Rustic American Bench 1880's

The Nostromo Bench is a monolithic solid wood slab top anchored by a large sculpted rectangular base and round column. This statement piece features an integrated chess/ checkerboard that harkens back to an earlier time. The game table engages the users in a stimulating fashion of thought and conversation in a way that is now missing in this digital age. Great for any entry way, office or hospitality setting. 108" Length- $10,395 96" Length- $10,095 FSC certified solid wood construction. Made to Order. Available in three wood types and seven standard finish options. Customization available per approval. At Last Ditch Design...

A leather covered gymnastics bench on splayed, leather-clad, ebonized pine legs with patinated cast iron feet.

Wood, leather, and iron vaulting horse bench. With nice leather covered legs.

Fabulous old shoe store Robin Hood bench with crazed red paint.

This gymnastics bench comes from a gym in Prague and was designed in the 1930s. The iron feet are retained. The thick cowhide has been cleaned and preserved and has a very nice patina. Completely restored. All of our vintage gym equipment...

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...