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Victorian High Back Windsor Armchair.
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Victorian High Back Windsor Armchair.

19th century
Description

Victorian high back Windsor armchair.

Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Victorian Windsor Armchair to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09641318
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-170 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Worn finish on the arm rests: decades of hands resting in the same place.
Solid elm seat with dished shaping: Victorian country chairmaking.
Steam-bent outer hoop and pierced central splat: classic Thames Valley pattern.
Turned legs united by an H-stretcher: standard late nineteenth-century design.

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.

Physical Dimensions
Height
109cm (42.91")
Width
57cm (22.44")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Reference Numbers
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SA1234474
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Description
Victorian high back Windsor armchair.
Date of Manufacture

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques has dated this Victorian Windsor Armchair to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09641318
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-170 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Worn finish on the arm rests: decades of hands resting in the same place.
Solid elm seat with dished shaping: Victorian country chairmaking.
Steam-bent outer hoop and pierced central splat: classic Thames Valley pattern.
Turned legs united by an H-stretcher: standard late nineteenth-century design.

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
109cm (42.91")
Width
57cm (22.44")
Depth
55cm (21.65")
Reference Numbers
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SA1234474
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Aug 2012

Instagram @ruperthitchcoxantiques -- large and varied selection.

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A Victorian high back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a contoured seat, and turned legs.
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Archive I A Victorian high back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a contoured seat, and turned legs.

Victorian High Back Windsor Armchair.

Archive II A Victorian high back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a contoured seat, and turned legs. View II
Archive III A Victorian high back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a contoured seat, and turned legs. View III
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Rupert Hitchcox Antiques

Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
Telephone 07710 561 505
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Warpsgrove
Nr Chalgrove
Oxford
OX44 7RW
United Kingdom
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A Victorian high back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a contoured seat, and turned legs.
Victorian high back Windsor armchair.
Ref: SA1234474
A Victorian high back wooden Windsor armchair featuring a hoop back, central pierced splat, turned spindles, curved armrests, a contoured seat, and turned legs.
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  • ObjectArmchairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialElm, Yew, Ash
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsPierced splat, Hoop back, Saddle seat, Turned legs
  • SizeH 109 cm (43 in) x W 57 cm (22 in) x D 55 cm (22 in)

This Victorian high back Windsor armchair follows the English Country House style and comprises a combination of elm, yew, and ash timbers. The chair displays a warm brown timber colour with a polished finish and natural grain variation across the wooden surfaces. Details include a continuous hoop back enclosing vertical turned spindles and a central pierced splat, flanked by curved armrests supported on turned spindles and baluster stems. The structure incorporates a contoured saddle seat resting on turned legs joined by stretchers. The piece measures 109 cm high, 57 cm wide, and 55 cm deep. This seating item functions as a study, library, or living room chair, providing traditional character and wooden seating for daily use in a home interior.

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The Windsor chair originated in Great Britain during the early 18th century, initially developed by country wheelwrights and bodily woodturners. By the Victorian era, regional centres such as High Wycombe mass-produced these chairs with distinctive hoop backs and steam-bent wooden components.

Traditional Windsor chairs feature a solid timber seat, often sculpted from elm, with back spindles and legs socketed directly into drilled mortises. Bentwood parts such as the hoop back and arms are formed using steam-bent ash or yew, secured without complex cabinet joints.

Authentic Victorian examples display hand-lathed turned legs, original wedge joinery beneath the seat, and natural wear around the stretcher rails. The presence of a pierced central splat, steam-bent arm bows, and proportional patination also indicates period origin.

A Windsor armchair functions effectively as a focal accent chair in a living space, reading corner, or hallway. Pairing the timber finish against neutral lime-washed walls or modern upholstered furniture creates a balanced contrast between traditional craft and contemporary design.

Keep the chair away from direct heat sources and excessive humidity changes to prevent timber movement or splitting. Apply a high-grade beesmear or natural furniture wax periodically with a soft cloth to preserve the surface finish and patination.
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