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.
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Yew Wood Hoop-back Windsor Chair
£ 680
Campbell Vintage
Victorian Elm & Ash Spindle Backed Chair
£ 440
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
Hingstons Antiques
Victorian Windsor Rocking Chair
£ 495
Carse Antiques
Georgian Ash Spindle Back Windsor Chair
£ 365
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
19th Century Ash and Elm Windsor Chair
£ 395
LT Antiques
Windsor Style Mahogany Desk Chair
£ 695
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Victorian Solid Elm Windsor Armchair
£ 675
Stalham Antique Gallery
Low-back Windsor Chair in Yew Wood & Ash
£ 350
Courtyard Antiques
Set of 4 Worksop Windsor Chairs
£ 620
£ 695
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
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Fine Ash & Elm Windsor Chair
£ 495
Wickersley Antiques
Very Unusual Yew Wood Windsor Chair c.1830
£ 550
Millers Antiques
Pair of 19th Century Yew Broad Arm Windsor Chairs
£ 1,950
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique Yew Wood Windsor Hoop Back Chair
£ 395
Antique and Unique
19th Century Windsor Chair with Crinoline Stretcher
£ 295
Youngs Antiques
Harlequin Set of Four Mendlesham Chairs
£ 2,500
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
Wickersley Antiques
Super Quality Worksop High Back Yew Windsor Allsop c 1840
£ 950
Wickersley Antiques
Fine Yew Wood Windsor Chair Allsop of Worksop c.1840
£ 1,050
Wickersley Antiques
Yew Wood High Back Windsor Chair Allsop of Worksop
£ 750
NP & A SALT ANTIQUES
Stunning Ash & Elm Windsor Low Back Windsor
£ 265
Wickersley Antiques
Good Fred Walker High Back Windsor Chair
£ 440
Wickersley Antiques
Pair of Yew Wood Low Back Windsor Chairs Rockley
£ 1,290
£ 440
Victorian Elm and Beech Child’s Windsor Chair with Nice Original Colour and Patina
£ 440
Georgian Antiques
Canonbury Antiques
Set Windsor Dining Chairs Elm Wood Farmhouse Diners
£ 2,450
Harry Raine Antiques
Ash Broad Arm Windsor Chair Stamped "JW"
£ 345
Harry Raine Antiques
High Back Broad Arm Ash Windsor Chair Stamped "JW"
£ 345
The Antique Shop
Victorian Smokers Bow Captains Armchair Windsor Chair
£ 325
Millers Antiques
Neat 19th Century Elm Windsor Chair
Reepham Antiques
Eight Thames Valley Windsor Chairs
£ 12,000
Jennings and Cox
Early 19th Century Yew Windsor Chair
£ 225