Charles and Olenka Santore at home in Fitler Square with their collection of Windsor chairs in 1977. (Courtesy of the New York Times via Sotheby's) About 70 antique Windsor chairs from the collection ...
The Windsor chair was first made in the late 17th century in England and about 1730 in America. The chairs are similar, but the English chair legs are less splayed and only the English chair has a ...
The Windsor gradually changed into a captain’s chair with no spindles and a low back. Windsors were made of several types of wood chosen for properties like strength for the legs, pliability for the ...
The Windsor chair was first made in the late 17th century in England and about 1730 in America. American chairs are made with spindles for the back and to hold the arms. There are many kinds of ...
Terry Kovel and Kim Kovel [email protected] Jan 3, 2026 Jan 3, 2026 With 2026 bringing the 250th anniversary of the United States, will we see a revival of interest in colonial American ...
In his workshop just outside the village of Madison, Chris Harter is making the antiques of tomorrow. Using traditional techniques and tools, Harter specializes in Windsor chairs. Since he started ...
The Windsor chair was first made in the late 17th century in England and about 1730 in America. The chairs are similar, but the English chair legs are less splayed and only the English chair has a ...
One of the most durable and collected chairs for the dining room or anywhere else in the house is the American Windsor chair. Known for its spindled or slatted comb back, solid wood seat and splayed ...
The Bonhams Skinner auction at which this chair sold listed it as a Harvard University Windsor chair, bringing together two icons of colonial America. Harvard University, originally called the New ...
When it comes to vintage furniture pieces passed down through generations, it's easy to convince yourself that everything from that early colonial Windsor chair in the guest room to the intricately ...
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