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A Mid Victorian Yew Wood Windsor Chair
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A Mid Victorian Yew Wood Windsor Chair

19th century
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A mid Victorian East Riding yew wood high back Windsor chair, the steam bent hooped toprail with pierced splat over a steam bent elbow with turned end supports, with an elm seat on turned supports united by a crinoline stretcher. Stamped to both sides of the seat J SPENCER. English, East Riding of Yorkshire, circa 1860.

J Spencer was a chair maker in Kingston upon Hull.

Condition: Excellent, the chair is solid and robust, the timbers are in good condition and have a lovely warm colour.

Physical Dimensions
Height
103cm (40.55")
Width
49cm (19.29")
Depth
39cm (15.35")
Declaration

Chequers Antiques has dated this Victorian Yew Windsor Chair to the Victorian era.

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Description
A mid Victorian East Riding yew wood high back Windsor chair, the steam bent hooped toprail with pierced splat over a steam bent elbow with turned end supports, with an elm seat on turned supports united by a crinoline stretcher. Stamped to both sides of the seat J SPENCER. English, East Riding of Yorkshire, circa 1860.

J Spencer was a chair maker in Kingston upon Hull.

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Condition: Excellent, the chair is solid and robust, the timbers are in good condition and have a lovely warm colour.
Chequers Antiques
Height
103cm (40.55")
Width
49cm (19.29")
Depth
39cm (15.35")
Date of Manufacture

Chequers Antiques has dated this Victorian Yew Windsor Chair to the Victorian era.

Reference Numbers
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SA829964
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A mid-Victorian yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, turned legs, and a shaped wooden seat.
A mid Victorian yew wood Windsor chair
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A mid-Victorian yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, turned legs, and a shaped wooden seat.
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A Windsor chair features a solid timber seat into which the backrest spindles and legs are directly joined using round tenons, a hallmark of traditional English country chairmaking.

19th-century craftsmen frequently combined native English hardwoods, using yew wood or beech for bent parts, elm for shaped seats, and ash or fruitwood for turned spindles.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-carved details, wedge tenon joinery visible under the seat, authentic surface patination, and natural wear along the arms and front stretcher.

A Windsor chair acts as a warm, tactile contrast in modern spaces when positioned in a hallway, set beside a modern writing desk, or paired with contemporary linen textiles.

Maintain yew wood by dusting with a lint-free cloth and applying beeswax polish once or twice a year to nourish the timber and safeguard its original finish.
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