17th Century Italian Parcel-Gilt and Painted Bench
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th century Italian parcel-gilt and green painted bench. Retains the original surface with wear and subtle craclure. Covered in a simple cream muslin with an old green fringe. Scrol...
Gesso, Giltwood, Muslin, Paint, Walnut
Modern Beveled Mirrored Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern beveled mirrored bench with cream colored muslin upholstered seat. Can custom size, c.o.m., or antique finish. Beautiful clean lines!
Mirror, Muslin, Upholstery
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H 28.5 in W 30 in D 23.75 in
Austrian 1850s Biedermeier Upholstered Stool with Out-Scrolled Arms and Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
This adorable Austrian Biedermeier walnut stool from the mid-19th century features high out-scrolled upholstered arms flanking an upholstered seat. The simple curvy lines of the uppe...
Muslin, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
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H 34.5 in W 49.5 in D 20.5 in
Turn of the Century Italian Upholstered Wooden Settee with Scrolled Back
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Italian settee from the turn of the century, features an exquisite scrolled, upholstered back, connected to two arms, and adorned with stylized foliage motifs. The smooth muslin...
Muslin, Upholstery, Wood
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H 19 in W 53.5 in D 18 in
French Louis XV Style Backless Upholstered Bench with Cabriole Legs, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant Louis XV style wooden bench from the turn of the century (19th-20th century) features a muslin upholstered seat resting on a nicely scalloped skirt. The ensemble is rais...
Muslin, Upholstery, Wood
$1,795
H 19.5 in W 40.5 in D 18 in
Antique French Louis XV Style Paint Decorated and Gilt Accent Bench C. 1920's
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 19 1/2 in W: 40 1/2 in D: 18 in Elevate your space with the refined elegance of this Antique French Louis XV Style Bench, dating to the 1920s. A beautiful example o...
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Italian Regence / Louis XV Style Painted Bench
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Italian Regence Louis XV style painted bench. Lovely Italian painted bench from the 1920s. This unusual antique Italian Regence-Louis XV style oval bench has been taken down...
Linen, Wood
19th Century French Regence Style Giltwood Bench
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Regence style giltwood bench. Stunning 19th century French Regence style gilt wood bench, ottoman, stool or tabouret. Our beautiful antique French gilt wood bench...
Giltwood
Empire Style Painted Iron Bench, 19th Century, French
Located in El Monte, CA
A highly decorative and unique 19th century French empire painted and parcel gilt cast iron upholstered bench. Parcel gilt border is of a rich gold with warm red undertone painting ...
Iron
Carved Italian Baroque-Style Upholstered Bench
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This handsome Italian Baroque-style bench features a generously upholstered rectangular seat covered in a neutral cream jacquard fabric with a subtle scrolling pattern, finished with...
Upholstery, Beech
$6,730
H 17.72 in W 40.16 in D 16.54 in
20th Century, Venetian Baroque Stile Carved and Laquered Giltwood Bench
Located in IT
20th Century, Venetian Baroque style carved and laquered giltwood bench. This small center bench was made in the Venetian baroque style around the early twentieth century. The struc...
Wood, Giltwood
Italian 18th Century Baroque Upholstered Low Stool
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Italian, Baroque/Rococo period (18th century) footstool with the most elegant carvings across the apron and cabriole legs. Presently the boxed seat is upholstered in a serene shade o...
Velvet, Wood, Paint
$14,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 62 in D 22 in
19th Century Neoclassical Italian Regency Period Curule Leg Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Sublime 19th century Italian regency bench featuring three pairs of x-form curule legs ending with gilt lions paw feet. Crafted in the neoclassical taste with carved rosettes on the ...
Wood, Fabric
Italian Neoclassical Style Painted and Giltwood Bench
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning Italian Neoclassical style painted and gilt bench. This Italian 1920s Directoire style bench was taken down to the frame and professionally upholstered with cream striated c...
Wood
Italian Painted and Gilt Foot Stool, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian hand painted and gilt foot stool with corner floral medallions and terminating on fluted legs with ball feet. Stool is covered in white muslin. Early 19th Century.
$1,700
H 16 in W 32.25 in D 17.25 in
19th Century French Os de Mouton Bench with Original Gilt Accents
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A beautifully crafted antique French Os de Mouton bench, distinguished by its boldly scrolled “sheep bone” legs joined by a shaped stretcher and accented with traces of original gilt...
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Bench
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Bench. Our mid 19th century French Louis XIV style bench has beautifully carved legs connected by a lovely stretcher decorated with grotesque mask...
Tapestry, Walnut
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period giltwood bench. The long bench is raised on six legs with topie shape feet below a circular fluted tapered column, foliate deco...
Giltwood
Italian 18th Century Painted Baroque Hall Bench
Located in Troy, NY
Very decorative painted bench with a serpentine shaped high back, decorated with a scenic landscape and framed by leafy scrolls, foliate seat rail and remains of polychrome on the se...
Pine, Walnut
$5,500
H 17.5 in W 19 in D 19 in
Italian Neo-Classical Painted Bench, 19th Century, Wood and Gold Leaf
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Neo-classic style (19th Century) cream painted square bench with swag and festoon decoration supported on tapered fluted and gilt trim legs.
Gold Leaf
$2,800Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 28 in W 41 in D 16 in
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt And Painted Bench
Located in Montreal, QC
This elegant bench would be ideal as a window seat, at the foot of a bed or at a dressing table or even a piano. The ends are double-caned with the caning in original condition and a...
Wood
Don’t underestimate a good bench — antique and vintage benches are storage pieces, stylish accents and statement-making additional seating.
Today, benches are a great option to maximize seating in your house and outdoor space. The perfect option to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere in foyers and entryways, benches can also transform dining areas, making it possible to host a hungry family with limited space. Whether you’re sprucing up your entertaining with upholstered Empire-style benches or adding more options to a dining room that’s seen a farmhouse makeover, this humble furnishing has only become more versatile over the years. Designers have recognized the demand for a good bench, crafting the convenient seating alternative from a range of materials, including wood, iron and even concrete.
Mid-century modern benches from George Nakashima, Charlotte Perriand and the pared-down Platform bench by George Nelson for Herman Miller are classics of innovation, but maybe you’re looking for an unconventional design approach to your home's seating. Opt for something totally outside the box — an antique pine church-pew bench paired with a vintage wool throw and stationed under the mounted coatrack in your mudroom is a distinctive touch.
For your outdoor oasis, a wrought-iron patio bench is the obvious choice but not the only option. An enclosed back patio would do well to inherit a rattan bench with cushions, but it can be susceptible to weathering and should be covered or moved indoors when not in use.
Whatever your seating arrangement needs are, find vintage, new and antique benches for every space on 1stDibs.
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