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An Early 19th Century Yew and Elm Draught Back Windsor Chair
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An Early 19th Century Yew and Elm Draught Back Windsor Chair

19th century
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An early 19th century yew and elm draught back Windsor armchair, the steam-bent backrail with three uprights either side of the pierced shaped splat with a draught centre, with outswept arms over a shaped elm seat on turned supports unified by an H stretcher. English circa 1830.

Condition: Excellent, the chair is solid and robust, and comfortable in spite of the wooden seat. The timber has excellent patina and colour with the silky texture typical of yew.

Physical Dimensions
Height
87cm (34.25")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
43cm (16.93")
Declaration

Chequers Antiques has dated this Yew Elm Windsor Chair to the 19th Century.

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SA760437
Description
An early 19th century yew and elm draught back Windsor armchair, the steam-bent backrail with three uprights either side of the pierced shaped splat with a draught centre, with outswept arms over a shaped elm seat on turned supports unified by an H stretcher. English circa 1830.

Condition: Excellent, the chair is solid and robust, and comfortable in spite of the wooden seat. The timber has excellent patina and colour with the silky texture typical of yew.

Height
87cm (34.25")
Width
56cm (22.05")
Depth
43cm (16.93")
Date of Manufacture

Chequers Antiques has dated this Yew Elm Windsor Chair to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA760437
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An early nineteenth-century wooden Windsor armchair featuring a shaped elm saddle seat, turned legs, curved armrests, and a pierced central splat.
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Archive I An early nineteenth-century wooden Windsor armchair featuring a shaped elm saddle seat, turned legs, curved armrests, and a pierced central splat.

An Early 19th Century Yew and Elm Draught Back Windsor Chair

Archive II An early nineteenth-century wooden Windsor armchair featuring a shaped elm saddle seat, turned legs, curved armrests, and a pierced central splat. View II
Archive III An early nineteenth-century wooden Windsor armchair featuring a shaped elm saddle seat, turned legs, curved armrests, and a pierced central splat. View III
Archive IV An early nineteenth-century wooden Windsor armchair featuring a shaped elm saddle seat, turned legs, curved armrests, and a pierced central splat. View IV
Archive V An early nineteenth-century wooden Windsor armchair featuring a shaped elm saddle seat, turned legs, curved armrests, and a pierced central splat. View V
Archive VI An early nineteenth-century wooden Windsor armchair featuring a shaped elm saddle seat, turned legs, curved armrests, and a pierced central splat. View VI
Archive VII An early nineteenth-century wooden Windsor armchair featuring a shaped elm saddle seat, turned legs, curved armrests, and a pierced central splat. View VII
Archive VIII An early nineteenth-century wooden Windsor armchair featuring a shaped elm saddle seat, turned legs, curved armrests, and a pierced central splat. View VIII
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An early nineteenth-century wooden Windsor armchair featuring a shaped elm saddle seat, turned legs, curved armrests, and a pierced central splat.
An early 19th century yew and elm draught back Windsor chair
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An early nineteenth-century wooden Windsor armchair featuring a shaped elm saddle seat, turned legs, curved armrests, and a pierced central splat.
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A Windsor chair features turned legs, back spindles, and arms socketed directly into a solid wooden seat, a construction method popularized in England during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Craftsmen commonly combined yewwood for the steam-bent back hoops and splats, elm for the shaped saddle seat, and beech or ash for the turned legs and spindles.

Authentic period examples feature hand-carved details, natural patination from centuries of use, wedge-secured joinery beneath the seat, and slight hand-worked irregularities.

Position the armchair in a reading nook alongside a contemporary floor lamp, or use it as a standalone accent piece in a study or hallway.

Dust regularly with a dry cloth, apply a high-quality beeswax polish along the wood grain annually, and position the item away from direct radiators to avoid timber shrinkage.
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