18th Century American Windsor Chair
18th Century Bentwood Windsor Chair
Located in Stockton, NJ
An interesting late 18th century elm Windsor chair. Interesting and rare continuous bentwood hoop
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century Early Pennsylvania Windsor Chairs by Love & Whitelock, Signed
Located in Doylestown, PA
Handcrafted birdcage bamboo turned Windsor chairs by Love & Whitelock, circa 1790. Crafted using a
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Antique Late 18th Century American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
18th C Dimes Extended Arm Sack Back Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 18th C extended arm sack back Windsor is from New England. This comes to us from a private
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Classical Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand Carved American Windsor Bow-Back Chair, Circa 1790
Located in Elkhart, IN
A beautiful antique hand-carved Windsor bow-back side chair
America, Circa 1790
Measures: 19”W
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
American XVIII Windsor Continuous Armchair with Vase and Ring-Turned Supports
Located in Santa Monica, CA
American 18th century windsor continuous armchair. Vase and ring-turned supports on shaped saddle
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Antique Late 18th Century American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 33 in W 21 in D 19 in
Circa 1860 English Windsor Arm Chair
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1860 English Windsor Arm Chair. 7-spindle hoop back, conforming turned arm supports & legs
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood, Ash
18th Century American Saddle Seat Bow Back Windsor Side Chair
Located in Carmel, CA
18th century pine saddle seat and bow back windsor side chair in excellent condition. The saddle
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Antique Mid-18th Century American American Colonial Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century Pennsylvania Windsor Arm Chair, Solid Oak
Located in Norton, MA
Adorable antique pair of knuckle arm, sack back, Pennsylvania Windsor armchair is in fine sturdy
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Antique 19th Century North American Chairs
Materials
Wood
Authentic Antique Fan Back Windsor Side Chair Mid-Atlantic DE PA Dimes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting chair. Usable, the joinery is tight. Paper Label tacked on bottom: Mr. John N Yeatts
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Chairs
Materials
Wood
Circa 1830 English High Back Windsor Arm Chair, Yew Wood
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830 English high back Windsor arm chair, yew wood. This sturdy, comfortable chair has
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Wood, Yew
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American Colonial Windsor Arm Chair
Located in Woodstock, NY
Bow back American Windsor chair. Retaining an old painted surface with Camel coloration. Forcefully
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American American Classical Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
American 'Sack Back' Windsor Chair with Provenance, 18th Century, Connecticut
Located in Totnes, GB
A wonderful example of an 18th century American ‘sack back’ Windsor armchair. Made from hickory
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Antique 1780s American Federal Windsor Chairs
Materials
Hickory, Maple, Poplar
H 38.19 in W 24.41 in D 21.26 in
Gillows, a Late 18th Century Ash Windsor Chair Possibly for the American Market
Located in New York, NY
Gillows of Lancaster and London produced Windsor chairs from as early as the mid-18th until well into the
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Antique Late 18th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash
H 35 in W 22.5 in D 26 in
Very Old American Hoop Back Windsor Chair
Located in South Coast, CA
Very old windsor hoop back chair, hand hewn, having peg joints, steam moulded frame, the tapering
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Antique 19th Century American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Early American Windsor Arm Chair Faux Bamboo
Located in South Coast, CA
Early Windsor hoop back chair, New England, all hand hewn with peg joints, steam moulded frame, the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Unknown Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century New York Comb Back Writing Arm Windsor Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
New York comb back writing arm Windsor, having curved serpentine crest rail (Ash), the ears with
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Antique 1790s American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Maple, Poplar
American Bow-Back Windsor Side Chair, circa 1780
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Fine 18th century American bow-back Windsor side chair with crisp turnings, including a bulbous
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Antique 1780s American Windsor Chairs
Child's Size Comb-Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Litchfield, CT
desirable among windsor chair collectors. Having a shaped crest with carved ears above spindles and a shaped
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Colonial Jamaican Mahogany Windsor Comb-Back Armchair
Located in Tring, GB
to Jamaica in the 18th century had a significant impact on these island-made examples. Windsor chairs
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Antique Mid-18th Century Jamaican American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Colonial Jamaican Mahogany Windsor Comb-Back Armchair
Located in Tring, GB
the chairs looked principally to America for stylistic inspiration. Windsor chairs exported from
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Antique Mid-18th Century Jamaican American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Important Rhode Island Windsor Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very fine and rare 18th Century Rhode Island Comb-back Windsor Armchair with a graceful and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Poplar
Connecticut Windsor Side Chair Signed I. Clark, circa 1800
Located in Woodbury, CT
18th-early 19th century documented cabinet maker in the Hartford area as referenced in “The Windsor
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Antique Early 1800s American Primitive Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Hickory, Pine
Two Rare Colonial Jamaican Windsor Comb-Back Armchairs
Located in London, GB
appears in North American Windsor chairs, but is native to the Caribbean Islands. Equally important, the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jamaican Windsor Chairs
Rare Maple Low-Back Windsor Armchair, Rhode Island, circa 1760
Located in Providence, RI
This chair is related to the chair illustrated by Charles Santore in Windsor style in America (cat
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Antique 18th Century American William and Mary Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
Early American Primitive Stool
Located in Woodstock, NY
splined and doweled construction, reminiscent of Windsor chairs. The canted legs and solid massing are
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Primitive Stools
18th Century American Antique Continuous Arm Windsor Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
18th Century American Antique Continuous Arm Windsor Chair purchased at the Prallsville Mills
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century English Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful late 18th century English elm and yew wood Windsor chair with a hoop back, out-turned
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Antique 18th Century British American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
18th Century American Bow Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Rochester, NY
A near pair of antique American bow back Windsor side chairs in nicely aged color and original
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Antique Late 18th Century American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
18thC American Windsor Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully worn and aged American Bow Back Windsor chair.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Windsor Chairs
18th Century Salmon Painted Knuckle Arm Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine American Windsor painted armchair is in great condition and has a wonderful worn painted
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Antique Late 18th Century American Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Pine
American Continuous Arm Windsor Style Chair, 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This very attractive benchmade reproduction of the 18th Century New England originals is crafted in
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20th Century American Windsor Chairs
18th c. Windsor Armchair
Located in Savannah, GA
Very fine American Windsor Chair with extended arms. Please note the wonderful construction
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak, Maple
18th C Windsor Baloon Back Chairs 'Signed Moon'
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th C Windsor Baloon back chairs (Signed Moon) Samual Moon Furniture Maker, Bucks County
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Antique 18th Century American American Classical Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century, Windsor Armchair from Dorset, England
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A late 18th century Windsor arm chair with a desirable crenoline stretcher and attractive
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Antique Late 18th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
Rare American Brace-Back Continuous Arm Windsor Chair, New York ca. 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AMERICAN BRACE-BACK CONTINUOUS-ARM WINDSOR CHAIR
New York, ca. 1790 retaining an early nearly
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Antique 18th Century American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 37.75 in W 19.63 in D 20.63 in
18th c. Continuous Arm - Bow Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 18th century New England continuous arm Windsor chair is a spectacular example of early
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Pine
English Painted Windsor Armchair by Gillows
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare and fine English late 18th/early 19th Century hoop back windsor armchair, Made by Gillows of
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Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Sycamore
Thames Valley Brace Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and charming 18th century Thames Valley braced comb back Windsor armchair, the shaped crest
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Antique 1770s European Windsor Chairs
Materials
Other
18th Century American Windsor Rocker
Located in Carmel, CA
This Windsor rocker is from the Connecticut Valley in New Hampshire. The step back top sits on
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Rocking Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century American Windsor Back Chair
Located in Buchanan, MI
Handsome 18th century elm windsor back armchair.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chairs
Materials
Elm
PAIR OF 18TH C AMERICAN WINDSOR BRACEBACK NEW ENGLAND CHAIRS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS BEAUTIFUL MATCHING PAIR OF AMERICAN 18TH C BRACE BACK WINDSOR NEW ENGLAND CHAIRS. THIS SET OF
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chairs
Materials
Pine, Hickory
Antique Quaint Furniture Stickley Bros Quartersawn Oak Mission Sideboard Buffet
By Stickley Brothers
Located in Dayton, OH
of 18th century English and American forms, painted in shades of ivory, “peacock,” and “colonial
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Early 20th Century Mission Buffets
Materials
Oak
H 44 in W 54 in L 44 in
Pair of Signed Wallace Nutting Hand Colored Floral Photographs
By Wallace Nutting
Located in Redding, CT
most common themes was "Colonials", which were photos of women in traditional 18th century roles.[3
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Vintage 1930s Romantic Photography
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
18th Century English Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful late 18th century English elm and yew wood Windsor chair with a hoop back, out-turned
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Antique 18th Century British American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
18th Century American High Back Windsor Chair
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare and unusual American high back or comb back windsor chair with a ten spindle back support
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Antique 18th Century American Georgian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood, Hickory, Oak
Late 18th Century English Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful petite late 18th century English elm and yew wood Windsor chair with a hoop back, out
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Antique Late 18th Century British American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
18th Century Extended Arm Windsor Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
as found condition. This stick Windsor rocking chair has bamboo turned legs and great surface.
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Antique Mid-18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
Assembled Pair of American Bow-Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Assembled pair of rustic bow back Windsor chairs featuring a nine spindle back. One chair is
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Antique 18th Century American Rustic Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Colonial Ebonized James Chapman Tuttle Windsor Chairs
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique pair of ebonized American Colonial Windsor chairs by James Chapman Tuttle of Salem
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood, Bamboo
H 34.5 in W 18.75 in D 18 in
Late 18th C. Sack-Back New England Ebonized Windsor Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 18th C. Sack-Back New England Windsor chair.
old worn black-painted surface. Black painted
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Antique Late 18th Century North American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
18th Century Set of Eight High Back Windsor Dining Chairs with Arms
Located in Savannah, GA
An assembled set of eight high backed, comb back Windsor’s featuring curved arms and splayed turned
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Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
Pair of American Painted Lowback Windsor Antique Chairs, Early 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
NEAR PAIR OF AMERICAN LOWBACK WINDSOR ARM CHAIRS
Late 19th or Early 20th Century
This is a
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Windsor Chairs
H 28.32 in W 28.07 in D 17.5 in
Early Continuous Windsor Chair Attributed to Ebenezer Lacy, circa 1780
By Ebenezer Lacy
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early continuous Windsor chair with chestnut seat circa 1780 attributed to Ebenezer Lacy, great old
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Antique 18th Century American American Classical Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak, Chestnut
Set of Four English 19th Century Yew and Elm Wood Windsor Bow-Back Armchairs
Located in Haarlem, NL
period of Windsor chair production was the 19th century. However the design originated in the early 18th
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Antique 19th Century European Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
H 39.77 in W 25.2 in D 21.26 in
18th Century Bow Back Signed S, KILBURN Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine bow back step down 18th century Windsor chair signed S,KILBURN ( maker ) on base of the
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Antique 18th Century American American Classical Chairs
Materials
Wood
8 Mid Century Windsor Farmhouse Walnut Bow Sack Back Dining Arm & Side Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
"Eight handmade 18th century inspired windsor dining chairs, circa 1950s. Made from walnut
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Mid-20th Century Federal Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Walnut
H 44 in W 23 in D 26 in
Set of Eight Antique Step Down Windsor Chairs
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous set of eight antique painted Windsor chairs with a hand-painted chinoiserie design on the
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Vintage 1910s Chinoiserie Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century Child's Thumb Back Windsor High Chair
Located in Nantucket, MA
18th Century Child's Thumb Back Windsor High Chair, circa 1780, an American Colonial Period Country
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Children's Furniture
Materials
Wood
Finely Handmade American Windsor Style Lowback Armchair, 20th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
This very skillfully handcrafted chair perfectly replicates the original lowback windsor chairs of
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Late 20th Century American American Colonial Armchairs
Materials
Maple, Oak, Pine, Paint
H 29.25 in W 27.5 in D 19.25 in
Antique American Victorian Wicker Boardwalk Wheelchair Chair Medical Carriage
Located in Dayton, OH
in the 18th century for the human body in relationship to body contours in chairs. The Gouty Chair
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Patio and Garden Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
H 43.5 in W 26 in D 47 in
Fan Back Windsor Side Chair
Located in West Chester, PA
Vase and ring turnings and 20th century black paint. Possibly Samson Barnett of Wilmington, DE.
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Antique 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
Sack Back Windsor Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
Wonderful old remnants of paint still remaining. Bamboo turnings and flat arms. PA, 1800
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Antique 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
Sack Back Windsor Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
Knuckle arms, well executed vase and ring turnings and a great turned medial stretcher.
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Antique 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
Very Fine Low-Back Windsor Armchair
Located in West Chester, PA
D-shape seat and good turnings, original blunt arrow feet.
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Antique 18th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
18th c. American Windsor Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
18th c. American Windsor Side Chairs in original black paint
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Windsor Chairs
Straightforward & Sensibly American 18th c. Sackback Windsor
Located in Woodbury, CT
Nancy Goyne Evans American Windsor Chairs P. 392-3)
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple, Pine, Ash
18th Century Connecticut Sack Back Knuckle Arm Windsor Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fine sack-back knuckle arm windsor chair comprised of pine, maple, hickory and ash. Well developed
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Hickory, Maple, Pine
18th Century Connecticut Bowback Windsor (EB TRACY)
By E.B. Tracy
Located in Woodbury, CT
Windsor bowback side chair with bold turned arm supports, legs, and stretchers, signed on bottom E
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Country Windsor Chairs
18th Century CT Windsor Continuous Arm Chair with Comb Extension (EB TRACY)
By E.B. Tracy
Located in Woodbury, CT
based on the French bergère chair. This is the only eighteenth-century Windsor pattern based on a non
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Country Windsor Chairs
Continuously Attractive American Arm Windsor
Located in Woodbury, CT
A visually pleasing Rhode Island continuous arm windsor, circa 1790-1800. A well balanced windsor
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Windsor Chairs
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Americana Windsor Style Chair / Rush Seat
By Nicholas & Stone Co
Located in Malibu, CA
Attributed to but not stamped "Nicholas & Stone" vintage mahogany /maple Windsor style bow back side chair with original rush seat.
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20th Century American American Classical Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Rush
Queen White Oak Four Poster "Tulip Top" Bed with Turned Posts
Located in Tiverton, RI
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Set of four Slovenian Maple Continuous Arms Windsor chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
A set two continuous arm and two side Windsor Chairs in solid red maple with high barrel back, made in Slovenia. Great vintage condition. Measure 22.5" in width, 24" in depth and 4...
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Late 20th Century Slovenian Arts and Crafts Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
The Howard, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection.
A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgium.
Has been used by many influent...
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2010s Belgian Modern Club Chairs
Materials
Linen
The Lily, Bespoke Handmade Belgian Linen Sofa
Located in Jesteburg, DE
Introducing the home collection.
An iconic, unobtrusive design.
A small selection of timeless Flemish designs made by hand for us in a small third generation workshop in Belgiu...
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2010s Belgian Modern Sofas
Materials
Linen
1930s John Gomm English Windsor Chair Set of 6
By John Gomm
Located in Brescia, IT
Set of 6 Windsor chairs.
by John Gomm
England, 1930-1940
Excellent condiction.
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Vintage 1930s English Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Nichols and Stone Barrel Back Windsor Armchair
By Nichols & Stone
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century Nichols And Stone Barrel Back Windsor stained ArmChair. Very sturdy. Good vintage condition. Measures 25" in width, 23" in depth and 35.5" tall. Arm height is 2...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Windsor Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Americana Ebonized Brace Back Windsor Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautifully crafted antique Windsor braceback side chair. This is in good condition with great patina and will be a great addition to your collection.
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Kitchen Island, Butcher Block, Industrial Work Table Cast Iron Dublin
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Kitchen Island, Antique Work Table, Kitchen Butcher Block, or Outdoor Serving Table, the choice is yours. For the past 30-years, Old Plank has been involved in Country Style ...
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Antique 1880s Irish Country Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
H 34 in W 70.25 in D 52.25 in
18th Century Original Black Painted Ladder Back Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine hand made ladder back chair has the original rush seat and original black painted surface. The condition is very good and sturdy with a fine aged patina.
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Antique Late 18th Century American American Classical Armchairs
Materials
Pine
Raked Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
A windsor comb back armchair with a striking, comfortable rake and a curved bow back, having a decoratively shaped top rail over long spindles, a curved continuous arm with great wea...
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Antique 1820s English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash
Pair of American Hoopback Windsor Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 20th century American Windsor chairs with continuous hoop backs, saddles seats, turned legs tapering to narrow feet, and their original black painted finishes. Perfect at a...
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20th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Early American Elm Windsor Plank Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
19th Century Early American Elm Windsor Plank Chair.Very sturdy.
Measures 17" in width, 17" in depth and stands 33" height.
Seat height 17".
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Antique 19th Century American Victorian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm
18th Century English Stickback Windsor Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th-century English elm wood stickback Windsor armchair presents an aura of understated elegance and historical depth. Stripped of its original paint, the chair now bares the n...
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Antique 18th Century English Primitive Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm
18th Century Balloon Back Original Red Painted Windsor Chairs-Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique 1790s American Country Chairs
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Wood
Early 19th Century English Thames Valley Windsor Armchair
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century Windsor armchair, Thames Valley, Yew, with Elm seat. A pleasing, simple and unfussy example of English Country furniture in a variety of indigenous timbers, with r...
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Antique Early 19th Century British Country Windsor Chairs
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Elm, Yew
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18th Century American Windsor Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the 18th century American windsor chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and maple, every 18th century American windsor chair was constructed with great care. A 18th century American windsor chair made by Neoclassical designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — is very popular.
How Much is a 18th Century American Windsor Chair?
Prices for a 18th century American windsor chair can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $675 and can go as high as $9,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,600.
Finding the Right Windsor-chairs for You
Today, antique and vintage Windsor chairs serve as timeless, elegant seating no matter what your interior design preferences might be. Given their long history and versatility, they’re definitely among the chairs you should know when furnishing your new house or apartment.
The Windsor chair originated in the early 1700s in the English town of Windsor. Their bentwood back frames are assembled with slender wooden spindles that are plugged into drill holes in the sculpted seat, which was usually made of elm and slightly sunken or dish-shaped for the sitter’s comfort. The chairs have wooden legs that splay outward to provide stability, and unlike other chair designs, the back legs have no connection to the chair back. According to legend, the Windsor gained popularity after King George III took shelter in a cottage and was invited to sit on one. He was so charmed by the humble design that he had copies made for Windsor Castle.
With the arrival of the 1730s, Windsor chairs made their way to the American colonies. A handful of Windsor chairs are said to have appeared in Philadelphia by the late 1720s, owing to Pennsylvania lieutenant governor Patrick Gordon’s fondness for the seat. Colonial furniture makers sometimes painted their Windsor chairs, which were crafted from a variety of woods such as thick pine, ash or birch. The types of Windsor chairs made in America included chairs with the bentwood bow backs that characterized the English originals as well as other types of chair backs, such as rounded sack backs, backs with tall extensions and more.
Windsor style seating, which includes side chairs, rocking chairs and more, is synonymous with lightness, durability and comfort. These chairs were attractive for their portability and gracefully simple form, which rendered the furnishings versatile. Windsor chairs were frequently used in the gardens of 18th-century country homes, where tea would be served or musical entertainment took place for a modest-sized party. Today, Windsor chairs complement various furniture styles and are a practical seating choice whether you’re outfitting your entertainment room or seeking patio furniture for meals in the great outdoors.
Not all of us have the space for a sumptuous Chesterfield armchair or wingback chair — the adaptable, admirable Windsor chair, alternatively, makes for an ideal accent chair in your living room, while a Windsor bench is a surefire finishing touch to elevate any entryway or foyer. And whether you’re mixing and matching seats for the dining table or in the market for a more streamlined look, consider the Windsor chair for either plan. Find a collection of antique and vintage Windsor chairs on 1stDibs today.
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