{"product_id":"a-boldly-primitive-late-18th-century-english-antique-west-country-made-windsor-armchair-circa-1780-1800-copy","title":"A Boldly Primitive Late 18th Century English Antique West-Country Made Windsor Armchair, Circa 1780–1800","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA wonderfully sculptural and boldly primitive Windsor armchair, attributed to the West Country of England, circa 1780–1800.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe chair is constructed in mixed timbers including ash — entirely characteristic of provincial Windsor making, where the maker used whatever the hedgerow and coppice provided. The single bow back is set with hard spindles, above a shaped seat raised on robust splayed legs united by stretchers. Every element is direct, muscular and unrefined in the best sense: this is the Windsor tradition at its most elemental, made by a country craftsman for use, not for show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe West Country sustained its own distinctive strand of Windsor making, quite separate from the famous Thames Valley workshops of High Wycombe. These regional chairs are prized precisely for their individuality — no two are alike — and for their honest, unselfconscious construction, which has drawn frequent comparison with modern sculptural design. Collectors of primitive seating increasingly place chairs of this character alongside contemporary interiors, where their bold silhouettes read almost as functional sculpture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe surface carries a rich patina built through more than two centuries of domestic use — colour and wear that cannot be faked and which the discerning eye will recognise immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eComfortable, sound and fully usable, the chair suits the fireside, a bedroom corner, a hall or a study — anywhere its considerable presence can be enjoyed daily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance: \u003c\/strong\u003eWest Country, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial: \u003c\/strong\u003eMixed timbers including ash\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003eStructurally sound; age-related wear commensurate with use; rich patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 31½ in back height × 17½ in wide × 17¼ in deep (seat, including sloping back) × 15¾ in seat height (80 cm × 45.5 cm × 44 cm × 40 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Holt Antiques at Walsingham Mill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54838075851094,"sku":"HAF5767","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/7462\/5878\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_3bbb65c4-30e8-4cfc-bea6-1437ce73549c.jpg?v=1785336585","url":"https:\/\/holtantiquefurniture.com\/products\/a-boldly-primitive-late-18th-century-english-antique-west-country-made-windsor-armchair-circa-1780-1800-copy","provider":"Holt Antiques at Walsingham Mill ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}