Code: 10485
A well matched pair of Windsor armchairs in the style of John and Elizabeth Gabbitass of Worksop, Notts in yew and fruitwood with elm seats, c 1840, being examples of the most elegant and decorative forms of Windsor armchair from the Nottinghamshire tradition, in good original condition, (see The English Regional Chair by Dr Bill Cotton, p168, Fig NE229). ‘Fancy’ fretted splats in burr yew, crinoline stretchers, complex leg turning, flared turned arm supports, all being features of makers’ ‘best’ chairs.
Restoration / condition: All original in construction and colour, with no restoration, bar glue up and waxing
Width:55cms (21.5”)
Depth: 54cms (21.25”)
Height: 91-93cms (35.75”-36.75”)
Seat height: 44cms (17.5”)
Seat depth (from bottom of splat to front edge): 36-38cms (14.25”-15”)
Width between arm supports: 39cms (15.5”)
