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Antique Yew & Elm Windsor Armchair
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Antique Yew & Elm Windsor Armchair

19th century
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Description

Antique Yew Wood Windsor Armchair

Item Code: S27-782

A charming antique Windsor armchair crafted in yew wood, displaying a beautifully shaped spindle back with a distinctive pierced central splat. The warm tones and natural figuring of the timber give the piece a rich and inviting character, enhanced by a well-worn surface that reflects its age and use.

The chair features a shaped seat with a comfortable dished form, supported by turned legs united by a crinoline stretcher, providing both strength and stability. The shaped arms are supported by turned uprights, completing the classic Windsor silhouette.

A highly decorative and practical piece, ideal for use as an occasional chair or as part of a traditional interior setting.

Key Features:

* Antique Windsor armchair in yew wood

* Attractive spindle back with pierced central splat

* Rich colour and natural patina

* Shaped dished seat for comfort

* Turned legs with crinoline stretcher

* Classic English country design

* Good overall condition with age-related wear

Dimensions:

Width: 62 cm

Depth: 60 cm

Height: 107 cm

Date of Manufacture

FB Antiques has dated this Antique Yew Windsor Armchair to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Guide ID 09384915
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-190 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Dished solid elm seat: traditional English chairmaking.
Steam-bent yew hoop and crinoline stretcher: characteristic 19th-century Windsor construction.
Fretted central splat: popular regional pattern from the mid to late 19th century.
Wear to the seat edge and armrests: natural smoothing from long domestic use.

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
107cm (42.13")
Width
62cm (24.41")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1197845
Dealers Internal Reference
S27-782A
Description
Antique Yew Wood Windsor Armchair

Item Code: S27-782

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A charming antique Windsor armchair crafted in yew wood, displaying a beautifully shaped spindle back with a distinctive pierced central splat.
FB Antiques

The warm tones and natural figuring of the timber give the piece a rich and inviting character, enhanced by a well-worn surface that reflects its age and use.

fig 1. An antique Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with a central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a solid saddle seat, and turned legs.
fig 1. Antique Yew & Elm Windsor Armchair

The chair features a shaped seat with a comfortable dished form, supported by turned legs united by a crinoline stretcher, providing both strength and stability. The shaped arms are supported by turned uprights, completing the classic Windsor silhouette.

fig 2. An antique Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with a central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a solid saddle seat, and turned legs.
fig 2. Antique Yew & Elm Windsor Armchair

A highly decorative and practical piece, ideal for use as an occasional chair or as part of a traditional interior setting.

Key Features:

Antique Windsor armchair in yew wood

Attractive spindle back with pierced central splat

fig 3. An antique Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with a central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a solid saddle seat, and turned legs.
fig 3. Antique Yew & Elm Windsor Armchair

Rich colour and natural patina

Shaped dished seat for comfort

Turned legs with crinoline stretcher

Classic English country design

Good overall condition with age-related wear

Dimensions:

Width: 62 cm

Depth: 60 cm

Height: 107 cm

Date of Manufacture

FB Antiques has dated this Antique Yew Windsor Armchair to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09384915
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-190 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Dished solid elm seat: traditional English chairmaking.
Steam-bent yew hoop and crinoline stretcher: characteristic 19th-century Windsor construction.
Fretted central splat: popular regional pattern from the mid to late 19th century.
Wear to the seat edge and armrests: natural smoothing from long domestic use.

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.

Height
107cm (42.13")
Width
62cm (24.41")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1197845
Dealers Internal Ref
S27-782A
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Archive I An antique Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with a central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a solid saddle seat, and turned legs.

Antique Yew & Elm Windsor Armchair

Archive II An antique Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with a central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a solid saddle seat, and turned legs. View II
Archive III An antique Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with a central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a solid saddle seat, and turned legs. View III
Archive IV An antique Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with a central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a solid saddle seat, and turned legs. View IV
Archive V An antique Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with a central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a solid saddle seat, and turned legs. View V
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An antique Windsor armchair featuring a high hoop back with a central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a solid saddle seat, and turned legs.
Antique Yew & Elm Windsor Armchair
Ref: SA1197845
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleEnglish Country Vernacular
  • MaterialYew, Elm
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsHoop back, Pierced splat, Saddle seat, Turned legs
  • SizeH 107 cm (42 in) x W 62 cm (24 in) x D 60 cm (24 in)

This Victorian English country vernacular armchair is made from warm brown yew and elm timber. The piece takes the form of a high hoop-back Windsor chair with a central pierced splat, slender turned spindles, curved wooden armrests on turned upright supports, a solid dished saddle seat, and turned legs joined by a crinoline stretcher. Visible details include distinct natural grain figuring in the wood, rounded ball feet at the base of the legs, and a well-worn surface showing subtle signs of age and use across the seat and frame. The chair measures 107 cm high, 62 cm wide, and 60 cm deep. It functions well today as a decorative occasional seat or as part of a traditional interior setting.

FAQs

A Windsor chair is a form of wooden seating where the back spindles and legs are jointed directly into a solid wooden seat socket rather than forming continuous back posts. Originating in England during the late seventeenth century, these chairs became iconic examples of regional vernacular craftsmanship.

Traditional Windsor chairs often utilised a combination of native timbers selected for their structural properties. Elm was commonly chosen for the solid saddle seat due to its split-resistant grain, while flexible woods like yew or ash were steam-bent to form the hoop back and arm bows.

Authentic period Windsor chairs exhibit hand-carved construction details, including wedge-jointed leg tenons visible on the seat top, hand-turned spindles, and natural wear beneath the armrests. Original surface patination and evidence of historic hand-tooling further indicate authenticity.

An antique Windsor armchair functions as a distinct accent piece when positioned alongside clean-lined contemporary upholstery or placed at a modern study desk. Draping a neutral wool throw or linen cushion over the seat bridges the gap between historic woodwork and modern living.

Preserve the natural timber patination by dusting regularly with a soft cloth and applying a high-grade beeswax polish annually. Keep the chair clear of direct heat sources and severe humidity fluctuations to prevent timber movement or loosening of joint pegs.
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