WINDSOR CHAIRS

[cotteswold]

Hope this photo gets through.....
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/photo04/media/DSCN0860_zpsz0kqi2pw.jpg.html

How, please, does one establish the age of Windsors?

[jacon4]

How, please, does one establish the age of Windsors?

By examining the construction details. These chairs look like modern english windsors to me.

[mart]

Can`t open the pic with this ancient computer !! Can you post it to this site ?? Its easy to do !!

[cotteswold]

No idea of how!!
Try this, Mart....

And thanks, jacon - are there any obvious points that a layman can observe?? They are Elm & Yew, by the way.

Tim

[jacon4]

Well, look for tool/ saw marks on bottom of seat, look at the spindles, are they all perfect in size because they were turned by a machine or are they different because they were spokeshaved by hand, ditto the turned legs.

[mariok54]

When you zoom in on them they seem to have quite a bit of natural wear, so they obviously have some age to them. I love the crinoline stretchers. As jacon says, give them a good inspection, even photograph the undersides, legs and stretchers, and post those pics.

I love Windsor chairs.

[KC]

Ditto about pictures and inspection.  They do show they have been lovingly used!

[mart]

http://www.buffaloah.com/f/glos/chairs/windsor/windindex.html

Finally got photobucket to open !!  The above link will help you on Windsor chairs !!  But I am pretty sure yours are 20th century !! The turnings on your chair is exactly the same as was used at that time and not typical of the earlier styles !!  You can see that in the pics at the site I linked !! That same style with little variation was used here as well as in the UK !!  If your chairs are elm then they are most likely English !!

[cotteswold]

Learning curve!

1. Yes English.
2. Elm seats.
3. Yew arms.
4. Bog standard 'underbelly'.
5. Mostly even turning, but odd mismatch.

Tim
 (more to come)

[cotteswold]

MORE

[cotteswold]

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[cotteswold]

AND finally........

[jacon4]

I bought a set of 6 english windsors about 10 years ago to go with my 18th century dining table, mine are in a "distressed finish"  and although new, look good and are very comfortable. Good quality new windsors are not cheap, i think i paid $2800. 10 years ago so would be more today. An american period 18th century windsor armchair in good condition would run you 1k-2k or so and would be very difficult to get in a set of 4-6 or whatever one needs so it's not surprising that modern windsors still sell well here in america whether english or american made.

[mart]

Even though these are fairly modern English Windsors they are always popular and are some of the best chairs around !!

[cotteswold]

And - by the way - for UK viewers, BBC Four 8pm - how they are made!

Tim