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What is a prayer chair?
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A prayer chair, or a prayer bench, can sometimes also be called a prie-dieu and is a desk or chair created specifically for prayer or devotional studies. These religiously significant pieces of furniture appeared in different places around the globe and are very different in shape and appearance. Shop a collection of prayer chairs and prayer benches from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Shop for Prayer Chairs on 1stDibs
Craftsman Campaign Prayer Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Mid-20th century, craftsman, Campaign or prayer chair features a carved cherry frame with newly upholstered luggage tan leather seat and back.
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Cherry
19th Century French Gilt Metamorphic Prayer Chair, Hand-Crafted Oak
Located in Southampton, GB
19th Century, French Metamorphic Prayer Chair.
Lovely original gilt paint frame, reupholstered in calico
When the arms flip up it turns into a kneeling position hence why so called ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Oak, Pine, Giltwood
Victorian Green Velvet Prayer chair on original Casters
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Victorian Green Velvet Prayer chair on original Casters.It features a signature low, overstuffed seat paired with a strikingly tall, near-vertical upholstered back rest.
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Side Chairs
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
Rare 18th Century Hand-Crafted Metamorphic Savonarola Prayer Chair "Prie-Dieu"
By Dante Savonarola
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Interesting & Rare Upholstery 19th Century Metamorphic Prayer Chair, Sometimes Also Known as ‘Prie-dieu‘.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Chairs
Materials
Tapestry, Mahogany
19th Century Country French Beech Wood and Rush Prayer Chair from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique prayer chair in a bedroom for your daily devotions.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Country Religious Items
Materials
Rush, Beech
19th Century Country French Beech Wood and Rush Prayer Chair from Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique prayer chair in a bedroom for your daily devotions.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Country Religious Items
Materials
Rush, Beech
