Hallway Chair

Nice to look at , have to wonder about comfort though : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

Off to a good start with the retirement chairs look good not shure of the style.

Wow. those are great looking chairs. What great gifts, too…............Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

Nice work. According to an older book that I have – Encyclopaedia of Furniture – this is referred to as the Sgabelle type. “This is a chair form that grew out of the addition of a back to a stool and persisted in rustic work”

There are examples in the book from Italy, Switzerland, Germany and the UK in the book (16-18th century). I assume someone more knowledgeable in carving styles could identify the location from the design.

-- Shawn, I ask in order to learn

Shawn, thanks for the reference to the Encyclodperida of Furniture and the Sgabelle type. I will defintietly do some searching on the internet etc to find our more about it. There are no marking on the chair so I have always wondered what type of chair it is and where came from.

Dusty56 – you are right about the comfort. What I did find out genrically about hallway chairs is that they were used in the waiting area of a home for people (workers, messngers, etc.) who needed to see the master of house, but would not be invited into the main parlor or sitting area. They had to provide some seating for these people to wait, but comfort (I think) was intentionally not included in the design.

-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario

another great example of your prowess in wood.
well done.
m

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

Thanks : )

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.