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Late 20th C. Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire Style Hairy Paw Feet Brass Lyre Bench
Late 20th C. Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire Style Hairy Paw Feet Brass Lyre Bench

Late 20th C. Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire Style Hairy Paw Feet Brass Lyre Bench

By Duncan Phyfe

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire Style Hairy Paw Feet Brass Lyre Bench. Item features brass "lyre" accents, carved hairy paw feet, solid wood construction, beautiful wood grain, upholster...

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Late 20th Century Unknown Other Benches

Materials

Brass

Dos Gallos Custom Lyre Leg Bench
Dos Gallos Custom Lyre Leg Bench

Dos Gallos Custom Lyre Leg Bench

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Our custom lyre bench in walnut wood with walnut #2 finish and light distress.

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21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Benches

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Bench Iron Lyre Pineapples
Vintage Bench Iron Lyre Pineapples

Vintage Bench Iron Lyre Pineapples

$1,326Sale Price|30% Off

Vintage Bench Iron Lyre Pineapples

Located in Lake Worth, FL

Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Fantabulous Vintage Kidney Shaped Bench with Wrought Iron Lyre Frame, Embroidered Pineapples Cotton Fabr...

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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Benches

Materials

Iron

Gilt Spanish Iron Bench with Lyre-Shaped Base
Gilt Spanish Iron Bench with Lyre-Shaped Base

Gilt Spanish Iron Bench with Lyre-Shaped Base

Located in Buchanan, NY

A vintage 1950s Spanish gilt iron bench with an elegant lyre-form base and hand-forged construction.

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Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Iron

French Cherry Lyre Back Window Bench.  Circa 1830
French Cherry Lyre Back Window Bench.  Circa 1830

French Cherry Lyre Back Window Bench. Circa 1830

Located in Charleston, SC

French Cherry lyre back window bench with original rush seat, tufted cushion, and turned bulbous legs with cross stretchers.

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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Italian 20th Century Lyre Leg Trestle Wooden Bench Side Table
Italian 20th Century Lyre Leg Trestle Wooden Bench Side Table

Italian 20th Century Lyre Leg Trestle Wooden Bench Side Table

By Charlotte Perriand

Located in Carimate, Como

Beautiful Italian wooden bench, with trestle lyre shaped legs in dark brown wood color giving the rich and beautiful patina that makes it look wonderful in every interior.

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20th Century Italian Baroque Benches

Materials

Wood

French Art Moderne Wrought Iron Lyre Window Bench, 1940s Design
French Art Moderne Wrought Iron Lyre Window Bench, 1940s Design

French Art Moderne Wrought Iron Lyre Window Bench, 1940s Design

Located in Queens, NY

French Art Moderne (1940s) gilt wrought iron window bench with scrolling legs and arms with lyre form

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20th Century French Streamlined Moderne Benches

Materials

Wrought Iron

Neoclassical style bench carved lyres on the seat back - 20th
Neoclassical style bench carved lyres on the seat back - 20th

Neoclassical style bench carved lyres on the seat back - 20th

Located in Linkebeek, BE

Neoclassical style bench carved lyres on the seat back - 20th Antique - Decoration - 20th Measures : 101x 47cm H:95 SH:45cm Materals : Wood - Cane Wear consistent with age and use

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20th Century Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Cane, Wood

Elegant Vintage Neoclassical Style Carved Mahogany Bench with Lyre Motife
Elegant Vintage Neoclassical Style Carved Mahogany Bench with Lyre Motife

Elegant Vintage Neoclassical Style Carved Mahogany Bench with Lyre Motife

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Elegant vintage mahogany and upholstered neoclassical style bench having a marvelous lyre motife, brass accents, and beautiful legs that terminate in animal feet.

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Vintage 1940s American Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Vintage Italian Neoclassical Cherry Wood Dolphin Lyre Carved Rush Seat Bench
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Cherry Wood Dolphin Lyre Carved Rush Seat Bench

Vintage Italian Neoclassical Cherry Wood Dolphin Lyre Carved Rush Seat Bench

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Vintage Italian Neoclassical Cherry Wood Dolphin Lyre Carved Rush Seat Bench. Item features solid carved wood frame, distressed finish, woven rope cord rush seat, serpent carved supp...

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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Rope, Walnut

Italian 19th C. Lyre Splat Back Sofa Bench w/Upholstered Seat Cushion
Italian 19th C. Lyre Splat Back Sofa Bench w/Upholstered Seat Cushion

Italian 19th C. Lyre Splat Back Sofa Bench w/Upholstered Seat Cushion

Located in Atlanta, GA

This 19th century Italian sofa bench, with lyre carved splats, would be a classic and sophisticated piece within a wide entry hall, living room, or bedroom seating option.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Benches

Materials

Wood, Upholstery, Rush

Pair of Maison Jansen Style Lyre Back Wrought Iron and Bronze Benches
Pair of Maison Jansen Style Lyre Back Wrought Iron and Bronze Benches

Pair of Maison Jansen Style Lyre Back Wrought Iron and Bronze Benches

By Samuel Copelon

Located in New York, NY

Pair of wrought iron, bronze and upholstered Neoclassical lyre back benches, circa 1940/60's. The benches feature wrought iron frames with stylized lyre backs, cast bronze swan heads...

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Mid-20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Bronze, Wrought Iron

French Beautifully-Carved Wood Lyre-Back Splat Bench w/Rush Seat , 19th Century
French Beautifully-Carved Wood Lyre-Back Splat Bench w/Rush Seat , 19th Century

French Beautifully-Carved Wood Lyre-Back Splat Bench w/Rush Seat , 19th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

A French Neoclassic carved-wood sofa bench with rushed seat from the 19th century. This antique bench from France has been beautifully carved with Neoclassical details, featuring a g...

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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Wood

19th Century Fine Neoclassical Bench
19th Century Fine Neoclassical Bench

19th Century Fine Neoclassical Bench

Located in New York, NY

A fine Neoclassical bench in a lyre form. Beautifully finished, exposed walnut frame with tight seat and sides.

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Antique 1820s Austrian Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Walnut, Silk

1820 French Fruit-wood Regency Style Bench
1820 French Fruit-wood Regency Style Bench

1820 French Fruit-wood Regency Style Bench

Located in Pomona, CA

An early 19th-century fruitwood French bench with Double-Lyre splats in the Regency style.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Fruitwood

French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Carved Window Bench 19th Century.
French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Carved Window Bench 19th Century.

French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Carved Window Bench 19th Century.

Located in Vero Beach, FL

The legs are connected with two pairs of double lyre stretchers. The bench is fully upholstered and very comfortable.

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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Benches

Materials

Wood

Black Iron Lyre-Back Bench or Settee, Brass Swan Heads & Paw Feet
Black Iron Lyre-Back Bench or Settee, Brass Swan Heads & Paw Feet

Black Iron Lyre-Back Bench or Settee, Brass Swan Heads & Paw Feet

By Samuel Copelon

Located in St. Louis, MO

Rarely Seen vintage black wrought iron and brass lyre-back with swan heads and paw feet bench or settee with upholstered stripe seat cushion and two bolster pillows.

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Vintage 1950s American Neoclassical Revival Settees

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Spanish Bench or Low Console Table with Drawers, Lyre Legs and Iron Stretcher
Spanish Bench or Low Console Table with Drawers, Lyre Legs and Iron Stretcher

Spanish Bench or Low Console Table with Drawers, Lyre Legs and Iron Stretcher

Located in Miami, FL

19th century Spanish bench or low console table with carved lye legs in two side of both legs. Original iron pull hardware and heavy and rare iron stretcher That back has the same ...

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Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Antique French White Marble Bronze Clock Set Candelabras, Pradier, circa 1870
Antique French White Marble Bronze Clock Set Candelabras, Pradier, circa 1870

Antique French White Marble Bronze Clock Set Candelabras, Pradier, circa 1870

By Susse Freres

Located in Austin, TX

She is seated on a low bench with her lyre resting against her back. The sculpture displays the work of a master with finely detailed textures and a sensitive form.

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Painted Lyre-Back Bench
Painted Lyre-Back Bench

Painted Lyre-Back Bench

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H 29 in W 68 in D 23 in

Painted Lyre-Back Bench

Located in New York, NY

Painted lyre-back bench with fluted apron. Storage space beneath seat.

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Benches

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Fine Carved Lyre Mahogany Window Seat, NY, Earnest Hagen, circa 1885
Fine Carved Lyre Mahogany Window Seat, NY, Earnest Hagen, circa 1885

Fine Carved Lyre Mahogany Window Seat, NY, Earnest Hagen, circa 1885

Located in Providence, RI

As Peter Kenny talks about in his recent book on Duncan Phyfe: Without Hagen, we wouldn't know of Phyfe and his work. It seems Hagen bought Phyfe's tools, etc. and continued to make ...

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Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Neoclassical Style Carved Paint & Giltwood Bench with Cushion
19th Century Neoclassical Style Carved Paint & Giltwood Bench with Cushion

19th Century Neoclassical Style Carved Paint & Giltwood Bench with Cushion

Located in New Orleans, LA

Charming circa 1870-1890 carved painted giltwood Italian neoclassical style bench with lyre shaped ends having a turned crest rail above a wide slat and carved splat.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Benches

Materials

Giltwood, Paint, Upholstery

Hollywood Regency Wrought Iron and Crystal Fifteen-Arm Chandelier with Bench
Hollywood Regency Wrought Iron and Crystal Fifteen-Arm Chandelier with Bench

Hollywood Regency Wrought Iron and Crystal Fifteen-Arm Chandelier with Bench

Located in Newburgh, NY

Included in purchase is gilt metal lyre form bench. Bench dimensions are 46.5" wide x 15.5 deep x 28.5" high, in good condition.

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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Gilt Metal, Wrought Iron

Vintage Louis XVI Style Upholstered Painted Lyre Bench
Vintage Louis XVI Style Upholstered Painted Lyre Bench

Vintage Louis XVI Style Upholstered Painted Lyre Bench

Located in Denver, CO

Louis XVI style music or end of bed bench, 20th c., painted in a cream color with two high lyre ends flanking the padded upholstered seat, all rising on tapered ribbed legs.

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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Wrought Iron Painted Lyre Bench with Linen Box Cushion
Wrought Iron Painted Lyre Bench with Linen Box Cushion

Wrought Iron Painted Lyre Bench with Linen Box Cushion

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Wrought Iron "Lyre" motif bench with boxed linen cushion. The paint has washed away over the years leaving a wonderful patina.

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Benches

Materials

Iron

Spanish Lyre Leg Bench
Spanish Lyre Leg Bench

Spanish Lyre Leg Bench

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H 33 in W 49.5 in D 16 in

Spanish Lyre Leg Bench

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Early 20th c. lyre leg folding bench with iron stretchers. Beautiful iron hinges.

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Early 20th Century Spanish Benches

Materials

Iron

Italian Baroque Long Bench in Walnut with Lyre Base
Italian Baroque Long Bench in Walnut with Lyre Base

Italian Baroque Long Bench in Walnut with Lyre Base

Located in Atlanta, GA

An Italian Baroque-style long bench in Walnut, in part dating from the early 18th century.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Benches

19th Century Biedermeier Fruit-wood Bench with Lyre Back-Splat.
19th Century Biedermeier Fruit-wood Bench with Lyre Back-Splat.

19th Century Biedermeier Fruit-wood Bench with Lyre Back-Splat.

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Biedermeier bench in fruit-wood with lyre back-splat, upholstered seat and tapered splayed legs.

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Antique 19th Century German Benches

Materials

Fruitwood, Upholstery

English Regency Mahogany Carved Acanthus Stylized Lyre Hall Bench, Circa 1815
English Regency Mahogany Carved Acanthus Stylized Lyre Hall Bench, Circa 1815

English Regency Mahogany Carved Acanthus Stylized Lyre Hall Bench, Circa 1815

Located in Charleston, SC

English Regency mahogany carved acanthus hall bench with decorative scrolled pediment, flanking stylized lyre backs, and terminating on the original turned bulbous fluted legs.

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Antique 1810s English Regency Benches

Materials

Cotton, Muslin, Upholstery, Mahogany

Baroque Style Italian Walnut Bench with Lyre Shaped Trestle Base, circa 1810
Baroque Style Italian Walnut Bench with Lyre Shaped Trestle Base, circa 1810

Baroque Style Italian Walnut Bench with Lyre Shaped Trestle Base, circa 1810

Located in Atlanta, GA

An Italian Baroque style walnut bench from the early 19th century with lyre shaped legs and cross stretcher.

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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Benches

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Italian 1850s Baroque Style Walnut Bench with Iron Stretcher and Lyre Legs
Italian 1850s Baroque Style Walnut Bench with Iron Stretcher and Lyre Legs

Italian 1850s Baroque Style Walnut Bench with Iron Stretcher and Lyre Legs

Located in Atlanta, GA

An Italian Baroque style walnut bench from the mid-19th century, with iron stretcher and lyre shaped legs.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Benches

Materials

Wrought Iron

Early 19th Century Black Painted Bench with Lyre-Form Backs-Plats & Rush Seat
Early 19th Century Black Painted Bench with Lyre-Form Backs-Plats & Rush Seat

Early 19th Century Black Painted Bench with Lyre-Form Backs-Plats & Rush Seat

Located in Atlanta, GA

Early 19th Century American black painted bench with lyre-form back-splats & rush seat.

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Antique Early 19th Century American Benches

Materials

Rush, Wood, Paint

Lyre-Shaped Caned Sofa of Teak
Lyre-Shaped Caned Sofa of Teak

Lyre-Shaped Caned Sofa of Teak

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H 39.75 in W 77 in D 23 in

Lyre-Shaped Caned Sofa of Teak

Located in Austin, TX

A lyre-shaped sofa of teak with double-caned back and seat featuring carved arms and legs.
“Perfect for a garden room or conservatory”

Back H 39 3/4" Seat H 18...

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20th Century Spanish Benches

Swedish 19th Century Painted Blue Trag-Sofa with Lyre Back
Swedish 19th Century Painted Blue Trag-Sofa with Lyre Back

Swedish 19th Century Painted Blue Trag-Sofa with Lyre Back

Located in Round Top, TX

This is one of the sweetest sofa-benches ever. I hardly see the Lyre back in Swedish furniture.

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Antique 19th Century Swedish Benches

Materials

Pine

Spanish Baroque flip-top Bench
Spanish Baroque flip-top Bench

Spanish Baroque flip-top Bench

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H 18 in W 58.5 in D 16 in

Spanish Baroque flip-top Bench

Located in Troy, NY

Spanish flip-bench, on lyre-form legs joined by wrought iron stretcher.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Benches

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Charles X Window Benches
Pair of Charles X Window Benches

Pair of Charles X Window Benches

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H 28.25 in W 24.5 in D 14 in

Pair of Charles X Window Benches

Located in Westwood, NJ

pair of Charles X birch wood lyre end window benches

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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Pair of 19th Century Benched from Portugal
Pair of 19th Century Benched from Portugal

Pair of 19th Century Benched from Portugal

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H 17.25 in W 59.25 in D 16.13 in

Pair of 19th Century Benched from Portugal

Located in Round Top, TX

A very unique pair of mid-19th century Portuguese benches in painted wood. Very handsome construction with lyre shaped legs adorned with lyre medallions.

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Antique 19th Century Portuguese Benches

Materials

Wood

Neoclassical Italian Walnut Hall Bench, 19th Century
Neoclassical Italian Walnut Hall Bench, 19th Century

Neoclassical Italian Walnut Hall Bench, 19th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

A neoclassical Italian walnut hall bench with lyre shaped back spat, slip seat and stretcher.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Benches

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassic Walnut Benches, Pair
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassic Walnut Benches, Pair

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassic Walnut Benches, Pair

Located in San Francisco, CA

A pair of late 18th century Italian Neoclassic walnut benches. Lyre backs. Rosettes inlaid on the top backs and the legs.

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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Walnut, Fabric

Pair of 18th Century Carved and Painted Baroque Tuscan Arm Benches
Pair of 18th Century Carved and Painted Baroque Tuscan Arm Benches

Pair of 18th Century Carved and Painted Baroque Tuscan Arm Benches

Located in Birmingham, AL

A fabulous pair of 18th century painted Baroque style Tuscan arm benches with carved lyre shaped legs joined by a carved stretcher and upholstered with antique ecclesiastical embroid...

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Benches

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Romantic Lyre Motife Gilt Iron Loveseat Bench
Romantic Lyre Motife Gilt Iron Loveseat Bench

Romantic Lyre Motife Gilt Iron Loveseat Bench

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Ultra chic vintage lyre back gilt bench with Scalamandre silk cushion and bolsters in a red and gold harlequin pattern.

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Vintage 1960s American Loveseats

Biedermeier Walnut Bench with Lyre Style Side Arms
Biedermeier Walnut Bench with Lyre Style Side Arms

Biedermeier Walnut Bench with Lyre Style Side Arms

Located in Houston, TX

Biedermeier walnut bench on tapered legs with open lyre style side arms.

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Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Settees

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

18th Century French Weathered Carved Stone Outdoor Garden Bench with Lyre Decor
18th Century French Weathered Carved Stone Outdoor Garden Bench with Lyre Decor

18th Century French Weathered Carved Stone Outdoor Garden Bench with Lyre Decor

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a garden or a patio with this elegant antique bench. Crafted in Normandy Franc, circa 1750, the bench stands on straight legs; it is dressed with side armrests and a scallop...

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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Stone

Biedermeier Birch Daybed in Green Mohair
Biedermeier Birch Daybed in Green Mohair

Biedermeier Birch Daybed in Green Mohair

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H 36 in W 68 in D 24 in

Biedermeier Birch Daybed in Green Mohair

Located in Long Island City, NY

Ultra Soft Green Mohair Biedermeier Birch Daybed/Bench with Lyre ends and two matching bolsters, reupholstered by us in Dedar Millano fabric.

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20th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Daybeds

Materials

Mohair, Wood, Birch

Late 18th Century, Two Italian Directoire Cherrywood Armchairs
Late 18th Century, Two Italian Directoire Cherrywood Armchairs

Late 18th Century, Two Italian Directoire Cherrywood Armchairs

Located in Firenze, FI

Beautiful pair of solid cherry wood benches with lyre-shaped profiles and ends with gilded eagle-shaped carvings, saber-shaped legs ending with clawed sphere foot carvings.

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Directoire Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Fruitwood

FRENCH EMPIRE WALLPAPER PANEL
FRENCH EMPIRE WALLPAPER PANEL

FRENCH EMPIRE WALLPAPER PANEL

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H 36 in W 46.5 in

FRENCH EMPIRE WALLPAPER PANEL

Located in Stamford, CT

The man seated on an exquisite Empire bench with a lyre swung over his shoulder.In white and ocre paint with a blue background.The border beneath with an escutcheon inscribed in Fren...

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Antique 19th Century Wallpaper

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Lyre Bench For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the lyre bench you’re looking for. A lyre bench — often made from wood, fabric and walnut — can elevate any home. Find 28 options for an antique or vintage lyre bench now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the lyre bench you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each lyre bench bearing Baroque, Neoclassical or Regency hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Lyre Bench?

The average selling price for a lyre bench at 1stDibs is $4,350, while they’re typically $1,295 on the low end and $28,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Benches for You

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.