CANAAN – Andrew Jack likes to show guests a picture of the moment when he first knew he wanted to create Windsor chairs for a living. In the foreground of the photo is noted chair-maker Curtis ...
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 ...
HUDSON, Ohio – Richard Grell is rarely caught sitting on the job. That’s what he wants you to do. For more than half a century, Grell has been crafting the very intricate Windsor chair, a style that ...
Our ancestors would be surprised to find the humble Windsor chair among the superstars of today's antiques world. After all, there is nothing elegant in a Windsor's materials, nothing grand in its ...
Windsor style chairs and mahogany table. Living in the post-La-Z-Boy era, the concept that chairs once indicated your social class—and were far from comfy—might seem a little ludicrous. But in many ...