Of all pieces of furniture, the Windsor Chair is one of the most loved for its ancestry and form. Although no-one knows for sure when the very first Windsor Chairs were made, by the 18th Century they were being made around High-Wycombe in Buckinghamshire near to Windsor. At the time the area was still very wooded making it the perfect spot to produce chairs for the growing London market. Similar to Irish and Welsh stick-back chairs, a Windsor chair was made by Bodgers from fresh wet Elm and Beech bent wood (although Yew and Ash are also found) using a solid wood seat from which the legs, back and arms were drilled and pegged in. As the timber dried it would make the joints extremely tight without the need for glue or screws.
Today antique or vintage Windsor chairs are as popular and coveted as ever. They add a warmth to any space but with their simple spindles don’t feel dominating and allow the air to flow around the body as you sit in it. The adze carved seats are remarkably comfortable and are remarkably easy to repair if the joints become loose. Windsors are a chair for keeping and passing down, and at LoveAntiques you will find some of the best antique and vintage examples anywhere on the internet.
Harry Raine Antiques
Set of Eight Classic English Oak Windsor Chairs (6 + 2)
£ 875
Stalham Antique Gallery
Early 19th Century Hoop-back Windsor Chair in Ash
£ 395
Alain Michel Antiques
Set of 4 Chairs & 2 Armchairs Windsor Wheelback - 19th Century
€ 1900
Courtyard Antiques
Set of 4 Windsor Country Kitchen Chairs
£ 640
Youngs Antiques
19th Century Harlequin Set of Windsor Chairs
£ 1650
Cheeky Highlander
Lath Back Windsor Chair
£ 385
Cheeky Highlander
American Birch Windsor Desk Chair
£ 325
Cheeky Highlander
Splat Back Windsor Rocking Chair c.1900
£ 325
Stalham Antique Gallery
Unusual High-back Windsor Chair with Very Detailed Turnings
£ 575
Courtyard Antiques
Matched Set of 10 Windsor Lathback Kitchen / Dining Chairs
£ 1150
Courtyard Antiques
Set of 6 Lyreback Kitchen / Dining Chairs
£ 860
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Ash & Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 395
Courtyard Antiques
3 x Large Windsor Lathback Armchairs
£ 295
Courtyard Antiques
Harlequin Set of 6 Lathback Kitchen Chairs
£ 820
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 395
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Ash & Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 425
Wickersley Antiques
Superb Worksop Yew Windsor Chair
£ 890
Wickersley Antiques
Super High Back Windsor Chair
£ 490
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Child’s Windsor Armchair
£ 325
Courtyard Antiques
Set of 4 Roman Spindleback Dining Chairs
£ 540
Mabel Rose Interiors
Yew Wood High Back Windsor Chair
£ 495
Penderyn Antiques
Antique 19th Century Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 325
Penderyn Antiques
Antique 19th Century Ash Windsor Armchair
£ 325
Youngs Antiques
Fine 18th Century Comb Back Windsor Chair
£ 1200
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Beech & Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 375
Walton House Antiques Ltd
19th Century Yew Wood Windsor Armchair
£ 780
Wickersley Antiques
Yew Wood High Back Windsor Chair Rockley c 1840
£ 695
Harry Raine Antiques
Ash & Elm Country Wheel Back Windsor Chair
£ 235
Penderyn Antiques
Antique 19th Century Ash & Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 395
Penderyn Antiques
Antique 19th Century Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 295
Penderyn Antiques
Antique 19th Century Ash & Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 345
Georgian Antiques
Victorian Ash Windsor Chair
£ 600
Lee Wright Antiques Ltd
18th Century English Ash Windsor Stick Back Chair
£ 2450
Bridport Antiques
West Country High Back Windsor Chair
£ 1250
Haywain Antiques
Yew & Elm Windsor Elbow Chair
£ 580
Millers Antiques
Matched Pair of Nottinghamshire Windsor Chairs
£ 875
Wickersley Antiques
Yew Wood Low Back Windsor Chair by Whitworth of Gamston
£ 690
Walton House Antiques Ltd
19th Century Ash & Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 650
Millers Antiques
Yorkshire Broad Arm Windsor Chair
£ 495
Antique and Unique
Antique Childs Windsor Chair
£ 235