It became a popular piece to replicate in the nineteenth century, and many examples can be found in churches. I’d suggest your chair was intended for a domestic setting, due to the padding; if you can find the maker that might give you a clue!
Does it fold?
Think it’s called a Glastonbury chair. Style was popular in the late 19th century. The original style is from a description brought back from Rome in 1504.
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Looks like someone died on it in the 18th century
That’s a really cool looking chair, it’s definitely haunted but cool looking but haunted.
If you sit on that you are guaranteed to get possessed
Looks like a Presider chair.
When’s the coronation?
Looks like a priest/altar chair
I can hear it creaking just looking at it
It’s of a style ultimately derived from the [Glastonbury Chair](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_chair), a sixteenth century chair itself based on Italian Renaissance models.
It became a popular piece to replicate in the nineteenth century, and many examples can be found in churches. I’d suggest your chair was intended for a domestic setting, due to the padding; if you can find the maker that might give you a clue!
Does it fold?
Think it’s called a Glastonbury chair. Style was popular in the late 19th century. The original style is from a description brought back from Rome in 1504.