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Rare 18th Century Welsh Burr Elm and Ash Primitive Comb Back Stick Windsor Chair

Name: Rare 18th Century Welsh Burr Elm and Ash Primitive Comb Back Stick Windsor Chair
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA1165559
Price: 2500 GBP
Availability: InStock

18th century

For Sale by CJ Antiques

Description

RETIREMENT SALE. DISCOUNT 50%. WAS £4995. NOW £2500. FREE DELIVERY

A wonderful and rare example of an early stick chair with original colour and patina...the chairs just glows. Having a rare and highly desirable thick slab seat in burr elm.

The whole raised on splay turned legs united by a h-stretcher, Seat height 15"

Date of Manufacture

CJ Antiques has dated this Welsh Stick Windsor Chair to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 09158913

Dealer's Item Date18th Century

Sellingantiques Date18th Century

Sellingantiques agingItem 225-290 years old

ResultsDates match

Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 18TH CENTURY:

Wedged round leg tenons through the seat: traditional early chair joinery.

Deep adze marks across the seat underside: shaped by hand before machine tools.

Heavy wear on the right arm: decades of handling rubbing down the timber.

Natural shrinkage gaps around the spindle joints: slow drying out of old timber.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions

Height

81cm (31.89")

Width

54cm (21.26")

Depth

48cm (18.90")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1165559

Dealers Notes

FREE DELIVERY- Most of our items priced in excess of £1500 are delivered free of charge and can be purchased with a 20% deposit and the balance on delivery to most mainland UK destinations. Please specify a postal area for clarification. We deliver to all international destinations in foam lined wooden ply crates. Please email or phone for a quote. We abide by the UK and EU consumer contracts regulations 2014/distance selling regulations and confirm that if for any reason you are not happy , within the first fourteen days of receiving the item, we will issue a full refund minus the return carriage costs. All items must be returned within 7 days following confirmation of intention to return the item.

All our items arrive in great condition and have all been through our workshops and fully restored so they arrive in house ready condition, unless stated to the contrary; any imperfections are commensurate with the age and beauty of owning antiques.

Description

RETIREMENT SALE. DISCOUNT 50%. WAS £4995. NOW £2500. FREE DELIVERY

A wonderful and rare example of an early stick chair with original colour and patina...the chairs just glows. Having a rare and highly desirable thick slab seat in burr elm.

The whole raised on splay turned legs united by a h-stretcher, Seat height 15"

Date of Manufacture

CJ Antiques has dated this Welsh Stick Windsor Chair to the 18th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09158913

Dealer's Item Date18th Century

Sellingantiques dating18th Century

Sellingantiques agingItem 225-290 years old

ResultsDates match

Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 18th Century:

Wedged round leg tenons through the seat: traditional early chair joinery.

Deep adze marks across the seat underside: shaped by hand before machine tools.

Heavy wear on the right arm: decades of handling rubbing down the timber.

Natural shrinkage gaps around the spindle joints: slow drying out of old timber.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions

Height

81cm (31.89")

Width

54cm (21.26")

Depth

48cm (18.90")

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1165559

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An 18th-century Welsh primitive stick Windsor armchair crafted from dark burr elm and ash with a comb back and turned legs.

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Welsh primitive stick Windsor chairs are vernacular seating forms characterised by socketed construction, where turned or shaved spindles and legs are mortised directly into a solid wooden seat board, topped with a comb or bow back.

These chairs typically feature a combination of locally sourced native hardwoods, often utilising dense elm or burr elm for the thick contoured seat, alongside ash, oak, or fruitwood for the legs, stretchers, and back spindles.

Authentic 18th-century examples exhibit hand-hewn surface textures, adzed seats, irregular wedged mortise-and-tenon joints, and natural wear patterns on lower stretchers and armrests.

Position a primitive stick chair as a sculptural focal piece in a modern hallway, beside a minimalist fireplace, or in a bedroom corner, allowing its organic form and patinated wood grain to contrast with modern surfaces.

Keep the chair away from direct heat sources and humid environments to prevent wood shrinkage, and regularly apply a high-quality beeswax polish to protect the original patina without removing historic surface character.

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