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Set of Four Elm Windsor Chairs
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Set of Four Elm Windsor Chairs

19th century
Description

Circa 1880. A set of 4 elm Windsor chairs with a classic wheel back with a pierced shaped splat supported by spindles on the front and braced by a pair of spindles to the back, the solid scooped seat with a scribed fore-edge, all supported on four turned, ring turned splayed legs braced by conforming turned stretchers.

Physical Dimensions
Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Depth
44cm (17.32")
Declaration

Georgian Antiques has dated these Antique Elm Windsor Chairs to the 1880s.

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SA1162944
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34776
Description
Circa 1880. A set of 4 elm Windsor chairs with a classic wheel back with a pierced shaped splat supported by spindles on the front and braced by a pair of spindles to the back, the solid scooped seat with a scribed fore-edge, all supported on four turned, ring turned splayed legs braced by conforming turned stretchers.
Height
91cm (35.83")
Width
37cm (14.57")
Depth
44cm (17.32")
Date of Manufacture

Georgian Antiques has dated these Antique Elm Windsor Chairs to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1162944
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34776
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A set of four antique wooden Windsor dining chairs featuring hoop backs, pierced wheelback splats, shaped seats, and turned legs.
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Archive I A set of four antique wooden Windsor dining chairs featuring hoop backs, pierced wheelback splats, shaped seats, and turned legs.

Set of Four Elm Windsor Chairs

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A set of four antique wooden Windsor dining chairs featuring hoop backs, pierced wheelback splats, shaped seats, and turned legs.
Set of Four Elm Windsor Chairs
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A set of four antique wooden Windsor dining chairs featuring hoop backs, pierced wheelback splats, shaped seats, and turned legs.
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A Windsor chair is defined by a solid wooden seat into which the chair legs and backrest spindles are socketed, rather than the back legs forming the main uprights of the frame. Originating in eighteenth-century Britain, variations include wheelback, comb-back, and hoop-back designs.

Traditional English Windsor chairs typically feature solid elm for the shaped saddle seat due to its resistant grain, while steam-bent ash or beech were used for the back hoops and turned spindle legs. Joinery relies on wedged mortise and tenon joints without complex cabinet framing.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-carved saddle seats showing subtle tool marks, irregular hand-turned spindles, and natural wear patterns on the front stretchers and footrests. Oxidation, patination around contact points, and historical joinery wedges also indicate genuine age.

Windsor chairs work effectively as accent seating paired with modern minimal dining tables, or grouped together in contemporary country kitchens. The open spindle backs allow light to pass through, making them suitable for smaller dining areas without cluttering the visual field.

Maintain antique wooden chairs by dusting regularly with a soft cloth and applying a beeswax polish annually to nourish the timber. Keep them away from direct heat sources or damp environments to prevent wood movement, cracking, or joint separation.
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