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
Oak
18th Century "Comb Back" English Windsor Armchair
Located in Middleburg, VA
Typical of Windsor Chairs Made around High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire in the late 18th century
Wood
19th Century English Yew & Ash Comb Hoop Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Southampton, NY
19th Century English Yew & Ash Comb Hoop Back Windsor Armchair This is a classic English Windsor
Ash, Elm
English Comb-Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Stamford, CT
A primitive ash comb-back Windsor chair from West Country England.
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
Ash, Elm, Yew
English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century English comb back Windsor armchair, the shaped crest supported by eight spindles
Other
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
Ash, Elm, Walnut
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
Elm, Fruitwood
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
Ash, Elm, Walnut
English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English elm comb back Windsor armchair with crinoline stretcher.
Elm
Rustic English Comb Back Windsor
Located in Greenwich, CT
Charming 18th Century English country comb back Windsor armchair, the arched crest rail over eight
Ash, Elm
18th Century English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th Century English comb back windsor armchair, the shaped crest over spindle back, curved
Ash, Beech
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
Elm, Ash
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
Ash
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H 42 in W 26 in L 42 in
Early 18th Century English Comb-Back Windsor Armchair Dark Ash, Elm, Walnut
Located in Middleburg, VA
This rare early 18th century English “comb-back” Windsor armchair, made of ash, elm, and walnut
Ash, Elm, Walnut
English Fruitwood Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual English early 19th Century fruitwood Windsor comb back armchair, the simple crest over
Fruitwood
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
Elm, Oak, Ash
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
Elm, Fruitwood
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
Fruitwood
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
Elm, Ash, Fruitwood, Beech
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
Ash, Oak
Thames Valley Windsor Chair
By Edwin Skull
Located in Greenwich, CT
Remarkable early 20th Century English Thames Valley comb back windsor armchair, possibly by Edwin
Ash, Elm
English George III Elm Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Staffordshire, GB
circa 1780 English George III Elm Comb Back Windsor Armchair sku 1663 W64 x D39 x H87 cm
Elm
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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
Ash, Elm
18th Century Thames Valley Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 18th Century English fruitwood and elm comb back windsor armchair, having shaped cresting
Fruitwood, Elm
English Windsor Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
An English yew and elm Windsor comb back armchair with a nice antique finish.
Yew, Elm
19th Century Windsor Chair of Yeoman's Proportion
Located in Greenwich, CT
Impressively scaled English painted yewwood comb back windsor armchair, ex Robert Young, the comb
Yew
Rare 18th c. Captain Cook Mahogany Windsor
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th century English mahogany comb-back windsor having shaped crest over spindle back over deeply
Mahogany
18th Century English Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century English comb back windsor armchair, having richly shaped crest over spindle and
Ash, Elm, Fruitwood
18th Century English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very good 18th century English comb back Windsor armchair, the simple back supported by eight
Ash, Sycamore
19th Century English Comb-Back Windsor Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A handsome 19th century English ash and beech comb-back Windsor chair from the Thames Valley, with
Ash, Beech
18th Century English “Comb-Back” Ash, Elm and Walnut Windsor Armchair
Located in Middleburg, VA
Beautiful 18th century English “comb-back” Windsor armchair made of ash, elm, and walnut with a
Ash, Elm, Walnut
18th Century English Ash, Elm and Walnut Comb-Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Middleburg, VA
This 18th century English “Comb-Back” Windsor armchair made of ash, elm and walnut is not only
Ash, Elm, Walnut
Rustic 18th Century English Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century English comb back windsor armchair, probably West Country, the shaped crest
Ash, Elm
English Elm and Hickory Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English elm and hickory comb back windsor armchair, the spindle back meeting a well-shaped
Elm, Hickory
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H 33.86 in W 21.66 in D 20.08 in
English Windsor Comb Spindle Back Armchair with Rare Rattan Seat, circa 1900
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for auction this lovely circa 1900 English Windsor comb back spindle
Rattan, Wood
English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an excellent example of a Thames Valley comb back windsor armchair that was made between
Ash, Fruitwood, Beech, Elm
English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Pasadena, CA
A more primitive 19th century example from the Lincolnshire area, this stick back chair is made of
Beech
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H 37.6 in W 23.82 in D 25.2 in
English Comb Back Windsor Chair, West Country, Rustic Primitive Armchair Elm Ash
Located in Totnes, GB
A good comb back Windsor chair. In the style of the famous Oliver Goldsmith chair but with obvious
Ash, Elm, Fruitwood
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H 38.19 in W 22.05 in D 20.48 in
English Comb Back Windsor Chair, Elm and Beech, 1800, West Country, Vernacular
Located in Totnes, GB
A comb back Windsor chair in elm and beech. Egg and reel turned front legs with plain tapered rear
Beech, Elm
English 18th Century Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Pasadena, CA
Originating from the county of Somerset, this type of large scale windsor chair is sometimes called
An 18th Century English Windsor Comb-Back Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
A rare Thames Valley region comb back elbow Windsor chair From the mid-18th century, England. An
Oak, Walnut
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H 37.41 in W 23.63 in L 37.41 in
18th Century English Elm and Beech Provincial Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Totnes, GB
A rather wonderful George III provincially made comb back Windsor armchair. This country chair is
Beech, Elm
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H 38.39 in W 24.81 in D 22.45 in
18th Century Fine English West Country Comb Back Windsor Chair, Fruitwood
Located in Totnes, GB
A fruitwood comb back Windsor chair, sometimes referred to as a Goldsmith chair as it bears a
Elm, Fruitwood
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H 36.03 in W 22.84 in D 22.84 in
West Country Comb Back Windsor Chair, English, Elm and Ash, Country, Armchair
Located in Totnes, GB
A good early West Country Windsor chair with comb back, in elm and ash. Exhibiting plenty of
Ash, Elm
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H 40.95 in W 25.99 in D 20.48 in
18th Century English West Country Comb Back Windsor Chair, Primitive Rustic, Elm
Located in Totnes, GB
A simple comb back Windsor armchair; a little more primitive from the norm. All legs with egg and
Ash, Elm
Unusual English Elm Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1810-20. A curved headrest with ribbon carved edge is above a “comb” backrest with out-swept
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H 50.79 in W 25.99 in D 16.93 in
19th Century Folk Art Stick Back Chair Comb Back Windsor Antique Armchair
Located in Dorchester, GB
Early 19th century English elm folk art comb back Windsor chair. A unique and rare chair with tons
Elm
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H 37.41 in W 24.02 in D 22.25 in
West Country Comb Back Windsor Chair, English Armchair, Elm Ash, Rustic
Located in Totnes, GB
A good example of a West Country comb back Windsor chair with egg and reel turned front legs and
Ash, Elm
$4,900 / item
H 34 in W 86 in D 42 in
Custom Made Modern English Arm Sofa in Performance Linen Velvet - 86"
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
This beautiful english arm sofa has a modern twist, with its single bench cushion, and beautiful curved apron sides. It’s upholstered in a Linen Velvet Performance fabric. Shown in...
Linen, Velvet
Classic Empire Center Table, Oatmeal
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Classic Empire style grey cerused oak oatmeal stained center table with a carved ogee edge, raised on an octagonal pedestal base. Dimensions: 42" W x 42" D x 30" H. Clearance: 27"
Wood
$2,500 / item
H 29 in Dm 19 in
Organic Modern Small Table Lamp Natural Wood Handmade Ivory Fluted Shade
By Isabel Moncada
Located in San Antonio, TX
PATA DE ELEFANTE SMALL table lamp was designed for the Atomic collection by Mexican artist Isabel Moncada. Named Pata de Elefante –Elephant's Foot– for the prominent shape at its ba...
Wood, Fabric, Linen, Fiberglass
French Inspired Upholstered Linen Bergère Chairs
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
French inspired upholstered linen bergère chairs These French inspired chair are based on an original Napoleon III style pair of chairs. Napoleon III was the nephew of the Napoleon t...
Linen
$3,290 / item
H 35 in W 86 in D 40 in
Modern English Sofa in a Heavy Weight Stone Washed Natural Hemp & Down Cushion
By Bloom Home Inc
Located in Old Town Orange, CA
Modern English Arm Sofa Introducing the English Arm Sofa, crafted with heavy weight hemp boasting a soft hand feel for added luxury. This sofa features a down feather wrapped seat cu...
Linen, Wood, Down
Late 18th Century Welsh ‘Comb-Back’ Stick Back Chair
Located in London, GB
Late 18th Century Welsh ‘Comb-Back’ Stick Back Chair This is one for the purest of true folk-art furniture, In the form of a late 18th Century Welsh ‘comb-back’ stick back chair. U...
Wood
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
18th Century Irish Hedge Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
Step into the rustic elegance of this 18th-century Irish ash hedge chair, a remarkable embodiment of Ireland's rich heritage and the ingenuity of its craftsmen. A true hedge chair ha...
Ash
18Thc Balloon Back Windsor Chairs From New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18Thc Original aged surface New England balloon back Windsor chairs in fantastic condition.These chairs have such wonderful form and patina.The saddle seats are most unusual and wond...
Wood
18th Century Folk Art Welsh Stick Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Folk Art stick chair from the English Countryside. Thick seat and surprisingly comfortable. Wonderful piece of sculpture with great patina. Seat height is 13.75 inches.
Elm
$2,702
H 31.5 in W 29 in D 18 in
Child's Orkney Chair with Hand Woven Straw Back, Scotland, 19th Century
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Late 19th-century child's armchair or fauteuil from the Scottish Orkney Islands, also referred to as Orkney Chair. The Orkney chair features an oak frame supporting a demicircle bac...
Straw, Rush, Wood
$1,549
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
A gorgeous, extremely rare and very characterful museum-worthy early 19th Century Comb Back Windsor armchair in lovely condition. Made around 1840 in Lincolnshire in England, this wo...
Ash, Birch
High Back Raked Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
A striking windsor armchair in attractive yew wood and oak, having a high back with a comfortable rake and featuring a wide hooped back rail above a saddled seat on four ring-turned ...
Yew
Generous Windsor Armchair with Looped Back
Located in Greenwich, CT
A generous and comfortable windsor armchair with excellent color. Features a high looped and raked back, flattened outswept arms, a saddled seat and boldly turned legs connected by a...
Ash, Elm
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...
Ash
Rare 18th c. Lobster Pot Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very good English lobster pot Windsor chair, having shaped crest over shaved spindles with bent yew wood continuous arm over deeply saddled elm seat and standing on pole lathe turned...
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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