A Rare Pair of 18th Century Yew Wood Gothic Windsor Elbow Chairs

A rare pair of 18th Century yew wood Gothic Windsor elbow chairs.

Having double bow construction, with fine tracery fretted splats oweing much to the 18th Century Gothic Revival. The bowed arms on swept back underarm supports attached to an unusual mahogany saddle seat (typically elm)  above pierced knee brackets, raised on well-formed cabriole front legs joined by a crinoline stretcher.

Attributed to the Thames Valley region. Yew wood, fruitwood and mahogany seats.

No recorded period Gothic Windsor chair has yet been found in in any wood other than the prized yew wood.

C. 1770