Set of 8 D R Dimes #1000 Bowback Windsor Dining Chairs

History: Douglas R. Dimes has been commissioned by museums such as Independence Hall, Old Sturbridge Village, The Smithsonian and Colonial Williamsburg®, recreating their best examples of Early American design. Many of these chairs and pieces are offered in his "Branded Reproduction" and "Benchmark" catalogs. For thirty plus years, D.R. Dimes has put authentic design and excellence of craftsmanship ahead of sales, profit and growth. He still makes all of his furniture in the old manner, for instance, steam bending chair bows and fans and hand carving ears and knuckles. Seats are carved from Eastern white pine, the bendings are oak and the leg turnings are maple.

The Dimes Windsors are amazingly comfortable and functional. The first American Windsors date between 1730-1740 in Philadelphia, the distinctive style of the Colonial craftsmen resulting in a lighter weight, more flexible chair. In the early 1980’s, customers’ requests for tables and cabinets equal to his signature chairs led Dimes to further study and mastery in multiple forms of furniture production, demanding enlargement of his shop as well. His philosophy of continuous improvement has resulted in the availability of a large selection of useful, truly beautiful, historically accurate reproduction furniture.

I understand that these chairs retail in the neighborhood of four to five hundred apiece new from a dealer. Our reserve is reasonable!

I would rather not ship them commercially. I will work with youu for a New England Delivery. Beyond that, we'll have to work it out. We will not provide shipping quotes until the end of the auction, but don't worry, we are not looking to make a profit on the shipping charges.

A rare set of quality windsors, at a reasonable reserve!