A wooden chair usually without arms, with a wooden seat and an upright shaped back, sometimes including a carved family crest. They were placed in the entrance halls of large houses and are exceedingly uncomfortable and present day purchases are for decorative rather than practical use. Suggestions that they were purposely made uncomfortable, to discourage the servants from sitting down on the job, are probably exaggerated. Hall chairs were designed by Chippendale among others, and the general style continued for at least the next century.

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Decorative Edwardian style oak hall chair well upholstered in…

Edwardian Oak Hall Chair with Barley Twist Decoration

Decorative Edwardian style oak hall chair well upholstered in blue cloth, with decorative barley twist decoration to sides, inset cane back, to turned legs, height 120 cm approx, width 50 cm approx.

A carved mahogany hall chair, late 19th century

Late 19th Century Mahogany Hall Chair

A carved mahogany hall chair, late 19th century

A Victorian mahogany checked upholstered hall chair

Victorian Checked Hall Chair in Mahogany

A Victorian mahogany checked upholstered hall chair

Antique carved oak hall chair 45 cm wide, 111 cm high

Carved Oak Hall Chair - Antique

Antique carved oak hall chair 45 cm wide, 111 cm high

Late Victorian shield back hall chair 45 cm wide, 44 cm deep,…

Late Victorian Shield Back Hall Chair

Late Victorian shield back hall chair 45 cm wide, 44 cm deep, 88 cm high

A pair of mahogany orange velvet upholstered hall chairs

Mahogany Velvet Hall Chairs

A pair of mahogany orange velvet upholstered hall chairs

Rustic hall chair, with pegged joins

Pegged Rustic Hall Chair

Rustic hall chair, with pegged joins

An upholstered Victorian hall chair

Victorian Upholstered Hall Chair

An upholstered Victorian hall chair

A 1940s hall chair with leather upholstery

1940s Leather Hall Chair

A 1940s hall chair with leather upholstery

Hall chair, late Victorian, English, mahogany carved foliate…

Victorian Hall Chair with Carved Foliate Back

Hall chair, late Victorian, English, mahogany carved foliate back, with cedar base, Combined parts

A Colonial cedar hall chair

Colonial Cedar Hall Chair

A Colonial cedar hall chair

A pair of high-back hall chairs with upholstered seats, carved…

High-Back Hall Chairs with Carved Panels and Caned Backs

A pair of high-back hall chairs with upholstered seats, carved centre panel with original caned back, fluted turned front legs

A late Victorian oak hall chair. Late 19th century, the square…

Late Victorian Oak Hall Chair

A late Victorian oak hall chair. Late 19th century, the square back chair with an arched relief carved crest, a carved full width panel and two shaped pierced sections below, the seat supported on ring turn knopped front legs united by a squared stretcher…

2 x oak hall chairs with barley twist decoration

Barley twist oak hall chairs

2 x oak hall chairs with barley twist decoration

Victorian pitch pine Gothic hall chair, with arched top and…

Gothic Pitch Pine Hall Chair

Victorian pitch pine Gothic hall chair, with arched top and pierced back

C17th style oak hall chair with barley twist uprights

Barley Twist Oak Hall Chair

C17th style oak hall chair with barley twist uprights

A pair of high-back hall chairs with upholstered seats, carved…

High-Back Hall Chairs with Carved Panels and Upholstered Seats

A pair of high-back hall chairs with upholstered seats, carved centre panel with original caned back, fluted turned front legs

A Victorian walnut panel back hall chair. second half 19th…

Victorian Walnut Hall Chair

A Victorian walnut panel back hall chair. second half 19th century, the square backed chair with a relief carved ribbed motif to the frame, with finials, spindles, ribbed spandrels and a central panel with a carved roundel, the squared seat supported on…

A late Victorian oak tile back hall chair. Late 19th century,…

Late Victorian Oak Hall Chair with Stylised Rose Tile

A late Victorian oak tile back hall chair. Late 19th century, the square back chair with a swan neck pediment and a row of short spindles above a central sepia toned stylised rose tile, the square form seat supported on ring turned legs, splayed to the…

Mahogany inlaid corner hall chair

Mahogany Inlaid Corner Chair

Mahogany inlaid corner hall chair

Pair Edwardian tile back hall chairs turned wood and carved…

Edwardian tile back hall chairs with carved wood and tile decoration

Pair Edwardian tile back hall chairs turned wood and carved backs, with inset tile decoration, height 105 cm approx, each .

English oak classic hall chair, with shield shaped decoration

Shielded Oak Hall Chair

English oak classic hall chair, with shield shaped decoration

An Australian cedar hall chair, circa 1880

1880 Australian Cedar Hall Chair

An Australian cedar hall chair, circa 1880

A pair of shield back mahogany hall chairs, circa 1880, the…

Mahogany Shield Back Hall Chairs

A pair of shield back mahogany hall chairs, circa 1880, the shaped backs on a plain timber seat on turned tapering legs, height 87 cm, width 41 cm depth 44 cm

An Edwardian hall chair, carved owl decoration, orange…

Owl Carved Hall Chair with Orange Upholstery

An Edwardian hall chair, carved owl decoration, orange upholstery

A Victorian mahogany hall chair, 19th century, with an arching…

Victorian Mahogany Hall Chair with Carved Shell Crest and Legs

A Victorian mahogany hall chair, 19th century, with an arching shell form crest, carved and pierced details, the shaped seat above slender baluster legs with toupie feet

Antique oak Renaissance revival hall chair

Renaissance Oak Hall Chair

Antique oak Renaissance revival hall chair

Victorian rococo style shield back hall chair

Victorian Rococo Shield Back Hall Chair

Victorian rococo style shield back hall chair

A Victorian oak hall chair, the carved panelled back with swan…

Victorian oak hall chair with swan neck pediment

A Victorian oak hall chair, the carved panelled back with swan neck pediment, solid seat and tapering square section front legs.

Mid 19th century Rococo oak hall chair

Rococo Oak Hall Chair - 19th Century

Mid 19th century Rococo oak hall chair

Victorian Japanned mahogany shield back hall chair 19th century,…

Victorian Japanned Shield Back Hall Chair

Victorian Japanned mahogany shield back hall chair 19th century, height 87 cm, later steel brackets attached to rear of chair

A 19th century English oak hall chair, high backed wooden frame…

English Oak Figural Hall Chair

A 19th century English oak hall chair, high backed wooden frame with geometric carvings, figural form carved to central backsplat, height 100 cm, width 50 cm, depth 40 cm

An Edwarian hall chair with fine marquetry inlay

Marquetry Hall Chair: Elegant Edwardian Inlay Design

An Edwarian hall chair with fine marquetry inlay

An English mahogany hall chair 19th century, shield back,…

19th Century Mahogany Hall Chair with BADA Label

An English mahogany hall chair 19th century, shield back, turned front legs, retains BADA decal label

Pair of 19th century English oak hall chairs

19th Century English Oak Hall Chairs

Pair of 19th century English oak hall chairs

A Victorian oak hall chair, with arched, panelled back, solid…

Victorian Oak Hall Chair with Arched Back

A Victorian oak hall chair, with arched, panelled back, solid seat and turned front legs.

A vintage oak hall chair, high decorative back with wheat…

Vintage Oak Hall Chair with Decorative Features

A vintage oak hall chair, high decorative back with wheat sheath spindles, rush woven feet, decorative features to front stretcher, turned legs and conforming stretcher base. 42 cm x 112 cm

A George III oak country hall chair, elm seat, some old repair.

George III Oak Hall Chair with Elm Seat

A George III oak country hall chair, elm seat, some old repair.

A mid-Victorian mahogany hall chair, in original condition

Victorian Mahogany Hall Chair in Original Condition

A mid-Victorian mahogany hall chair, in original condition

An Arts & Crafts high back hall chair

Craftsman Hall Chair

An Arts & Crafts high back hall chair

A Queen Anne hall chair

Queen Anne Hall Chair

A Queen Anne hall chair

A Georgian shield back mahogany hall chair, early 19th century,…

Georgian Mahogany Hall Chair with Gadroon Decoration

A Georgian shield back mahogany hall chair, early 19th century, of refined proportions with gadroon decoration to the crest above a recessed medallion to the centre back and a leaf border in low relief to a shaped flat seat and raised on slender tapering…

A pair of Louise XVI style painted cane seat hall chairs

Louis XVI Style Cane Seat Hall Chairs

A pair of Louise XVI style painted cane seat hall chairs

A pair of Edwardian mahogany hall chairs

Edwardian Mahogany Hall Chairs

A pair of Edwardian mahogany hall chairs

Hall chairs. Pair of late 19th century Continental Empire style…

Pair of Empire Mahogany Hall Chairs

Hall chairs. Pair of late 19th century Continental Empire style mahogany

Two Victorian hall chairs

Victorian Hall Chairs Pair

Two Victorian hall chairs

Hall chair mid 19th century oak, north Cheshire, England,…

Cheshire Oak Hall Chair with Arched Back and Arms

Hall chair mid 19th century oak, north Cheshire, England, arched back and open arms, height 103 cm

Late Victorian hall chair with carved and spindle back and…

Victorian spindle back hall chair

Late Victorian hall chair with carved and spindle back and turned front legs

An Edwardian rosewood Sheraton style hall chair c.1910. The…

Rosewood Sheraton Hall Chair with Marquetry Inlay

An Edwardian rosewood Sheraton style hall chair c.1910. The chair is decorated with boxwood and marquetry inlay to the back with an upholstered velvet seat. Height 84 cm

An Australian Federation cedar rail-back hall chair/clerk's…

Trefoil Cedar Hall Chair with Compartment Seat

An Australian Federation cedar rail-back hall chair/clerk's chair with trefoil motif side panels and compartment seat.

A William IV small mahogany hall chair, solid seat with fine…

William IV Mahogany Hall Chair with Carved Back

A William IV small mahogany hall chair, solid seat with fine carved scrolling back (old repair). 40 x 40 x 84 cm.

Hall chair, English late Victorian, mahogany, carved back with…

Victorian Mahogany Hall Chair with Carved Back

Hall chair, English late Victorian, mahogany, carved back with fluted legs

Victorian mahogany shield back hall chair 41 cm wide, 85 cm high

Victorian Mahogany Shield Back Hall Chair

Victorian mahogany shield back hall chair 41 cm wide, 85 cm high

A pair of Victorian Gothic revival mahogany hall chairs, 19th…

Victorian Gothic Revival Hall Chairs

A pair of Victorian Gothic revival mahogany hall chairs, 19th century richly carved rectangular backs with ring and scroll motifs to the crest heraldic style lions in profile to the splats and raised on legs with pronounced carved knops, height 118 cm,…

A Victorian oak hall chair with carved and pierced decoration,…

Victorian Oak Hall Chair with Carved Decoration

A Victorian oak hall chair with carved and pierced decoration, arched back, solid seat, turned and spiral twist front legs.

Pair of early 19th bobbin reel hall chairs, with bobbin reel…

Pair of early 19th bobbin reel hall chairs, with bobbin reel back and slats, above upholstered seat in magenta damask fabric, with cream silk tassel trim, on two turned front legs and two shaped back legs, with additional cushion backs, a/f front leg…

Antique well carved back hall chair carved shaped cabriole…

Carved Cabriole Leg Back Hall Chair

Antique well carved back hall chair carved shaped cabriole front legs

A Victorian mahogany shield back hall chair, the back with a…

Victorian Shield Back Hall Chair

A Victorian mahogany shield back hall chair, the back with a combination of overlaid shields with furled carvings, plain seat raised on tapering turned legs

Victorian cedar hall chair

Victorian Cedar Hall Chair

Victorian cedar hall chair

A heavy oak Victorian hall chair, solid seat with a…

Victorian Oak Hall Chair with Carved Back

A heavy oak Victorian hall chair, solid seat with a decoratively carved flat back, turned front legs with stretcher base. 42 x 47 x 102.5 cm.

A pair of French Louis XVI hall chairs

French Louis XVI Hall Chairs

A pair of French Louis XVI hall chairs

Victorian shield back hall chair, 42 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 92 cm…

Victorian Shield Back Hall Chair

Victorian shield back hall chair, 42 cm wide, 45 cm deep, 92 cm high

An inlaid and carved oak hall chair, the oversized solid seat…

Inlaid Oak Hall Chair with Carved Decoration

An inlaid and carved oak hall chair, the oversized solid seat with turned legs, carved apron, inlaid and carved decoration to the back. 56 cm x 45 cm x 96 cm.

A Continental fruitwood hall chair, plain shaped seat with…

Continental fruitwood hall chair with inlaid and carved back

A Continental fruitwood hall chair, plain shaped seat with inlaid and carved back, turned legs and stretcher base, conforming carved apron to base of seat. 44.5 cm x 36 cm x 111 cm.

A French Louis XIII cotton reel and floral upholstered hall…

Louis XIII Floral Hall Chair

A French Louis XIII cotton reel and floral upholstered hall chair. 97 cm high, 51 cm wide.

A 19th century Swiss walnut inlaid hall chair, the seat…

Swiss Walnut Inlaid Hall Chair with Musical Movement

A 19th century Swiss walnut inlaid hall chair, the seat originally housing a musical movement, the shaped pierced, scroll and floral carved back with an oval marquetry panel depicting a goat herder, the serpentine shaped seat inlaid to the centre with…

A pair of Victorian mahogany hall chairs, scrolling shield back,…

Victorian Mahogany Hall Chairs with Shield Backs

A pair of Victorian mahogany hall chairs, scrolling shield back, wood seats, turned front legs, one with old repairs. 45 x 40 x 50 cm.

19th century cedar hall chair

Cedar Hall Chair from 19th Century

19th century cedar hall chair

Cedar hall chair. Early 20th century, carved in the Art Nouveau…

Art Nouveau Cedar Hall Chair

Cedar hall chair. Early 20th century, carved in the Art Nouveau style

Pair of antique French carved walnut high back hall chairs (2)

Antique French Walnut High Back Hall Chairs (Pair)

Pair of antique French carved walnut high back hall chairs (2)

17th century oak hall chair with scroll carved top, two…

Oak Hall Chair with Carved Scroll and Rosettes

17th century oak hall chair with scroll carved top, two rosettes to the back, solid seat on turned legs and stretcher

Two antique Australian cedar hall chairs, 19th century

Two antique Australian cedar hall chairs, 19th century

A Victorian walnut hall chair, late 19th century, the shaped…

Victorian Walnut Hall Chair with Fruit Carvings

A Victorian walnut hall chair, late 19th century, the shaped and arching back with pierced details, having scrolling features and pendant relief carved fruit designs upon a matted ground, a shaped apron and raised on cabriole legs, height 93 cm, width 46…

An Anglo-Indian rosewood hall chair, circa 1920, the high…

Rosewood Hall Chair with Exotic Bird Carvings

An Anglo-Indian rosewood hall chair, circa 1920, the high square back chair with a central panel enclosed by a relief carved, frame with peacock and other exotic birds and flanked by square section rope, twist pillars with finials, a cane seat above…

An Arts & Crafts high back hall chair

High Back Arts & Crafts Hall Chair

An Arts & Crafts high back hall chair

A pair of Victorian oak hall chairs, 88 cm high by 41 cm wide,…

Victorian Oak Hall Chairs - Elegant and Timeless

A pair of Victorian oak hall chairs, 88 cm high by 41 cm wide, and 37 cm deep

An Australian cedar hall chair, 19th century, the back panel…

19th Century Cedar Hall Chair with Relief Carvings

An Australian cedar hall chair, 19th century, the back panel relief carved with a scrolling foliate design and fleur de lys finials, 96 cm high, 45 cm wide, 41 cm deep. Provenance: The Ruth Simon collection, 2005

Victorian stained beech hall chair in the manner of Daniel…

Victorian Marot-style Stained Beech Hall Chair with Ceramic Castors

Victorian stained beech hall chair in the manner of Daniel Marot the ornate high back with rosette and scrolling foliate design, the uprights with urn finials, upholstered seat on baluster legs and stretchers, with original white ceramic castors

A continental ornately carved oak hall chair

Ornate Oak Hall Chair

A continental ornately carved oak hall chair

A pair of red upholstered hall chairs

Red Hall Chairs with Upholstery

A pair of red upholstered hall chairs

A Spanish polychrome medieval style hall chair, 20th century,…

Spanish Polychrome Medieval Style Hall Chair, 20th Century

A Spanish polychrome medieval style hall chair, 20th century, 135 cm high

Pair of English ebonised hall chairs with ornate gilt and…

Ebonised Hall Chairs with Gilt Floral Decoration, 19th Century

Pair of English ebonised hall chairs with ornate gilt and floral decoration, mid 19th century. upholstery stained. Fair/good condition (2 items)

William and Mary style oak high back hall chair with leaf and…

Oak High Back Hall Chair with Carved Details and Velvet

William and Mary style oak high back hall chair with leaf and scroll carved top, baluster uprights with urn finials, upholstered splat and seat in red velvet on baluster legs and stretchers

Pair of antique cedar hall chairs, 42 cm wide, 37 cm deep, 86…

Antique Cedar Hall Chairs (One Leg A/F)

Pair of antique cedar hall chairs, 42 cm wide, 37 cm deep, 86 cm high one chair front leg a/f

Pair of cedar hall chairs-mid 19th. Century

Mid-19th Century Cedar Hall Chairs Pair

Pair of cedar hall chairs-mid 19th. Century

Regency period beech and ormolu mounted hall chair with caned…

Regency Beech Hall Chair with Ormolu Mounts

Regency period beech and ormolu mounted hall chair with caned seat, circa 1815

A Louis XIV style carved leather upholstered hall chair

Louis XIV Carved Leather Hall Chair

A Louis XIV style carved leather upholstered hall chair

Pair of 19th century cedar hall chairs on turned front legs

Cedar Hall Chairs with Turned Legs

Pair of 19th century cedar hall chairs on turned front legs

A pair of Victorian cedar hall chairs, circa 1870s, having a…

Victorian Cedar Hall Chairs

A pair of Victorian cedar hall chairs, circa 1870s, having a shaped and arched back with scroll motifs and a central foliate flourish, an applied armorial shield to the back above a plain seat and raised upon turned and tapering legs, splayed to the rear.…

Mahogany shield back hall chair. Mid Victorian heavy…

Victorian Mahogany Shield Back Hall Chair

Mahogany shield back hall chair. Mid Victorian heavy construction with shaped seat, tapering twist legs, and 'S' scroll carved back. Good original finish. Height 95 cm

A pair of pink marble mother of pearl inlay hall chairs, height…

Pink Marble Mother of Pearl Hall Chairs

A pair of pink marble mother of pearl inlay hall chairs, height 96 cm

An impressive imposing walnut and pink upholstered hall chair.…

Walnut and Pink Upholstered Hall Chair

An impressive imposing walnut and pink upholstered hall chair. 155 cm high.

A pair of oak shield back hall chairs, 19th century, the pale…

19th Century Oak Shield Back Hall Chairs

A pair of oak shield back hall chairs, 19th century, the pale honey toned chairs with shaped backs having squared shoulders with a foliate crest, a central recessed shield with generous relief carved acanthus leaf embellishments to squared seats with…

A Victorian mahogany hall chair 19th century, with an arched…

Victorian Mahogany Hall Chair with Arched Back

A Victorian mahogany hall chair 19th century, with an arched panel back on turned legs 34 cm high

An oak shield back hall chair, English 19th century

English Oak Shield Back Hall Chair (7 words)

An oak shield back hall chair, English 19th century