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Antique Victorian Elm & Beech Arts & Crafts Windsor Chair C.1895
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Antique Victorian Elm & Beech Arts & Crafts Windsor Chair C.1895

19th century
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A late 19th century penny-seat Windsor elbow chair, the faceted crest rail enclosing a woven panel set over turned spindles leading to a deeply contoured solid elm penny saddle seat flanked by sweeping out-swept beech arms, all raised on turned splayed beech legs.

Combining classic socketed penny-seat Windsor construction with late 19th-century Arts & Crafts stylistic influences, its lower seat height and compact footprint make it ideal as a fireside companion or bedroom accent chair.

Very good antique condition, showing some surface wear and an authentic, hand-worn patina consistent with age. Structurally sound and ready to place in the home.

English, circa 1895.

Dimensions

Height: 85 cm

Width: 55 cm

Depth: 55 cm

Seat Height: 39 cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Declaration

Founders Antiques has dated this Victorian Elm Windsor Chair to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA1233264
Dealers Internal Reference
3793
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Description
A late 19th century penny-seat Windsor elbow chair, the faceted crest rail enclosing a woven panel set over turned spindles leading to a deeply contoured solid elm penny saddle seat flanked by sweeping out-swept beech arms, all raised on turned splayed beech legs.
fig 1. A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail.
fig 1. Antique Victorian Elm & Beech Arts & Crafts Windsor Chair C.1895

Combining classic socketed penny-seat Windsor construction with late 19th-century Arts & Crafts stylistic influences, its lower seat height and compact footprint make it ideal as a fireside companion or bedroom accent chair.

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Very good antique condition, showing some surface wear and an authentic, hand-worn patina consistent with age.
Founders Antiques

Structurally sound and ready to place in the home.

English, circa 1895.

Dimensions

Height: 85 cm

Width: 55 cm

Depth: 55 cm

Seat Height: 39 cm

Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
55cm (21.65")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Date of Manufacture

Founders Antiques has dated this Victorian Elm Windsor Chair to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1233264
Dealers Internal Ref
3793
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Archive I A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail.

Antique Victorian Elm & Beech Arts & Crafts Windsor Chair C.1895

Archive II A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail. View II
Archive III A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail. View III
Archive IV A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail. View IV
Archive V A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail. View V
Archive VI A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail. View VI
Archive VII A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail. View VII
Archive VIII A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail. View VIII
Archive IX A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail. View IX
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A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail.
Antique Victorian Elm & Beech Arts & Crafts Windsor Chair c.1895
Ref: SA1233264
A dark stained elm and beech Windsor armchair featuring turned legs, a shaped saddle seat, spindle back, and a patterned foliate crest rail.
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A Victorian Arts and Crafts Windsor chair combines the regional tradition of Windsor chairmakingcharacterised by turned legs and spindles socketed directly into a solid wooden seatwith the hand-crafted aesthetic and decorative details of the Arts and Crafts movement, such as patterned upholstery or carved crest rails.

Traditional English Windsor chairs frequently utilise a combination of woods chosen for their specific structural properties: solid elm for the contoured saddle seat due to its resistance to splitting, bent yew or ash for the steam-bent components, and turned beech for the spindles and legs.

Authentic 19th-century pieces display signs of hand-tooling, wedged tenon joinery where the legs pass through the seat, natural wear to the finish on footrests and arm supports, and genuine oxidisation on the timber underside.

An antique Windsor armchair works well as a standalone accent piece in a contemporary living room, placed alongside a desk in a home office, or paired with a modern dining table to create an eclectic mix of eras.

Preserve the finish by dusting with a soft cloth and applying a beeswax polish once or twice a year. Keep the chair away from direct heat sources and humid environments to prevent the timber from warping or splitting.
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