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Broad Arm Windsor Chair

Yorkshire Broad Arm Windsor Chair
Yorkshire Broad Arm Windsor Chair

Yorkshire Broad Arm Windsor Chair

$1,310

H 44.5 in W 26.5 in D 29 in

Yorkshire Broad Arm Windsor Chair

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

19th C Yorkshire beech and elm broad arm windsor chair. Very good colour. 1850. Seat depth is 17

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Beech, Elm

English Broad Arm Windsor Chair
English Broad Arm Windsor Chair

English Broad Arm Windsor Chair

$1,200

H 41.5 in W 24 in D 25 in

English Broad Arm Windsor Chair

Located in Savannah, GA

An early Victorian yew, elm and ash broad arm Windsor chair. Great original surface. Underside

Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Quality Yew Wood Broad Arm Windsor Chair
Antique Victorian Quality Yew Wood Broad Arm Windsor Chair

Antique Victorian Quality Yew Wood Broad Arm Windsor Chair

Located in Suffolk, GB

Antique Victorian quality yew wood broad arm Windsor chair having yew wood turned columns and

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Yew

19th Centyr Yew Wood Broad Arm Windsor Chair
19th Centyr Yew Wood Broad Arm Windsor Chair

19th Centyr Yew Wood Broad Arm Windsor Chair

$1,028

H 42.92 in W 25.6 in D 20.87 in

19th Centyr Yew Wood Broad Arm Windsor Chair

Located in Chelmsford, Essex

Title: 19th Century Yew & Elm Broad Arm Windsor Chair Item Code: S27-28A Description: A fine 19th

Category

Antique 19th Century English Armchairs

Materials

Yew

19th century Yorkshire broad arm Windsor chair
19th century Yorkshire broad arm Windsor chair

19th century Yorkshire broad arm Windsor chair

$1,226

H 44.1 in W 23.63 in D 23.63 in

19th century Yorkshire broad arm Windsor chair

Located in Batley, GB

An ash with elm seat with a three piece arm bow sitting on nicely turned legs connected by a double

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Yorkshire Windsor Chair
Yorkshire Windsor Chair

Yorkshire Windsor Chair

$1,308

H 42.5 in W 26 in D 28.5 in

Yorkshire Windsor Chair

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

19th C Yorkshire broad arm windsor chair. 1850. Reference: 8129 Dimensions 26 inches (66 cms

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Beech, Elm

19th Century Yorkshire Windsor Chair
19th Century Yorkshire Windsor Chair

19th Century Yorkshire Windsor Chair

$1,310

H 44.5 in W 25.5 in D 26.5 in

19th Century Yorkshire Windsor Chair

Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

19th C Yorkshire beech and elm broad arm windsor chair. 1850. Seat depth is 16 inches, seat height

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Beech, Elm

Matched Set of Six 19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchairs
Matched Set of Six 19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchairs

Matched Set of Six 19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchairs

$8,170Sale Price / set|31% Off

H 46 in W 25 in D 25 in

Matched Set of Six 19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchairs

Located in Cheshire, GB

Matched set of six 19th century yew wood broad arm Windsor chairs, the hoop backs with a pierced

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Yew

Childs Windsor Broadarm Chair
Childs Windsor Broadarm Chair

Childs Windsor Broadarm Chair

$1,165

H 35.24 in W 21.26 in D 17.72 in

Childs Windsor Broadarm Chair

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

Child's Broad Arm Windsor Chair. This charming late 19th-century child's Windsor broad arm chair

Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Country Chairs

Materials

Ash, Yew

Harlequin Set Of Eight Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chairs
Harlequin Set Of Eight Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chairs

Harlequin Set Of Eight Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chairs

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Carefully curated set of eight Harlequin (Light/ Dark) broad arm high back Windsor chairs

Category

Antique 19th Century Country Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Wood

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Collection of  broad arm windsor chairs
Collection of  broad arm windsor chairs

Collection of broad arm windsor chairs

Unavailable

H 45 in W 26 in D 20 in

Collection of broad arm windsor chairs

Located in Pasadena, CA

Collection of 12 English wooden Broadarm windsor chairs with stretcher base.

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Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs

Windsor Armchair, English Broad-Arm High-Back Chair
Windsor Armchair, English Broad-Arm High-Back Chair

Windsor Armchair, English Broad-Arm High-Back Chair

Unavailable

H 22 in W 26 in D 18 in

Windsor Armchair, English Broad-Arm High-Back Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Windsor Armchair, English Broad Arm High back Seat depth - 18"

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Country Windsor Chairs

Materials

Yew

Quality 19th Century Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair
Quality 19th Century Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair

Quality 19th Century Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor Chair

Located in Clitheroe, GB

Quality Elm & Ash Broad Arm Antique Windsor chair This Superb Quality Mid 19th Century Victorian

Category

Antique 1850s British Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Superb Rare Set of Eight Burr Yew Broad Arm High Back Windsor Armchairs
Superb Rare Set of Eight Burr Yew Broad Arm High Back Windsor Armchairs

Superb Rare Set of Eight Burr Yew Broad Arm High Back Windsor Armchairs

Located in Suffolk, GB

A superb rare set of eight 19th century burr yew broad arm high back Windsor armchairs of superb

Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Windsor Chairs

Materials

Elm, Yew

Windsor Rocking Chair
Windsor Rocking Chair

Windsor Rocking Chair

Unavailable

H 41 in W 26.5 in D 28 in

Windsor Rocking Chair

Located in Alicante, ES

A classic broad arm windsor rocking chair made from ash and elm with a yew wood center splat and

Category

Antique 19th Century British Rocking Chairs

ANTIQUE BOW BACK WINDSOR ARM CHAIRS, c. 1860

ANTIQUE BOW BACK WINDSOR ARM CHAIRS, c. 1860

Unavailable

H 42 in W 23 in D 25 in

ANTIQUE BOW BACK WINDSOR ARM CHAIRS, c. 1860

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Handcrafted English high-back broad Windsor arm chairs. Elmwood, pierced splat, unusual crinoline

Category

Antique 19th Century English Armchairs

Materials

Elm

Extra Large Victorian Antique Hoop Back Broad Arm Windsor Chair
Extra Large Victorian Antique Hoop Back Broad Arm Windsor Chair

Extra Large Victorian Antique Hoop Back Broad Arm Windsor Chair

Located in Suffolk, GB

Extra large Victorian antique Victorian hoop back broad arm Windsor chair of unusual large

Category

Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Elm, Oak

Charming 19th Century Elm Broad Arm Windsor Chair
Charming 19th Century Elm Broad Arm Windsor Chair

Charming 19th Century Elm Broad Arm Windsor Chair

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H 45.67 in W 25.99 in D 25.6 in

Charming 19th Century Elm Broad Arm Windsor Chair

Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB

A beautiful elm broad arm Windsor chair, superb quality 19th Century, high back with central

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Elm, Oak

Antique Pair Of Yew Broadarm Windsor Chairs

Antique Pair Of Yew Broadarm Windsor Chairs

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

A Wonderful Pair Of Near Matching Yewood Broad Arm Windsor Chairs

Category

Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs

Yew Wood Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chair
Yew Wood Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chair

Yew Wood Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chair

Located in San Francisco, CA

A good English yew wood broad arm high back Windsor chair with a Christmas tree splat, the hickory

Category

Antique 1850s English Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Yew

Yew Wood Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chair
Yew Wood Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chair

Yew Wood Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chair

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H 44 in W 24.5 in D 21 in

Yew Wood Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chair

Located in San Francisco, CA

A fine quality English yew wood broad arm high back Windsor chair with a Christmas tree splat the

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Windsor Chairs

Assembled Set of Six English Broad Arm, High Back Windsor Chairs
Assembled Set of Six English Broad Arm, High Back Windsor Chairs

Assembled Set of Six English Broad Arm, High Back Windsor Chairs

Located in San Francisco, CA

An assembled set of 6 elm and hickory English broad arm high back Windsor armchairs each with

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm, Hickory

Harlequin Set of Eight Elm and Ash Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chairs
Harlequin Set of Eight Elm and Ash Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chairs

Harlequin Set of Eight Elm and Ash Broad Arm High Back Windsor Chairs

Located in San Francisco, CA

A nice harlequin set of eight elm, ash and hickory broad arm high back Windsor armchairs, some with

Category

Antique 1870s English Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm, Hickory

English Elm Broad Arm Windsor Armchairs, 19th Century - Set of 4
English Elm Broad Arm Windsor Armchairs, 19th Century - Set of 4

English Elm Broad Arm Windsor Armchairs, 19th Century - Set of 4

Located in Savannah, GA

A set of 4 English elm broad arm windsor armchairs, 19th century. 26 inches wide by 26 ½ inches

Category

Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Wood

Assembled Set Of Eight Victorian Yew And Elmwood Broad Arm Windsor Armchairs
Assembled Set Of Eight Victorian Yew And Elmwood Broad Arm Windsor Armchairs

Assembled Set Of Eight Victorian Yew And Elmwood Broad Arm Windsor Armchairs

Located in Essex, MA

Each with arched backs with splats with tree design cutout flanking spindles , saddle seat and arms with scrolled out terminals, turned legs with turned stretchers. With cushions tha...

Category

Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Elm, Oak, Yew

Associated Pair of English Broadarm Highback Windsor Armchairs
Associated Pair of English Broadarm Highback Windsor Armchairs

Associated Pair of English Broadarm Highback Windsor Armchairs

Located in San Francisco, CA

A pair of English broad arm Windsor arm chairs with Christmas tree splats and well-turned supports

Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Elm, Hickory

Antique Windsor Broad Arm Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Elm, Ash, circa 1850
Antique Windsor Broad Arm Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Elm, Ash, circa 1850

Antique Windsor Broad Arm Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Elm, Ash, circa 1850

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Windsor broad arm elbow chair. An English, Yorkshire, Victorian, elm and ash

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Antique Windsor Broad Arm Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Elm, Ash, circa 1850
Antique Windsor Broad Arm Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Elm, Ash, circa 1850

Antique Windsor Broad Arm Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Elm, Ash, circa 1850

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Windsor broad arm elbow chair. An English, Yorkshire, Victorian, elm and ash

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

Antique Windsor Armchair, Victorian, Yorkshire Broad Arm Elbow Chair, circa 1900
Antique Windsor Armchair, Victorian, Yorkshire Broad Arm Elbow Chair, circa 1900

Antique Windsor Armchair, Victorian, Yorkshire Broad Arm Elbow Chair, circa 1900

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Windsor armchair, a Victorian, Yorkshire broad arm elbow chair in elm, ash and

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Armchairs

Materials

Ash, Elm, Oak

Antique Windsor Broad Arm Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Elm, Ash, circa 1850
Antique Windsor Broad Arm Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Elm, Ash, circa 1850

Antique Windsor Broad Arm Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Elm, Ash, circa 1850

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

This is an antique Windsor broad arm elbow chair. An English, Yorkshire, Victorian, elm and ash

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

A Wonderful Set of 4 Yew Wood Broad Arm Windsor Chairs
A Wonderful Set of 4 Yew Wood Broad Arm Windsor Chairs

A Wonderful Set of 4 Yew Wood Broad Arm Windsor Chairs

Located in Darwen, GB

A wonderful set of 4 yew wood broad arm windsor armchairs. Each chair having a traditional hooped

Category

Antique 1850s Victorian Windsor Chairs

English Broad Arm Windsor Chair, 19th Century, Alder, Large, Yorkshire Country
English Broad Arm Windsor Chair, 19th Century, Alder, Large, Yorkshire Country

English Broad Arm Windsor Chair, 19th Century, Alder, Large, Yorkshire Country

Located in Totnes, GB

A superb quality high back broad arm or ‘best’ chair, likely from Yorkshire and dating to circa

Category

Antique 19th Century English Country Windsor Chairs

Materials

Birch

Pair of Antique yew  Windsor chairs
Pair of Antique yew  Windsor chairs

Pair of Antique yew Windsor chairs

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H 45.5 in W 26 in D 24 in

Pair of Antique yew Windsor chairs

Located in Salisbury, GB

This pair of Victorian Yew Broad Arm Windsor chairs were made circa 1860, most certainly in the

Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Yew

Victorian Style Windsor Hoop Back Broad Arm Chair
Victorian Style Windsor Hoop Back Broad Arm Chair

Victorian Style Windsor Hoop Back Broad Arm Chair

Located in San Francisco, CA

Offered here is custom crafted Windsor hoop back arm chair. With large proportions, starting with

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Late 20th Century American Victorian Windsor Chairs

Materials

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Broad Arm Windsor Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal broad arm windsor chair for your home. Each broad arm windsor chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, elm and hardwood. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer broad arm windsor chair, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each broad arm windsor chair bearing Victorian hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Broad Arm Windsor Chair?

The average selling price for a broad arm windsor chair at 1stDibs is $2,466, while they’re typically $975 on the low end and $5,750 for the highest priced.

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.