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
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Antique 1790s English Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
Thames Valley Windsor
Late 18th Century Thames Valley Rocking Windsor Chair
Located in Batley, GB
A wonderful late 18th century Thames Valley Windsor rocking chair. Large in scale with a wind slab
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash
18th Century Thames Valley Yew Wood Windsor Armchair
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A great example of an 18th century Thames valley yew wood and elm cabriole leg windsor armchair
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Antique 18th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
18th Century Thames Valley Yew Wood Windsor Armchair
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A super large example of a thames valley yew wood windsor armchair by Prior of Uxbridge stamped
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Antique 18th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Yew
Original Paint Elm 19th Century Thames Valley Oxford Windsor Armchair Untouched
$2,088
H 43.12 in W 23.63 in D 27.76 in
Original Paint Elm 19th Century Thames Valley Oxford Windsor Armchair Untouched
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning 19th century Elm Thames Valley Windsor armchair
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Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Original Paint 19th Century Thames Valley Oxford Windsor Armchair Stunning Wood
$1,462Sale Price|30% Off
H 43.31 in W 21.26 in D 23.63 in
Original Paint 19th Century Thames Valley Oxford Windsor Armchair Stunning Wood
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning 19th century Elm Thames Valley Windsor armchair
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Antique 19th Century Thames Valley English Gothic Windsor Chair
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique 19th Century Thames Valley English Gothic Windsor Chair,,, carved seat,, pierced back
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Antique 1890s English Hepplewhite Armchairs
Materials
Wood
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Antique Thames Valley Windsor Wheel Back Armchair, circa 1800
Unavailable
H 37.8 in W 22.84 in D 20.48 in
Antique Thames Valley Windsor Wheel Back Armchair, circa 1800
Located in PEGO, Alicante
This exceptional Thames Valley Windsor wheelback armchair, circa the early 1800s, presents a rare
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Antique Early 19th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Elm
Pair of George III Period Yewwood and Elm Windsor Armchairs
Located in Witney, OXFORDSHIRE
the Prior Family of Staines, Thames Valley. Lit: See Windsor Chairs by Michael Harding Hill, Rear
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Antique 1810s British George III Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
19th Century Windsor Chair
Unavailable
19th Century Windsor Chair
Located in London, GB
A 19th century beech and elm Thames Valley lathe back Windsor armchair, retaining much of the
Category
Antique 19th Century British Chairs
Materials
Beech, Elm
Mid-18th Century Windsor Armchair, circa 1760
Located in York, GB
Exceptional and very handsome Georgian, circa 1760, Thames Valley region Yew and Elm Windsor
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Armchairs
Materials
Elm
Thames Valley Windsor Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large scale elm Thames Valley windsor chair, the spindle back centered by a pierced splat the
Category
Antique 19th Century British Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm
Thames Valley Windsor armchair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine and unusually large scale 18th century Thames Valley ash and elm comb back Windsor armchair.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
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
Category
Early 20th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
Early 19th Century English Thames Valley Windsor Armchair
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century Windsor armchair, Thames Valley, Yew, with Elm seat. A pleasing, simple and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
18th Century English Thames Valley Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine mid-18th century Thames Valley yew wood Windsor armchair, the hoop back with fret work
Category
Antique 1760s English George II Chairs
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
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Fruitwood
English Thames Valley Nineteenth Century Windsor Armchair with Hickory Seat
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H 41 in W 22.5 in D 21 in
English Thames Valley Nineteenth Century Windsor Armchair with Hickory Seat
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English Thames Valley Windsor armchair of typical form with a pieced vasiform central splat
Category
Antique 1830s English Regency Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Hickory
Thames Valley Brace Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine and charming 18th century Thames Valley braced comb back Windsor armchair, the shaped crest
Category
Antique 1770s European Windsor Chairs
Materials
Other
Thames Valley 18th Century Windsor Armchair
Located in Culver City, CA
Wonderful form, solid construction
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
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
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Beech
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George II Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Beech, Fruitwood, Ash
18th Century George III Yew and Elm Thames Valley Comb-Back Windsor Chair
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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
Thames Valley region, circa 1760. England Attributed to John Pitt and Richard Hewitt. The chair is
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
Yew and Elm WIndsor Chair
Located in London, GB
A large nineteenth century Windsor armchair, Thames Valley region circa 1830, yew with elm seat
Category
Antique 1830s English Country Windsor Chairs
Handsome Walnut British Windsor Armchair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and Windsor may have been a center for distribution. Measures: Seat
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Early 20th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Classic British Antique Oak Windsor Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and Windsor may have been a center for distribution. Measure: arm
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Vintage 1920s English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
Classic Antique Oak British Windsor Arm Chair
Located in Hopewell, NJ
manufactured in large numbers in the Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and Windsor may have been a center for
Category
Early 20th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
Pair of 18th c. English "Gothick" Windsors
Located in Greenwich, CT
Important pair of 18th century English Thames Valley "Gothick" Windsor chairs in yew wood, fruit
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Yew, Elm, Fruitwood
Set 4 19th Century Antique English Ash & Elm Low Hoop Back Windsor Chairs 1840
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H 36 in W 21 in L 36 in
Set 4 19th Century Antique English Ash & Elm Low Hoop Back Windsor Chairs 1840
Located in Portland, OR
design, this set of chairs made in the Thames valley area of Windsor in the early 19th century, the
Category
Antique 1830s English Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Armchairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Elm
18th C English High Back Thames Valley Vase Splat Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
An 18th century Thames Valley fruitwood and elm Windsor armchair having a boldly shaped crest
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Armchairs
Materials
Fruitwood, Elm
Sublime Suite of Eight circa 1840 English Windsor Thames Valley Dining Chairs 8
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H 19.3 in W 15.56 in L 19.3 in
Sublime Suite of Eight circa 1840 English Windsor Thames Valley Dining Chairs 8
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Thames valley Elm diming chairs A very collectable and quintessentially English set of dining chairs
Category
Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Elm
Matched pair of Windsor chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
A matched pair of Thames Valley cabriole leg hoopback Windsor armchairs with saddled elm seat and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Materials
Yew, Elm
Windsor Armchair in Yew Wood
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
in the Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and Windsor may have been a centre for distribution. In
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Antique 19th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Yew
18th Century Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine Thames Valley fruitwood and elm Windsor comb back armchair having shaped crest over pierced
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Antique 18th Century English Armchairs
Materials
Elm, Fruitwood
Very Fine Georgian Comb Back Windsor Armchair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine mid 18th Century Thames Valley comb back windsor armchair, the shaped crest rail with
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Armchairs
Materials
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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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Chairs
Materials
Yew
Fine Pair of Thames Valley Windsor Armchairs, Early 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine pair of Thames Valley armchairs, done with elm, ash and yew wood, windsor armchairs with
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Yew, Elm
Pair of Early 19th Century Thames Valley Yew Tree Windsor Armchairs
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H 40.95 in W 22.45 in D 21.26 in
Pair of Early 19th Century Thames Valley Yew Tree Windsor Armchairs
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A wonderful pair of yew tree Windsor armchairs with draft back splats, superb color and patination.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Yew
19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Chair
Located in London, by appointment only
. Chairs of this type were manufactured in large numbers in the Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British William IV Windsor Chairs
18th Century Yew Wood Cabriole Leg Windsor Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 18th century Thames Valley yew wood windsor armchair, the hoop back over continuous hooped arm
Category
Antique 1780s English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Yew
Thames Valley Fruitwood and Elm Windsor Chair, Early 18th Century
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H 40.16 in W 27.17 in D 23.23 in
Thames Valley Fruitwood and Elm Windsor Chair, Early 18th Century
Located in London, GB
shell motif to the centre of the comb-bow - this was usually a sign for pilgrimage and indeed the Thames
Category
Antique 18th Century English Queen Anne Armchairs
Materials
Elm, Fruitwood
Antique Yew Wood Windsor Chair
Located in London, by appointment only
. Chairs of this type were manufactured in large numbers in the Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Arts and Crafts Armchairs
Materials
Yew
Early Thames Valley Windsor Wheel Back Chair c. 1800
Located in Heathfield, GB
An early and very beautiful Thames Valley Windsor wheel back chair with a fantastic colour and well
Category
Antique 19th Century Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm
Early 19thC Thames Valley Windsor Chair
Located in Grange-Over-Sands, GB
An ash and elm Thames valley Windsor chair with pierced splat back. C.1820-40 H back 94cm H seat
Category
Antique 1830s Chairs
Materials
Ash
Set of 12 Antique Thames Valley Windsor Chairs
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Set of 12 antique Thames Valley Windsor chairs This set of 12 antique Thames Valley Windsor chairs
Category
Antique 1840s English Victorian Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
Late 19th Century English Thames Valley Windsor Chair in Ash and Elm
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H 40.16 in W 22.64 in L 40.16 in
Late 19th Century English Thames Valley Windsor Chair in Ash and Elm
Located in Totnes, GB
Well formed and aesthetically pleasing late 19th century English made Windsor chair, likely Thames
Category
Antique 1880s English Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
English Windsor Rocking Chair, Thames Valley, Fruitwood, Country Chippendale
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H 47.64 in W 29.14 in D 28.55 in
English Windsor Rocking Chair, Thames Valley, Fruitwood, Country Chippendale
Located in Totnes, GB
A fantastic example of a late 18th century Thames Valley Windsor chair with applied rocking bows
Category
Antique 1770s English Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Fruitwood, Oak
Classic Thames Valley Comb Back Windsor
Located in London, GB
With Shaped Comb and Braced Bobtail Various Lovely Honey Coloured Indigenous Timbers
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Antique 1780s British Windsor Chairs
18th Century English Stick Back Windsor Chair, Thames Valley, Original Paint
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H 36.42 in W 21.66 in D 24.02 in
18th Century English Stick Back Windsor Chair, Thames Valley, Original Paint
Located in Totnes, GB
solid elm seat. A sculptural and charming example. Sits well from any angle. Thames Valley, circa 1780
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
George III Rustic High-Back Windsor Thames Valley Armchair, Elm, Ash and Walnut
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H 40.25 in W 22 in D 21 in
George III Rustic High-Back Windsor Thames Valley Armchair, Elm, Ash and Walnut
Located in Richmond, London
armchair. English, Thames Valley, circa 1760 The double bow back with pierced Chippendale inspired
Category
Antique 1760s English George III Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm, 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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English George III Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Fruitwood, Beech, Elm
Mid-19th Century Yew Tree Windsor Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and Windsor may have been a centre for distribution.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Windsor Chairs
18th Century Yew Wood and Elm Windsor Chair
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
reason for the name is that they were being made in the Thames Valley area and Windsor was distribution
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Elm, Yew
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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Rare Pair of George II Yew, Elm and Ash Gothic Windsor Armchairs
Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB
From England - Thames Valley region. A pair of Gothic Windsor armchairs, both with a
Category
Antique 1750s English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm, Yew
Early 19th Century Yew-Wood Windsor Armchair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
. Chairs of this type were manufactured in large numbers in the Thames Valley in Buckinghamshire, and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Armchairs
Materials
Yew
Pair of 18th Century Mendlesham Windsor Chairs
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good pair of 18th century yew tree Thames Valley Windsor chairs of unusually fine lines. The
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Windsor Chairs
An Attractive Matched Set of Six Early 19th Century Thames Valley Yew Tree Chai
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H 35 in W 21.5 in D 18.5 in
An Attractive Matched Set of Six Early 19th Century Thames Valley Yew Tree Chai
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A most attractive matched set of six Thames Valley yew tree chairs. George III period. Ex Charles
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Windsor Chairs
Materials
Yew
Mid-19th Century Elm and Ash High Back Windsor Chair
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
early 18th century. Chairs of this type were manufactured in large numbers in the Thames Valley in
Category
Antique 19th Century British Windsor Chairs
Materials
Ash, Elm
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Thames Valley Windsor For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal thames valley windsor for your home. Frequently made of wood, elm and hardwood, every thames valley windsor was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect thames valley windsor — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right thames valley windsor, those designed in Georgian and Victorian styles are of considerable interest.
How Much is a Thames Valley Windsor?
A thames valley windsor can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $5,306, while the lowest priced sells for $1,695 and the highest can go for as much as $12,900.
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Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
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Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
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Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
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