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Antique Americana Ebonized Brace Back Windsor Chair
Located in Germantown, MD
A beautifully crafted antique Windsor braceback side chair. This is in good condition with great
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Hardwood
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.
Measures 18" in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Windsor Chairs
Materials
Cane, Walnut
Early 20th Century S. Bent & Bros Oak Brace Back Windsor Chair
By S. Bent and Bros.
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th Century S. Bent & Bros Oak Brace Back Windsor Chair.
Measures 18.5" in width, 18 " in
Category
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
Set of Four (4) Antique English Brace Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
Four English Windsor bow-brace spindle back dining chairs with decorative splat and finely turned
Category
Antique 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
Antique Pair of Windsor Bow-Brace Back Side Chairs with Decorative Splat, 19th C
Located in Norton, MA
Adorable antique pair of Windsor bow-brace back dining chairs with a decorative splat and finely
Category
Antique 19th Century North American Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 33 in W 19.25 in D 17 in
Antique English Windsor Bow-Brace Back Dining Chairs with Decorative Splat
Located in Bronx, NY
Eight fine English Windsor bow-brace back dining chairs with decorative splat and finely turned
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ash
Mid-Century Mahogany Brace Back Sadle Seat Windsor Chair W Brass Leg Caps
Located in Germantown, MD
An exceptional hand crafted Mid-Century Mahogany Brace Back Sadle Seat Windsor Chair With high
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Windsor Chairs
Materials
Brass
Antique John Wanamaker New York Windsor Chair
By John Wanamaker
Located in West Chester, PA
Antique hand made brace back rush seat Windsor chair by John Wanamaker Fine Furniture New York
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Chairs
Materials
Rush, Wood
Museum Grade Sculpted Tall Oak 2-Drawer Writing Windsor Chair / Desk, C.1890s
Located in Germantown, MD
The Comb-Back, spindle and brace back Windsor Writing chair / Desk features a traditional sack-back
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
H 50.5 in W 36 in D 24 in
Pennsylvania House Solid Oak Fiddle Back Brace Back Chairs, A pair
By Pennsylvania House
Located in Germantown, MD
Gorgeous Pair of Pennsylvania House Solid Oak Fiddle Back Brace Back large Chairs. Solid Oak with
Category
Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
Vintage Brace Comb Back Windsor Chair - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Brace Comb Back Windsor Chair - Pair
This pair of comb baked chairs display spiraled wings
Category
Vintage 1960s American American Classical Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Category
Antique 1770s European Windsor Chairs
Materials
Other
Set of 5 Original Black Painted Brace Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic set of five matching black painted 19thc brace back extended arm Windsor chairs from New
Category
Antique 19th Century American Windsor Chairs
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
Category
Antique 18th Century American Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
H 37.75 in W 19.63 in D 20.63 in
8 Vintage Pennsylvania House English Windsor Brace Back Oak Dining Chairs
By Pennsylvania House
Located in Dayton, OH
Windsor armchairs in addition to the six brace back side chairs. Neatly designed with a saddle seat
Category
Mid-20th Century American Colonial Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
8 Vintage Pennsylvania House English Windsor Brace Back Oak Dining Chairs
By Pennsylvania House
Located in Dayton, OH
Windsor armchairs in addition to the six brace back side chairs. Neatly designed with a saddle seat
Category
Late 20th Century British Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Oak
Vintage S. Bent & Bros Brace Comb Back Windsor Armchairs, a Pair
By S. Bent and Bros.
Located in Harlingen, TX
20th century. Exceptionally hand crafted entirely of maple they feature high braced backs, shaped seats
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
18th Century Original Cream Painted Brace Back Windsor Side Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine and worn brace back 18th century Windsor chair is in great condition with a fantastic
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century American Country Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of Four 18th Century Black Painted Brace Back Windsor Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing handmade set of four 18th century brace back Windsor chairs are in great condition
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century American Country Painted Furniture
Materials
Wood
PAIR OF 18TH C AMERICAN WINDSOR BRACEBACK NEW ENGLAND CHAIRS
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS BEAUTIFUL MATCHING PAIR OF AMERICAN 18TH C BRACE BACK WINDSOR NEW ENGLAND CHAIRS. THIS SET OF
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Chairs
Materials
Pine, Hickory
19th Century Windsor Brace Back Chairs, Pair
By B.&S. Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These signed 19th century Davis Furniture Co. chairs are in fine condition with a amazing patina
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Other Windsor Chairs
Materials
Pine
Collection of Three Original Painted Windsor Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
painted. Red and white chair is striped painted. White chair is a brace back chair. Sold as a set of three
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Chairs
Materials
Pine
1940s Vintage Tell City Faux Bamboo Spindle Brace Back Red Oak Windsor Chair
By Tell City Chair Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful 1940s vintage faux bamboo spindle brace back red oak windsor chair by Tell City Furniture
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Windsor Chairs
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Oak
H 36.5 in W 17.5 in D 18.5 in
19th Century Brace Back Windsor Chair with Saddle Seat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century brace back Windsor chair with saddle seat and in nice condition. Found in New England.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Country Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pennsylvania House Solid Cherry Fiddleback Brace Back Windsor Chairs, C. 1940s
By Pennsylvania House
Located in Germantown, MD
Chairs. They are in good vintage condition with some wear appropriate with age and normal use
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Colonial Windsor Chairs
Materials
Cherry
H 34.75 in W 17.5 in D 19.75 in
Kling Furniture Cherry Mahogany Fiddleback Brace Back Windsor Chairs, C. 1940s
By Kling Furniture Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Beautiful set of 4 Kling Furniture Solid Cherry Fiddleback brace back windsor chairs, C. 1940s
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
H 36.5 in W 22 in D 20.25 in
Amish Crafted Maple Brace Back Spindle Windsor Armchair, circa 1970s
Located in Germantown, MD
American Amish crafted maple brace back spindle windsor armchair.
Blonde fruitwood finish, Circa
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Windsor Chairs
Materials
Maple
Windsor Chair, Bracback Form
By The Marble & Shattuck Chair Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example is a 20th century version of a 18th century brace back windsor chair. It is
Category
Antique 19th Century American Country Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
18th Century Set of Four Brace Back, New England, Windsor Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fantastic set of four matching 18th century Windsor chairs are in great condition and very
Category
Antique Late 18th Century American Country Painted Furniture
Materials
Pine
Unusual English brace-back windsor chair
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A typical English elm wood brace back Windsor chair , however this one has the quirkiest sort of
Category
Antique 19th Century English Windsor Chairs
Pair of Brace-Back Windsor Armchairs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A pair of period brace-back Windsor armchairs having seven bottle-shaped spindles, excellent
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier American Windsor Chairs
English West-Country Black Painted Braced Bow-Back Windsor Chair, circa 1800
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
back, with a two strut brace, the top rail hoop being mortised, the thick and primitive oak seat to
Category
Antique Early 1800s English George III Windsor Chairs
Materials
Oak
Edward Wormley for Drexel Brace Back Armchairs with Sheepskin Upholstery
By Edward Wormley, Drexel
Located in Houston, TX
Excellently tailored brace back armchairs by Edward Wormley with unusual detailing.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Side Chairs
19th Century Pennsylvania Fan-Back Brace-Back Windsor Side Chair
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fan-back brace-back windsor side chair having serpentine crest rail with carved ears and spindle
Category
Antique Early 1800s American Windsor Chairs
Wallace Nutting Brace Back Windsor Side Chairs #326 - Set of 4
By Wallace Nutting
Located in Parkesburg, PA
Wallace Nutting Brace Back Windsor Side Chairs #326 - Set of 4
Circa 1900 - 1925 Original Finish
Category
Early 20th Century North American American Craftsman Windsor Chairs
Materials
Wood
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Brace Back Chair For Sale on 1stDibs
Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the brace back chair you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, oak and hardwood, every brace back chair was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer brace back chair, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right brace back chair, those designed in Mid-Century Modern and Georgian styles are of considerable interest. A well-made brace back chair has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by B.&S. Co., Drexel and Nichols & Stone are consistently popular.
How Much is a Brace Back Chair?
A brace back chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,325, while the lowest priced sells for $877 and the highest can go for as much as $8,800.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
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.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
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.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
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.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
Questions About Brace Back Chair
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 15, 2024The back of a chair is called a chair back. In some cases, you may see people use modifiers to describe the styles of chair backs. For example, a chair with two crisscrossing cross rails is an X-back or cross back, while a chair with a series of horizontal cross rails positioned parallel to one another is a ladder back. Explore a wide range of chairs on 1stDibs.
- What is a yoke back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yoke back chairs are those that feature a curved top rail and a single central splat. The style of chair originated in China during the 10th century and was a common feature in Chinese homes by the 12th century. On 1stDibs, shop a range of yoke back chairs.
- What is a splat back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A splat back chair is a chair with a vertical central element on its back. Splat back chairs have more of a formal feel to them compared to other types of chairs and seating. Splat back Windsor chairs are popular on 1stDibs.
- What is a lyre back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A lyre back chair is a type of furniture used for seating that originated during the early 18th century. It features a square back embellished with wood shaped like a lyre, an ancient stringed musical instrument. On 1stDibs, find a variety of lyre back chairs.
- What is a Windsor back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022A Windsor back chair is a solid wooden chair with an arched spindle back. Most designs have curved arms positioned on angled stands and carved legs connected by a cross stretcher. The chair gets its name from the English city of Windsor, where the chairs were first made in the 18th century. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Windsor back chairs.
- What is a bow back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A bow back chair refers to a silhouette of a chair with a curved back and is usually made with high-quality wood. Bow back chairs were popular during the colonial period and are representative of American-Amish heritage. Browse a range of vintage bow back chairs on 1stDibs.
- What is a channel back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A channel back chair is a chair that features deep channels in the upholstery along the back. These can create a seashell-like effect. This kind of back may also be called a fluted back. On 1stDibs, find a collection of vintage and new channel back chairs.
- What is a balloon back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A balloon back chair is a specific type of seat that became popular during the Victorian era. It features a curved back that tapers as it travels down to the seat. Many balloon back chairs are armless, and nearly all examples feature upholstered seats. You'll find a range of balloon back chairs on 1stDibs.
- What is a low back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021A low-back chair is designed to provide lumbar support to the lower back and mid-back. These chairs have a small backrest that reaches till the middle of one's back. Shop a collection of antique, vintage and contemporary low back chairs from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- What is a comb back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A comb back chair is a style of chair featuring a back resembling a comb. Comb back chairs are also known as Windsor chairs and are typically crafted with a cage-like backing. Shop a selection of comb back chairs on 1stDibs.
- What is a sling back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021A sling chair is usually made up of a framework connected by ropes or fabric hanging between the poles or frame. This design results in a structure quite similar to a sling stretcher.
- What is a spoon back chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A spoon back chair is an accent chair that features a deep curved back that forms arms along the sides of the furniture by sloping downward. Most spoon back chairs have wooden backs and upholstered seats. Find a variety of spoon back chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Reupholster a barrel back chair by first removing the old upholstery from the chair. Use the old pieces of material as a guide to help you cut the new upholstery into properly sized pieces. Reupholster the chair by using a furniture stapler to re-secure the new upholstery in the same manner that the old upholstery was attached. Shop a range of vintage and contemporary barrel back chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022While cane back chairs have been made around the globe for thousands of years, it was in the 1970s that this style took the world by storm and became a must for many households. It’s the organic, natural look of a cane back chair that made it so desirable and that makes it a modern furniture element as well, with its tropical vibe and vacation attitude. Shop a collection of cane back chairs from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Balloon back chairs were made mostly in the Victorian era, as they were highly popular at this time in the 19th century. It is generally regarded as a classic antique dining room chair. Browse an array of authentic antique balloon back chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A high back office chair has a tall backrest to provide support to both your back and neck. It helps minimize the risk of chronic neck and back problems. These chairs also come with wheels attached for ease of mobility. Shop a range of antique and vintage high back office chairs on 1stDibs.
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Ladder back chairs have a timeless design that was popular in several eras. Early examples date back to the Middle Ages. The wooden chairs became very popular in colonial America and England during the 17th century. Shop a range of antique and vintage ladder back chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Balloon back chairs are from the Victorian era, which lasted from the late 1830s to the turn of the 20th century. These chairs get their name from their rounded backrests and narrow waists, which make it seem like their tops have ballooned or grown in size. On 1stDibs, shop a range of balloon back chairs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022To upholster a channel back chair, you will need to remove the seat and back of the chair, measure for new padding and upholstery and make specialized cuts and patterns for the channels. Upholstering channel back chairs is challenging, so if you’re not experienced in upholstering furniture, it’s best to take it to someone who is. Shop a selection of upholstered channel chairs from top sellers on 1stDibs.
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