West Country Oak Bacon Settle
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Stunning 18th C West Country oak bacon settle on an angled corner. Wonderful colour. 1760. Seat
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Antique 18th Century English George III Benches
Materials
Oak
Bacon Settle
Georgian Ash Bacon Settle
Located in London, GB
A George III bacon settle, previously in the collection of noted businessman Charles Harold St John
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Antique Late 18th Century British Georgian Benches
Materials
Ash
Georgian Elm Bacon Settle In The Original Paint
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Georgian Elm Bacon Settle in the Original Paint. Very early settle dating from the 1720s, still
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Antique 1720s English Country Painted Furniture
Materials
Elm
FiNEST QUALITY HAMPTON & SON'S ANTIQUE VICTORIAN WALNUT HAND CARVED BACON SETTLE
$15,016
H 52.76 in W 42.52 in D 20.28 in
FiNEST QUALITY HAMPTON & SON'S ANTIQUE VICTORIAN WALNUT HAND CARVED BACON SETTLE
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
quality Hampton & Son's of London hand carved solid Walnut and Oak Bacon Settle bench Please note the
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Benches
Materials
Oak, Walnut
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Welsh 18th C Bacon Settle
Located in Greenwich, CT
A fantastic Welsh 18th C curved "bacon" settle, so called because it has a cabinet in the back
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Welsh Benches
Materials
Oak
Oak Bacon Settle
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century oak and elm curved bacon settle, West Country, the paneled front opening to
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British George III Benches
A George III Provincial Elm Bacon Settle, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A George III Provincial Elm Bacon Settle, 18th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection
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Antique 18th Century English George III Cupboards
Materials
Elm
Rare 18th Century George I Burr Elm Bacon Settle
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here We Have A Stunning George I Burr Elm Bacon Settle Circa 1720. This Pieces Carries A
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Chairs
Materials
Elm
18th Century English Elm and Ash Bacon Settle Cabinet with Attached Bench
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H 75 in W 47 in L 75 in
18th Century English Elm and Ash Bacon Settle Cabinet with Attached Bench
Located in Middleburg, VA
This bacon settle with attached bench perfect for a mud room or converted barn. These large settles
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Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Ash, Elm
George III Bacon Settle
Located in London, GB
A George III Provincial bacon settle, West Country, circa 1800, of well figured ash and elm, the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English George III Benches
Welsh or English Bacon Settle
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine Welsh or English country "bacon" settle having molded cornice over two short cupboard
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Welsh Georgian Settees
Materials
Ash
Welsh Bacon Settle
Located in New York, NY
A Welsh Oak Bacon Settle, 18th Century
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Benches
Materials
Oak
Fine Canopied 'Bacon' Settle
Located in London, GB
several aspects. Known as Bacon Settles, because the copious hanging space behind the seat was used to
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Benches
Welsh 19th Century Elm Bench in a Unusually Small Size
Located in Pasadena, CA
Bacon Settle. It does back to the wall very nicely however. It has 4 drawers with six panel back. Highly
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Antique 1830s Welsh Georgian Benches
Materials
Elm
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$60,311 / set
H 30.32 in W 141.74 in D 55.91 in
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$3,412
H 70.87 in W 85.44 in D 21.26 in
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Located in Leicester, GB
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Renaissance by Tiffany & Co Sterling Silver Flatware Set 156 Pcs Herbst Estate
$73,910 / set
H 0.1 in W 0.1 in D 0.1 in
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By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Big Bend, WI
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Sterling Silver
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Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese canopy bed was typically part of a bride's dowry or a gift to a courtesan. It grew to be an important household status symbol, and the subject of rivalry among wives and co...
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Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
$68,500 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.75 in
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Located in Great Barrington, MA
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$1,012,777
H 82.68 in Dm 76.78 in
Exceptional Crystal and Bronze Chandelier, L-A Marquis, France, C. 1860
By Maison Marquis
Located in PARIS, FR
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$6,136
H 80.12 in W 102.37 in D 25.99 in
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Located in Suffolk, GB
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Materials
Other
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$16,381
H 56.89 in W 65.75 in D 113.39 in
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Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
$527,726 / set
H 114.5 in W 35.5 in D 5 in
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Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti. A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
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$347,200
H 68 in W 55 in
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Located in Queens, NY
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Located in Faversham, GB
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French Napoleon III Black Carved Ebonized Bed with Cherubs
Located in Miami, FL
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Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
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