What is a crinoline stretcher?

A curved hoop stretcher joining the front legs of a Windsor, named for the skirts it was shaped around. It's one of several Windsor features named in titles on Sellingantiques, alongside comb backs, hoop backs and broad arms.

Which timbers turn up most often?

Timber is stated more often than any other attribute in these listings. Walnut and oak lead the counts, followed by elm, yew, mahogany and ash. Ash and elm together are the standard Windsor combination. Yew is the timber that carries the top of the range, whether as yew or burr yew.

Are these chairs sold singly or in sets?

Both. Armchair leads the titles, but chairs and pair are close behind, so multiples are a regular part of the category. Sets run to six, eight, ten and twelve, and about a fifth of listings are high back dining chairs, mostly Edwardian to 1920s.

How old are most high back chairs listed?

The dated field runs from 1700 to 1940. Nineteenth Century and Victorian are the two commonest tags, with 18th Century, 17th Century and Edwardian behind them. Only a minority of listings carry a clean year, so a 19th Century label reads as a century-wide claim rather than a date.

What does broad arm mean on a Windsor?

A Windsor with unusually wide flat arms. Several titles single it out as a variant worth naming. The highest-priced lot in the sample was a set of eight burr yew broad arm high back Windsor armchairs.

Do unusual or foreign examples appear?

Non-British chairs are the exception. Dutch marquetry, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Breton, Anglo-Indian, Ceylonese and Burmese examples each appear once or twice across hundreds of titles. One-offs include a Windsor with snake-head carvings, a Philippine throne chair, a wicker porter's chair and an Orkney chair. Around 87 high back chairs are listed a year on Sellingantiques, spread across 222 different dealers.

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A tall-backed seat, made either as a stick-built country Windsor, an upholstered wing chair for the fireside, or a carved back-stool for hall and dining use.

18th century

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Georgian High Chair

From The Ark Stores

£220

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Early 20th Century Barrel Back Armchair.

1900 - 1920

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Early 20th Century Barrel Back Armchair.

From Desired Effect Antiques Ltd

£800

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19th century

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Pair of 19th Century William Morris Antique Tabard Inn Dining Chairs

From Miles Griffiths Antiques Ltd

£1,250

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19th century

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Early 19th Century Hoop Back Windsor Chair

From Desired Effect Antiques Ltd

£995

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Regency Period Fruitwood and Elm High Back Chair

19th century

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Regency Period Fruitwood and Elm High Back Chair

From Antique and Unique

£345

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1920 - 1940

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Set of Eight Jacobean Style Oak Dining Chairs

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£2,750

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19th century

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Set of Six Anglo-dutch Walnut & Parcel-gilt High-back Dining Chairs in the Late 17th Century Queen Anne Taste, in the Manner of Daniel Marot

From Leeds Antiques

£2,480

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19th century

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Georgian Mahogany Wing Chair

From Claire Langley Antiques

£1,600

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Carolean Revival Armchair with Cane Back and Seat

1900 - 1920

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Carolean Revival Armchair with Cane Back and Seat

From Artysan Cotswolds

£300

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1900 - 1920

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Small Scottish Whytock & Reid Armchair

From Millers Antiques

£1,200

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Sets run long on Sellingantiques: twelve French walnut, twelve Dutch marquetry, twelve in 17th-century style, and separate sets of ten in oak, walnut and Windsor form.

Victorian Rosewood Upholstered High Back Chair

19th century

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Victorian Rosewood Upholstered High Back Chair

From Camden Antiques

£295

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19th century

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Antique Carved Oak Elbow Chair

From Penderyn Antiques

£595

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19th century

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High Back Windsor Chair Elm and Beech 19th Century

From Lenkiewicz Antiques Art Jewellery

£450

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19th century

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Library Leather Chair Circa 1890

From Lenkiewicz Antiques Art Jewellery

£450

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1900 - 1920

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Pair Jacobean Hall Chairs Revival Arm Thrones Carved Oak

From Canonbury Antiques

£1,450

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1900 - 1920

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Pair of 19th Century Victorian Walnut Hall Chairs with Barley Twist Supports

From Marlborough Antiques & Interiors

£1,395

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Antique High Back Chairs

Georgian High Chair

Early 20th Century Barrel Back Armchair.

Pair of 19th Century William Morris Antique Tabard Inn Dining Chairs

Early 19th Century Hoop Back Windsor Chair

Regency Period Fruitwood and Elm High Back Chair

Set of Eight Jacobean Style Oak Dining Chairs

Set of Six Anglo-dutch Walnut & Parcel-gilt High-back Dining Chairs in the Late 17th Century Queen Anne Taste, in the Manner of Daniel Marot

Georgian Mahogany Wing Chair

Carolean Revival Armchair with Cane Back and Seat

Small Scottish Whytock & Reid Armchair

Victorian Rosewood Upholstered High Back Chair

Antique Carved Oak Elbow Chair

High Back Windsor Chair Elm and Beech 19th Century

Library Leather Chair Circa 1890

Pair Jacobean Hall Chairs Revival Arm Thrones Carved Oak

Pair of 19th Century Victorian Walnut Hall Chairs with Barley Twist Supports

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