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English Windsor Comb Back Chair

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

Small 18th Century English Comb Back Windsor Armchair Made of Elm, Ash & Walnut
Located in Middleburg, VA
18th century English comb back windsor armchair. Shaped comb top rail over central splat and bowed
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Antique 18th Century English Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm, Walnut

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
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Antique 19th Century English Country Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, Oak

19th Century English Windsor Chair
19th Century English Windsor Chair
H 38.25 in W 24.5 in D 21.5 in
Important Antique Earliest Recorded English Windsor Chair by Kerry Evesham 1793
Located in Portland, OR
An important antique earliest documented Windsor chair by Kerry of Evesham, 1793. The high comb
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Antique 1790s English Georgian Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, 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

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Elm

Rare 18th c. Lobster Pot Windsor Armchair
Rare 18th c. Lobster Pot Windsor Armchair
H 41.5 in W 26.5 in D 25.5 in

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Located in Westwood, NJ
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Rustic Painted Hoop Back Bench
H 39 in W 47 in D 2,625 in
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Located in Paris, FR
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2010s French Modern Chairs

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Oak

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Mawu Sculpted Oak Chair by Laura Gonzalez
H 35.44 in W 18.12 in D 19.69 in
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Located in Brea, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Bergere Chairs

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Blended Set of 8 Complimentary Semi Antique Hardwood Windsor Armchairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exceptional blended set of 8 Hardwood Windsor Armchairs with fine traditional form and particularly well-grained seats. In a Natural tone with classic hoop backs with spindles and...
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Early 20th Century Rustic Windsor Chairs

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Hardwood

Early 20th Century Nichols and Stone Barely Back Windsor Armchair
By Nichols & Stone
Located in Germantown, MD
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Windsor Chairs

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Hardwood

1 of 2 Small 19th Century Morris & Co Liberty London Lathback Armchair Woven
By Morris & Co., Liberty & Co.
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning 1 of 2 Victorian Morris & Co for Liberty London small armchairs with original woven seat As mentioned I have two of these, the oth...
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs

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Wood

Antique American Federal Baltimore Painted Spindled Windsor Bench Settee 1820
Located in Portland, OR
Fine & rare antique American half-spindled Federal period painted & stenciled Windsor bench/settee, Baltimore, Circa 1820. A rare bench with the original chrome yellow painted and gr...
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Antique 1820s American American Colonial Benches

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Pine

Nichols & Stone Old Pine Finish Solid Maple Windsor Brace Back Arm Chairs, Pair
By Nichols & Stone
Located in Germantown, MD
Nichols & Stone old pine maple brace back windsor chairs, Circa 1960s. Includes seat cushions. Chairs and Cushions in great vintage condition. Measures 24.5" W x 25.5" D x 42.5" H. ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Windsor Chairs

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Maple

A Louis Philippe Mahogany Upholstered Bench
Located in Stamford, CT
A Mahogany upholstered bench with double baluster form legs. The turnings on the legs make this a distinctly Louis Philippe bench as apposed to earlier forms that would have had mor...
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Antique 1840s French Louis Philippe Benches

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Mahogany, Beech

18th Century New England Ladderback Chair in Original Black Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original black painted 18th century ladder back chair has the original rush painted chair. The chair is in very good condition.
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Antique 19th Century American Country Chairs

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Hand Carved Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful example of Windsor Chair. The hand made quality shows and for the age, the piece is in great condition. Because the style of this particular Windsor has no frilly detaili...
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Antique 19th Century Windsor Chairs

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Hand Carved Windsor Chair
Hand Carved Windsor Chair
H 37.5 in W 22.25 in D 17.5 in
Set 4 Antique 19thC High-backed English Ash Elm Country Windsor Arm Chairs 1840
Located in Portland, OR
A very nice set of 4 antique English country high-backed ash & elm Windsor armchairs, circa 1840. This harlequin set of four Windsor chairs are from the Buckinghamshire area, the hoo...
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Antique 1840s English Country Chairs

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Ash, Elm

Early NE 19th c. Original Painted Surface Child's Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an exceptional and rare example of a child's Thumb Back Windsor Chair featuring all original paint, hand turned spindles and a scalloped back. The piece shows its age by th...
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Antique 19th Century American Windsor Chairs

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Pine

Schoharie County, New York State Blanket Chest
Located in York County, PA
Painted Schoharie County, New York blanket chest, decorated with a beautifully embellished yellow urn of flowers on a blue ground. This is traditional fashion of the region, in which...
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Antique 1820s American Painted Furniture

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Wood

Jacobean Style Refectory Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Elizabethan Jacobean style refectory table with carved melon shaped bulbous legs connected with stretchers. Use for dining table, library table, conference table, entry hallway, foye...
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Early 20th Century Jacobean Dining Room Tables

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Wood

Jacobean Style Refectory Table
Jacobean Style Refectory Table
H 30 in W 70 in D 30 in

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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
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Antique Late 18th Century English Country Windsor Chairs

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Ash, Elm, Yew

Pair of Rare Windsor Jamaican Comb Back Mahogany Chairs, circa 1820s
By Francis Trumble
Located in London, GB
Caribbean. It is these Trumble chairs that were the pattern for the Jamaican Windsor chair and the comb back
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Antique Early 19th Century Jamaican American Colonial Windsor Chairs

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Hardwood, Mahogany

English Comb-Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Stamford, CT
A primitive ash comb-back Windsor chair from West Country England.
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Antique 19th Century English Armchairs

English Comb-Back Windsor Armchair
English Comb-Back Windsor Armchair
H 37 in W 22 in D 22 in
English Fruitwood Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual English early 19th Century fruitwood Windsor comb back armchair, the simple crest over
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Windsor Chairs

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Fruitwood

English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English elm comb back Windsor armchair with crinoline stretcher.
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Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs

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Elm

English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
H 32 in W 21.5 in D 17 in
English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century English comb back Windsor armchair, the shaped crest supported by eight spindles
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Antique 1760s European Georgian Windsor Chairs

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Other

English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
H 38 in W 28 in D 23 in
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
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Antique 18th Century English George III Windsor Chairs

Materials

Elm, 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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Windsor Chairs

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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
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Antique 1780s English Country Windsor Chairs

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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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Rustic Windsor Chairs

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Ash, Elm, Walnut

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
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Antique 1780s English Georgian Windsor Chairs

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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
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Antique 1770s European Country Windsor Chairs

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Ash

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
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Antique Late 18th Century English Country Windsor Chairs

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Elm, Fruitwood

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
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Antique Late 18th Century English Country Windsor Chairs

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Ash, Elm

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
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Antique 1760s English George III Windsor Chairs

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Fruitwood

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
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Windsor Chairs

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Ash, Beech

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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Windsor Chairs

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Elm, Ash, Fruitwood, Beech

Thames Valley Brace Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
rear pole legs, the whole with delicious patina. Brace back English Windsor chairs are fairly
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Antique 1770s European Windsor Chairs

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Thames Valley Brace Back Windsor Armchair
Thames Valley Brace Back Windsor Armchair
H 37.5 in W 21 in D 20.25 in
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
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Early 20th Century English Windsor Chairs

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Ash, Elm

Thames Valley Windsor Chair
Thames Valley Windsor Chair
H 45 in W 26 in D 22 in
Early 19th Century "Lobster Pot" Vernacular Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unusual early 19th Century English or Welsh vernacular "lobster pot" comb back windsor armchair
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Antique 19th Century Welsh Folk Art Windsor Chairs

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Ash, Oak

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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs

Materials

Ash, Beech

Primitive English Windsor Armchair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Primitive "lobster pot" comb back vernacular Windsor armchair. Made in England, circa late 18th
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Antique 18th Century British Chairs

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Ash, Oak

Primitive English Windsor Armchair
Primitive English Windsor Armchair
H 42 in W 24 in D 19 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
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Antique 18th Century Armchairs

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Ash, Elm

George III Comb Back Windsor
Located in Conwy, GB
, wide saddle seat with solid back splat terminating in a beautifully carved back rail or cresting
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Antique Early 19th Century English Armchairs

Materials

Elm

George III Comb Back Windsor
George III Comb Back Windsor
H 39.4 in W 26.8 in D 23.2 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
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Country Armchairs

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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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Armchairs

Materials

Fruitwood, Elm

English Windsor Chair
Located in Stamford, CT
An English yew and elm Windsor comb back armchair with a nice antique finish.
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Antique 19th Century British Armchairs

Materials

Yew, Elm

English Windsor Chair
English Windsor Chair
H 33 in W 22 in D 16.5 in
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
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Antique 19th Century English Armchairs

Materials

Yew

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
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Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs

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Ash, Beech

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
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Antique 1770s English Windsor Chairs

Materials

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
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Antique 1780s English Folk Art Windsor Chairs

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Ash, Sycamore

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

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Elm, Hickory

Magnificent Pair of Antique Comb-Back Windsor Arm Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
complete this dynamite pair of antique chairs. As a rule of thumb English Windsor chair seats are
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Early 20th Century American Primitive Windsor Chairs

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
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Antique Late 18th Century English Windsor Chairs

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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
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Antique 18th Century English George III Windsor Chairs

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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
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Antique Late 18th Century English Folk Art Windsor Chairs

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Ash, Elm

18th Century Set of Eight High Back Windsor Dining Chairs with Arms
Located in Savannah, GA
An assembled set of eight high backed, comb back Windsor’s featuring curved arms and splayed turned
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Antique Late 18th Century Unknown Country Windsor Chairs

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Wood

English Windsor Comb Spindle Back Armchair with Rare Rattan Seat, circa 1900
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for auction this lovely circa 1900 English Windsor comb back spindle
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Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Chairs

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Rattan, Wood

Six Mid-Century Modern Windsor Tall Back Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
The Windsor is one of the most archetypal of English vernacular chairs. This unique set of six are
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

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Upholstery, Wood

8 Mid Century Windsor Farmhouse Walnut Bow Sack Back Dining Arm & Side Chairs
Located in Dayton, OH
identifies Windsor chairs: ""low back,"" ""comb back,"" ""bow back,"" for example. But the best-known, the
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Mid-20th Century Federal Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, Fruitwood, Beech, Elm

English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
H 43 in W 20.5 in D 16 in
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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Windsor Chairs

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
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Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs

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Beech

English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
English Comb Back Windsor Armchair
H 42 in W 26 in D 15 in
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
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Windsor Chairs

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Oak, Walnut

''Lobster Pot'' Form Windsor Comb Back Chair
Located in London, GB
With Cupid's Bow Shaped Crest Rail Honey Coloured Ash and Elm English, c1820 40" high x 25" wide
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Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs

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
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Country Windsor Chairs

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Beech, Elm

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
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Antique Late 18th Century English Country Windsor Chairs

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Ash, Elm, Fruitwood

Matched Set of Six Comb Back Windsor Chairs
Located in London, GB
patina English, Thames Valley, circa 1780. Measures: 36" high x 16" wide x 19.25" deep.
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Antique 1780s English Windsor Chairs

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
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Antique 1790s British Country Windsor Chairs

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Ash, Elm

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
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Antique Early 19th Century English Country Windsor Chairs

Materials

Beech, Elm

Delightful Primitive Comb Back Child's Windsor Armchair
Located in London, GB
primitive example, this Windsor form comb back child’s chair has great proportions and presence. The shaped
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Welsh Windsor Chairs

Fine Saddle Seated Comb and Splat Back Windsor Armchair
Located in London, GB
Generous comb and splat back Windsor armchair. With well saddled seat and decoratively pierced
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Antique Late 19th Century British Windsor Chairs

Materials

Ash, Elm

18th Century Primitive Oak and Iron Comb-Back Windsor Armchair, circa 1780
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
In utterly charming condition, the Primitive late 18th century comb back provincially made Windsor
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Antique 1780s English George III Windsor Chairs

Materials

Iron

English West-Country Black Painted Braced Bow-Back Windsor Chair, circa 1800
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The early 19th century Windsor bow-back armchair, in oak and beech, having a seven-stick comb hoop
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Antique Early 1800s English George III Windsor Chairs

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Oak

18th Century CT Windsor Continuous Arm Chair with Comb Extension (EB TRACY)
By E.B. Tracy
Located in Woodbury, CT
E. B. Tracy Windsor continuous armchair having comb extension back with bold turned arm supports
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Country Windsor Chairs

Very Good Black Painted English Bow-Back Windsor Armchair, circa 1820-1830
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
English Windsor chair derives from its creation in the Windsor area, the High Wycombe area is well-known
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Antique 1820s English George IV Windsor Chairs

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Beech, Oak

Rare and Exceptional George III Hoop-Back Walnut Windsor Armchair, circa 1790
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
other damages. The windsor chair is recognized as one of the classics of English country furniture
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Antique 1790s English George III Windsor Chairs

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Walnut

Vernacular Comb Back Windsor Fireside Backstool
Located in London, GB
English, c1780 Of classic Windsor construction with the backrest uprights and four legs socketed into
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Side Chairs

18th Century Primitive Comb Back Windsor Chair
Located in London, GB
With "Wonky" comb and generous horseshoe arm bow. Ash and sycamore retaining much of the original
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Antique Late 18th Century English Painted Furniture

Pair of Round Seated Windsor Chairs
Located in London, GB
University College. A remarkable and most unusual pair of comb back Windsor armchairs with round saddled
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Folk Art Painted Furniture

Pair of Round Seated Windsor Chairs
Pair of Round Seated Windsor Chairs
H 39 in W 24 in D 21.5 in
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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.