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.
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
19th Century Mahogany Windsor Chair
£ 395
Harry Raine Antiques
Pair of Classic Windsor Armchairs
£ 550
Bridport Antiques
Victorian Elm and Ash Windsor Childs Chair
£ 285
C.S.Moreton (Antiques)
Antique Elm Yorkshire Windsor Elbow Chair
£ 235
Town House Traders Ltd
Unusual Antique Beech Framed Armchair
£ 320
Penderyn Antiques
Harlequin Pair of Antique Windsor Armchairs
£ 750
Penderyn Antiques
Pair of Antique Ash and Elm Windsor Chairs
£ 650
Canonbury Antiques
Set 8 Windsor Chairs Yew Farmhouse Dining Furniture
£ 3,800
Hingstons Antiques
Pair of Victorian Yew Broad Arm Windsor Chairs
£ 1,950
Victoria Antiques
Very Good Lath Back Victorian Armchair
£ 260
Middleton's Antiques
Childs Victorian Windsor Rocking Chair
£ 365
Mabel Rose Interiors
Set of Four Windsor Style Dining Chairs
£ 345
Jennings and Cox
19th Century Victorian Spindle Back Elbow Chair
£ 285
Rupert Hitchcox Antiques
3 Matched Mid 19th Century Windsor Armchairs
£ 590
Thakeham Furniture ltd
Superb Pair of Yew Wood Windsor Armchairs
£ 2,250
Courtyard Antiques
2 Windsor Stickback Armchairs
£ 235
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Ash & Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 495
Stalham Antique Gallery
19th Century Ash High-Back Windsor Chair
£ 380
Philip Hunt Antiques
Georgian Windsor Chair
£ 895
Stuart James Antiques
Oak and Elm Corner Chair
£ 170
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Yew Wood Hoop-back Windsor Chair
£ 680
Campbell Vintage
Victorian Elm & Ash Spindle Backed Chair
£ 780
Wickersley Antiques
Harlequin Set of 4 Ash & Elm Windsor Chairs
£ 1,650
Wickersley Antiques
Yew Wood Low Back Windsor Chair Rockley Maker
£ 650
Wickersley Antiques
Yew Wood Low Back Windsor Chair Rockley Maker
£ 675
Wickersley Antiques
18th Century Cab Leg Yew Windsor Chair
£ 950
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Windsor Armchair
£ 395
Carse Antiques
Georgian Ash Spindle Back Windsor Chair
£ 365
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
19th Century Ash and Elm Windsor Chair
£ 395
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Victorian Solid Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 675
Stalham Antique Gallery
Low-back Windsor Chair in Yew Wood & Ash
£ 350
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Harlequin Set of 8 Ash & Elm Kitchen Dining Chairs
£ 1,295
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Victorian 19th Century Mahogany Windsor Chair
£ 415
Wickersley Antiques
Very Unusual Yew Wood Windsor Chair c.1830
£ 550
Millers Antiques
Pair of 19th Century Yew Broad Arm Windsor Chairs
£ 1,950
Antique and Unique
19th Century Windsor Chair with Crinoline Stretcher
£ 295
Youngs Antiques
Harlequin Set of Four Mendlesham Chairs
Youngs Antiques
19th Century Harlequin Set of Windsor Chairs
£ 1,500
Courtyard Antiques
19th Century Lincolnshire Windsor Armchair
£ 445
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Exceptional Windsor Chair
£ 850