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What is a comb back chair?

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What is a comb back chair?
A comb back chair is a style of chair featuring a back resembling a comb. Comb back chairs are also known as Windsor chairs and are typically crafted with a cage-like backing. Shop a selection of comb back chairs on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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18th century Yew wood comb back Windsor chair
Located in Malton, GB
This is an exceptional late 18th century comb back Windsor chair made from Yew wood. The colour and
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Antique 18th Century Windsor Chairs

Materials

Yew

18th Century Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century primitive Lincolnshire comb back armchair. Constructed primarily from ash with a
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Antique 1760s English Country Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Small Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Cirencester, GB
We sourced this late 19th Century Windsor Chair from The Old House, Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
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Antique Late 19th Century British Country Chairs

Materials

Elm, Oak

19th Century Fine English West Country Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Puglia, Puglia
A beautiful 19th century English ash and oak scallop-back Windsor chair with outward facing arms
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Antique Early 1800s English Country Windsor Chairs

Materials

Oak

19th Century Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A rare early 19th century Windsor chair with a low comb back and widened armrest. All original with
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Antique Early 19th Century British Armchairs

Materials

Elm

Rare 18th c. Lobster Pot Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
called "lobster pot" Windsor chairs are essentially comb back windsor chairs, but rather than flaring at
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Antique 1790s English Windsor Chairs

Materials

Elm

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