C. 1800, Primitive, Hoop Back Windsor Armchair (English).

A well crafted, decorative and useable armchair, in traditional elm. This is an early hoop back version with excellent ware and patina. The structure is solid and even though one leg top has worn through the seat base (pictured), it has signs of historic fixes which has kept the chair stable for over 220 years of its life.

CONDITION:

Structurally sound. Historic repairs. Cleaned and lightly waxed.

DIMENSIONS:

103cm H

54cm W

Physical Dimensions

Height

103cm (40.55")

Width

54cm (21.26")

Declaration

White Space Antiques has dated this Hoop Back Windsor Armchair to the 1800s.

Reference Numbers

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SA1238250

Description

C. 1800, Primitive, Hoop Back Windsor Armchair (English).

A well crafted, decorative and useable armchair, in traditional elm. This is an early hoop back version with excellent ware and patina.

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The structure is solid and even though one leg top has worn through the seat base (pictured), it has signs of historic fixes which has kept the chair stable for over 220 years of its life.

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CONDITION:

Structurally sound. Historic repairs. Cleaned and lightly waxed.

DIMENSIONS:

103cm H

54cm W

Physical Dimensions

Height

103cm (40.55")

Width

54cm (21.26")

Date of Manufacture

White Space Antiques has dated this Hoop Back Windsor Armchair to the 1800s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1238250

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A dark timber hoop back Windsor armchair featuring vertical spindles, bentwood arm supports, a saddle seat, and turned legs with an H-stretcher.

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ObjectArmchairs
Period19th century
StylePrimitive English
MaterialElm, Ash, Yew
ColourWarm Brown
MotifsHoop back, Spindle back, Saddle seat, Turned legs
SizeH 103 cm (41 in) x W 54 cm (21 in)

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Originating in England during the early 18th century, Windsor chairs were crafted by rural wheelwrights and bodgers using local hardwoods. The hoop back design emerged as a distinct variation featuring a continuous steam-bent wood rail framing the vertical back spindles.

Traditional Windsor chairs utilise regional timber species including elm for the saddle seat, alongside ash, beech, or yew for the steam-bent back hoop and turned spindles. The legs and stretchers are joinery-fitted directly into bored holes in the solid wooden seat slab.

Authentic period examples feature hand-shaped saddle seats displaying adze marks, hand-turned legs secured with split-wedge tenons visible on the seat surface, and subtle asymmetry resulting from manual woodworking techniques.

A primitive Windsor chair functions as an accent piece alongside contemporary dining tables, positioned in a reading corner, or placed in an entryway. The natural wood grain introduces texture to modern minimalist or country-inspired spaces.

Preserve the original timber finish by wiping the surface with a dry microfibre cloth and applying a high-grade beeswax polish once or twice a year. Keep the chair away from direct heat sources and sudden humidity fluctuations to prevent wood shrinkage or cracking.