Pair of High Back Yew & Elm Windsor Armchairs Antique reading table The original mercury glass plate

The original mercury glass plate is surrounded by an ebony reeded slip

The gently curved lid opens to reveal graduated interior compartments with the original purple lining

Depth of seat: 22" (56cm)

These Regency chairs retain the original painted finish which simulates rosewood

A most unusual Chinese abacus in a beautiful red box painted and lacquered with dragons and bats

Pair of High Back Yew & Elm Windsor Armchairs Antique reading table The original mercury glass plateThis excellent pair of high back Thames Valley Windsor chairs date from the late 18th, early 19th Century. The pair have elm saddle seats, crook arm supports and crinoline stretcher. The backs have arching hoops with scribed edge line, the central splat has a wheel motif with central roundel. The colour of the chairs is excellent and the condition very good, they stand evenly and firmly. A superb pair of early Windsor armchairs to place in any