18th Century Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century primitive Lincolnshire comb back armchair. Constructed primarily from ash with a pierced Gothic splat and thick elm seat. The chair shows traces of its original green pa...
Ash, Elm
Unusually Tall Comb-Back Windsor Chair in Mahogany
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A mahogany comb-back Windsor armchair with shaped and fretted backsplat. The front legs are a graceful cabriole shape ending in pad feet. Connected to the splayed, turned back legs b...
Mahogany
18th Century Comb-Back Windsor Chair on Turned Legs
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A fine quality comb-back Windsor armchair retaining a rich color and patina. The solid, shaped backsplats are flanked by three spindles above and below the bowed arms. These spindles...
Beech, 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. Made from elm and oak this chair is in excellent structural condition with a lovely n...
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 supported by inverted stretchers, turned legs connected by a bentwood stretcher and a...
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.
Elm
Rare 18th c. Lobster Pot Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
So called "lobster pot" Windsor chairs are essentially comb back windsor chairs, but rather than flaring at the crest, they are pinched inward in the shape of traditional lobster tra...
Elm
$1,574
H 38.78 in W 21.86 in D 23.63 in
Lincolnshire Windsor Chair Comb Back Chair Antique 1840 Early Victorian 1800s
Located in London, GB
Most likely made by either Camm of Grantham or Marsh of Sleaford, this is unstamped as some of theirs were, but is undoubtedly a Lincolnshire Comb Back Windsor chair by a master-craf...
Ash, Birch
Functional art - Handcrafted Yew, Oak, and Ash Combback Windsor Chair
Located in Ilminster, GB
Cathedral Yew Comb Back Handcrafted in England, this sculptural Comb Back Windsor chair is a unique contemporary interpretation of the traditional English Windsor form.
Ash, Oak, Yew
18th c. English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rustic comb-back West Country Windsor armchair, having shaped crest over spindle back, the narrow arm with bentwood supports and turned spindles, the shallow seat over pole turned le...
Ash
1950s Baumritter Maple Comb Back Windsor Armchair
By Baumritter
Located in Germantown, MD
A midcentury Baumritter Maple Comb Back Windsor Armchair in very good vintage condition. Very sturdy. Measures 23.5" in width, 27" in depth and stand 41" Tall. Seat height is 17" and...
Brass
Vintage D.R. Dimes Comb Back Windsor Arm Chair
By D.R. Dimes
Located in Westfield, MA
This vintage comb back Windsor arm chair by D.R. Dimes is a superb example of fine American craftsmanship in the 18th-century tradition.
Maple, Oak, Pine
$595 / item
H 32.25 in W 21 in D 23.5 in
Refinished Nichols and Stone Maple Comb Back Maple Windsor Armchair
By Nichols & Stone
Located in Germantown, MD
A newly refinished set of maple comb back Windsor armchairs by Nichols and Stone.
Maple
$695
H 32.25 in W 21 in D 23.5 in
Mid-Century Nichols and Stone Maple Comb Back Maple Windsor Armchair
By Nichols & Stone
Located in Germantown, MD
A mid Century maple comb back Windsor armchairs by Nichols and Stone. Measures 23.5" w x 21"D x 32.25"H.
Maple
Mahogany Windsor Chair
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
High Comb Back Windsor Arm Chair. An attractive Windsor chair featuring a tall, six-spindle high comb back supporting a curved top (comb) rail.
Mahogany
Unavailable
Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Derbyshire, GB
Light construction ash and elm 18c windsor.
Ash, Elm
Unavailable
H 40.16 in W 23.63 in D 22.05 in
Large English West Country Comb Back Windsor Chair, 18th Century, Provincial
Located in Totnes, GB
An exceptional large 18th century West Country comb back Windsor chair with thick shaped elm slab seat supported by four egg and reel turned legs, united by a tapered H stretcher.
Ash, Elm, Yew
English Comb-Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Stamford, CT
A primitive ash comb-back Windsor chair from West Country England.
Child's Size Comb-Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Litchfield, CT
American. Probably Philadelphia, ca. 1785 - 1800 Mixed woods: poplar, hickory and ash. Fine condition, minor repairs to where the turned stile meets the crest. A rare form for a c...
Colonial Jamaican Mahogany Windsor Comb-Back Armchair
Located in Tring, GB
This comb-back windsor armchair is currently one of only two recorded examples of their form known to have been made in colonial Jamaica.
Mahogany
Colonial Jamaican Mahogany Windsor Comb-Back Armchair
Located in Tring, GB
This comb-back windsor armchair is currently one of only two recorded examples of their form known to have been made in colonial Jamaica.
Mahogany
Primitive 18th Century Comb Backed Windsor Armchair
Located in London, GB
Solid Ash and Elm with Traces of Historic Painted Surface British, Probably Welsh, c.1770 37” high x 22 ½” wide x 15” deep A delightful classic primitive comb backed Windsor of ...
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 carved volutes joined to a seven-spindle (Ash or Hickory) back pierced through the me...
Ash, Maple, Poplar
Two Rare Colonial Jamaican Windsor Comb-Back Armchairs
Located in London, GB
These comb-back Windsor armchairs are currently the only recorded examples of their form known to have been made in colonial Jamaica.
Unavailable
H 40.16 in W 18.9 in D 17.72 in
Pair of Rare Windsor Jamaican Comb Back Mahogany Chairs, circa 1820s
By Francis Trumble
Located in London, GB
It is these Trumble chairs that were the pattern for the Jamaican Windsor chair and the comb back Windsor we have here.
Hardwood, Mahogany
Unavailable
H 41.34 in W 23.63 in D 25.6 in
18th Century Scottish Elm and Birch Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Tadcaster, GB
This is a beautiful quality and color 18th century windsor comb back armchair. The color of the wood is superb with plenty of original wear that makes this a very attractive piece. I...
Birch, Elm
Green-Painted Comb-Back Windsor Side Chair
Located in New Hope, PA
A New England comb-back Windsor side chair featuring an original green-painted finish accented with yellow striping and foliate decoration on the crest.
Wood
Ash Comb Back Windsor Chair, circa 1760
Located in Culver City, CA
Ash Comb Back Windsor Chair, circa 1760. Made of ash wood.
Ash
Comb Back Windsor Chair, England, circa 1800
Located in Culver City, CA
Comb Back Windsor Chair, England, circa 1800 Comb back with shaped ears to the top rail, seven spindles on the back with scroll arms and simple legs.
Vintage Brace Comb Back Windsor Chair - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Brace Comb Back Windsor Chair - Pair This pair of comb baked chairs display spiraled wings and carved legs.
Wood, Paint
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 design makes this hugely attractive.
Yew
18th Century Ash and Elm Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very well made and totally original 18th century Ash and Elm comb back Windsor chair. One of my favourite designs as it fits perfectly into so many interiors.
Ash, Elm
Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
England, circa 1770.
English Fruitwood Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual English early 19th Century fruitwood Windsor comb back armchair, the simple crest over seven flared spindles, the lower comb over curved arms supported by curved spindles ove...
Fruitwood
Thames Valley Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very Fine English Thames Valley Windsor comb back side chair, having a shaped crest over solid vasiform back splat flanked by two spindles and flat upright and braced by an additiona...
Elm, Fruitwood
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H 35.44 in W 22.45 in D 16.93 in
English 18th Century Vernacular Elm & Ash Comb-Back Windsor Chair
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1750 English 18thC Vernacular Elm & Ash Comb-Back Windsor Chair sku 1505 W57 x D43 x H90 cm Seat height 40 cm.
Ash, Elm
George III Walnut and Sycamore Comb-Back Windsor Chair
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An exceptionally fine and rare walnut and sycamore comb-back Windsor chair, from the Thames Valley region.
Walnut
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H 39 in W 26 in D 18 in
18th Century George III Yew and Elm Thames Valley Comb-Back Windsor Chair
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The exceptional and rare yew and elm comb-back Regional Windsor chair of large scale from the Thames Valley region, circa 1760.
Elm, Yew
19th Century English Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful 19th century English ash and oak comb-back Windsor chair with out-turned arms supported by inverted stretchers, turned legs connected by a bentwood stretcher, and a solid...
Ash, Oak
A Set of 3 18th Century Windsor Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
two windsor chairs in oak, three spoke and sawn splats with nicely turned supports, solid grooved seats resting on turned legs and stretchers together with a fine comb-back windsor c...
Oak, Elm
Stunning 18th Century Welsh Vernacular Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 18th century Welsh vernacular comb-back Windsor chair of simple design with well-worn out-turned arms, a solid plank seat with through pegged legs, and traces of the origi...
Elm
Comb Back Primitive Windsor
Located in Greenwich, CT
A unique primitive windsor chair with curved and eared comb-back crest rail over outs wept arm bow with slab elm seat standing on stick legs.
Elm
19th Century Comb Back Windsor Arm Chair
Located in Culver City, CA
Comb back Windsor arm chair, hand carved seat, bentwood arms.
Wood
Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Culver City, CA
Made in England, circa 1780.
Elm, Wood
English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English elm comb back Windsor armchair with crinoline stretcher.
Elm
Scottish Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early 19th century Scottish country windsor armchair in elm with low comb back arched top rail over spindles and continuous curved arm rail, on gently saddled ash seat, standing o...
Ash
English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century English comb back Windsor armchair, the shaped crest supported by eight spindles, having scrolled arms with turned supports over deeply saddled "D" seat and standin...
Other
Rustic English Comb Back Windsor
Located in Greenwich, CT
Charming 18th Century English country comb back Windsor armchair, the arched crest rail over eight tall spindles, the continuous arm supported by a further eight short spindles and t...
Ash, Elm
Grand Proportion Comb Back Windsor
Located in Culver City, CA
Wonderful scale, wide seat
Wood
Bleached Comb-Back Windsor, England, 18th Century
Located in Culver City, CA
Bleached comb-back Windsor, England, 18th century. Constructed of ashwood.
Wood
18th Century Fruitwood Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good 18th century English fruitwood windsor comb back chair having shaped and eared crest over spindle back, the curved arms over shaped support, the solid fruitwood seat with deep s...
Fruitwood
Elm Comb Back Windsor, England, circa 1890
Located in Culver City, CA
Elm comb back Windsor, England, circa 1890. Beautifully patinated wood, elegant form with solid construction.
Elm
18th Century English Country Comb Back Windsor
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very good English country comb back Windsor armchair having a generous and deeply saddled seat, the shaped comb back over six spindles joined by continuous curved back rail, over bal...
Elm, Oak, Ash
18th Century English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good 18th century English comb back windsor armchair, the shaped crest with lollipop ears over spindle back over shaped arms with similar lollipop ends, over shaped supports, the elm...
Elm, Fruitwood
18th Century English “Comb-Back” Windsor Armchair
Located in Middleburg, VA
18th Century English “Comb-Back” Windsor Armchair. Made of Ash, Elm, and Walnut with a deep, lustrous color and warm patination. Delicate spindles and elegant curved arms over a “sad...
Ash, Elm, Walnut
18th Century West Country Comb Back Windsor
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual 18th Century comb back Windsor armchair, the shaped crest over nine shaved spindles, the bentwood arm over saddled seat with bent wood arch supports, standing on four spoke s...
Ash, Elm, Fruitwood
18th Century English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Georgian comb back windsor armchair, the curved and shaped crest rail over central vasiform splat flanked by rows of three spindles, the continuous curved arm with shaped end su...
Elm, Ash
18th Century Thames Valley Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully-proportioned late-18th century Thames Valley ‘comb-back’ Windsor armchair with an elm seat. Wonderful colour and patina to this rare English country chair.
Ash, Beech
Yew Wood Comb Back Windsor, England, circa 1770
Located in Culver City, CA
Yew wood comb back windsor, England, circa 1770. Beautifully constructed with an elegant patina and elm shaped seat.
Yew
18th Century Shell Carved Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th Century English shell carved comb back Windsor armchair with scroll carved fan over vasiform back splat, the scrolled arms supported by shaped brackets, over deeply saddled...
Elm, Ash, Fruitwood, Beech
Rare Pair of Scottish Comb Back Windsor Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and rare pair of mid 19th Century Scottish fruitwood and birch comb back windsor armchairs, the shaped crest over ten back spindles, piercing through shaped "U" handrails, suppo...
Fruitwood, Birch
Rustic 18th Century English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine English 18th century rustic windsor armchair having simple shaped comb over seven spindle back, the continuous bentwood arm with a further ten spindle supports on shaped and sad...
Ash
Scottish Darvel Comb Back Windsor Armchair by Hugh Shields
By Hugh Shields
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 19th century Scottish Windsor comb back armchair, the simple crest over spindle back, over shallow "D" seat over turned legs joined by stretcher base, the whole with superb colo...
Ash, Birch
Pair of 18th Century English Comb Back Windsor Armchairs.
Located in Middleburg, VA
Extremely Rare Pair of 18th Century English Comb Back Windsor Armchairs. Shaped comb top rail over central splat with bowed arms over shaped figured elm seats and delicate turned le...
Ash, Elm, Walnut
Rare Irish or West Country Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very unusual Irish or West Country vernacular windsor comb back armchair, the simple bar crest over "lobster pot" spindle back with square profiled back splat, the shaped seat over f...
Oak, Ash
Mid 18th Century Thames Valley Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine mid 18th Century Thames Valley comb back windsor armchair, the shaped crest rail with rounded ears, over central balustrade silhouette shaped splat, flanked on either side ...
Elm, Beech, Fruitwood, Ash
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H 35 in W 21.5 in D 22 in
Ethan Allen Heirloom Nutmeg Maple Windsor Comb Back Dining Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ethan Allen Heirloom Nutmeg Maple Windsor comb back dining chairs - set of 6. Item features (4) side chairs, (2) tall armchairs, solid wood frames, beautiful wood grain, original sta...
Maple
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H 41.25 in W 24.75 in D 19 in
Pennsylvania Comb-Back Windsor Armchair in Pine and Fruitwood, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
The windsor arm chair with comb-back form, scroll top rail, turned legs and stretcher below.
Fruitwood, Pine
Vintage S. Bent & Bros Brace Comb Back Windsor Armchairs, a Pair
By S. Bent and Bros.
Located in Raymondville, TX
A vintage pair of comb back solid wood Windsor armchairs made by S. Bent & Bros in the early to mid 20th century. Exceptionally hand crafted entirely of maple they feature high brace...
Maple
Antique Victorian Solid Elm Windsor Armchair
Located in London, GB
A fantastic original early 19th century Comb Back Windsor chair in solid elm. This was made in England, it dates from the 1820’s period.
Elm
18thc Comb Back New England Windsor Reproduction Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing original painted 18thc copy or reproduction of a New England Windsor chair. These bench made hand crafted Windsor s look identical to the original antique chairs.
Wood
18th c. Scottish Comb Back Windsor
Located in Greenwich, CT
An impressive 18th Century Scottish windsor comb back armchair. This particular example has lovely mellowed colour and patina, as well as a generous shaped seat and a well raked back.
Ash
18th c. English Thames Valley Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Charming late 18th Century English Thames Valley "hoop back" Windsor armchair in ash and elm, the hoop with 10 supporting spindles and the continuous arm with crook supports and fain...
Ash, Elm
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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