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Windsor Chair
Windsor chairs started out as garden furniture for aristocrats in 18th-century England but became the commoner’s seat of choice in the American colonies. By the time of the American Revolution, Windors appeared in homes, taverns, and governmental offices. Today, 18th- and 19th-century Windsors are avidly sought by collectors. The chairs vary in price from $50 for an undistinguished side chair to more than $100,000 for an extremely rare arm chair. Price if affected by style, paint finish, repair history, and provenance, as well as regional stylistic variations.
All Windsors were originally painted, most often green, so other colors, such as salmon or blue are more rare and valuable. If an old Windsor has a natural wood finish, it has been stripped of its original surface.
Basic Windsor styles include comb-back, fan-back, low-back, continuous-arm, and writing-arm. Spindles in a Windsor run in a single length from the seat through the arm rail to the crest rail. The seat should be made of a single piece of wood. If the seat bottom shows signs of hand-planing, the chair was probably crafted before 1810.
All Windsors were originally painted, most often green, so other colors, such as salmon or blue are more rare and valuable. If an old Windsor has a natural wood finish, it has been stripped of its original surface.
Basic Windsor styles include comb-back, fan-back, low-back, continuous-arm, and writing-arm. Spindles in a Windsor run in a single length from the seat through the arm rail to the crest rail. The seat should be made of a single piece of wood. If the seat bottom shows signs of hand-planing, the chair was probably crafted before 1810.
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