretchers.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-carved saddled seats, hand-turned legs fixed with wedged tenons passing through the seat, natural wear to lower stretchers where feet rested, and dark age-related patination in protected crevices.

A traditional Windsor armchair serves well as an accent piece in a modern hallway, paired with modern textiles or a linen cushion, or set beside contemporary oak dining tables to create an eclectic mix of textures.

Wooden furniture should be kept away from direct heat sources and high humidity to prevent timber movement or cracking, cleaned using a soft dry cloth, and nourished occasionally with beeswax polish.
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