Pair of 19th c Cast Iron & Wood Benches with Oak Leaf Motif & Dog Head Handles
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of painted cast iron benches with wooden seats, featuring an oak leaf and acorn motif, dog head handles on the arms, and cabriole legs with paw feet. The pair date to th...
Iron
Art Nouveau Brass Club Fender, Fireside Bench
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Art Nouveau Brass Club Fender, Fireside Bench The Fender is made in Brass with brown leather seats, it has an Art Nouveau design worked in brass on the front and sides The Fender i...
Brass
Original Old Colored Antique Print of Garden Architecture by Van Laar, 1802
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print of garden architecture. It shows a garden building and various garden benches.
Paper
Extending Steel and Leather Art Deco Club Fender, Fireside Bench
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Extending Steel and Leather Art Deco Club Fender, Fireside Bench This is a lovely Large Town House piece, it is made in steel and has large Brass studs with Tan leather seats, it h...
Steel
Federal Cast Brass Hearth Bench Fireplace Trivet / Stool, circa 1840s
Located in Germantown, MD
Federal Style cast and polished brass hearth bench or trivet with a pierced floral top, pierced floral border skirt, and terminating on cabriole legs with stylized penny feet, Mid-19...
Brass
The Contemplative Silence: Chartreux Monk in Reverie, Plate 46, 1862
Located in Langweer, NL
The setting—a secluded garden bench surrounded by lush greenery—emphasizes the solitude and introspection central to Carthusian spirituality.
Paper
Kings Bench Walk, Temple Gardens, London, Victorian Oil on Panel, 1902
Located in Stratford-Upon-Avon, GB
Louis Grimshaw British (1870-1943) Medium: Oil on panel Unframed size: 11.5. x 17.5 inches Framed size: 21 x 26 inches Signature: Signed (Lower left and dated 1902) Also inscribed o...
Oil, Panel
XVIII Century French Signed Engraving Charles Benazech Cecilia
Located in Roma, IT
The protagonist is depicted sitting on a garden bench in the company of her faithful dog, while a man watches her from behind the foliage in the background.
Engraving, Paper
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Deutzia Flowers: The Wife of Kasamori - Original Woodblock Print
By Suzuki Harunobu
Located in Soquel, CA
Standing in front of a Shutorii (a traditional Shinto shrine gate colored red) representing the Kasamori Inari Shrine, at a teahouse with a furnace and chagama (tea kettle) that serv...
Woodcut, Ink, Rice Paper
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Sèvres Porcelain Lamps
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The lamp to the left depicts a young lady wearing a period dress seated on a bench in a garden. A man is sitting beside her, courting her while playing a flute.
Porcelain
Antique American Early Kitchen Stove Now Console Table
Located in Forney, TX
Strong and sturdy, yet lightweight enough to easily move or put away when not in use, ideal size and proportions for a variety of different ways, including as use as a playful card g...
Metal, Iron
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