A Pair of 19th Century William IV Shield Hall Chairs
Located in London, GB
English, circa 1830 A pair of mid nineteenth century mahogany hall chairs, with shaped seats and backs, painted shield motif, and turned front legs.
Wood
Late 18th Century Shield Back Hall Chair
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fine George III mahogany hall chair, the shield back bear painted heraldic crests commemorating the union of the original owners: one half lions rampant and the other swans.
Mahogany
18th century English oak shield back hall chair
Located in Malton, GB
This is a wonderful, all original 18th century English shield back hall chair. Made from solid oak and complete with original painted crest on the back.
Oak
Pair Regency Hall Chairs Shield Back Gillows Mahogany 1815
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Pair of fine quality mahogany hall shield back chairs in the style of Gillow of Lancaster Late Regency period Circa 1815 Excellent condition with no loose joints or wobbly legs Gillo...
Mahogany
Pair Antique Regency Carved Mahogany Country House Shield Back Hall Chairs 1825
Located in Portland, OR
A good pair of antique carved mahogany Georgian Regency country house hall chairs, circa 1825. The chairs are made of the finest solid mahogany, the backs are very well carved with r...
Mahogany
Antique Shield Back Hall Chair, Scottish, Walnut Reception Seat, Side, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique shield back hall chair. A Scottish, walnut side or reception seat, dating to the High Victorian period, circa 1870.
Walnut
Three-legged Antique Oak Hall Chair with Lion and Shield
Located in OOSTERHOUT, NL
Antique three-legged oak chair from circa 1910, featuring a coat of arms traceable to the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). Upholstered in faux leather and in excellent condition. A par...
Oak
George 3rd Mahogany Hall Chair
Located in Sherborne, GB
Sheraton period mahogany shield back hall chair circa 1780 with circular dished seat resting on elegant turned legs with lower stretcher, wonderful untouched condition, no breaks wit...
Mahogany
$14,900 / set
Set of Six Georgian Hall Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine set of six George III period mahogany hall chairs, the shield shaped backs with inset painted heraldic devices, on plank seats, the trestle bases with arched silhouette feet joi...
Mahogany
Pair of English Regency Era Painted Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A pair of late 18th century mahogany hall chairs with shield form backs centered by oval reserves painted with an heraldic devices.
Mahogany
19th Century Pair of English Adam Style Mahogany Shield Back Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Adam style (19th Cent) mahogany shield back (hall) side chairs with round carved seat.
Mahogany
Pair of English Hall Chairs
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair of late 19th century English mahogany shield back carved and decorated hall chairs, the backs with a center medallion and the legs simply turned.
Wood
19th Century Accent Chairs, Pair
Located in High Point, NC
A pair of mid-19th century English shield back hall chairs covered in Madcap Cottage for Robert Allen @ Home Tivoli Stripe fabric in Rhubarb.
Cotton, Mahogany
Pair of George III Shield Back Hall Chairs
Located in London, GB
A highly unusual pair of George III shield-back hall chairs, circa 1790.
Mahogany
Pair Edwardian Hall Chairs Shield Back Mahogany 1910
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Quality pair of Edwardian inlayed hall chairs in mahogany We date this lovely pair of accent chairs to circa 1910 Back rest - with shield back - features intricate inlay work includi...
Mahogany
Pair Edwardian Hall Chairs Shield Back Mahogany 1910
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Quality pair of Edwardian inlayed hall chairs in mahogany We date this lovely pair of accent chairs to circa 1910 Back rest - with shield back - features intricate inlay work includi...
Mahogany
Pair George IV Shield-Back Hall Chairs in Mahogany, c. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of George IV period Hall Chairs constructed in Mahogany, each featuring a shield-form back rest and horseshoe seat with a recessed center.
19th Century English Victorian Shield Back Hall Chair of Oak
Located in Atlanta, GA
Unusual 19th Century Victorian oak hall chair having a hand carved, shield-shaped, scroll back with original solid oak seat and standing on elegant cabriole legs to the front and out...
Oak
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H 34.85 in W 17.33 in D 16.93 in
Pair of Stunning Regency Mahogany circa 1830 Shield Back Hall Chairs Nice Patina
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Regency mahogany shield back hall chairs, circa 1830 A very good looking and well-made pair with a nice vintage patina, we...
Mahogany
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H 34.65 in W 16.54 in D 15.75 in
Pair of Stunning Regency Mahogany circa 1830 Shield Back Hall Chairs Nice Patina
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Regency mahogany hand carved with floral backs hall chairs, circa 1830. A very good looking and well-made pair with a nice...
Mahogany
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H 33.25 in W 15 in D 14.5 in
Pair of English Mahogany Shield Back Foliage Crest Hall Chairs, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of English mahogany shield back foliage crest hall chairs with solid mahogany seats, and resting on turned bulbous ringed reeded legs.
Mahogany
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H 37.21 in W 17.33 in D 17.72 in
Pair of Antique Shield Back Chairs, Scottish, Oak Hall Seat Victorian circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique shield back chairs. A Scottish, oak hall seat of superb quality, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1880.
Oak
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H 37 in W 17 in D 14.75 in
Pair of English Oak Hall Chairs with Carved Shield Backs and Cartouches, 1890s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English oak hall chairs with carved shield-shaped backs from the late 19th century.
Wood, Oak
Set of Four 19th Century English Ebonized Hall Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A set of four English 19th century originally ebonized, shield back hall chairs retaining their original crown and shield family crest emblems.
Wood
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H 42.52 in W 24.41 in D 24.81 in
Pair of Walnut Armchairs, Late 16th Century, French Renaissance, with Ram Mask C
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
The ram’s head motif more commonly found painted on shields on the backs of hall chairs: a. Montacute House, long set of eighteen, circa 1720, NT 2900077 b.
Walnut
Sold
H 34.45 in W 17.72 in D 18.12 in
Pair of Lovley Regency Mahogany circa 1830 Shield Back Hall Chairs Nice Patina
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Regency mahogany shield back hall chairs, circa 1830 A very good looking and well made pair with a nice vintage patina, we...
Mahogany
Sold
H 35.44 in W 18.12 in D 17.72 in
Pair of Rare 1870 Victorian Hand-Carved Shield Backed Solid Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning pair of Victorian, circa 1870 solid mahogany hand-carved shield back hall chairs These would look at home in a period medieval cas...
Mahogany
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H 37 in W 17 in D 14.75 in
Pair of English 1880s Bleached Oak Hall Chairs with Shield-Shaped Carved Backs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English bleached oak hall chairs from the late 19th century, with foliage-carved shield-shaped backs and turned legs.
Oak
Pair of English Regency Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
A pair of English Regency mahogany shield back hall chairs. Carved with erased muzzled bear's head.
Mahogany
Victorian Carved Oak Shield Back Hall Chair, Scotland, 1880
Located in Vancouver, BC
Victorian carved oak shield back hall chair, Scotland, 1880 Scotland 1880 Solid Oak Original Finish Circular shaped backrest Sold flat base seat Standing on turn front legs and...
Oak
Pair of English Regency Shield Back Hall Chairs
Located in New York, NY
This pair of English Regency period mahogany hall chairs each has a shield form back with an armorial bearing of a hound, above a shaped seat, and raised on turned front legs and slo...
Mahogany
Pair of Unusual George IV Oak Shield Back Hall Chairs
Located in Babworth, Retford
The squat shield backs on splaying seats supported by canted ogee and scrolling sabre legs, England, circa 1830.
Oak
Pair of Hepplewhite Hall Chairs
Located in London, GB
A pair of George III Hepplewhite period mahogany hall chairs; the shield back with a central recessed oval decorated with English family crests depicting, in each, a lynx guardant ab...
Victorian Pair of Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
SN593 A good pair of Victorian mahogany hall chairs having shield back with carvings to centre and solid wood seat, standing on turned legs.
Mahogany
Antique Pair of Hall Chairs 19th Century Solid Mahogany Victorian
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A pair of antique Victorian Mahogany hall chairs, carved shield back supports, solid seat raised on turned front legs, the chairs are offered in excellent condition with no weakness ...
Mahogany
Antique Hall Chair 19th Century Solid Mahogany Victorian Carved Bull
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A heavily carved 'Bull's Head' antique Victorian mahogany hall chair, carved shield back with bulls head design, solid seat raised on heavily carved turned front legs.
Mahogany
Antique Pair of Hall Chairs 19th Century Solid Mahogany Victorian
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A pair of antique Victorian mahogany hall chairs, carved shield back supports, solid seat raised on turned front legs with padded feet, the chairs are offered in excellent condition ...
Mahogany
Antique Pair of Hall Chairs 19th Century Solid Mahogany Victorian
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
A pair of antique Victorian mahogany hall chairs, carved shield back supports, solid seat raised on turned front legs with padded feet, the chairs are offered in excellent condition ...
Mahogany
A Pair of George III Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of George III carved mahogany hall chairs with shield shaped backs above fluted supports with gadrooned top edge and inset polychrome painted roundels
Mahogany
Pair of Georgian Shield Back Irish Hall Chairs
Located in Dromod, Co. Leitrim
A pair of George III mahogany shield back hall chairs, centered by crest painted oval reserves.
Mahogany
English Or Scottish Hall Chair
Located in Southampton, NY
SHIELD BACK HALL CHAIR WITH TRACES OF ORIGINAL PAINTED CREST--BEAUTIFUL OLD PATINA-- GREAT ACCENT CHAIR
Oak
Pair of Victorian Shield Back Chairs in Bleached Oak
Located in Limerick, IE
Very charming pair of antique Victorian shield back highly decorative hall chairs in bleached oak, believed to be Irish.
Oak
Large Empire period boat bed and canopy
Located in Paris, FR
Large boat bed in solid flamed mahogany, mahogany veneer, richly decorated with finely chased and gilded bronzes, from the Empire period. Four baluster jambs, adorned with fleurons, ...
Bronze
$4,500 / set
H 32.88 in W 15.13 in D 17.5 in
Pair of English Regency Hall Chairs, Carved Mahogany, Circa 1800
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Stunning pair of Regency hall chairs from England, circa 1800. Dramatic in color alone, the solid mahogany planks lend themselves well to carved, scrolling details in the shield-back...
Mahogany, Paint
$17,151 / set
H 44.69 in W 27.17 in D 23.63 in
Pair of Armchairs Attributed to H.A. Fourdinois, France, c1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Important pair of armchairs attributed to H.A. Fourdinois, with a flat back in “chapeau de gendarme” centered with a carved and foliated cartouche, joining padded scroll armrests car...
Wood
$3,785 / set
H 32.68 in W 15.75 in D 14.18 in
Outstanding Quality Pair of Antique Regency Carved Mahogany Hall Chairs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality pair of antique Regency carved mahogany hall chairs having outstanding quality carved mahogany shield shaped backs, shaped figured mahogany seats standing on ele...
Other
$4,473 / item
H 36.03 in W 18.31 in D 17.33 in
Pair Of Regency Mahogany Hall Chairs 1810 Gillows Of Lancaster Country House
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous, fine and very unusual pair of carved mahogany Regency large hall chairs in wonderful condition. Attributed to world-renowned Gillows of Lancaster and likely made around 1...
Mahogany
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