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A Fine Regency Prie-dieu Chair, C.1820
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A Fine Regency Prie-dieu Chair, C.1820

19th century
Sold 23 March 2026 · Jeckyll & Co
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A lovely quality chair with distinctive carved lappets to the front legs. It's a stylish design used by firms including Gillows, and James Mein of Kelso, who incorporated a similar device in the front legs of a satinbirch armchair for the Duke of Roxburghe c.1835, now held in the National Museum of Scotland. However generally the hollow section is at the top rather than the bottom of the leg.

Unusual too are the castors, stamped J.W LEWTY PATENT below a crown. I haven't seen this maker before, and on a fairly cursory online search found only three other examples.

One, usefully was closely related to chair made of mahogany rather than giltwood with a provenance of The Earls of Crawford & Balcarres, Balcarres House, Fife, sold by Lyon & Turnbull, lot 534, 3rd September 2020, Edinburgh.

Seat height 37cm.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Reliable transport is easily arranged at cost price throughout the UK.

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Date of Manufacture

Jeckyll & Co has dated this Regency Prie-dieu Chair to the Regency era.

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A lovely quality chair with distinctive carved lappets to the front legs.
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It's a stylish design used by firms including Gillows, and James Mein of Kelso, who incorporated a similar device in the front legs of a satinbirch armchair for the Duke of Roxburghe c.
Jeckyll & Co

1835, now held in the National Museum of Scotland. However generally the hollow section is at the top rather than the bottom of the leg.

fig 1. An antique Regency Prie-Dieu chair with gold patterned upholstery, fringing, and turned front legs on castors.
fig 1. A Fine Regency Prie-dieu Chair, C.1820

Unusual too are the castors, stamped J.W LEWTY PATENT below a crown. I haven't seen this maker before, and on a fairly cursory online search found only three other examples.

One, usefully was closely related to chair made of mahogany rather than giltwood with a provenance of The Earls of Crawford & Balcarres, Balcarres House, Fife, sold by Lyon & Turnbull, lot 534, 3rd September 2020, Edinburgh.

Seat height 37cm.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Reliable transport is easily arranged at cost price throughout the UK.

For news and up-to-the-minute stock updates follow us on Instagram: jeckyllandco

Date of Manufacture

Jeckyll & Co has dated this Regency Prie-dieu Chair to the Regency era.

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SA1142518
Jeckyll & Co
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Instagram: jeckyllandco

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Archive I An antique Regency Prie-Dieu chair with gold patterned upholstery, fringing, and turned front legs on castors. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

A Fine Regency Prie-dieu Chair, C.1820

Archive II An antique Regency Prie-Dieu chair with gold patterned upholstery, fringing, and turned front legs on castors. View II
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An antique Regency Prie-Dieu chair with gold patterned upholstery, fringing, and turned front legs on castors.
A fine Regency Prie-Dieu chair, c.1820
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An antique Regency Prie-Dieu chair with gold patterned upholstery, fringing, and turned front legs on castors.
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  • ObjectAccent Chairs
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRegency
  • MaterialWood, Upholstery Fabric, Brass
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsScroll top, Turned legs, Fringe trim, Castors

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The Prie-Dieu chair, translating from French as pray God, emerged as a low devotional seat designed for private prayer during the 19th century, gaining particular popularity during the Regency and Victorian eras.

These chairs are traditionally constructed from hardwoods such as mahogany, walnut, or giltwood, featuring low seats, high padded backs often with scroll tops, and traditional stuffing techniques using horsehair and webbed framing.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-carved wooden frames, traditional joinery methods such as mortise and tenon, period-appropriate textiles, and handmade brass castors or fixings characteristic of early 19th-century cabinetmaking.

Interior designers often place these compact historic chairs in bedrooms as accent seating, reading nooks, or studies where their unique silhouette adds architectural interest and historical contrast.

Preservation requires keeping the piece away from direct sunlight and moisture fluctuations to protect fragile textiles and wood finishes, alongside gentle vacuuming with a soft brush attachment and professional conservation cleaning when necessary.
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