Olof Ottelin Windsor Chair 'Buffalo' in Oak, Mid-Century Modern
By Olof Ottelin, Keravan Puuteollisuus Oy
Located in Kangasala, FI
Rare windsor chair, design by Olof Ottelin in the 1950's Produced in Finland by Keravan puusepäntehdas - Kervo Snickerifabriks Ab.
Oak
Rare 1940s Walnut and Cane Brace Back Windsor Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
Rare 1940s Walnut and Cane Brace Back Windsor Chair in good vintage condition.
Cane, Walnut
Rare Early 19th Century Child's Windsor Armchair
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare Child's Windsor Armchair. Made predominantly of yew wood and ash with a figured elm seat.
Wood, Ash, Elm, Yew
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
Rare 18th c. English Cabriole Leg Fan Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An elegant cabriole leg windsor armchair with a fan back, comb top, shaped backsplat and continuous curved arm over a saddled seat, standing on turned and tapered back legs and cabri...
Elm
Lincolnshire Windsor Chair Comb Back Chair Antique 1840 Early Victorian 1800s
Located in London, GB
All in all this is a very rare gem of an early Windsor chair, the likes of which are usually only found in museums, so grab this gorgeous, highly decorative, comfortable and still ve...
Ash, Birch
English late 18th century George III “Gothick” Yew wood Windsor Chair
Located in Troy, NY
Eighteenth century chairs with Gothic shaped backs and pierced splats are often considered to represent the pinnacle of Windsor-chair design, and are extremely rare.
Yew, Elm
Antique Blonde Windsor Chair Satin Birch Country Bar Back Oxford Armchair 1850
Located in London, GB
Displaying beautifully aged, rich, golden tones and gorgeous wavy satin grain patterning, satin birch is an extremely rare wood for an antique Windsor chair and was clearly chosen by...
Birch, Satinwood
Art Deco Era Josef Frank Beech Vintage Windsor Chairs Vienna, circa 1925
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco outstanding and rare set of 6 Windsor chairs designed by Josef Frank for Haus & Garten and executed by Thonet, circa 1925.
Beech
Pair of Gothic Windsor Armchairs Steeple Back Strawberry Hill Gothic Revival
By Theodore Alexander
Located in London, GB
Widely considered the pinnacle of Windsor chair design, these elegant beauties are crafted in the rare ‘Strawberry Hill’ style of Windsor chairs, and as such exude a quintessential E...
Cherry
A rare pair of large-scale 18th century George II architectural corner chairs
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A rare and impressive pair of large-scale 18th century George II architectural form mahogany corner chairs. Each chair with a horseshoe-shaped top rail incorporating outscroll arms,...
Mahogany
Set Of 6 19th Century Kitchen Farmhouse Dining Chairs
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
It was quite rare for windsor chairs to actually be made and supplied in a set all at the same time, with families instead tending to order them on an ad hoc, when required type basi...
Ash, Elm
Pair of Amazing and Rare Windsor-Type Chairs with Provenance
Located in Örebro, SE
A pair of amazing and rare Windsor-type chairs in stained oak, early 20th Century.
Wood
$16,500 / set
Rare Set of 6 Metal Windsor Chairs
Located in East Hampton, NY
A rare and interesting set of 6 chairs from the Philadelphia Public Library reading rooms circa 1929.
Metal
Rare Set of 4 19th Century British Military Windsor Chairs - WD Stamped
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
This set of late nineteenth century hoop back Windsor chairs possesses the kind of visual authority that interior designers value deeply. Quiet, authentic, and unrepeatable, the chai...
Elm
$3,132Sale Price|20% Off
SUPER RARE HIGHLY COLLECTABLE BURR YEW WOOD WINDSOR SWiVEL CAPTAINS OFFICE CHAIR
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
This chair is really quite exquisite, I have never seen a Windsor office chair before and I have only ever seen one other this heavily burred which I have kept for myself and will ne...
Yew
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 American Painted Windsor Chair
Located in New York, NY
Rare American painted Windsor chair. Extra wide shallow shape.
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
Philadelphian renowned chair maker. This pair are a rare Jamaican copy of his chairs.
Hardwood, Mahogany
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. They are not only superb examples of eighteenth...
Rare George II Mahogany Windsor Armchair of Eccentric Design
Located in Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
A rare George II mahogany Windsor armchair of eccentric design; the pagoda shaped top rail above a railed spindle back with wide shaped outscrolled arms, leading to a large dished an...
Oak
Set of English Antique Windsor Low Back Chairs
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Rare low back Windsor chairs from the 19th century found as props in an old theatre.
Hardwood
Rare Maple Low-Back Windsor Armchair, Rhode Island, circa 1760
Located in Providence, RI
This chair is related to the chair illustrated by Charles Santore in Windsor style in America (cat. no.35), made for the Redwood Library and Atheneum in Rhode Island. This chair reta...
Maple
Unavailable
H 45.5 in W 26 in D 26.75 in
Superb Rare Set of Eight Burr Yew Broad Arm High Back Windsor Armchairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Although this style of chair is not unusual, the choice of woods are extremely rare.
Elm, Yew
Rare Set of Illum Wikkelsø Sculptural Armchairs
By Niels Eilersen, Illum Wikkelsø
Located in Antwerp, BE
Fantastic set of sculptural armchairs designed by Illum Wikkelso and made by Niels Eilersen. The rocking chair version of this model is very easy to come by but these are a bit harde...
Leather
set of 8 windsor captain's chairs
Located in New York, NY
rare set of 8 windsor captain's chairs in old painted finish.
Wood
Rare 19th Century Yew, Elm and Ash Windsor Chair c. 1850
Located in Heathfield, GB
A most attractive and unusual Windsor chair made of yew wood, elm and ash and with wonderful colour and in superb original condition. Traditionally the saddle seats were made in e...
Ash, Elm, Yew
Rare Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare windsor armchair with a grand solid shaped center back and stick arms on a looped frame, a gently saddled elm shaped seat and splay legs joined by a ladder stretcher. Excelle...
Ash
Rare Thonet Windsor Chair attributed to Josef Frank
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
Windsor Chair attributed to Josef Frank produced by Thonet. this chair is fully restored with shellack finish. ref. Boltenstern, Erich. Wiener Möbel in Lichtbildern und maßs...
Beech, Bentwood
RARE 19THC ORIGINAL OLD SURFACE CHILDS WINDSOR CHAIR
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19THC ORIGINAL OLD VARNISH/STAIN SURFACE EXTENDED ARM CHILDS WINDSOR CHAIR. THIS LITTLE BEAUTY HAS THE ORIGINAL FURNITURE LABEL ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE SEAT, FROM WHERE IT WAS SOLD. ...
Maple
Fantastic & Rare Early N.E. Childs Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS WONDERFUL LITTLE CHAIR IS IN FANTASTIC CONDITION.THIS EARLY PIECE OF AMERICANA HAS THE ORIGINAL OLD SURFACE.VERY UNUSUAL CUT OUTS AND FORM. BAMBOO TURNED LEGS AND ORIGINAL BACK ...
Pine
Rare c.1800 Ash & Elm low back Windsor chair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a particularly rare c.1800 country low back Windsor chair. This design is one I have always loved but they don't come up very often.
Ash, Elm
A Rare George III Windsor Armchair
Located in Sheffield, MA
The seat has a wonderful shape to it.
Sold
H 37.75 in W 19.63 in D 20.63 in
Rare American Brace-Back Continuous Arm Windsor Chair, New York ca. 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AMERICAN BRACE-BACK CONTINUOUS-ARM WINDSOR CHAIR New York, ca. 1790 retaining an early nearly black painted surface Item # 310LJI05P A very fine continuous-arm windsor chair with a ...
Wood
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
A Rare Early Cross-Stretcher Windsor with Original Paint
Located in Greenwich, CT
/early 19th century yewwood windsor chair with elm seat and rare x-stretcher retaining traces of original powdery blue paint.
Yew, Elm
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
Sold
H 48.04 in W 22.05 in D 25.2 in
Very Rare and Important 19th Century Wingback Windsor Spindle Armchair in Ash
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning early 19th century English extra large, Wingback Windsor armchair in ash. I have seen thousands on Windsor armchairs in my time, t...
Ash
Sold
H 39.38 in W 24.02 in D 22.45 in
Palle Suenson Windsor Chair in Solid Beech Wood Produced by Fritz Hansen
By Fritz Hansen
Located in Valby, 84
Rare Palle Suenson windsor chair in solid beech wood produced by Fritz Hansen in the 1940’s.
Wool, Beech
19th Century Original Painted Windsor Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This rare Windsor chair is a great find. With all original paint this patina is amazing.
Pine
Rare Scottish 18th c. Darvel Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare example of a Scottish windsor chair referred to as the Darvel.
Elm, Oak
RARE BARRELL-BACK WINDSOR FORM SWIVELING DESK CHAIR, 1830-40
Located in York County, PA
RARE BARRELL-BACK WINDSOR FORM SWIVELING DESK CHAIR, 1830-40: American, barrell-back, windsor desk chair.
Rare Matched Set of Sixteen 19th Century Windsor Draught Back Chairs
Located in Billingshurst, GB
19th century set of Windsor draught back chairs with shaped elm seat; raised on bobble turned legs united by an H-stretcher. The chairs retain an excellent color and they are very cl...
Wood
Sold
H 42.52 in W 25.79 in D 23.82 in
Rare English Elm Victorian, circa 1890 Windsor Stick Lath Back Chair Armchair
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale lovely rare English Elm Victorian circa 1890 lath stick back chair A rare survivor in stunning vintage condition, structurally the chair is in e...
Elm
Rare Pair of 18th c English Yewwood Windsor Armchairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare pair of English Thames Valley yewwood windsor armchairs from the Queen Anne Period, the pierced backsplats over shaped elm seats, the cabriole legs joined by curved stretchers, ...
Yew
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