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Quality Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair
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Quality Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair

19th century
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Quality Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair

This Superb Quality Mid 19th Century Victorian Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair dates from ca. 1850 and has a high back with central fretted decorative splat and turned spindles. It has two wonderful figured curved broad arms; a beautifully figured seat stands on four turned legs with H stretcher for added stability. This beautiful country house antique Windsor chair has aged to a warm golden shade with a striking grain, good patina, is in very good condition and has been beautifully cleaned using a traditional form of wax finishing.

Approximate Dimensions are:

Height: 112 cm / 44 inches

Width: 66 cm / 26 inches

Depth: 47 cm / 18.5 inches

Seat height: 44 cm / 17.5 inches

Ref No: 07958

Standard One Man Delivery £60 + VAT within mainland England, Scotland and Wales

Two man assembled delivery – Quote upon Request

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Driscolls Antiques Ltd (Antiques World) has a huge Antique Furniture warehouse in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

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Monday – 10am – 5pm

Tuesday – Closed (We can open via appointment)

Wednesday to Saturday – 10am – 5pm

Sunday – Closed

Closed Bank Holidays

We also display lots more antiques on our website antiquesworld.co.uk

Date of Manufacture

Driscolls Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Elm Windsor Armchair to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Guide ID 06447568
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-185 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Solid elm seat: single-plank timber with dished contouring and natural shrinkage.
Steam-bent back hoop and curved arm rail: traditional nineteenth-century country workshop bending.
Fretted decorative centre splat: hand-sawn cutouts rather than machine stamping.
Baluster and ring turnings: hand-lathe work on the front legs and arm supports.
Softened contours on the arm terminals: decades of handling across the timber surfaces.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
112cm (44.09")
Width
66cm (25.98")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA778224
Dealers Internal Reference
07958
Description
Quality Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair
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This Superb Quality Mid 19th Century Victorian Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair dates from ca.
Driscolls Antiques Ltd

1850 and has a high back with central fretted decorative splat and turned spindles. It has two wonderful figured curved broad arms; a beautifully figured seat stands on four turned legs with H stretcher for added stability. This beautiful country house antique Windsor chair has aged to a warm golden shade with a striking grain, good patina, is in very good condition and has been beautifully cleaned using a traditional form of wax finishing.

fig 1. An antique hoop-back Windsor armchair crafted from elm and ash with turned legs and a central pierced splat.
fig 1. Quality Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair

Approximate Dimensions are:

Height: 112 cm / 44 inches

Width: 66 cm / 26 inches

Depth: 47 cm / 18.5 inches

Seat height: 44 cm / 17.5 inches

Ref No: 07958

Standard One Man Delivery £60 + VAT within mainland England, Scotland and Wales

fig 2. An antique hoop-back Windsor armchair crafted from elm and ash with turned legs and a central pierced splat.
fig 2. Quality Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair

Two man assembled delivery – Quote upon Request

Our antiques come with a 28 day money back guarantee, see terms & conditions.

Overseas Insured Door to Door Shipments – Quote upon Request

Driscolls Antiques Ltd (Antiques World) has a huge Antique Furniture warehouse in Clitheroe, Lancashire.

fig 3. An antique hoop-back Windsor armchair crafted from elm and ash with turned legs and a central pierced splat.
fig 3. Quality Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair

Our opening Times -

Monday – 10am – 5pm

Tuesday – Closed (We can open via appointment)

Wednesday to Saturday – 10am – 5pm

Sunday – Closed

Closed Bank Holidays

We also display lots more antiques on our website antiquesworld.co.uk

Date of Manufacture

Driscolls Antiques Ltd has dated this Antique Elm Windsor Armchair to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 06447568
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 135-185 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Solid elm seat: single-plank timber with dished contouring and natural shrinkage.
Steam-bent back hoop and curved arm rail: traditional nineteenth-century country workshop bending.
Fretted decorative centre splat: hand-sawn cutouts rather than machine stamping.
Baluster and ring turnings: hand-lathe work on the front legs and arm supports.
Softened contours on the arm terminals: decades of handling across the timber surfaces.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
112cm (44.09")
Width
66cm (25.98")
Depth
47cm (18.50")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA778224
Dealers Internal Ref
07958
Driscolls Antiques Ltd
Driscolls Antiques Ltd
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2004

High quality british antique furniture

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Driscolls Antiques Ltd

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Telephone 01200 425 443
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Unit 6
Deanfield Drive
Link 59 Business Park
Clitheroe
Lancashire
BB7 1QJ
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/driscollsantiques
Verified Since Jan 2004
Items For Sale 111
Items Sold 3,800
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An antique hoop-back Windsor armchair crafted from elm and ash with turned legs and a central pierced splat.
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  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleEnglish Country
  • MaterialElm, Ash
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsPierced splat, Hoop back, Turned legs, Broad arms
  • SizeH 112 cm (44 in) x W 66 cm (26 in) x D 47 cm (19 in)

This Victorian English Country armchair is a mid-19th century Windsor chair originating from around 1850. Constructed from elm and ash, the timber displays a warm golden shade with a striking grain, a good patina, and a clean wax finish. The design incorporates a high hoop back containing a central fretted decorative pierced splat flanked by thin turned spindles, above two wide figured curved broad arms resting on turned supports. The solid seat stands on four turned legs joined by an H-stretcher. It measures 112 cm high, 66 cm wide, and 47 cm deep, with a seat height of 44 cm. In a contemporary home, this rustic farmhouse piece functions as a practical accent chair in a living room, hallway, or study.

FAQs

A Windsor chair is defined by its joinery, where the back spindles and legs are socketed directly into a solid carved wooden seat, rather than continuing as continuous uprights from the legs.

English Windsor chairs typically combine multiple native hardwoods, utilising elm for the saddle seat due to its resistance to splitting, alongside ash, beech, or fruitwood for the steam-bent bows and turned spindles.

Authentic period examples display hand-shaped seats, irregular hand-turned spindles, wedged tenon joints visible on top of the seat or back rail, and genuine age-related wear around the stretcher rails.

Positioning a wooden Windsor armchair alongside contemporary minimalist furniture or softened with a textured sheepskin throw creates a balanced, organic contrast in living rooms and study spaces.

Maintain the patinated wood by dusting regularly with a soft dry cloth and applying a clear beeswax polish once or twice a year, avoiding modern aerosol sprays and direct heat sources.
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