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Superb Yew Wood High Back Windsor Chair
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Superb Yew Wood High Back Windsor Chair

18th century
Sold 5 August 2025 · Sturmans Antiques
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A superb late George III period yew wood high back Windsor chair with wonderful colour and original patina c.1820. Bent yew wood railed high back with fretted yew decorative splat to the centre. Matching bent wood arm supports with cut out and bobbin turned to the underside of the arm ends, which is typical of chairs from Lincolnshire. Moulded figured elm seat, turned legs below with bun feet to the ends and supporting crinoline stretcher to the centre. Superb quality and condition with a rich colour and original patina, very sturdy and useable. Keep up to date via Instagram - sturmansantiques. Measures 21" wide x 21" deep x 42" high to top of chair back x 17.5" seat height.

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Physical Dimensions
Height
106.5cm (41.93")
Width
53.5cm (21.06")
Depth
53.5cm (21.06")
Declaration

Sturmans Antiques has dated this Yew Wood Windsor Chair to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA1158092
Dealers Internal Reference
Stock number 41782
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A superb late George III period yew wood high back Windsor chair with wonderful colour and original patina c.1820. Bent yew wood railed high back with fretted yew decorative splat to the centre.
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Matching bent wood arm supports with cut out and bobbin turned to the underside of the arm ends, which is typical of chairs from Lincolnshire.
Sturmans Antiques

Moulded figured elm seat, turned legs below with bun feet to the ends and supporting crinoline stretcher to the centre. Superb quality and condition with a rich colour and original patina, very sturdy and useable. Keep up to date via Instagram - sturmansantiques. Measures 21" wide x 21" deep x 42" high to top of chair back x 17.5" seat height.

Please contact us with your postcode to obtain a quote for delivery of this item.

Height
106.5cm (41.93")
Width
53.5cm (21.06")
Depth
53.5cm (21.06")
Date of Manufacture

Sturmans Antiques has dated this Yew Wood Windsor Chair to the Georgian era.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1158092
Dealers Internal Ref
Stock number 41782
Sturmans Antiques
Sturmans Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2012

Specialists in antique walnut & oak furniture, upholstered chairs, globes, boxes & tantaluses, clocks & barometers, old moorcroft & silver

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Trade Associations

Sturmans Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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An antique high-back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a central pierced splat, turned spindles, sculpted seat, and an H-stretcher base. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO
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Archive I An antique high-back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a central pierced splat, turned spindles, sculpted seat, and an H-stretcher base. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Superb Yew Wood High Back Windsor Chair

Archive II An antique high-back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a central pierced splat, turned spindles, sculpted seat, and an H-stretcher base. View II
Archive III An antique high-back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a central pierced splat, turned spindles, sculpted seat, and an H-stretcher base. View III
Archive IV An antique high-back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a central pierced splat, turned spindles, sculpted seat, and an H-stretcher base. View IV
Archive V An antique high-back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a central pierced splat, turned spindles, sculpted seat, and an H-stretcher base. View V
Archive VI An antique high-back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a central pierced splat, turned spindles, sculpted seat, and an H-stretcher base. View VI
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Hawes
North Yorkshire
DL8 3QW
United Kingdom
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An antique high-back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a central pierced splat, turned spindles, sculpted seat, and an H-stretcher base.
Superb Yew Wood High Back Windsor Chair
Ref: SA1158092
An antique high-back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a central pierced splat, turned spindles, sculpted seat, and an H-stretcher base.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period18th century
  • StyleEnglish Country
  • MaterialYew, Elm, Ash
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsPierced central splat, Turned spindles, Sculpted saddle seat, H-stretcher base
  • SizeH 106.5 cm (42 in) x W 53.5 cm (21 in) x D 53.5 cm (21 in)

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Windsor chairs originated in England during the early 18th century, developing from vernacular furniture making traditions where individual components like legs and spindles were turned on a lathe and fitted into a solid sculpted wooden seat.

Traditional construction typically involves a combination of timbers selected for their specific mechanical properties, such as dense yew or elm for the sculpted seats, ash or beech for the bentwood bows and spindles, and fruitwoods or elm for the legs.

Authentication involves examining tool marks, timber shrinkage, construction joints such as wedged through-tenons, and the patina developed through centuries of use, distinguishing handmade vernacular pieces from later industrial reproductions.

These chairs provide sculptural contrast when paired with sleek contemporary dining tables or placed as a standalone accent piece against minimalist walls, highlighting their traditional craftsmanship.

Preservation requires maintaining stable indoor humidity levels away from direct heat sources to prevent timber splitting, complemented by occasional applications of appropriate natural waxes to nourish the historic finish.
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