Stock no: 5489
Height:
27.5" (70cm)
Width:
36" (91cm)
Depth:
17.5" (44cm)
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Welcome to our shop, Thakeham Furniture, in Petworth, West Sussex, UK. Established in 1987 by Tim and Belinda Chavasse, we are a small family firm specialising in fine English antique furniture from the Georgian and Victorian periods. We stock a good range of 18th and 19th century antique furniture with an emphasis on originality, good colour and patina. Browse our extensive, user friendly website, known as one of the best antique furniture websites in the UK. Thakeham Furniture are members of LAPADA [The London and Provincial Antique Dealers Association], so you can purchase with confidence, as we follow a strict code of practise
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A History of Hall Chairs
Posted on March 13, 2018 by Harriet Chavasse
Once a staple feature of stately homes throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, hall chairs occupied a prominent position in the home’s entryway. Placed to accommodate guests entering the home before they were invited into the more intimate inner rooms, they also provided a discreet resting place for waiting servants, the solid upright back prevented slouching!
Thomas Chippendale’s ‘The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director’, 1754, featured the first designs for the hall chair. The backs, carved from solid wood, were often painted with the family’s coat of arms and motto, which these days allows for provenance to easily be traced. They feature a solid hardwood seat, allowing for it to be easily cleaned. Hall chairs are not to be confused with porter’s chairs of the same period, which were designed with a cocoon like back to exclude draughts.
In recent years there has been a surge of popularity in Hall chairs. Alongside the robust design, and clean, architectural aesthetic, the chairs often come in pairs; creating a pleasing symmetry when placed either side of a console table in a hallway.
This pair of Regency mahogany hall chairs are in very good original condition. The architectural fanned back rest is typical of the style of the period. Please click here for further info on these chairs…
https://www.thakehamfurniture.co.uk/antique-chairs-sofas-stools/single-chairs-and-pairs/pair-of-georgian-hall-chairs-4-13-refno-3781/