$1,160Sale Price|20% Off
18thc Hand Carved English Bow Back Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This early 18thc hand carved & crafted Bow back Windsor chair in fine condition and sturdy.
Wood
Antique Windsor Chair 1840 High Back Hoop Back Stick Back Country House Armchair
Located in London, GB
Sometimes called Hoop Back or Bow Back Windsors due to the lovely shape of their backs, this one features a particularly stunning and beautifully curved, flattened and tapering singl...
Ash, Elm
$3,250 / set
Set of Four Natural Bowback Windsor Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20thc Bow Back Windsors set of four matching set. 20th century bow Back Windsor chair signed on the base by the maker.
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 x 16.5”D x 36.75”H.
Wood
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
18th Century Balloon Back Original Red Painted Windsor Chairs-Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century original red painted bow back Windsor chairs from New England in fine condition.
Wood
$1,356Sale Price|20% Off
Late 18Thc Child's Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18Thc Hand crafted Child's Windsor chair with original red painted surface.This bow back Windsor is from New England in very good condition.This chair came from a fifty year old coll...
Paint
$4,500 / set
Antique Windsor Bow Back Spindle Armchair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Windsor Armchairs by Barnard and Simonds - Pair A handsome pair of antique Windsor armchairs by Barnard & Simonds of Grand Rapids, Michigan, showcasing the enduring app...
Wood
Vintage Conant Ball Low Back Bow Back Maple Windsor Spindle Chair
By Conant Ball
Located in Germantown, MD
1970s Conant Ball low back windsor chairs. Solid maple wood construction.
Maple
$8,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Antique English Windsor Bow-Brace Back Dining Chairs with Decorative Splat
Located in Bronx, NY
Eight fine English Windsor bow-brace back dining chairs with decorative splat and finely turned legs and stretcher, in ash with coordinated host and hostess chairs with rushed seatin...
Ash
Early 1800s Antique Windsor Armchair Saddle Seat Loop Bow Back Dimes
By D.R. Dimes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Usable, all joinery is tight. W 23 x D 21 x Seat H 17 / Arm H 27.5 / Back H 38 in.
Wood
Antique Pair of Windsor Bow-Brace Back Side Chairs with Decorative Splat, 19th C
Located in Norton, MA
Adorable antique pair of Windsor bow-brace back dining chairs with a decorative splat and finely turned legs and stretcher, in ash with coordinated host and Hostess chairs with rushe...
Wood
$896Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Hale of Vermont Windsor Spindle Back Dining Chair
By D.R. Dimes
Located in Pasadena, TX
1950s Hale of Vermont Prospers continuous bow Windsor spindle back dining chair of fine hand constructed dovetailing with Mortis & Tenon joinery.
Wood, Walnut
Hand Colored Photograph of Nantucket Street Scene by Marshall Gardiner, Ca 1910
Located in Nantucket, MA
It is interesting to note that the couple in cart are seated on antique Nantucket Bow Back Windsor chairs. The photograph was titled and hand signed in pencil across the bottom of th...
Paper
$1,495 / set
20Thc Children's Windsor Chairs, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20Thc Original black painted bow back Child's Windsor chairs in fine condition.
Wood
Vintage Windsor Swivel Spindle Turned Legs Bar Stools, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
A pair of historical bow back swivel windsor bar stools, counter stools with spindle back and legs in natural oak.
Oak
English Bow-Back Windsor Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
19th century rustic English bow-back Windsor chair; yew wood, bentwood and spindle back, pierced centre splat, turned supports for arms, bodged seat.
Yew
Pair of Bow-Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Pair of bow-back Windsor side chairs, each with nine spindles, bamboo turned legs and stretcher, nicely shaped seats, American, circa 1810.
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 medial stretcher to the H-stretcher, and very good splay to the legs, nine spindles, s...
Double Bow Back Windsor Armchair
Located in London, GB
Measures: 46" high x 21.5" wide x 14.5" deep. A Classic double bow high back Windsor armchair made from solid yew and elm.
Pair of Bow Back Windsor Side Chairs
Located in Summerland, CA
18th century Black painted surfaces. Stylized baluster and bamboo turning with dramatic pinched shield shaped seat and wide leg splay.
Wood
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.
Wood
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 stretcher. Original set of eight. Mid-19th Century.
Elm
Unavailable
H 91 in W 39 in D 43 in
Two Bow-Back Windsor Chairs by E.E. Meyer for Binnehuis, South Africa
Located in Cape Town, Western Cape
A pair of Mid-Century Modern, bow back, imbuia windsor dining chairs by South African furniture designer, E.E.
Imbuia
Unavailable
H 38.98 in W 20.48 in D 14.97 in
Fine Example of an Early 19th Century Stickback Double Bow, Windsor High Back
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Early 19th century handcrafted stickback double bow - Windsor high back elbow chair, made of yew wood and elm.
Elm, Yew
American Colonial Windsor Arm Chair
Located in Woodstock, NY
Bow back American Windsor chair. Retaining an old painted surface with Camel coloration.
Oak
Unavailable
H 33.86 in W 22.25 in D 22.05 in
English Georgian Elm Windsor Armchair Double Bow Spindle Back, 1900s
Located in Leamington Spa, GB
Very attractive elm windsor chair A magnificent early 20th Century oak and Elm wood double spindle winsdor armchair. The shaped seat raised on turned splayed legs united by a cow h...
Elm, Oak
19th Century Windsor Armchair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bow-back broad armed windsor chair, circa 19th century.
Elm, Hardwood, Oak, Wood
18th Century Bow Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Culver City, CA
English bow back windsor armchair
Wood
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 period construction.
Wood
Similar Pair of English George III “Bow Back” Windsor Armchairs.
Located in Middleburg, VA
Similar Pair of English George III “Bow Back” Windsor Armchairs. Fine Quality Elegant proportions and extremely comfortable.
Elm
Sold
H 26.5 in W 14.25 in
Antique Grain Painted Continuous Arm Bow Back Windsor Childs Chair, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique bow back Windsor child's armchair offers spindle back with continuous arm over seat raised on turned legs, grain painted, 20th century.
Paint, Wood
Sold
H 39 in W 22 in D 19 in
Early 19th Century Yew Wood English George III “Bow Back” Windsor Armchair
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare Early 19th Century Yew Wood English George III “Bow Back” Windsor Armchair. Fine quality, elegant proportions and extremely comfortable.
Yew
Bow Back Windsor Dining Chairs
Located in Culver City, CA
Wonderful patina
Wood
Pair of English Bow Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of English bow back Windsor chairs, 19th century.
Wood
Large English Bow-back Windsor Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
English Bow-back oak and yew wood Windsor chair. This is one of two chairs available.
Oak, Yew
Wallace Nutting Vintage Bow Back Windsor Side Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Wallace Nutting Vintage bow back Windsor side chair with a saddle seat and splayed legs.
Wood
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 American furniture design. With all original black paint and untouched surface , this ch...
Pine
18TH C. NEW ENGLAND BOW BACK WINDSOR ARM CHAIR W/SADDLE SEAT
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18THC NEW ENGLAND BOW BACK WINDSOR ARM CHAIR W/SADDLE SEAT. MADE OF POPULAR AND HICKORY WOODS.
Hickory
Sold
H 38 in W 21.66 in D 19 in
Antique Elbow Chair, English, Victorian, Bow Back Windsor, Beech Elm, circa 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique elbow chair, an English, Victorian bow-back Windsor chair in beech and elm dating to circa 1890.
Beech, Elm
Sold
H 29 in W 46 in D 27.5 in
Benchmade Custom QA Style Tavern Table with 4 Bow Back Windsor Chairs by Ashlen
Located in Milford, NH
A fine quality oval benchmade custom Queen Anne style tavern table with molded edge, shaped apron, and round tapered legs on pad feet, with a black over red crackled paint finish, al...
Maple, Oak, Pine
FANTASTIC 18THC NEW ENGLAND HIGH BOW BACK WINDSOR CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
RARE AND FOLKY BOWBACK 18THC EXSTENDED ARM WINDSOR CHAIR FROM NEW ENGLAND.WONDERFUL SADDLE SEAT AND SUPER PATINA .MAPLE WOOD AND PEG CONSTRUCTION .GREAT FORM AND GREAT HEIGTH .THIS C...
Maple
18thC American Windsor Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautifully worn and aged American Bow Back Windsor chair.
Miniature bow back Windsor armchair by the Riverbend Chair Co.
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Hand made, miniature wood Windsor bow back arm chair painted in dark forest green.
Wood
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