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.
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Charming Set of 6 Antique Windsor Chairs
£ 900
Penderyn Antiques
Antique Windsor Armchair
£ 395
£ 1,295
Antique Low Back Windsor Chair, English, Elm, Yew, Elbow, Armchair c.1850
£ 1,295
London Fine Ltd
Wilsford Antiques
Pair of Windsor Armchair in Ash & Elm
£ 740
£ 495
Penderyn Antiques
Antique 19th Century Windsor Armchair
£ 450
Alain Michel Antiques
Set of 4 Windsor Chairs & Two Armchairs - 19th Century
€ 2,700
Alain Michel Antiques
Set of 4 19th Century Windsor Chairs
€ 1,400
£ 425
Millers Antiques
19th Century Hoop Back Windsor Armchair
£ 675
Harry Raine Antiques
Pair of Wheel Back Windsor Arm Chairs
£ 595
Marylebone Antiques
Antique Victorian Windsor Armchair
£ 475
£ 315
Harry Raine Antiques
Set of Six Oak Windsor Chairs Titchmarsh & Goodwin - Siesta
£ 495
Penderyn Antiques
Antique 19th Century Windsor Armchair
£ 450
Penderyn Antiques
Set of Four Antique Victorian Farmhouse Kitchen Chairs
£ 595
House of Clarnold
Victorian Ash and Elm Slat Back Windsor Chair
£ 250
Millers Antiques
19thc Yorkshire Yew Broad Armchair
£ 950
Founders Antiques
Antique 19th Century Carved Beech Windsor Chair
£ 175
Founders Antiques
Antique Edwardian Mahogany Windsor Chair / Desk Chair
£ 325
Founders Antiques
Antique Victorian Ash & Elm Fireside Windsor Chair
£ 295
Founders Antiques
Low Back Windsor Chair c.1940
£ 265
Millers Antiques
Regency Yew Windsor Aremchair
£ 495
ActFurniture LTD
Antique 19th Century Ebonised Windsor Armchair In Oak
£ 365
Alain Michel Antiques
Pair of English Windsor Armchairs from the 19th Century
€ 3,800
£ 329.99
Vintage Ercol Kitchen Windsor Chairs / Set of 4 / Dark Brown Oak / Made in England c.1950
£ 329.99
MebleinUK
Antique and Unique
19th Century Vernacular Windsor Chair
£ 1,195
Whites Antiques
Large Elm Windsor Chair
£ 400
Stalham Antique Gallery
Tall Hoop-back Windsor Chair in Ash
£ 375
Stalham Antique Gallery
19th Century Broad Arm Windsor Chair
£ 575
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Chair Rare Low Back Windsor Armchair Original Paint c.1840
£ 245
Sussex Antiques and Interiors
Set 6 Mid Century Kitchen Dining Chairs
£ 895
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Chair Outstanding John Moss Worksop Yew & Burr Yew Windsor Armchair c.1860
£ 495
Chair Outstanding John Moss Worksop Yew & Burr Yew Windsor Armchair c.1860
£ 495
Cloverleaf Home Interiors
Harry Raine Antiques
Antique 19th Century Yew Childs Windsor Armchair
£ 285
Walton House Antiques Ltd
19th Century Elm Low Back Windsor Armchair
£ 475
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
19th Century Ash & Elm Splat Back Windsor Rocking Armchair
£ 595
19th Century Ash & Elm Splat Back Windsor Rocking Armchair
£ 595
Marlborough Antiques & Interiors
Victoria Antiques
Good Early West Country Windsor Armchair
£ 795
Beresford Antiques Ltd
C19th Ash and Elm Windsor Chair by Nicholson of Rockley
£ 425
Newark Antiques and Interiors Ltd
Pair of 19th Century Yew & Elm Windsor Chairs
£ 1,620
Penderyn Antiques
Set of Four 19th Century Windsor Armchairs
£ 2,200