David Pool Antiques

This is a rare writing-arm Windsor chair. These chairs were used by professionals, such as ministers, doctors and lawyers, and are not often found. This particular chair has a museum sticker on the bottom of the lower drawer. It is from Goyette Museum of Americana of Peterborough, New Hampshire, founded by Hazel and A Erland Goyette in 1935.  I purchased the chair from Roger Bacon.

The chair has an old refinsh and a few traces of salmon paint. It must have also had a sponged paint decoration at one time, which is faintly visible on the sides of the drawers.

The seat, drawers, and writing paddle are pine. The arm rail, spindles, legs and stretchers are maple, and the crest chestnut. The maker made a mistake in drilling the seat for the right front leg. You can see the original plug that he installed in one of the photos. There are no repairs, except for a couple of new screws in a drawer runner support. Additional photos are attached by the link to the right.

C. 1810,  New England

49" Overall height, 42" overall width, 19 3/8" Seat height, 18" Seat depth

Nancy Goyne Evans, in her book, "American Windsor Chairs", page 81, states that there are about a dozen of these earliest of American windsors known. This particular chair was published in Professor John Kassay's, "The Book of Windsor Furniture", page 14, where he makes a note of its historical importance.

The seat is pine, the stretchers are ash, the spindles, arm rail and crest are hickory, and the arm supports are maple. Two dowels were put in to secure the cracks in the seat. A potty seat was cut out but the original piece has been reattached. It  has an old finish, but there are remnants of brown over red over green paint. Additional photos are attached by the link to the right.

C. 1745,  Philadelphia

43" Height, 24 3/8" Width, 24" Depth, 17 1/4" Seat height

A rare and early bannister back arm chair in maple. With fluted slats and a yoke crest. All original except for the finish and rush seat. Additional photos are attached by the link to the right.

C. Mid 18th Century,  New England

44 1/2" Height to the top of the finial, 17" Seat height, 15 1/2" Seat depth, 23 1/4" Width arm to arm

A great and very early slat back arm chair in maple and chestnut woods. Wonderful bulbous turnings to the front stretchers and superb turnings throughout. The rush seat and finials are replaced. The feet are ended out. It retains a warm and mellow patina. Additional photos are attached by the link to the right.

C. 1730,  New England

49" Height, 17" Seat height, 15 3/4" Seat depth, 23" Width arm to arm

A great Delaware Valley slat back side chair in maple wood. The lowest slat has been replaced. It has a wonderful bulbous turned front stretcher and sauage turned legs. Some very nice figuring in the maple wood. All original except the seat and fiinish. In the old rush seat there are two damaged strands. Additional photos are attached by the link to the right.

Late 18th Century

43 1/4" Overall height, 17 1/4" Seat height, 15" Seat depth                                    

A rare pair of braced bow back Windsor side chairs. Original dark green paint with a lacquer over it. There are gold painted details that  were added circa 1830. One chair has minor repairs and regluing. Additional photos are attached by the link to the right.

C. 1780-1800,  New England

35 1/4" Height overall, 16 1/2" Seat height on one chair, 15" Seat height on other chair, 16" Seat depth, 16 1/2" Seat width

A great and impressive painted bannister back armchair with beautiful bulbous turned stretchers. The legs and arms are maple, the stretchers and bannisters are hickory and the seat is real rush. There is some loss to the front feet and 1/2" ending out to the back feet. The paint is old but not original and the rush seat is a replacement. This is the largest bannister back chair that we have seen and a fantastic example from this period. Additional photos are attached by the link to the right.

C. 1700-1730,  New England

45" Overall height, 24 3/4" Overall width, 17" Seat height, 21" Seat width, 16 1/2" Seat depth

A nice period Windsor stool with saddle seat and bamboo turnings. Poplar seat with maple legs and stretchers. A 7" by 1/4" strip of leg has fallen away. This can happen when a leg has some bark incorporated into it. There is some regluing of the legs and stretchers. Stools are an uncommon form of Windsor furniture. Additional photos are attached by the link to the right.

C. 1825,  New England

19 1/4" Height, 13 1/4" Seat depth, 14 " Seat Width, 16 1/2" Width at the front splay of the stretchers, 14" Width at the back, 19 3/8" front to back