Are accent chairs usually sold in pairs?

Often, yes. Pair appears in 604 of 1,541 titles, so a buyer meeting this category is about as likely to be offered two chairs as one. Larger groupings show up as well. Sets of three, four, six and ten chairs have been sold together on Sellingantiques.

Which woods turn up most?

Mahogany leads with 286 titles, then walnut at 222 and oak at 158. Rosewood and elm follow further back. Beyond the staples the samples carry yew, satinwood, padouk, ebony, huanghuali and goncalo alves at the upper end, and beech, pitch pine and scumbled softwood at the lower.

What is a hall chair for?

It was made to stand in an entrance hall rather than to be sat in for long. Hard seat, no upholstery, and commonly a solid back panel carrying carving or a painted crest. It's the most identifiable named sub-type in the titles, with 85 listings using the phrase and 139 mentioning hall. Oak, mahogany and walnut are the usual woods.

How old are these chairs?

The dealer dates run from 1700 to 1940. Much of that is banded rather than exact: 19th Century accounts for 362 entries and Victorian a further 170. Beyond those, 1900s, 18th Century, 1880s, Edwardian and 1920s make up the bulk. Seventeenth-century oak backstools, wainscot and Carolean armchairs appear in small numbers.

Do French chairs feature in this category?

They form a substantial contingent, 177 titles. Fauteuils, bergeres and giltwood salon seating, with Louis XIV, XV and XVI, Empire, Directoire, Restauration and Napoleon III forms all present. Giltwood and gilt each show in around forty titles, and the carved and gilded work sits high in the range.

What are the more unusual forms?

Chinese seating forms its own small stream: horseshoe and yoke-back armchairs, concubine chairs, folding chairs and Qing throne chairs in elm, hongmu and huanghuali. Single oddities have surfaced too, among them a barber's chair, a musical chair with marquetry inlay, a spinning chair, a gossip chair and a five-legged bedroom chair. Origins reach to Burma, Ceylon, Syria, North Africa, the Levant and Piedmont, each once or twice.

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Single occasional seating made to stand apart from a dining set: hall chairs, side chairs, open armchairs, nursing and bedroom chairs, sold on their own or, very often, in pairs.

19thc Pair of Indian Rosewood Caned Side Chairs

19th century

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19thc Pair of Indian Rosewood Caned Side Chairs

From Blank Canvas Antiques

£1,450

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19th century

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19th Century Pair of Empire Revival Side Chairs

From Georgian Antiques

£3,650

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19th century

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Pair of Late 19th Century Ebonised Side Chairs

From Hobson May Collection

£1,295

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19th century

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Set of 3 Victorian Mahogany Heraldic Hall Chairs

From Georgian Antiques

£2,250

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1900 - 1920

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Bentwood Rocking Armchair by Thonet

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£950

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1900 - 1920

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Pair of Solid Brass Chairs

From Michael Youll Antiques

£250

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18th century

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Antique Walnut Framed Throne Armchair

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£1,250

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Sheraton Revival Mahogany Inlaid Elbow Chair

19th century

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Sheraton Revival Mahogany Inlaid Elbow Chair

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£625

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19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Childs Chair

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£260

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19th century

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Set of Ten 19th Century Carved Oak Armchairs

From A Brookes

£7,895

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The largest chairs to pass through Sellingantiques are the thrones and library armchairs: giltwood throne chairs, temple chairs and oversized library seats.

Victorian Walnut Framed Upholstered Armchair

19th century

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Victorian Walnut Framed Upholstered Armchair

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£690

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1900 - 1920

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Pair Oak Framed Upholstered Library Armchairs

From Affordable Old Furniture

£250

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Superb Antique Victorian Walnut Cabriole
leg Open Arm Spoon Back Armchair

19th century

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Superb Antique Victorian Walnut Cabriole leg Open Arm Spoon Back Armchair

From David Wolfenden Antiques

£975

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1900 - 1920

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Two Art Nouveau Low Mahogany Chairs

From Affordable Old Furniture

£180

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Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Salon Low Armchair

1900 - 1920

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Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Salon Low Armchair

From Affordable Old Furniture

£250

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19th century

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Pair Regency Bamboo Side Chairs

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£480

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Antique Accent Chairs

19thc Pair of Indian Rosewood Caned Side Chairs

19th Century Pair of Empire Revival Side Chairs

Pair of Late 19th Century Ebonised Side Chairs

Set of 3 Victorian Mahogany Heraldic Hall Chairs

Bentwood Rocking Armchair by Thonet

Pair of Solid Brass Chairs

Antique Walnut Framed Throne Armchair

Sheraton Revival Mahogany Inlaid Elbow Chair

Victorian Mahogany Childs Chair

Set of Ten 19th Century Carved Oak Armchairs

Victorian Walnut Framed Upholstered Armchair

Pair Oak Framed Upholstered Library Armchairs

Superb Antique Victorian Walnut Cabriole leg Open Arm Spoon Back Armchair

Two Art Nouveau Low Mahogany Chairs

Edwardian Inlaid Mahogany Salon Low Armchair

Pair Regency Bamboo Side Chairs

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