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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A pair of Edwardian mahogany hall chairs

Edwardian Mahogany Hall Chairs

A pair of Edwardian mahogany hall chairs

A good pair of American Arts & Crafts hall chairs (2)

American Arts & Crafts Hall Chairs (Set of 2)

A good pair of American Arts & Crafts hall chairs (2)

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

A pair of antique French oak hall chairs in the Gothic manner,…

Antique French Gothic Oak Hall Chairs

A pair of antique French oak hall chairs in the Gothic manner, latter half 19th century, each with a back with crocket finials above a central panel relief-carved with tracery within a pointed ogee arch, the tapering seat with bevelled edge carved with a…

A pair of antique French oak hall chairs in the Gothic manner,…

Antique French Gothic Oak Hall Chairs

A pair of antique French oak hall chairs in the Gothic manner, latter half 19th century, each with a back with crocket finials above a central panel relief-carved with tracery within a pointed ogee arch, the tapering seat with bevelled edge carved with a…

Pair of antique carved timber hall chairs with shell capital…

Antique Shell Back Hall Chairs with Reeded Legs

Pair of antique carved timber hall chairs with shell capital back and turned reeded legs

A William IV carved mahogany shell backed hall chair in the…

Gillows-style Mahogany Hall Chair with Shell Back

A William IV carved mahogany shell backed hall chair in the manner of Gillows, the scallop-shelled and scrolling back with brass top handle, flared panelled solid seat, lobed and turned front legs

Pair of 19th century English oak hall chairs

19th Century English Oak Hall Chairs

Pair of 19th century English oak hall chairs

A pair Victorian Arts & Crafts style mahogany. Hall chairs, c.…

Victorian Arts & Crafts Hall Chairs with Minton Tiles

A pair Victorian Arts & Crafts style mahogany. Hall chairs, c.1880's, with Minton tiles depicting Shakespearian, scenes designed by John Moyr Smith. Height 93.5 cm. Note: John Moyr Smith (1839-1912) was a British, artist and designer, noted for his work…

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 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

Victorian cedar hall chair

Victorian Cedar Hall Chair

Victorian cedar hall chair

Two Victorian hall chairs

Victorian Hall Chairs Pair

Two Victorian hall chairs

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 pair of mahogany Victorian hall chairs, circa 1870s, with…

Victorian Mahogany Hall Chairs

A pair of mahogany Victorian hall chairs, circa 1870s, with solid shield and scroll backs, serpentine seats and raised upon baluster legs. Height 84 cm. Width 43 cm. Depth 37 cm

A pair of 17th century oak hall chairs

17th Century Oak Hall Chairs

A pair of 17th century oak hall chairs

Three 17th century oak hall chairs with panelled backs

17th Century Oak Panelled Hall Chairs

Three 17th century oak hall chairs with panelled backs

A pair of 17th century oak hall chairs with slat backs

17th Century Oak Slat Back Hall Chairs

A pair of 17th century oak hall chairs with slat backs

Two antique William IV mahogany hall chairs (2)

Pair of William IV Mahogany Hall Chairs

Two antique William IV mahogany hall chairs (2)

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)

Carved and ebonised armorial hall chair circa 1880

1880 Armor Hall Chair with Carved Armorial Design

Carved and ebonised armorial hall chair circa 1880

A 1940s hall chair with leather upholstery

1940s Leather Hall Chair

A 1940s hall chair with leather upholstery

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.…

Pair of antique French carved walnut high back arm hall chairs,…

Antique French Walnut High Back Arm Hall Chairs (Pair)

Pair of antique French carved walnut high back arm hall chairs, approx 117 cm high, 59 cm wide, 41 cm deep (2)

An Australian bentwood and ply hall chair late 19th / early…

Australian Bentwood Hall Chair, 19th/20th Century

An Australian bentwood and ply hall chair late 19th / early 20th century

A pair of George III mahogany crested hall chairs, English 18th…

George III Mahogany Hall Chairs, 18th Century English

A pair of George III mahogany crested hall chairs, English 18th century

A pair of unusual bone inlaid walnut hall chairs, Italian,…

Italian Bone Inlaid Walnut Hall Chairs, 1881

A pair of unusual bone inlaid walnut hall chairs, Italian, circa 1881, 107 cm high, 32 cm wide

Victorian rococo style shield back hall chair

Victorian Rococo Shield Back Hall Chair

Victorian rococo style shield back hall chair

A pair of Victorian carved oak hall chairs with applied shields…

Victorian Oak Hall Chairs with Shields and Cabriole Legs

A pair of Victorian carved oak hall chairs with applied shields and cabriole legs.

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)

A pair of Spanish walnut hall chairs, ornately carved with a…

Spanish Walnut Hall Chairs with Ornate Carvings

A pair of Spanish walnut hall chairs, ornately carved with a vase shaped splat, on S scrolled legs with a stretcher

An Edwarian hall chair with fine marquetry inlay

Marquetry Hall Chair: Elegant Edwardian Inlay Design

An Edwarian hall chair with fine marquetry inlay

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

Pair Victorian mahogany hall chairs with bow fronts

Victorian Bow-Front Hall Chairs

Pair Victorian mahogany hall chairs with bow fronts

Pair of early 20th century south East Asian, japanned bamboo…

Japanned Bamboo Hexagonal Hall Chairs (Pair)

Pair of early 20th century south East Asian, japanned bamboo hexagonal design hall chairs, approx 93 cm high (2)

Pair of Victorian hall chairs, the back with carved fruit, each…

Victorian Fruit Carved Hall Chairs with Inlaid Seats

Pair of Victorian hall chairs, the back with carved fruit, each with wooden inlaid seat on turned legs

Pair of cedar hall chairs-mid 19th. Century

Mid-19th Century Cedar Hall Chairs Pair

Pair of cedar hall chairs-mid 19th. Century

A pair of George III flower-head form mahogany and satinwood…

George III Flower Hall Chairs, 1820

A pair of George III flower-head form mahogany and satinwood hall chairs, English, circa 1820

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

A rare and unusual carved whalebone and caned armchair,…

Whalebone and caned armchair, 1830

A rare and unusual carved whalebone and caned armchair, probably American, circa 1830, the shaped top rail surmounted by four whale teeth above a plain cross splat and five hand carved spindles, the arms with curved rests and spindle supports (four…

A pair of French Louis XVI hall chairs

French Louis XVI Hall Chairs

A pair of French Louis XVI hall chairs

A pair of red upholstered hall chairs

Red Hall Chairs with Upholstery

A pair of red upholstered hall chairs

A pair of French Louis XIV style hall chairs with twist…

French Louis XIV Twist Hall Chairs

A pair of French Louis XIV style hall chairs with twist decoration

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

2 x oak hall chairs with barley twist decoration

Barley twist oak hall chairs

2 x oak hall chairs with barley twist decoration

A rare George III mahogany hall chair with bronze framed…

George III Hall Chair with Prince of Wales Insignia

A rare George III mahogany hall chair with bronze framed insignia of the Prince of Wales feathers, c.1810

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…

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 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…

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 pair of Charles II oak hall chairs, each with a cane inset…

Charles II Oak Hall Chairs with Crown Motif Crest Rail

A pair of Charles II oak hall chairs, each with a cane inset back and seat beneath a Crown motif crest rail and barley twist supports, above conforming twist turned legs and cross-stretchers

An 18th century walnut framed hall chair, with a foliate and…

18th Century Walnut Hall Chair with Upholstered Seat

An 18th century walnut framed hall chair, with a foliate and fleur de lis crest above an upholstered back and seat

A pair of carved cedar hall chairs, 19 th century

19th Century Cedar Hall Chairs with Carvings

A pair of carved cedar hall chairs, 19 th century

Rustic hall chair, with pegged joins

Pegged Rustic Hall Chair

Rustic hall chair, with pegged joins

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

Pair Victorian oak hall chairs, c.1860's. Height 86 cm

Victorian Oak Hall Chairs (Pair)

Pair Victorian oak hall chairs, c.1860's. Height 86 cm

A Louis XIV style carved leather upholstered hall chair

Louis XIV Carved Leather Hall Chair

A Louis XIV style carved leather upholstered hall chair

A continental ornately carved oak hall chair

Ornate Oak Hall Chair

A continental ornately carved oak 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 Queen Anne hall chair

Queen Anne Hall Chair

A Queen Anne hall chair

An Arts & Crafts high back hall chair

Craftsman Hall Chair

An Arts & Crafts high back hall chair

An Arts & Crafts high back hall chair

High Back Arts & Crafts Hall Chair

An Arts & Crafts high back hall chair

An upholstered Victorian hall chair

Victorian Upholstered Hall Chair

An upholstered Victorian hall chair

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 George III mahogany hall chairs, by Thomas and G…

George III Mahogany Hall Chairs by Seddon, London (1820)

A pair of George III mahogany hall chairs, by Thomas and G Seddon, London, English, circa 1820. Provenance: Martyn Cook Antiques, Sydney

19th century cedar hall chair

Cedar Hall Chair from 19th Century

19th century cedar hall chair

An important pair of George II carved giltwood library chairs,…

George II Giltwood Library Chairs with Acanthus Carvings

An important pair of George II carved giltwood library chairs, each with serpentine crest to back above padded arms and seat, elaborately carved with accanthus leaves and coin motifs throughout, supported by cabriole legs with similar decoration and…

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

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

Ornately carved English oak lift seat hall chair

Carved Oak Hall Chair with Lift Seat

Ornately carved English oak lift seat 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

A pair Continental carved mahogany hall chairs c.1900, the…

Continental Carved Mahogany Hall Chairs, c.1900

A pair Continental carved mahogany hall chairs c.1900, the backs decorated with carved putti mask, griffons, scrolls and acanthus leaves, height: 99 cm Provenance: Ex Claude de Bernarles, Cottesloe Civic centre

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 William IV mahogany hall chair, in original condition

Original William IV Mahogany Hall Chair

A William IV mahogany hall chair, in original condition

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

A Regency mahogany hall chair

Regency Mahogany Hall Chair

A Regency mahogany hall chair

Rare pair of antique French carved oak Gothic hall benches (2)

Antique French Gothic Oak Hall Benches (Pair)

Rare pair of antique French carved oak Gothic hall benches (2)

A rare Bermuda 'Chippendale' hall chair, circa 1780, with…

Bermuda Chippendale Hall Chair, 1780

A rare Bermuda 'Chippendale' hall chair, circa 1780, with pierced flat back splat and drop in seat on cabriole front legs with ball and claw feet, of pegged and joint construction, 54 cm wide, 57 cm deep, 104 cm high

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 Colonial cedar hall chair

Colonial Cedar Hall Chair

A Colonial cedar hall chair

A pair of oak hall chairs, English, 18th century

18th Century English Oak Hall Chairs

A pair of oak hall chairs, English, 18th century

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

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

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

Mid 19th century Rococo oak hall chair

Rococo Oak Hall Chair - 19th Century

Mid 19th century Rococo oak hall chair

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 pair of continental oak and red upholstered Renaissance style…

Renaissance Hall Chairs with Red Upholstery

A pair of continental oak and red upholstered Renaissance style hall chairs. 106 cm high, 75 cm wide.

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

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 Victorian oak hall chair, the solid back with arched top rail…

Victorian Oak Hall Chair with Egret Crest

A Victorian oak hall chair, the solid back with arched top rail framing an heraldic shield painted with an egret crest above a Latin motto.

A late Victorian Gothic inspired walnut hall chair, the back of…

Victorian Gothic Walnut Hall Chair

A late Victorian Gothic inspired walnut hall chair, the back of arcaded shape with cruciform piercing.

George IV mahogany hall chair, c. 1820, in the manner of…

George IV Mahogany Hall Chair, c. 1820, Gillows Style

George IV mahogany hall chair, c. 1820, in the manner of Gillows of Lancaster, back carved with a scallop shell and C-scrolls, on sabre legs, height 80 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney

A well carved 19th century Jacobean style hall chair.

19th Century Jacobean Hall Chair

A well carved 19th century Jacobean style hall chair.

A pair of Gothic revival hall chairs, the ebonised frames,…

Gothic Revival Hall Chairs in Ebonised Frame and Red Velvet

A pair of Gothic revival hall chairs, the ebonised frames, elaborately carved with foliate scrolls. Upholstered set and back rest in red velvet

A Gothic revival hall chair, 19th century, upholstered in a…

Gothic Revival Hall Chair with Barley Twist Details

A Gothic revival hall chair, 19th century, upholstered in a chocolate brown woollen fabric. The whole nicely decorated with barley twist arm rests and legs, rasied on castors