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Set of Twelve 19th Century Smokers Bow Chairs
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Set of Twelve 19th Century Smokers Bow Chairs

19th century
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Set of twelve 19th century elm and beech Smokers Bow chairs.

Physical Dimensions
Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
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Dean Antiques Ltd has dated these Antique Smokers Bow Armchairs to the 19th Century.

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SA691100
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Description
Set of twelve 19th century elm and beech Smokers Bow chairs.
Height
77cm (30.31")
Width
65cm (25.59")
Depth
45cm (17.72")
Date of Manufacture

Dean Antiques Ltd has dated these Antique Smokers Bow Armchairs to the 19th Century.

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SA691100
Dean Antiques Ltd
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A set of twelve 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchairs featuring horseshoe crest rails, turned spindles, saddle seats, and stretcher-bound turned legs.
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Archive I A set of twelve 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchairs featuring horseshoe crest rails, turned spindles, saddle seats, and stretcher-bound turned legs.

Set of Twelve 19th Century Smokers Bow Chairs

Archive II A set of twelve 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchairs featuring horseshoe crest rails, turned spindles, saddle seats, and stretcher-bound turned legs. View II
Archive III A set of twelve 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchairs featuring horseshoe crest rails, turned spindles, saddle seats, and stretcher-bound turned legs. View III
Archive IV A set of twelve 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchairs featuring horseshoe crest rails, turned spindles, saddle seats, and stretcher-bound turned legs. View IV
Archive V A set of twelve 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchairs featuring horseshoe crest rails, turned spindles, saddle seats, and stretcher-bound turned legs. View V
Archive VI A set of twelve 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchairs featuring horseshoe crest rails, turned spindles, saddle seats, and stretcher-bound turned legs. View VI
Archive VII A set of twelve 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchairs featuring horseshoe crest rails, turned spindles, saddle seats, and stretcher-bound turned legs. View VII
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Babdown Airfield
Tetbury
GL8 8YL
United Kingdom
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A set of twelve 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchairs featuring horseshoe crest rails, turned spindles, saddle seats, and stretcher-bound turned legs.
Set of Twelve 19th Century Smokers Bow Chairs
Ref: SA691100
A set of twelve 19th-century wooden smokers bow armchairs featuring horseshoe crest rails, turned spindles, saddle seats, and stretcher-bound turned legs.
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  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian Country
  • MaterialElm, Beech
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsHorseshoe crest rail, Turned spindles, Saddle seat, Baluster legs
  • SizeH 77 cm (30 in) x W 65 cm (26 in) x D 45 cm (18 in)

This set of twelve nineteenth-century Victorian Country smokers bow armchairs consists of twelve dark brown wooden seats combining elm and beech. Each chair has a curved horseshoe crest rail above a row of turned spindles, a scooped saddle seat, and baluster legs joined by stretchers. They show deep dark brown grain across the timber surfaces, rounded continuous armrests supported by vertical spindles, and turned feet beneath the lower stretchers. Measuring 77 cm high, 65 cm wide, and 45 cm deep, the chairs provide ample seating capacity. These armchairs suit a gentleman's library or a large dining table in a traditional interior. They function well as individual desk chairs or grouped around a substantial table for family gatherings and dinner parties.

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A smokers bow chair, also known as a captains chair or low-back Windsor armchair, is a traditional 19th-century wooden chair characterised by a curved horseshoe-shaped crest rail, turned spindles, and a shaped saddle seat. Popular in British clubs, pubs, and offices during the Victorian era, the design was constructed specifically for long periods of seated use.

These chairs were predominantly crafted using native hardwoods, featuring an elm saddle seat combined with turned legs, stretchers, and spindles made from beech, ash, or oak. The components were joined using traditional mortise and tenon joinery alongside wedge-fitted spindles to ensure physical durability.

Authentic 19th-century examples display hand-shaped saddle seats with subtle tool marks, slightly irregular turned components, and physical wear to the stretchers where feet rested over decades. Look for original wedged joints where the spindles penetrate the crest rail, alongside natural patina and age-related oxidisation within the timber grain.

A set of smokers bow chairs functions well positioned around a large timber dining table in a country kitchen or open-plan dining space. Individual or paired chairs also serve as functional accent seating in a home office, library, or hallway, bridging traditional and contemporary interior styles.

Maintain the finish by dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth and applying a clear beeswax polish once or twice a year to protect the timber surface. Keep the chairs away from direct heat sources and extreme humidity fluctuations to prevent the wood from warping or the joint adhesives from deteriorating.
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