A George II elm, ash and walnut 'comb' back Windsor armchair, mid-18th century

A George II elm, ash and walnut 'comb' back Windsor armchair, mid-18th century, from the Thames Valley region, the shaped top rail above a vase shaped splat and turned supports, the solid 'saddle' seat flanked by 'horseshoe' shaped arms, on tapering cabriole legs terminating in hoof feet at the front, joined by a curved stretcher, 103cm high, 56cm wide, 53cm deep

Provenance: Private Collection, Richmond, Surrey

For closely related designs of chair of the period made in the Thames Valley see Bernard D. Cotton, The English Regional Chair, The Antique Collectors Club, 1990, page 45, figures TV14, TV15 & TV16.

Condition Report:
Marks, scratches and abrasions comensurate with age and use Old chips and splits. some old repairs. Evidence of old worm damage mainly to arms and towards lower part of one rear leg. The worm damage causes no immediate weakness to any elements of the chair. The worm is no longer present or active. Very good original surface throughout, with some additional wear to areas of the seat and arms as would be expected. The existing patina is dark, where the chair has likely been in a smoky environment but may have been applied with a paint/ varnish originally or over a hundred years ago. It is most likely the original surface. There is a very old or original repair to the top of the front left leg (visible from reverse) and secured with a peg. The turning of the two rear legs varies from eachother but it is difficult to see if one is a replacement. Both rear legs have very old spliced elements at the base of them. with twin slender timber pegs to secure (see images) . The hoof elements of the front legs are also seperate elements to the main part of each leg. They are joined with slender pegs from the base of the hoof feet. It seems possibel that all of these elements were period or atleast very old additions/ repairs to the lengths of timber forming the legs. Please refer to additional images for visual reference to condition.