Antique prie-dieu prayer chair or desk

A prie-dieu is a low chair with a low  seat and very tall back. In the 19th century the chairs usually had a padded seat, and were usually padded at the top, designed to be knelt on to pray. The chairs date from Victorian times, though they generally have a vaguely Jacobean appearance, with barley-sugar twists and the back is either caned or covered in tapestry. The form derives from an earlier piece of ecclesiastical furniture.

4 items found:

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A chapel prayer lectern, oak, 19th century, carved with the…

19th Century Oak Prayer Lectern with Melbourne Coat of Arms

A chapel prayer lectern, oak, 19th century, carved with the Melbourne coat of arms and emblazoned 'The Royal women's Hospital, Melbourne', 83 cm high, 59 cm wide, 60 cm deep

An early Colonial Tasmanian prayer chair with finely carved…

Colonial Tasmanian Prayer Chair, Circa 1835

An early Colonial Tasmanian prayer chair with finely carved scrolling back and centurion skirt legs, birdseye huon pine with later velvet upholstery, circa 1835, 96 cm high

An 1880s Australian blackwood prayer chair, 95 cm high. 54 cm…

Australian Blackwood Prayer Chair (1880s)

An 1880s Australian blackwood prayer chair, 95 cm high. 54 cm wide, 50 cm deep

An antique cedar prayer stool. Provenance: Acquired from the…

Antique Cedar Prayer Stool with Abbey Auction Provenance

An antique cedar prayer stool. Provenance: Acquired from the Abbey Auction by Mason Gray Strange 1988