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Mid 19th Century Yewwood Windsor Armchair.
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Mid 19th Century Yewwood Windsor Armchair.

19th century
Description

Mid 19th century Yewwood Windsor armchair.

Seat height 39 cms.

Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Yewwood Windsor Armchair to the 1860s.

Independent Date Guide ID 09453305
Dealer's Item Date1860s
Sellingantiques Date1860s
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-190 years old
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Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 1860s:
Steam-bent crinoline stretcher: construction used in Thames Valley workshops from the mid-nineteenth century.
Fret-cut pierced splat: decorative design popular in High Wycombe during the 1850s and 1860s.
Ring-and-baluster turned front legs: typical profile produced on foot-powered pole lathes.
Worn finish on armrests and seat edge: decades of natural friction from daily handling.
Single-board elm seat with visible grain shrinkage: traditional unveneered country chairmaking.

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
100cm (39.37")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
58cm (22.83")
Reference Numbers
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SA1207615
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Description
Mid 19th century Yewwood Windsor armchair.

Seat height 39 cms.

Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Yewwood Windsor Armchair to the 1860s.

Independent Date Report ID 09453305
Dealer's Item Date1860s
Sellingantiques dating1860s
Sellingantiques agingItem 145-190 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 1860s:
Steam-bent crinoline stretcher: construction used in Thames Valley workshops from the mid-nineteenth century.
Fret-cut pierced splat: decorative design popular in High Wycombe during the 1850s and 1860s.
Ring-and-baluster turned front legs: typical profile produced on foot-powered pole lathes.
Worn finish on armrests and seat edge: decades of natural friction from daily handling.
Single-board elm seat with visible grain shrinkage: traditional unveneered country chairmaking.

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
100cm (39.37")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
58cm (22.83")
Reference Numbers
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SA1207615
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
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Archive I A mid-19th-century yewwood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, turned legs, and a saddle-shaped wooden seat.

Mid 19th Century Yewwood Windsor Armchair.

Archive II A mid-19th-century yewwood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, turned legs, and a saddle-shaped wooden seat. View II
Archive III A mid-19th-century yewwood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, turned legs, and a saddle-shaped wooden seat. View III
Archive IV A mid-19th-century yewwood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, turned legs, and a saddle-shaped wooden seat. View IV
Archive V A mid-19th-century yewwood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, turned legs, and a saddle-shaped wooden seat. View V
Archive VI A mid-19th-century yewwood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, turned legs, and a saddle-shaped wooden seat. View VI
Archive VII A mid-19th-century yewwood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, turned legs, and a saddle-shaped wooden seat. View VII
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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

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Oxford
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A mid-19th-century yewwood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, turned legs, and a saddle-shaped wooden seat.
Mid 19th century Yewwood Windsor armchair.
Ref: SA1207615
A mid-19th-century yewwood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, turned legs, and a saddle-shaped wooden seat.
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Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleEnglish Country Vernacular
  • MaterialYew, Elm
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsPierced splat, Hoop back, Turned legs, Saddle seat
  • SizeH 100 cm (39 in) x W 60 cm (24 in) x D 58 cm (23 in)

This mid-19th-century English Country Vernacular armchair is constructed from yewwood and elm in a warm brown timber colour with visible grain variations. The traditional design includes a hoop back framing a pierced central splat, supported by multiple slender spindles above a contoured saddle-shaped wooden seat with surface scuffs and wear along the front edge. Curved wooden arms extend forward to baluster-turned supports, while the lower frame incorporates ring-turned legs joined by curved stretchers. Dimensions are 100 cm high, 60 cm wide, and 58 cm deep, with a seat height of 39 cm. In a contemporary home, this piece suits placement as an accent seat in a living room, hallway, or study. The traditional country construction provides a sturdy standalone seating option that pairs easily with both antique and rustic interior schemes. Regular placement in domestic settings benefits from periodic care suited to exposed antique wooden furniture surfaces.

FAQs

A Windsor chair is a form of vernacular seating where the back and legs are jointed directly into a solid wooden seat using round tenons, rather than the back legs forming the frame uprights.

Windsor chairs were frequently crafted from a combination of regional hardwoods, including elm for the shaped seat, beech for turned spindles and legs, and yewwood or ash for steam-bent hoops.

Authentic 19th-century examples display hand-shaped construction marks, wedged tenon joints visible through the seat surface, natural wear on turned stretchers where feet rested, and original patinated timber finishes.

Position the armchair as an accent seat alongside modern linen upholstery, integrate it into a minimalist study, or pair it with a contemporary dining setup to introduce historic texture.

Maintain timber chairs by dusting with a dry microfiber cloth and applying a high-grade beeswax polish annually while keeping the item clear of direct heat sources and excessive moisture.
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