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Picture This XCIX
From the ‘what were they thinking?’ files, comes this eighteenth-century Windsor chair. Primitive comb-back Windsor, circa 1780. (Robert Young) The keen-of-eye might have noticed the H-stretcher’s unusual (and original) orientation which must have been the cause of many a painful … Continue reading
Picture This LXXVII
I am seeing forest chairs everywhere and am beginning to wonder if there are any Windsor chairs out there that aren’t painted. The striking lath-back armchair in figure 1 incorporates bold leg turnings (compare with the chairs here and here), … Continue reading
Posted in Antiques, Picture This
Tagged ash, comb-back, continuous-arm, crest rail, double bow, elm, forest chair, fruitwood, lath-back, leg turnings, one-piece arm, seat, splat, stretcher, walnut, Windsor chairs, Yealmpton chairs
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A William III Ash Chest-on-Stand – Part Seven
The drawers were constructed in period-correct fashion with through dovetails front and back. The central veneers on the drawer fronts are the more figured stuff from the ends of the leaves of quarter cut veneer I used for the stripy … Continue reading
A William III Ash Chest-on-Stand – Part Six
The joinery for these flat, shaped stretchers commonly comprises simple lap, or halved joints, however, one also encounters bridle joints (fig. 1). Fig. 1. The pine stretcher components. After putting the stretcher together, it was veneered on top, inside and … Continue reading
Posted in Case Furniture
Tagged abaci, carcase, chest on stand, crossbanding, legs, stand, stretcher, veneer
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Restoration of a Walnut Chest-on-Stand
The stand of this circa 1695 William III walnut chest on stand suffered badly from woodworm attack and general decay. On first appearances, the prospect of resurecting the stand, at least, looked quite hopeless, but much worse looking pieces than … Continue reading
Posted in Furniture Restoration
Tagged brassware, chest on stand, decay, mouldings, stretcher, veneer, walnut, William and Mary, woodworm
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