French Louis XVI Style Caned Carved Window Arm Bench with New Seat Cushion

"French Louis XVI style (19th Century) walnut oval shaped bench with double stretcher and inSet cane seat. There is a split in the center of the stretcher."

Antique French carved walnut & cane window seat bench with cushion, Circa 1880's.

This French Louis XVI style petite window bench, crafted in carved walnut, exudes elegance and refinement, making it a charming addition to any room. The bench is designed with grace...

An extraordinary little carved oak bench from 19th century France. This wonderful petite bench was made in the Louis XVI style and has a sinuously shaped top with a cane seat that is...

This superb carved French Louis XVI style window bench captures the refined elegance and neoclassical charm of 18th-century French design. Beautifully hand-carved, the bench features...

Window seat bench, in Louis XV taste, having a painted finish showing natural wear; its padded, out-scrolled arms carved with acanthus, the stuff-over seat on an apron decorated by s...

Superb Louis XVI style bench in cane and carved walnut. Double cane for better quality and resistance. Decorated with flower baskets and acanthus leaves. Very good condition. High qu...

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Interesting and graceful oak bench; the legs, conical and elegantly fluted, are joined at the base by a well-designed and harmonious X-shaped element; the well-solid frame is carved with simple, linear, and refined motifs; the upper oval part serves as the seat is enriched with fine "Vienna straw" work. The bench was made between 1880 and 1885 in an artisan workshop near Paris certainly by a very skilled master cabinetmaker because this kind of workmanship requires a lot of experience and skill. The process of seat construction using equidistant holes and a woven plant material (drawn guinea cane) was known since Egyptian times (a stool was found in the tomb of the architect Kha dating from 1600° B.C.), but it was from the mid-19th century that it became popular worldwide. It was the Austro-Hungarian cabinetmaker Michael Thonet (father of bentwood) who in 1842 created chair No. 4 with this technique for the Daum café on Vienna's Kohlmarkt, but success came in 1859 when the Gebruder Thonet company of Michael's sons presented chair No. 14 made of curved solid wood with a straw seat...

Colorful caned oval bench or footstool featuring a crimson red lacquered finish. The bench was made in the French Louis XVI taste with a honeycomb caned seat. The seat has a reeded a...

The antique French Louis XVI Carved and Painted Window Bench exudes elegance and sophistication with its intricate design. The bench is a timeless piece that adds a touch of luxury ...