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Near Pair of Windsor Captain’s Chairs, Elm, C1900
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Near Pair of Windsor Captain’s Chairs, Elm, C1900

1900 - 1920
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A near pair of Windsor Captain’s chairs, unusually with elm arms and top comb and then the usual elm seat, beech turnings and legs (although one chair has fruitwood legs!). The main difference between the chairs is that one has a double ‘H’ stretcher and the other just a single ‘H’ stretcher in the under frame. Ons chair has slightly heavier legs than the other, but the turned spindles and arm supports are almost identical. These chairs have lived together are are in good original condition and have lovely warm colour. Thames Valley c1900.

Restoration / condition: Good original condition, glued up, firm and waxed.

Width: 66cms (26”)

Depth: 58-60 cms (22.75”-23.5”)

Height: 81-83cms (32”-32.75”)

Seat height: 44-45cms (17.5”-17.75”)

Seat depth (from bottom of turnings to front edge):42-43cms (16.5”-17”)

Width between arm supports: 37-39cms (14.5”-15.5”)

Date of Manufacture

The Real Wood Furniture Company has dated these Elm Windsor Captains Chairs to the 1900s.

Physical Dimensions
Height
83cm (32.68")
Width
66cm (25.98")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Reference Numbers
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SA1242591
Dealers Internal Reference
10484
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Large showrooms outside Chipping Norton. Please call for an appointment.

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Description
A near pair of Windsor Captain’s chairs, unusually with elm arms and top comb and then the usual elm seat, beech turnings and legs (although one chair has fruitwood legs!).
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The main difference between the chairs is that one has a double ‘H’ stretcher and the other just a single ‘H’ stretcher in the under frame.
The Real Wood Furniture Company

Ons chair has slightly heavier legs than the other, but the turned spindles and arm supports are almost identical. These chairs have lived together are are in good original condition and have lovely warm colour. Thames Valley c1900.

fig 1. A near pair of warm brown antique elm Windsor captains chairs with turned spindles and curved armrests.
fig 1. Near Pair of Windsor Captain’s Chairs, Elm, C1900

Restoration / condition: Good original condition, glued up, firm and waxed.

Width: 66cms (26”)

Depth: 58-60 cms (22.75”-23.5”)

Height: 81-83cms (32”-32.75”)

Seat height: 44-45cms (17.5”-17.75”)

Seat depth (from bottom of turnings to front edge):42-43cms (16.5”-17”)

Width between arm supports: 37-39cms (14.5”-15.5”)

Date of Manufacture

The Real Wood Furniture Company has dated these Elm Windsor Captains Chairs to the 1900s.

Height
83cm (32.68")
Width
66cm (25.98")
Depth
60cm (23.62")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1242591
Dealers Internal Ref
10484
The Real Wood Furniture Company
The Real Wood Furniture Company
Sellingantiques verified Since Oct 2025

The real wood furniture company (chris baylis) sells windsor chairs, decorative furniture and objects from large showrooms in the cotswolds

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You can view the stock and full dealer information on the The Real Wood Furniture Company Profile Page

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Oxfordshire
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A near pair of warm brown antique elm Windsor captains chairs with turned spindles and curved armrests.
NEAR PAIR OF WINDSOR CAPTAIN’S CHAIRS, ELM, C1900
Ref: SA1242591
A near pair of warm brown antique elm Windsor captains chairs with turned spindles and curved armrests.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEnglish Country
  • MaterialElm, Beech
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsTurned spindles, Saddle seat, Curved armbow, H-stretcher
  • SizeH 83 cm (33 in) x W 66 cm (26 in) x D 60 cm (24 in)

FAQs

A Windsor captains chair, often referred to as a smokers bow or tub armchair, is a low-backed wooden armchair featuring turned spindles, a curved armbow, and a contoured solid wood seat.

Windsor chairs were traditionally crafted using regional English hardwoods, incorporating solid elm for the shaped seats alongside turned beech, ash, or oak for the spindles, legs, and bentwood arm bows.

Authentic examples typically display saddle-shaped seats carved from a single plank, wedge-tenon joinery visible where the legs penetrate the seat, hand-turned spindles, and natural surface wear along the arms and stretchers.

These chairs function effectively as accent seating in an entryway, as desk chairs in a home study, or at the ends of a dining table to introduce warm timber tones and historical texture.

Dust surfaces regularly with a dry microfibre cloth and apply a quality beeswax polish along the grain annually, avoiding silicone sprays, abrasive cleaners, or positioning near direct heat sources.
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