What is a Windsor chair?

A Windsor chair is a timber seat built around a thick solid wooden plank rather than a separate frame. Slender spindles form the back, held together by a bentwood bow. These chairs rely on socketed joints where legs and spindles fit directly into bored holes in the seat. Makers selected native woods like elm for the seats and ash for the flexible spindles.

How do I care for antique elm?

Keep elm furniture away from direct heat sources and sudden temperature shifts to prevent the timber from splitting. Elm possesses a notoriously interlocking grain that moves in response to dry domestic environments. Apply a traditional beeswax polish occasionally to nourish the surface and maintain the natural lustre. Avoid modern silicone sprays that build up and damage antique finishes.

What defines Thames Valley chairs?

Thames Valley chairs represent a refined subset of vernacular Windsor seating produced around the region's rich woodlands and furniture-making hubs. These pieces often incorporate yew wood for the arms and bows alongside elm seats. Cabinet makers in this area applied superior turning techniques and graceful proportions to their chairs. Distinctive comb backs and carved central splats frequently mark out these workshop origins.

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English elm furniture brings rugged honesty to an interior, built from tough native timber into practical country chairs, tables and chests.

18th century

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Pair Georgian Elm Lancashire Chairs

From Millers Antiques

£850

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18th century

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Stickback Windsor Chair, 18th Century

From Hesketh Antiques

£1,500

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A Good Yew Wood Windsor Chair Thames Valley

19th century

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A Good Yew Wood Windsor Chair Thames Valley

From Wickersley Antiques

£475

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A Fine George III Period Demi-lune Burr Elm and Burr Yew Wood Commode

18th century

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A Fine George III Period Demi-lune Burr Elm and Burr Yew Wood Commode

From Andreas de Jong Ltd.

£36,000

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Late Seventeenth Century Elm Bacon Settle

17th century

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Late Seventeenth Century Elm Bacon Settle

From Reindeer Antiques

£9,850

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19th century

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English Burr Elm Bedside Cabinet

From Arcadia Antiques

£995

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18th century

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Elm Dresser English 18th Century.

From Deja Vu St Leonards

£3,200

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Thames Valley Wheelback Windsor Armchair

19th century

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Thames Valley Wheelback Windsor Armchair

From Salisbury Antiques Centre

£350

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19th century

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Two Antique Elm Lancashire Spindleback Armchairs

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£590

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19th century

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C19th Pair of Burr Yew and Elm Windsor Armchairs; Great Colour and Richly Patinated

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£2,800

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Listings span the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, featuring periods from George II through to Victorian times alongside regional vernacular styles.

18th century

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18th Century English Elm Court Cupboard, C1757

From Anthony Short Antiques

£2,900

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19th century

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Yew & Elm Windsor Chair, Circa 1850

From Eclectic Antiques

£425

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19th century

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Two Elm Spindleback Rush Seat Chairs

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£390

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18th century

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Provincial 18th Century Elm Bench

From The Old Cinema

£1,950

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Rare Georgian Windsor Yew Wood Elm Ash and Fruitwood Lobster Pot Comb Back Primitive Stick Arm Chair Armchair

18th century

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Rare Georgian Windsor Yew Wood Elm Ash and Fruitwood Lobster Pot Comb Back Primitive Stick Arm Chair Armchair

From CJ Antiques

£2,250

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19th century

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Ash and Elm Windsor Armchair

From Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

£495

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English Elm Furniture

Pair Georgian Elm Lancashire Chairs

Stickback Windsor Chair, 18th Century

A Good Yew Wood Windsor Chair Thames Valley

A Fine George III Period Demi-lune Burr Elm and Burr Yew Wood Commode

Late Seventeenth Century Elm Bacon Settle

English Burr Elm Bedside Cabinet

Elm Dresser English 18th Century.

Thames Valley Wheelback Windsor Armchair

Two Antique Elm Lancashire Spindleback Armchairs

C19th Pair of Burr Yew and Elm Windsor Armchairs; Great Colour and Richly Patinated

18th Century English Elm Court Cupboard, C1757

Yew & Elm Windsor Chair, Circa 1850

Two Elm Spindleback Rush Seat Chairs

Provincial 18th Century Elm Bench

Rare Georgian Windsor Yew Wood Elm Ash and Fruitwood Lobster Pot Comb Back Primitive Stick Arm Chair Armchair

Ash and Elm Windsor Armchair

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