The Windsor chair, the prototype of most stick or spindle chairs, has been made since the 17th century and is probably the strongest, most enduring and most influential of all the wooden cottage chairs.

With the spread of the British Empire, the Windsor chair has been taken in all its diverse forms to every corner of the English-speaking world. In Britain, these chairs have traditionally been manufactured in the High Wycombe area of Buckinghamshire, hence the alternative name 'High Wycombe chairs'. The derivation of the name Windsor is uncertain and suggestions that it was bestowed by George III, who ordered some, have been largely dismissed.

Loudon, in his Encyclopedia describes Windsor chairs as 'one of the best kitchen chairs in general use in the midland counties of England' and his general description is still one of the most succinct:

The seats are usually of elm, somewhat hollowed out; the more...

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Set of Six Victorian Oak and Elm Windsor Chairs

A set of six Victorian oak and elm country wheel back Windsor chairs, shaped seats and turned legs.

A set of six windsor chairs 1950s, made in Yugoslavia. Four…

Yugoslavian Windsor Chairs Set of Six

A set of six windsor chairs 1950s, made in Yugoslavia. Four chairs and two carvers. Height 106 cm, width 46 cm, depth 48 cm

A set of six English Windsor chairs comprising two carvers and…

Set of 6 English Windsor Chairs, 19th Century

A set of six English Windsor chairs comprising two carvers and four standards, 19th century

Six Jackson Windsor dining chairs

Set of 6 Jackson Windsor Dining Chairs

Six Jackson Windsor dining chairs

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Windsor Wheelback Chairs - Set of 6

A set of six Windsor Wheelback chairs

Set of eight Windsor chairs, 19th century, each with…

19th Century Windsor Chair Set (8)

Set of eight Windsor chairs, 19th century, each with semi-circular back supported by upright rods, comprising six dinning chairs and two side chairs (8), height 91 cm

A set of eight quality 20th century English elm High Wycombe…

Georgian Style Elm Windsor Chairs Set

A set of eight quality 20th century English elm High Wycombe Windsor chairs of traditional Georgian style, with pierced well shaped splats, saddle seats and turned legs with crinoline stretchers. six singles and a pair of elbow chairs, all in excellent…

A set of six Gothic revival Windsor style chairs, English 19th…

Set of 6 Gothic Revival Windsor Chairs, 19th Century England

A set of six Gothic revival Windsor style chairs, English 19th century, 93 cm high

Harlequin set of six 19th century beech and elm hoop back…

Set of 7 Antique Wooden Chairs

Harlequin set of six 19th century beech and elm hoop back chairs, with a wheel carved splats and a star carved splats, a shaped seat on a stretcher base, together with a Windsor chair with hoop back, above a contoured seat, raised on turned legs. (7)

Set of six English elm wood Windsor arm chairs, 19th century,…

19th Century English Elm Wood Windsor Arm Chairs Set

Set of six English elm wood Windsor arm chairs, 19th century, with plank wood seats, labels LAPADA, the Association of Art and Antique Dealers, London, certificate of age/country of origin