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What is a window seat called?
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A window seat is called a window bench, window nook or alcove. It is a mini sofa without a backrest for filling the gap of a window. Window benches are a great way to utilize extra or unused space for seating.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
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Robert Adam Window Seat
By Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine carved giltwood window seat after a design by Robert Adam. Upholstered in client’s own
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Adam Style Stools
Materials
Giltwood
$9,113
Painted oval window seat
Located in Cheshire, GB
French oval window seat, having shaped cane work seat, within a channelled frame. Above a rope
Category
Early 20th Century French Stools
Materials
Wood
$2,033 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English Mahogany Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century mahogany window seat from England. The handles resting on the top are hand turned and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Benches
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Long Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak long window seat from France. The seat is made from a single board. The apron is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Benches
Materials
Oak
Regency mahogany Window Seat/Stool
Located in Folkestone, GB
A most attractive Recency period mahogany framed long stool or window seat with newly upholstered
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Stools
Materials
Mahogany
George IV Goncalo Alves Window Seat
Located in London, GB
A FINE GEORGE IV GONCALO ALVES WINDOW SEAT, CIRCA 1830.
Original brass castors.
Provenance:
The
Category
Antique 19th Century Benches
Materials
Hardwood
