Help identify wood chair

Hello friends!
I have another piece I'm curious on age and origin if possible.
I bought this for my husband at an antique dealer here in Denver, Colorado. My husband is really tall and is always searching for chairs that fit him.
This one is quite large. The seat, 19 inches high. Top of the back, 44 inches. Seat width, 23 inches. Seat depth, 20 inches.
The chair is quite heavy. It appears to be put together using wooden dowels, I don't see any metal nails.
The dealer wasn't sure about its origin. He thought maybe England, but really didn't know.
Thank you!

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Id guess a 1970s mexican rustic style chair.Brad will know better than I.

 

Interesting chair - especially for a big person!

I don't think those are "dowels" but rather "plugs" that cover the holes for screws.

 

Cool!
My husband isn't quit that tall! Thanks for sharing this, I love English history and stories about local people.


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I'd think late 18th to early 19th C and it may well be English. Country made oak with dowels, and a hall chair. Nice honest thing, that. Are there any metal inserts under the feet.

I do think someone's refinished it.

 

I am pretty much in agreement with ownedbybear. I believe it has had a fair amount of work done besides the refinishing. I don't think the corner blocks, nor seat are original.

 

The corner blocks do indeed look newer. The seat may be OK; its colour is good and it does match the frame.

 

Hall chair? The seat is flat rather than scooped out the way a regular dining chair would be. To me that says British hall chair.

 

Yup, hall chair.

 

Thank you Ownedbybear and verybrad. This is fascinating!
What exactly is a "hall chair"? And, any ideas why it's so big?


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I dont see any worm holes,wouldnt there be some on an english chair that old? as an aside, I was living in denver in the 90s when there was a huge shipment of english furniture brought in and sold out of a storefront. I bought a lovely little art deco drop front desk,and after a few months the finish started flaking off and it started warping. Seems like wood furniture brought from a damp climate to a desert enviroment doesnt fare so well ! I wonder if this came from that shipment.

 

In the States you'd probably call it a side chair or occasional chair - not meant for much more than resting your tush while putting on your goulashes or resting the shopping on the way in the door. Pop in in the upstairs hall and you rest the linens on it while opening the closet door............

 

Oh, I know exactly what you mean. Thanks!


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It definitely has some cracks in it which could be from what you're saying, but overall it's in really good shape.


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I agree, the wood on the seat and frame appear to be the same type and age. (I'm hardly an expert, but from what you've saying that makes sense).


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That's wonderful to hear.
No, there are no metal inserts under the feet.
It certainly is very heavy and well made, even without the braces underneath.


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I have a dining table made in about 1780, with not a single worm hole to be seen. English oak is tough stuff - if this were deal or pine or elm, maybe, yes, some evidence. johnny, I think your table dried out - a bit of wax as a preventative is a good idea.

It's a chair you put Stuff on.

 

Always learning on here. I dont know why,but I thought most furniture from Europe would have wood worm holes!

 

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Oh, I bet your dining table is lovely!
I'm thrilled my chair is (possibly) English, I'm a total Anglophile!
Thanks for your help! [emoji636]


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