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19th Century Elm & Ash Lancashire Rush Seat Country Elbow Chair Carver Armchair
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19th Century Elm & Ash Lancashire Rush Seat Country Elbow Chair Carver Armchair

19th century
Sold 8 December 2025 · Leeds Antiques
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A 19th-century Lancashire-type country carver armchair, constructed from elm and ash with a traditional rush seat. The chair features a triple row of turned spindle back supports between turned uprights, shaped open arms with turned supports, and a handwoven rush seat. It stands on rounded front legs with offset pad feet and squared rear legs, united by stretchers for strength and stability.

A charming and well-proportioned provincial armchair with lovely patina and character, serviced, cleaned, and waxed — ready for immediate use.

Dimensions (approximate):

Height: 107.25 cm (42¼")

Width: 64.75 cm (25½")

Depth: 52.5 cm (20¾")

Seat height: 42.5 cm (16¾")

Width between arms: 49 cm (19¼")

Condition:

In good, serviceable condition, commensurate with age. Structurally sound and sturdy, with no loose joints. The seat remains firm and in good order. Some old marks, blemishes, and wear as expected. The rear feet have been tipped and the front seat rail cover is absent. A few minor, long-extinct worm holes (non-structural), which have been treated and filled. Good colour, polish, and patina overall.

As with all antique furniture, light signs of age and use are to be expected and contribute to the charm and authenticity of the piece.

Physical Dimensions
Height
107.2cm (42.20")
Width
64.8cm (25.51")
Depth
52.5cm (20.67")
Declaration

Leeds Antiques has dated this Lancashire Spindle Back Armchair to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1175058
Dealers Internal Reference
LA01000008
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Description
A 19th-century Lancashire-type country carver armchair, constructed from elm and ash with a traditional rush seat.
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The chair features a triple row of turned spindle back supports between turned uprights, shaped open arms with turned supports, and a handwoven rush seat.
Leeds Antiques

It stands on rounded front legs with offset pad feet and squared rear legs, united by stretchers for strength and stability.

fig 1. An antique dark wood spindle-back armchair featuring a woven rush seat and turned supports against a plain white background.
fig 1. 19th Century Elm & Ash Lancashire Rush Seat Country Elbow Chair Carver Armchair

A charming and well-proportioned provincial armchair with lovely patina and character, serviced, cleaned, and waxed — ready for immediate use.

Dimensions (approximate):

Height: 107.25 cm (42¼")

Width: 64.75 cm (25½")

fig 2. An antique dark wood spindle-back armchair featuring a woven rush seat and turned supports against a plain white background.
fig 2. 19th Century Elm & Ash Lancashire Rush Seat Country Elbow Chair Carver Armchair

Depth: 52.5 cm (20¾")

Seat height: 42.5 cm (16¾")

Width between arms: 49 cm (19¼")

Condition:

In good, serviceable condition, commensurate with age. Structurally sound and sturdy, with no loose joints. The seat remains firm and in good order. Some old marks, blemishes, and wear as expected. The rear feet have been tipped and the front seat rail cover is absent. A few minor, long-extinct worm holes (non-structural), which have been treated and filled. Good colour, polish, and patina overall.

As with all antique furniture, light signs of age and use are to be expected and contribute to the charm and authenticity of the piece.

Height
107.2cm (42.20")
Width
64.8cm (25.51")
Depth
52.5cm (20.67")
Date of Manufacture

Leeds Antiques has dated this Lancashire Spindle Back Armchair to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1175058
Dealers Internal Ref
LA01000008
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An antique dark wood spindle-back armchair featuring a woven rush seat and turned supports against a plain white background.
19th Century Elm & Ash Lancashire Rush Seat Country Elbow Chair Carver Armchair
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleEnglish Country
  • MaterialElm, Ash, Rush
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsSpindle back, Turned legs, Rush seat, Elbow arms
  • SizeH 107.2 cm (42 in) x W 64.8 cm (26 in) x D 52.5 cm (21 in)

FAQs

A Lancashire spindle-back armchair is a traditional regional English country chair characterised by a high back fitted with multiple slender turned wooden spindles and an integrated woven rush seat.

These chairs were typically constructed using native British hardwoods, most commonly employing elm for the solid seats, ash for the frames and spindles, and natural dried marsh rush for the woven seating surface.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-turned components with minor variations, pegged mortise and tenon joinery, appropriate timber shrinkage, and natural wear patterns consistent with age and handcraftsmanship.

This style works well as an accent piece in a minimalist or contemporary scheme, introducing organic warmth, tactile texture, and historical contrast to clean architectural lines.

Maintain stable indoor humidity levels to prevent the timber from splitting and the natural rush from becoming brittle, avoiding direct sunlight and treating the wood periodically with appropriate microcrystalline wax.
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