Search 0
47,453  PAGES BROWSED TODAY PAGES TODAY • 110 ANTIQUES UPLOADED TODAYNEW ARRIVALS
Sorted by
Per page
JOIN AS A SELLER DEALER LOGIN
Selling Antiques Logo
0
Saved
GIFTS
110 ITEMS ADDED TODAY
Home
Return
Dealer Login
500+ Shops
Dealers
Newly Added
0
Saved
Antiques dealer?
Join as a Seller
Sort Order
Items Per Page
sellingantiques.co.uk
Browse Categories
Sort order
Relevant Links
Items per page
ID #SA1208979
FOR SALE
£575
Email Phone
Save
A Rare Yew Wood Windsor Chair by John Brand of Sleaford
For sale by Wickersley Antiques
for sale €673     $730
£575

Wickersley Antiques

Sellingantiques Verified Since Jul 2011
Browse dealers 228 items
  • Trade Associations
    Wickersley Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA
↓ Relevant Links
Id #SA1208979
PDF SHARE
SAVE

A Rare Yew Wood Windsor Chair by John Brand of Sleaford

19th century
Description

A good yew wood stick back Windsor chair the seat is stamped Brand Sleaford the maker. John Brand is a know maker of Windsor chairs In excellent condition

Circa 1820

DIMENSIONS

WIDTH 60 CMS

DEPTH 37 CMS

HEIGHT 94 CMS

SEAT HEIGHT 43 CMS

Date of Manufacture

Wickersley Antiques has dated this Yew Wood Windsor Armchair to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Guide ID 09462853
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques Date19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 180-215 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE 19TH CENTURY:
Maker's stamp BRAND struck into the seat: workshop mark of John Brand of Sleaford.
Steam-bent yew-wood bow and arm rail: traditional regional chairmaking.
Deep saddle shaping to the thick elm seat: hand adzing before machine routing.
Turned baluster front legs with H-stretcher: early nineteenth-century framing.
Smooth wear to the armrests and pommel: long handling by hands and clothing.

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
94cm (37.01")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
37cm (14.57")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1208979
Dealers Notes

Wickersley Antiques are members of The London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association.

LAPADA is the largest UK trade association for professional antique dealers.The LAPADA code of practice gives the customer confidence as all members abide by this strict code. Purchasers can "Buy With Confidence" as members of LAPADA all our stock is guaranteed as described. Membership of LAPADA is only open to those who meet the associations requirements for experience, quality of stock and knowledge of their subject.

Most items can be viewed at the antique centres I sell from. But please contact before travelling as not all my stock is at these centres Delivery can be arranged where necessary.

Please contact me for a quote. Alternatively, items can be collected by the customer. Refunds are offered

within 14 days of delivery if you are not entirely satisfied with your purchase, less the cost of delivery, and returning the item with our transport. Payment can be made via most bank debit cards, by cheque or bank transfer Thank you for viewing a small selection of my stock.

please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any further information. on mobile 07802 196675, or if no answer my home number is 0114 2851486 Sheffield

Description
A good yew wood stick back Windsor chair the seat is stamped Brand Sleaford the maker. John Brand is a know maker of Windsor chairs In excellent condition

Circa 1820

DIMENSIONS

WIDTH 60 CMS

DEPTH 37 CMS

HEIGHT 94 CMS

SEAT HEIGHT 43 CMS

Date of Manufacture

Wickersley Antiques has dated this Yew Wood Windsor Armchair to the 19th Century.

Independent Date Report ID 09462853
Dealer's Item Date19th Century
Sellingantiques dating19th Century
Sellingantiques agingItem 180-215 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the 19th Century:
Maker's stamp BRAND struck into the seat: workshop mark of John Brand of Sleaford.
Steam-bent yew-wood bow and arm rail: traditional regional chairmaking.
Deep saddle shaping to the thick elm seat: hand adzing before machine routing.
Turned baluster front legs with H-stretcher: early nineteenth-century framing.
Smooth wear to the armrests and pommel: long handling by hands and clothing.

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
94cm (37.01")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
37cm (14.57")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1208979
Wickersley Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2011
Dealer Profile

You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Wickersley Antiques Profile Page

Trade Associations

Wickersley Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA  CINOA

PDF SHARE
SAVE
An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs.
1 / 13
Archive I An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs.

A Rare Yew Wood Windsor Chair by John Brand of Sleaford

Archive II An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View II
Archive III An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View III
Archive IV An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View IV
Archive V An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View V
Archive VI An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View VI
Archive VII An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View VII
Archive VIII An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View VIII
Archive IX An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View IX
Archive X An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View X
Archive XI An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View XI
Archive XII An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View XII
Archive XIII An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs. View XIII
FURTHER BROWSING

Visitors also looked at these ⇣

Enlarged Archival View

Wickersley Antiques
Telephone 07802 196 675 or 01142 851 486
Location
Exhibiting and Trading from Hemswell Antique Centre
Caenby Corner
Gainsborough
Lincolnshire
DN21 5TJ
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/wickersley
Verified Since Jul 2011
Items For Sale 228
Items Sold 4,192
Wickersley Antiques
Verified Since Jul 2011
View Dealer Info
Location: Exhibiting and Trading from Hemswell Antique Centre, Caenby Corner, Gainsborough , Lincolnshire, DN21 5TJ, United Kingdom ,
Profile: sellingantiques.co.uk/wickersley
Verified
Jul 2011
For Sale
228
Sold
4,192
An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs.
A rare Yew wood Windsor chair by John Brand of Sleaford
Ref: SA1208979
An antique yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back with vertical spindles, shaped arms, and turned wooden legs.
Detail View 1
Detail View 2
Detail View 3
Detail View 4
Detail View 5
Detail View 6
Detail View 7
Detail View 8
Detail View 9
Detail View 10
Detail View 11
Detail View 12
Archival Detail

Strictly Vetted Dealers

Every single antique dealer on our platform is individually approved by our internal team. We verify their professional trade history, ethical standards, and photographic quality to ensure a secure, high-standard buying environment. Upon joining, every dealer agrees to a strict 9-point code of conduct. While issues can occasionally arise, our dealers typically resolve them swiftly and directly with the buyer. In fact, since our founding in 2002, Sellingantiques has only had to step in to help resolve an issue on roughly five occasions—a true testament to the quality of our dealers and their dedication to your happiness.

Secure Transit

Our dealers are highly experienced in packing and shipping fragile, high-value antiques. Because you are in direct contact with the dealer, you will be able to easily go through all available shipping and insurance options together to ensure your item arrives safely.

The Sustainable Choice

Antiques are the ultimate green purchase. By choosing historical pieces over newly manufactured goods, you completely eliminate the carbon footprint of modern mass production while preserving exceptional, timeless craftsmanship.

Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian Country
  • MaterialYew, Elm
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsHoop back, Vertical spindles, Saddle seat, Turned legs
  • SizeH 94 cm (37 in) x W 60 cm (24 in) x D 37 cm (15 in)

This 19th-century Georgian Country Windsor armchair is built from yew wood and elm with a warm brown timber finish. The stick back piece displays a hoop back with vertical spindles, a shaped saddle seat, and turned wooden legs joined by stretchers, alongside a stamped maker mark reading Brand Sleaford on the seat. The chair measures 94 cm high, 60 cm wide, and 37 cm deep, with a seat height of 43 cm. Suitable for placement around a dining table, beside a fireside, or as a standalone accent chair in a living room, hallway, or study, it provides practical seating for everyday use in a home interior.

FAQs

A Windsor chair is characterized by a solid timber seat into which the back spindles, steam-bent bows, and legs are directly anchored using round tenon joints.

British chairmakers typically combined regional timbers, utilizing elm for the seat plank due to its non-splitting grain, alongside yew, ash, or beech for bentwood components and turned spindles.

Authentic pieces feature hand-shaped saddle seats showing adze marks, wedge-anchored joints, original maker stamps impressed into the seat edge, and rich surface patination from age.

A traditional Windsor armchair functions effectively as an accent piece alongside contemporary upholstery, at a hall desk, or positioned in a modern minimalist dining layout.

Maintain yew wood by dusting with a dry microfiber cloth, periodically applying a natural beeswax polish, and keeping the piece away from direct radiators or moist environments to prevent wood shrinkage.
items
Add keywords to the filter
Price
£100
£250000
Era
Period
Style
Material
Origin
Stock Location
Recently Added
Online Payments
Categories