Here we have an outstanding Victorian John Shadford Caistor Lincolnshire Beech, Ash and Elm Windsor armchair c1860. We have a few of these chairs and the rocking chair version through our business over the last 12 years and this is by far the best colour we have seen. The chair has retained some of the original stain with the wear in all the right places. As with all Shadford chairs they follow the same design with only the idiosyncratic differences you would expect from a hand made chair. There is a broad top rail with beautiful turned spindles below. John Shadford was a wood turner as well as a chair maker hence the reason these are the best turned spindles you will see on any Windsor chair. There are further turned spindles to the lower section along with plain and turned arm supports. The side supports and legs are also beautifully turned. The legs are joined by an H stretcher. The top rail is made from Beech as are the arms. The seat is made from a stunning peice of thick Elm and ...