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Early 19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchair, Circa 1830
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Early 19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchair, Circa 1830

19th century
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An early 19th century yew wood Windsor armchair, circa 1830, with a particularly attractive warm colour and well-aged patina.

The high hooped back is formed with slender turned spindles centred by a pierced and shaped elm splat, continuing to the curved arm supports with turned front uprights. The chair has a generously shaped elm saddle seat, raised on turned yew wood legs united by a distinctive crinoline stretcher.

A very appealing country chair with good proportions and plenty of character, displaying the attractive variation in colour and surface associated with yew and elm. The chair retains the knocks, marks and wear consistent with its age and use, contributing to its pleasing, untouched appearance.

English, circa 1830.

Physical Dimensions
Height
106cm (41.73")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
58cm (22.83")
Declaration

Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this Yew Wood Windsor Armchair to the 19th Century.

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SA1233891
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C2675
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An early 19th century yew wood Windsor armchair, circa 1830, with a particularly attractive warm colour and well-aged patina.
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The high hooped back is formed with slender turned spindles centred by a pierced and shaped elm splat, continuing to the curved arm supports with turned front uprights.
Salisbury Antiques Centre

The chair has a generously shaped elm saddle seat, raised on turned yew wood legs united by a distinctive crinoline stretcher.

fig 1. A 19th-century yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, spindle supports, a saddle seat, turned front legs, and a curved stretcher.
fig 1. Early 19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchair, Circa 1830

A very appealing country chair with good proportions and plenty of character, displaying the attractive variation in colour and surface associated with yew and elm. The chair retains the knocks, marks and wear consistent with its age and use, contributing to its pleasing, untouched appearance.

English, circa 1830.

Height
106cm (41.73")
Width
60cm (23.62")
Depth
58cm (22.83")
Date of Manufacture

Salisbury Antiques Centre has dated this Yew Wood Windsor Armchair to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1233891
Dealers Internal Ref
C2675
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Archive I A 19th-century yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, spindle supports, a saddle seat, turned front legs, and a curved stretcher.

Early 19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchair, Circa 1830

Archive II A 19th-century yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, spindle supports, a saddle seat, turned front legs, and a curved stretcher. View II
Archive III A 19th-century yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, spindle supports, a saddle seat, turned front legs, and a curved stretcher. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, spindle supports, a saddle seat, turned front legs, and a curved stretcher. View IV
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A 19th-century yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, spindle supports, a saddle seat, turned front legs, and a curved stretcher.
Early 19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchair, Circa 1830
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A 19th-century yew wood Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, pierced central splat, spindle supports, a saddle seat, turned front legs, and a curved stretcher.
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  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian
  • MaterialYew, Elm
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsHoop back, Pierced splat, Saddle seat, Crinoline stretcher
  • SizeH 106 cm (42 in) x W 60 cm (24 in) x D 58 cm (23 in)

This early 19th-century Georgian Windsor armchair originates from England and dates to circa 1830. Constructed from yew wood and elm, the piece exhibits a warm brown colour with a well-aged patina and visible variations across the timber surface. The design incorporates a high hoop back containing slender spindles and a pierced central splat, curving arm supports with turned front uprights, and a generous saddle seat. Turned front legs connect via a crinoline stretcher beneath the frame. The structure displays knocks, marks, and wear consistent with age and use, maintaining an untouched appearance. Measuring 106 cm high, 60 cm wide, and 58 cm deep, the armchair serves as functional seating in a traditional or contemporary English country house interior, suitable for placement in a study, library, or living room.

FAQs

A Windsor armchair is characterized by a solid wooden saddle seat into which the legs and back spindles are secured using joinery sockets, rather than continuous back posts.

These chairs typically utilized native timbers such as yew, ash, and elm, employing steam-bending techniques for the outer hoop and lathe-turning for the legs and spindles.

Authentic pieces feature hand-turned components, irregular hand-carved details, wedge-secured leg joints visible on the seat surface, and natural wear patterns on the seat and arms.

A yew wood armchair can serve as an accent piece alongside contemporary neutral upholstery, placed in an entry hall, or used at a study desk to provide textual contrast.

Maintain yew wood by dusting with a soft cloth, applying high-grade beeswax twice yearly, and keeping the item away from direct heat sources to prevent timber shrinkage.
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