Antique French Rush Seat Bench

Rare antique wood hand carved gothic revival child settle / small hall bench / foldable Library Ladder, Metamorphic Library steps, 1880s This uniqu...

The two Swedish designers able to give a poetic and innovative touch to materials at the same time, have come up with Coat Rack Bench for the Wiener GT...

The two Swedish designers able to give a poetic and innovative touch to materials at the same time, have come up with Coat Rack Bench for the Wiener GT...

2 pairs of French Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical hand .wrought iron and partially gilt benches, stools or luggage racks circa 1937-1940. The pieces feature a Classic, sober X-form o...

Elegant French Mid-Century Modern handstitched leather bench / magazine rack by Jacques Adnet. The top of the frame is wrapped in black leather an...

The Nostromo Bench commands attention with its strikingly minimalist form, drawing inspiration from the Brutalist design movement. Its monolithic solid wood slab top, supported by ...

Perfect size and shape church bench. This very well crafted, solid oak bench is a perfect example of quality made European furniture from the late 1900's. We felt very fortunate to ...

This beautiful hand-carved mahogany three seat pew has the authentic cushions from an Italian Cathedral much like that in the Vatican. With Intracate scrollwork, and bishop fetishes...

The rectangular padded seat covered in brown leather, opening to reveal a set of library steps, over a solid inlaid seat-rail and ring-turned tapering legs ending in castors. 18in. high, 34 1/2in. wide and 16 1/2in. deep. Opened, 36in. high and 49in. wide. Rooms organized during the Regency period as libraries often had floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. The upper shelves were difficult to reach, so movable library stairs were invaluable. Further, libraries were one of the most important rooms in a stately house, symbol of its owner's wealth, culture and status. As a consequence, designers, architects and cabinet or chair makers devoted much attention to its architecture and decoration. Hence, the emrgence of innovative ideas such as our bench. Enter the Regency era metamorphic library chair/bench (chairs are more common than benches)! The tables, chairs and stools containing library steps were patented in Great Britain by Robert Campbell in 1774 but this innovative chair-based design did not become immediately popular. Once the Regency was established, a neo-classical interpretation of Campbell’s Metamorphic Library Chair concept started to become popular in London. Any early attributions rely heavily on two contemporary sketches...

Carved oak hall seat, with 2 stick stands This is a carved oak hall stand, in the form of a small settle which has a roomy stick stand on each side a...