Lot Antique Philadelphia Style Comb Back Windsor Chair Pair of 18th century george ii gothic yew & elm windsor armchairs, circa 1760, $61,278. 4. set of 6 20th century oiled walnut spindle back windsor dining chairs, $34,000. 5. pair of georgian walnut windsor armchairs, circa 1740 – 50, $32,495. 6.green painted comb back windsor high chair, circa 1800, $23,750. Antique windsor chair years: age: top collectible features: estimated value: 1700s: 224 – 323 years: simple, solid wood chairs with splayed, turned legs, stretchers, and a hoop design: $200 – 5000: 1800s: 174 – 223 years: slender, lightly carved chairs with comb back bodies, elm seats, and yew spindles: $150 – 3500: 1850s: 164 – 173 years.
A Rare Early Comb Back Windsor Chair Robert Young Antiques Philadelphia, 1765 1775 . a chair in a private collection with nearly identical volute carving on the crest rail and handholds as well as matching turnings on the legs and arm supports is described as a "masterpiece of its period and of its type" by charles santore (charles santore, the windsor style in america, vol. 2 (philadelphia, 1987), fig. 16, p. 52). In november 2006, at freeman’s auction house in philadelphia, a small comb back philadelphia example retaining early green paint sold for a staggering $65,725. today, finding an antique windsor without significant repairs and with known provenance and the original paint for less than six months rent remains a dream for many a collector. A good way to assess the value of an antique chair is to compare it to recently sold examples. for instance, a child's windsor chair from the 19th century sold for about $500 on ebay. it was constructed of elm and ash and was in excellent condition. summers notes that she recently saw a beautiful chair, dating from 1740, sell for more than. Philadelphia high back windsor: here the nine spindles of the back have been lengthened and surmounted by comb. turnings and shape of seat are characteristic of the period of 1750 1770. true, the chippendale influence induced some cabinetmakers to put a vase shaped back splat in place of the spindles normally found in the bow back type and sometimes cabriole legs were added.
Philadelphia Comb Back Chair 052516 Great Windsor Chairs A good way to assess the value of an antique chair is to compare it to recently sold examples. for instance, a child's windsor chair from the 19th century sold for about $500 on ebay. it was constructed of elm and ash and was in excellent condition. summers notes that she recently saw a beautiful chair, dating from 1740, sell for more than. Philadelphia high back windsor: here the nine spindles of the back have been lengthened and surmounted by comb. turnings and shape of seat are characteristic of the period of 1750 1770. true, the chippendale influence induced some cabinetmakers to put a vase shaped back splat in place of the spindles normally found in the bow back type and sometimes cabriole legs were added. An antique comb back windsor chair can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stdibs is $4,000, while the lowest priced sells for $425 and the highest can go for as much as $46,669. 6. the philadelphia high back windsor chair is discussed in evans, american windsor chairs, pp. 80–86. 7. f. andrew michaux, the north american sylva, trans. thomas nuttall, 5 vols. (philadelphia: j. dobson [1841]), i, 82. 8. philadelphia and new york city sack back windsor chairs are discussed in evans, american windsor chairs, pp. 95–98.