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Unique Wrought Iron and Wicker Gossip Bench in the Style of Arthur Umanoff 1950s
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in Mexico, DF
Very unique wrought iron and wicker Gossip Bench from the 50s. in the very simple yet sophisticated style of Arthur Umanoff (doesn´t have authentication).
Wrought Iron
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French Telephone Bench-Red Love Seat-Gossip Bench - Style Louis XV - 70s
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
French Vintage Telephone Bench - Love Seat from the 70s. Lovely designed Telephone Bench with spacious storage compartment Walnut Wood- Solidly constructed - beautifully upholstered ...
Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Walnut, Velvet
Organic Modern "Aligné" Slatted Bench in Solid Ambrosia Maple by Mark Leblanc
By George Nakashima, George Nelson, Wendell Castle
Located in Deland, FL
Please view all photos for details on this gossip bench's current condition. We're limited on the amount of media we can post so additional photos and.
Maple
Mid Century Modern Telephone Bench with Danish Paper Cord Seat, Yugoslavia 1960s
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in Beograd, RS
Wegner. Also known as Gossip Bench, this unique piece of furniture works perfectly as the entryway bench where you can sit and tie your shoes or as an additional side armchair in you...
Papercord, Oak
Antique Victorian Eastlake Walnut Ball & Stick Settee Loveseat Corner Chair 34"
Located in Dayton, OH
This unique antique walnut parlor Settee or loveseat also known as a gossip bench, telephone chair or corner chair, blends striking late Victorian style with functional novelty design.
Fabric, Walnut
Eastlake Period Walnut Olive Green Velvet Gossip Chair
By Charles Locke Eastlake
Located in Pasadena, TX
This Gossip Bench was made around 1890. It was designed by Charles Eastlake.
Walnut
Gossip chair in oak, 1980s
Located in Brescia, IT
An entryway bench, also known as a "gossip chair," with a single drawer and a padded cushion. Made in Sweden, 1980s. Manufactured in Sweden around the 1980s, this “telefonbänk” (tel...
Oak
Vintage Cane and Metal Bistro Bench
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Step back in time with this delightful vintage gossip bench, also known as a telephone bench or conversation settee — a charming piece that once graced hallways and entryways as the ...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Mengel Limed & Cerused Oak Telephone Bench by Raymond Lowey
By Mengel Furniture Co., Raymond Lowey
Located in Topeka, KS
And it is beautifully finished all around so it can float in any room of your home. This telephone bench or “gossip bench” as they used to call it, is a MUST HAVE for a small entry w...
Metal
Vintage French Walnut Tete a Tete Double Seat Settee Parlor Bench 54"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid century French walnut Tete A Tete / sofa settee / conversation lounge chair featuring art deco styling with cabriole legs and double sided seating. These benches are also known ...
Upholstery, Walnut
A studio art ceramic sculpture of two mermaids, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
Part glazed, part raw clay, this piece boasts tones of sand, sienna, and cerulean. In repose upon a gossip bench, one dark-haired siren whispers a secret to a fair-haired siren who g...
Ceramic, Pottery
Michael German "Leroy & Bertha's Bar and Grill" Mixed Media Sculpture Folk Art
Located in Detroit, MI
Inspired by the people he met on his hitchhiking journey Michael’s early work depicted simple street moments – a tailor mending a garment, a woman on a bench, two ladies gossiping un...
Mixed Media
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H 21.88 in W 33.75 in D 14.38 in
Chippy Heath Telephone Seat Mid-Century Modern Teak Gossip Bench
By Chippy Heath, Arne Wahl Iversen, Vinde Møbelfabrik
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Chippy telephone seat Mid-Century Modern gossip bench, made in England. The Mid-Century Modern teak gossip bench has it's original orange fabric on the seat!
Teak
19th Century Victorian Conversation Sofa Gossip Bench
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A rare 19th century four seated round upholstered conversation sofa or 'gossip bench', heavily carved to the legs and skirt and with carved scrolled arms between each of the four sea...
Walnut
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H 18.12 in W 16.74 in D 37.21 in
Original Frank Kyle "Gossip Bench" from the 60s. in solid wood, iron and wicker
By Frank Kyle
Located in Mexico, DF
A beautiful and original "Gossip Bench" made by Frank Kyle in Mexico in the 1960s.
Wrought Iron
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H 43.31 in W 55.12 in D 23.63 in
Original Hand Carved Mahogany Victorian Telephone or Gossip Bench, Bergere
Located in Bishop's Stortford, GB
Original Hand Carved Mahogany Victorian Telephone or Gossip Bench, Bergere Backing and armrest rest. Single Drawer set on carved ornate legs.
Bouclé, Mahogany
1960s Danish Modern Teak Entryway Gossip Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage entryway bench was designed and manufactured in Denmark during the 1960s. With a wonderful Scandinavian design and minimalist feel this mid-century bench has been reupho...
Teak
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H 33.86 in W 37.01 in D 16.93 in
French Telephone Bench-Love Seat-Gossip Bench - Style Louis XV - 70s
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
French Telephone Bench - Gossip Bench-Love Seat from the 70s. Lovely designed Telephone Bench with spacious storage compartment Walnut Wood- Solidly constructed - beautifully uphols...
Fabric, Cotton, Wood, Walnut
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H 27 in W 33.5 in D 17.5 in
Mid Century George B Bent Maple Telephone Phone Gossip Bench Seat 34"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to early 20th century George B Bent Co Inc telephone bench. Made of Hard Rock Maple featuring Colonial and early American styling with a slat back seat next to a two tiered tray...
Fabric, Maple
Vintage Ornate Rattan Tete a Tete Patio Gossip Chair
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Rattan 2-Person Patio Gossip Bench. This rattan bench is perfect for outdoor seating and can also be used indoors.
Rattan
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H 32.68 in W 36.62 in D 16.93 in
Italian Telephone Gossip Bench - C. Savino Chaise Lounge-Style Louis XV - 60s
Located in Bussiere Dunoise, Nouvel Aquitaine
Italian Vintage Telephone Bench - Love Seat made by C.Savino in the 60s. Lovely designed Telephone Bench with spacious storage compartment Beautifully quilted cushions in mustard-gol...
Metal
Vintage 'Gossip Chair' Bench
Located in Brescia, IT
Teak entryway cabinet with drawers. A piece of furniture of Scandinavian manufacture with an original look. Formed by a teak frame where there are two drawers on one side and a larg...
Oak
Oak 'Gossip Chair' Bench
Located in Brescia, IT
Vintage Scandinavian bench with upholstered seat. An original piece of furniture, ideal for the entryway, created with the function of a telephone cabinet with integrated seat. C...
Fabric, Oak
Gossip chair scandinava, anni ’60
Located in Brescia, IT
Gossip chair in rovere con cassetto integrato e seduta imbottita in velluto verde. Produzione scandinava, anni ’60. Conosciuta in Scandinavia come “telefonbänk” e nel mondo anglosas...
Velvet, Oak
Scandinavian vintage gossip chair
Located in Brescia, IT
1960s bench with drawer. ...
Leather, Wood
Bench 'gossip chair' with drawers
Located in Brescia, IT
1960s teak entry bench with upholstered seat. This combination of seating and storage is perfect for the entryway, hallway or bedroom. The teak wood frame has a linear, square shape...
Fabric, Teak
Scandinavian gossip chair from Svenska Kompaniet
Located in Brescia, IT
Gossip chair with oak base, teak drawer and original cushion. Manufacturer's label present. Scandinavian gossip chair produced by Svenska Kompaniet. The oak frame houses a teak draw...
Oak, Teak
Scandinavian vintage oak gossip chair
Located in Brescia, IT
Vintage Scandinavian oak bench with reupholstered cotton bouclé cushion and small side drawer. Scandinavian oak Gossip chair, with an exposed interlocking frame and upholstered seat...
Oak
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H 23.63 in W 39.38 in D 13.78 in
scandinavian teak "Gossip chair" with white lacquered drawers, 1950s/60s
Located in Brescia, IT
"Gossip chair" Scandinavian vintage teak with two white lacquered drawers and seat reupholstered in ice gray fabric. vintage Scandinavian "Gossip chair" from the 1950s/60s, made of ...
Teak, Fabric
Scandinavian entryway bench
Located in Brescia, IT
Original Swedish 1960s "gossip chair" bench. A distinctive piece of furniture used at the time as a telephone call station, hence the name "gossip chair."
Fabric, Teak
Three Gossiping Ladies on a Park Bench
Located in Milford, NH
Her work was featured in the American Pavilion at the Brussels World Fair in 1958, and was seen on exhibit in New York throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s. The three gossiping ladies si...
Clay, Charcoal
Milo Baughman for Thayer Coggin Téte-à-téte Loveseat Sofa
By Milo Baughman
Located in Wayne, NJ
Milo Baughman or Thayer Coggin tete-a-tete uhp. Can rotate from a gossip two chair bench to form a settee.
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H 30 in W 32 in D 10 in
"Spence's Alley (Open)" Figurative Realistic Cityscape Still Life Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Inspired by the people he met on his hitchhiking journey, Michael’s early work depicted simple street moments – a tailor mending a garment, a woman on a bench, two ladies gossiping u...
Mixed Media
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H 29.5 in W 19.5 in D 10 in
Michael Garman Yesterdays News Cityscape Shadowbox Diorama Sculpture 30"
By Michael Garman
Located in Dayton, OH
Inspired by the people he met on his hitchhiking journey, Michael’s early work depicted simple street moments – a tailor mending a garment, a woman on a bench, two ladies gossiping u...
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Gossip Bench by Plycraft
By Plycraft
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid-Century Modern gossip bench with telephone table manufactured by Plycraft circa 1960's.
Walnut
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H 17 in W 38 in D 17 in
Italian Neoclassical Iron Glass Telephone Stand Gossip Bench Swivel Seat Stool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian neoclassical iron and glass telephone stand gossip bench with swivel seat. Item features round swivel seat, heavy wrought iron frame, white vitrolite glass top, quali...
Iron
Mid-Century Modern Rattan Gossip Bench with Glass Top Table
By Franco Albini
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Rattan gossip chair with glass side table. This lovely rattan chair or bench is as functional as it is beautiful and charming.
Rattan
Bench 'Gossip Chair'
Located in Brescia, IT
Scandinavian 1960s bench in rosewood. An original piece of furniture, ideal for the entryway, created as a telephone cabinet with an integrated seat. Consists of simple square le...
Rosewood
Restored Bent Walnut Plycraft Telephone Gossip Chair
By Plycraft, Fritz Hansen, Norman Cherner, George Mulhauser
Located in Chattanooga, TN
What's not love about a MCM gossip bench? Charm just drips off of this hard to find little Plycraft gem.
Walnut
Early 20th Century Edwardian Carved Walnut and Upholstered Settee
Located in Germantown, MD
A two seater Edwardian Solid Walnut settee with an upholstered seat, commonly referred to as a "gossip bench" Design Style: It features a decorative backrest with geometric fretwork ...
Upholstery, Walnut, Wood
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