Arts & Crafts style priest’s chair ideal for an entrance hall

This heavy solid oak chair would make an ideal seat for an entrance hall as a place to sit and put on shoes, with a useful space under the seat to store shoes. It resembles a church pew but seats one person, and it would originally have been a simple chair for a priest, church warden or choir clerk within the church sanctuary.  It has solid sides and a high back with a narrow shelf at the top, plus a pocket shelf at the rear designed to hold hymnals and prayer books.

In the Arts and Crafts style with gothic cut-out details at the base of the sides and a quatrefoil cut-out in the backrest, it is likely to be from the Victorian/Edwardian era.

Condition:

This seat is in good condition for a piece from the late nineteenth century or the very early twentieth century. The dark wood stain at the front of the seat is worn from decades of use, and the pocket shelf at the rear of the chair is slightly loose. If you would like to see any additional pictures, please message us.

Dimensions: H 76 cm –  W 46 cm – D 53 cm

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