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Early 19th Century West Country Stick Back Windsor Armchair.
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
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Early 19th Century West Country Stick Back Windsor Armchair.

19th century
Description

Early 19th century West Country stick back Windsor armchair.

Later stretcher and back legs.

Traces of original red paint.

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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this West Country Windsor Armchair to the Regency era.

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Description
Early 19th century West Country stick back Windsor armchair.

Later stretcher and back legs.

Traces of original red paint.

Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this West Country Windsor Armchair to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1198729
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
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An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat.
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Archive I An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat.

Early 19th Century West Country Stick Back Windsor Armchair.

Archive II An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat. View II
Archive III An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat. View III
Archive IV An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat. View IV
Archive V An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat. View V
Archive VI An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat. View VI
Archive VII An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat. View VII
Archive VIII An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat. View VIII
Archive IX An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat. View IX
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Nr Chalgrove
Oxford
OX44 7RW
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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
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An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat.
Early 19th century West Country stick back Windsor armchair.
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An early 19th-century West Country Windsor armchair with a high hoop back, turned wooden spindles, curved armrests, and a contoured saddle seat.
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A West Country Windsor chair is a regional variation of traditional British vernacular seating, crafted in south-west England during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is characterised by a stick-back construction, steam-bent hoop, and turned legs socketed directly into a solid wooden seat.

Windsor chairs are typically constructed using a combination of native hardwoods chosen for specific structural properties. Elm is frequently used for the thick saddle seat due to its split-resistant grain, while ash, beech, or fruitwood are used for bent hoops, turned spindles, and legs.

Authentic 19th-century Windsor chairs feature hand-turned or shaved spindles socketed into hand-carved saddle seats, often showing wedged tenon joinery underneath. Genuine age presents through irregular wear patterns on the handrests and stretcher rails, alongside natural shrinkage of the timber around joints.

An antique Windsor armchair functions as an accent piece in living spaces, bedrooms, or hallways. Positioning the chair alongside neutral textiles and modern minimalist elements highlights its architectural silhouette and wood grain.

Maintain the chair by keeping it away from direct heat sources and damp environments to prevent timber movement or cracking. Dust regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a natural beeswax polish annually to protect the surface patina.
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