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19Thc Original Dark Green Painted Thumb Back Windsor Chairs-5
19Thc Original Dark Green Painted Thumb Back Windsor Chairs-5

19Thc Original Dark Green Painted Thumb Back Windsor Chairs-5

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19Thc Original dark green painted thumb back Windsor chairs with mustard trim.Set of five chairs with trim.The set is very good collection.

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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Chairs

Materials

Wood

Midwestern thumb back Windsor high chair, c. 1875-1900
Midwestern thumb back Windsor high chair, c. 1875-1900

Midwestern thumb back Windsor high chair, c. 1875-1900

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Thumb back windsor childs high chair. Constructed of hard maple with traces of an oxide red stain.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Side Chairs

Materials

Maple

19Thc Origin. Green Paint & Mustard Stripe Thumb Back Windsor Chairs Set of Five
19Thc Origin. Green Paint & Mustard Stripe Thumb Back Windsor Chairs Set of Five

19Thc Origin. Green Paint & Mustard Stripe Thumb Back Windsor Chairs Set of Five

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Collection of 19thc Original green & mustard striped thumb back Windsor chairs in fine condition and very sturdy.These Pennsylvania Windsor chairs came from a private folk art collec...

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Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of New England Painted Windsor Side Chairs, c. 1830-40
Pair of New England Painted Windsor Side Chairs, c. 1830-40

Pair of New England Painted Windsor Side Chairs, c. 1830-40

Located in Kenilworth, IL

Pair of plank seat Windsor side chairs with thumb backs in their original paint decoration.

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Antique Early 19th Century American Side Chairs

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early NE 19th c. Original Painted Surface Child's Windsor Chair
Early NE 19th c. Original Painted Surface Child's Windsor Chair

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.

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Antique 19th Century American Windsor Chairs

Materials

Pine

George II Tankard Made in London by John Payne, 1752
George II Tankard Made in London by John Payne, 1752

George II Tankard Made in London by John Payne, 1752

By John Payne

Located in London, GB

This example has an attractive scroll handle, with heart shaped end, which is attached to the cover with a cast chair back thumb piece. The front of the main body is beautifully engr...

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Antique 18th Century English George II Barware

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

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Antique English Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard
Antique English Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard

Antique English Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard

By William Cripps

Located in London, GB

A large Geo III silver baluster tankard with applied girdle scroll handle, open chair back thumb piece and domed cover. The front engraved with monogram and cartouche.

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Antique Mid-18th Century English Barware

Antique English Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard by Humphrey Payne London, 1749
Antique English Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard by Humphrey Payne London, 1749

Antique English Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard by Humphrey Payne London, 1749

Located in London, GB

A good George II plain silver baluster tankard with applied girdle, open work 'chair back' thumb piece and domed cover marked on base, cover and handle.

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Antique 1740s English George II Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century Original Red Painted Childs Windsor Thumb Back Chair
19th Century Original Red Painted Childs Windsor Thumb Back Chair

19th Century Original Red Painted Childs Windsor Thumb Back Chair

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare form of a fantastic original red painted child's chair, circa 1860s-1870s Original worn stencil back splash and signed in pencil Conn. on bottom seat fantastic as found condition.

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Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Chairs

Materials

Wood

19TH C. ORIGINAL PAINT DECORATED PLANK BOTTOM CHAIRS
19TH C. ORIGINAL PAINT DECORATED PLANK BOTTOM CHAIRS

19TH C. ORIGINAL PAINT DECORATED PLANK BOTTOM CHAIRS

Located in Los Angeles, CA

ORIGINAL PINE WOOD PAINT DECORATED THUMB BACK CHAIRS IN MUSTARD. SET OF 4 CHAIRS - $3850.00 FOR THE SET

Category

Antique 19th Century American Chairs

Materials

Pine

Signed Nichols and Stone Thumb Back Windsor Chairs / Set of Four
Signed Nichols and Stone Thumb Back Windsor Chairs / Set of Four

Signed Nichols and Stone Thumb Back Windsor Chairs / Set of Four

By Nichols & Stone

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This smooth set of s maple thumb back Windsor chairs are signed on seats Nichols & Stone Co. , Gardner, Mass.

Category

Early 20th Century American Country Chairs

Materials

Maple

2 Vintage S. Bent & Bros Colonial Windsor Thumb Back Black Maple Side Chairs
2 Vintage S. Bent & Bros Colonial Windsor Thumb Back Black Maple Side Chairs

2 Vintage S. Bent & Bros Colonial Windsor Thumb Back Black Maple Side Chairs

By S. Bent and Bros.

Located in Dayton, OH

Bent & Bros Hitchcock style colonial windsor thumb back side chairs. Made from maple with a black finish, stenciled back and gold trim.

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Late 20th Century Federal Side Chairs

Materials

Maple, Paint

L Hitchcock Black Harvest Stenciled Thumb Back Maple Ebonized Windsor Side Chair
L Hitchcock Black Harvest Stenciled Thumb Back Maple Ebonized Windsor Side Chair

L Hitchcock Black Harvest Stenciled Thumb Back Maple Ebonized Windsor Side Chair

By Lambert Hitchcock

Located in Dayton, OH

"L Hitchcock black harvest country farmhouse side chair. Made of maple featuring ebonized and stenciled accents, slatted back, and turned posts. 423 Blk - Aut. Lambert Hitchcock (...

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20th Century Rustic Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Maple, Paint

Antique 19th Century Windsor Farmhouse Maple Thumb Back Dining End Side Chair
Antique 19th Century Windsor Farmhouse Maple Thumb Back Dining End Side Chair

Antique 19th Century Windsor Farmhouse Maple Thumb Back Dining End Side Chair

Located in Dayton, OH

19th century Windsor dining chair. Made from maple with arrow splats, plank seat and turned legs. Dimensions: 16" x 18" x 34"h, seat 17.5"

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Antique 19th Century Victorian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Maple

Set of Four 19th Century Mustard Original Painted Arrow Back Chairs
Set of Four 19th Century Mustard Original Painted Arrow Back Chairs

Set of Four 19th Century Mustard Original Painted Arrow Back Chairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a most unusual set of four 19th century New England decorated thumb back Windsor chairs with saddle seats. There is one fantastic arm chair and three matching dinning plank b...

Category

Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

Materials

Pine

An early George III Mustard Pot made in London in 1765 by John Delmester.
An early George III Mustard Pot made in London in 1765 by John Delmester.

An early George III Mustard Pot made in London in 1765 by John Delmester.

Located in London, GB

The plain hinged cover displays an outer reeded edge and the scroll handle terminates in a chair back thumb piece. Mustard Pots start to appear in the early 1760's, therefore this re...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English More Furniture and Collectibles

George III Mustard Pot Made in London in 1782 by Thomas Daniel & John Wall
George III Mustard Pot Made in London in 1782 by Thomas Daniel & John Wall

George III Mustard Pot Made in London in 1782 by Thomas Daniel & John Wall

Located in London, GB

This piece has a scroll handle and chair back thumb piece. Measures: Height 2.5 inches, 6.25cm Diameter 2.25 inches, 5.63cm.

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Antique Late 18th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

George III Mustard Pot Made in London in 1785 by Thomas Daniell
George III Mustard Pot Made in London in 1785 by Thomas Daniell

George III Mustard Pot Made in London in 1785 by Thomas Daniell

Located in London, GB

This piece has a scroll handle and cast "chair back" thumb piece. The mustard pot has a blue glass liner and is fully marked on the foot and with the maker's mark and sterling mark o...

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Antique Late 18th Century English More Dining and Entertaining

A fine George III Tankard made in London in 1777 by Thomas Wallis II.
A fine George III Tankard made in London in 1777 by Thomas Wallis II.

A fine George III Tankard made in London in 1777 by Thomas Wallis II.

Located in London, GB

The stepped domed cover is also decorated with reeded bands and the scroll handle terminates in a heart shaped end and is attached to the cover with a cast chair back thumb piece. Th...

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Antique Late 18th Century English Barware

HESTER BATEMAN. A rare George III Mustard Pot made in London in 1787 by Hester Bateman
HESTER BATEMAN. A rare George III Mustard Pot made in London in 1787 by Hester Bateman

HESTER BATEMAN. A rare George III Mustard Pot made in London in 1787 by Hester Bateman

Located in London, GB

The domed cover is engraved with an outer bright cut and prick dot band and this example has a scroll handle and cast "chair back" thumb piece. The Mustard Pot is in excellent condit...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English More Furniture and Collectibles

. An early George III Tankard made in Newcastle in 1769 by John Langlands.
. An early George III Tankard made in Newcastle in 1769 by John Langlands.

. An early George III Tankard made in Newcastle in 1769 by John Langlands.

Located in London, GB

The stepped domed cover is also decorated with reeded bands and the scroll handle terminates in a heart shaped end, and is attached to the cover with a cast chair back thumb piece. T...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Barware

Very Fine George II Tankard
Very Fine George II Tankard

Very Fine George II Tankard

Located in London, GB

This example has an attractive scroll handle with heart shaped end, which is attached to the cover with a cast chair back thumb piece. The front of the main body is beautifully engra...

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Barware

An important, possibly unique, George III Tankard and Cover made in London in 18
An important, possibly unique, George III Tankard and Cover made in London in 18

An important, possibly unique, George III Tankard and Cover made in London in 18

Located in London, GB

This example has a plain harp shaped handle, flat cover, and chair back thumb piece. The interior is unusually gilded, which may denote that it was a commission from an important ind...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Barware

A George III Beer Tankard, London, 1776 by Robert Makepeace I & Richard Carter
A George III Beer Tankard, London, 1776 by Robert Makepeace I & Richard Carter

A George III Beer Tankard, London, 1776 by Robert Makepeace I & Richard Carter

By Robert Makepeace I

Located in London, GB

The hinged cover comes to a point at the front and displays a bright cut edge and a cast chair back thumb piece. The front of the main body is engraved with a set of contemporary scr...

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Antique 1770s English George III Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Child's Thumb Back Windsor High Chair
18th Century Child's Thumb Back Windsor High Chair

18th Century Child's Thumb Back Windsor High Chair

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H 30.88 in W 14.5 in D 14.5 in

18th Century Child's Thumb Back Windsor High Chair

Located in Nantucket, MA

18th Century Child's Thumb Back Windsor High Chair, circa 1780, an American Colonial Period Country Thumback Windsor High Chair with flattened finials on two standards holding two ba...

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Antique Late 18th Century American American Colonial Children's Furniture

Materials

Wood

19thc Original Chrome Yellow New England Windsor Chairs, 6
19thc Original Chrome Yellow New England Windsor Chairs, 6

19thc Original Chrome Yellow New England Windsor Chairs, 6

Located in Los Angeles, CA

These fine original paint decorated thumb back New England Windsor chairs are in amazing sturdy condition.

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Antique 19th Century American Adirondack Chairs

Materials

Pine

George III Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard, London 1786, Hester Bateman
George III Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard, London 1786, Hester Bateman

George III Sterling Silver Lidded Tankard, London 1786, Hester Bateman

Located in 53-64 Chancery Lane, London

A highly collectable tapered cylindrical tankard sitting on a plain skirt foot with open-work chair back thumb piece to the domed hinged lid. The tankard has a beautiful contemporary...

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Antique 1780s Great Britain (UK) Sterling Silver

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Thumb Back Chair For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal thumb back chair for your home. Each thumb back chair for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and maple. There are 7 variations of the antique or vintage thumb back chair you’re looking for, while we also have 3 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the thumb back chair you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each thumb back chair bearing modern, mid-century modern or Scandinavian Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made thumb back chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Cleo Baldon, Fratelli Boffi and Lionel Jadot are consistently popular.

How Much is a Thumb Back Chair?

A thumb back chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,660, while the lowest priced sells for $650 and the highest can go for as much as $32,500.