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Hall Chairs

Victorian
Renovated: 
2010
Hall chair

These hall chairs were very common in Victorian houses as a pair.  Situated in the hallways of larger houses, they are one of the most uncomfortable chairs ever designed.  Probably to make people uncomfortable prior to a meeting!

Hall chair

The repair was a complete restoration as they were literally falling apart and all the joints were loose.  Having dismantled them and re-glued all the joints, they were then French polished and aged so as not to look new.