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.
Harmony Antiques
Antique Napoleon III Slipper Chair
£ 275
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Victorian Windsor Armchair
£ 375
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Rustic Bent Arm West Country Windsor Chair
£ 365
Antiques-Interiors
Ash & Elm Windsor Chair Ref H170
£ 285
Antiques-Interiors
Ash & Elm Windsor Chair Ref H-169
£ 275
Antiques-Interiors
Stick Back Windsor Chair Ref H-168
£ 195
Antiques-Interiors
Yew & Elm Low Back Windsor Ref H-167
£ 385
Antiques-Interiors
Yew Wood Windsor Chair Ref H-158
£ 795
Philip Hunt Antiques
Harlequin Set of 6 Ash Windsor Chairs
£ 895
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique Windsor Farmhouse Chair
£ 240
Stalham Antique Gallery
Beautiful Yorkshire Broad Arm Windsor Chair
£ 650
Stalham Antique Gallery
Exceptional Yorkshire Broad Arm Windsor Chair
£ 850
Philip Hunt Antiques
Set of 10 Georgian Revival Oak Windsor Chairs
£ 2,250
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Chair Stunning Victorian Windsor Armchair Yew & Elm c.1840
£ 425
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Chair Stunning Windsor George IV Yew & Elm c.1820
£ 425
Founders Antiques
Antique Victorian Ash & Elm Desk Chair c.1880
£ 395
Walton House Antiques Ltd
Early 19th Century Stick Back Windsor Chair
£ 580
Harry Raine Antiques
Set of Six Ash & Elm Broad Arm High Back Windsor Armchairs
£ 1,850
Founders Antiques
Antique Edwardian Oak Low Back Windsor Chair by Robertson & Colman
£ 365
Salisbury Antiques Centre
Thames Valley Wheelback Windsor Armchair
£ 350
£ 229.99
Antique Dining Wheelback Kitchen Windsor Chairs / Set of 2 / Dark Brown Oak c.1920
£ 229.99
MebleinUK
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Chair Armchair Victorian Windsor Ash & Elm c.1860
£ 325
Bowden Knight
Antique Wooden Windsor Dining Chair
£ 125
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Elm & Beechwood Windsor Rocking Chair
£ 595
Mark Seabrook Antiques
Antique Early Country Furniture 19th Century Child's Stick Back Windsor Chair - English 1840-1860
£ 475
Antique Early Country Furniture 19th Century Child's Stick Back Windsor Chair - English 1840-1860
£ 475
Mark Seabrook Antiques
£ 199
Late 19th Century Elm & Ash Windsor Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chair Victorian
£ 199
Leeds Antiques
Leeds Antiques
Late c.19th Set of 6 Elm & Ash Windsor Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs & Carver (Victorian Country)
£ 899
Late c.19th Set of 6 Elm & Ash Windsor Farmhouse Kitchen Dining Chairs & Carver (Victorian Country)
£ 899
Leeds Antiques
Millers Antiques
Large 19thc Windsor Arm Chair
£ 475
Millers Antiques
19th Century Hoop Back Windsor Chair
£ 750
Kernow Furniture
Antique Pine Glastonbury Chair
£ 245
Millers Antiques
Mid 19th Century Hoop Back Windsor Armchair
£ 750
London Fine Ltd
Antique Yorkshire Armchair, English, Elm, Country House, Elbow Seat - Victorian c.1870
£ 1,195
Antique Yorkshire Armchair, English, Elm, Country House, Elbow Seat - Victorian c.1870
£ 1,195
London Fine Ltd
Millers Antiques
19th Century Windsor Armchair Ash & Elm
£ 285
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Primitive Westcountry Windsor Chair
£ 795
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Windsor Armchair In Oak
£ 365
Gaylord Antiques
Elm & Ash Windsor Chair
£ 495
In a Nutshell Antiques & Interiors Ltd
Antique Elm and Yew Wood Windsor Chair
£ 395
Gaylord Antiques
Elm & Ash Windsor Chair
£ 295
Gaylord Antiques
Pair of Cottage Windsor Chairs
£ 475
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Windsor Chair
£ 695