$780Sale Price / set|20% Off
Oak Plank Seat Bar Stools, Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of oak plank seat bar stools from the mid century. These stools are very strong & sturdy.
Wood
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Century Plank Seat Bar Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th century large plank seat bar stool. Natural wood color and in great condition. stool is made from a very strong and sturdy oak wood.
Wood
Antique Pair Pennsylvania Plank Seat Chairs, 19th Century.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique Pair Pennsylvania Plank Seat Chairs 19th Century Matching pair of antique primitive handmade farmhouse plank bottom seat spindle back chairs.
Wood
Set of Three Painted Pine Plank-Seat Chairs
Located in Baltimore, MD
These attractive central European plank-seat Side chairs have three narrow slats to the back and the legs are joined with three mortised-in stretchers.
Pine
Set of 10 Painted Plank Seat Grange Chairs from Maine
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Classic sturdy plank seat oak grange chairs with early gray paint, from a grange in Maine.
Wood
$245Sale Price|30% Off
Antique American Country Solid Maple Plank Seat Side Accent Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Features a petite size made from maple with a contoured plank seat. A fun addition to any space. Dimensions: 15" x 17" x 32.5"h, seat 17.5"
Maple
Apple Green, Plank Seat, Paint-Decorated Settee, ca 1845-1865
Located in York County, PA
Mid-19th century, plank seat, paint-decorated settee in apple green with bell flowers, grapes & flora, 1845-1865 Paint-decorated, Pennsylvania, plank-seat settee of the mid-19th c...
Wood
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Bowed Spindle Plank Seat School Arm Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Arts & Crafts Mission Oak Bowed Spindle Plank Seat School Arm Chair. Circa Early 20th Century.
Oak
Mid 19th Century Hand Crafted & Painted Pennsylvania Sheraton Plank Seat Bench
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic Sheraton plank bench and in old original paint with hand stenciling throughout the seat and back.
Pine, Paint
$597Sale Price|66% Off
Set of Five 19th Century Plank Seated Dining Chairs with Original Black Paint
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Set of five paint decorated, plank seated chairs, in original black paint, decorated with simple but beautiful yellow striping from Maine.
Wood
Pair of English Early 19th Century Plank Seat Chairs with Scrolling Arms
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of English George III period plank seat chairs from circa 1800 with pierced backs, slightly scrolling arms, straight legs and cross stretchers.
Wood
$780Sale Price|20% Off
20Thc Plank Seat Original Painted Stool
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine splay leg original black painted industrial stool swivels and rotates all the way around. It is heavy and solid oak wood underneath the painted surface. Probably from an ol...
Wood
Pair of 19th Century. Signed Hand Painted and Decorated Plank Seat Side Chairs
Located in Germantown, MD
An exquisite pair of 19th century handcrafted and later on hand painted and Decorated Signed Sally Nolan Plank Seat Side Chairs. Sally Nolan is a mother, grandmother, former teacher,...
Hardwood, Paint
19thc PA Plank Seat Chairs W/Stencil Birds and Flowers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original painted plank bottom chairs from Pennsylvania with birds, fruit and flowers circuit 1860. Strong and sturdy construction. Ask For Shipping Quote.
Wood
$1,276Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Plank Wood Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century Ranch House or farm house plank seat bench found on a porch in Texas.This bench is thick and very sturdy.
Wood
$760Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc Plank Stool With Three Legs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Plank Seat stool with three legs similar to shaker style.This super comfortable milking stool is in great condition with a nice mellow patina.
Wood
$760Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair Of Hand Made Oak Wood Bar Stools, Gray painted Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20thc Original gray over white painted bar stools with plank seat. Mid century plank seat bar stools with turned legs, hand crafted.
Wood
Arts and Crafts Hall Bench or Window Seat of Oak with Turned Legs from England
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English hall bench or window seat or stool of oak from the Arts and Crafts period, featuring turned bolsters at opposing ends over a long plank seat and set upon four turned l...
Wood, Oak
Provincial French Wood Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Provincial French wood chair having chip carved decorated back over plank seat and decorated apron, 18th century.
Wood
18th Century Welsh Oak Plank Bench with Splayed A-Frame Supports, 77" Long
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
An 18th century Welsh oak bench of generous length, the single-plank seat with cove-moulded edge retaining a richly patinated and worn surface, raised on a pair of splayed "A" frame ...
Oak
Regency Hall Bench or Window Seat of Mahogany from England with Ebonized Accents
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English hall bench or window seat or stool of mahogany with ebonized accents from the Regency era, featuring turned bolsters at opposing ends over a long plank seat and set up...
Wood, Mahogany
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
19Thc High Back Windsor Arm Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Plank seat Windsor arm chairs in fine condition and with an amazing patina.This arm chair was found in New England estate.
Wood
English Charles II "Derbyshire" Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
English Charles II oak 'Derbyshire' side chair with 2 arched horizontal splats above a plank seat & turned legs joined by stretchers (17th Century and Later).
Oak
18th Century Primitive Swedish Stick Chair, Hand-Carved Oak
Located in Hudson, NY
Primitive and made of oak, with three wedge shaped legs in the solid plank seat. Perfect little side chair!
Oak
$1,595 / set
Pair of 19th Century French Benches
Located in High Point, NC
Pair of 19th century pine benches from France with plank seats with rounded ends and pegged construction following down to simple bases with tapered vase type legs.
Pine
18th Century Pine Settle with Curved Back
Located in High Point, NC
Wonderful 18th century English pine settle with a gently curved form. It has a plank back with wing sides and gently curved arms, surrounding a single plank seat.
Pine
A 19th Century Hall Bench
Located in Tetbury, England
A large 19th century mahogany hall bench. The wide single plank seat raised on turned baluster form legs, bar carrying handles to both ends.
Mahogany
Mid 20th Century Set of 4 Rustic Solid Wood Windsor Style Dining Chairs by Hunt
By Hunt Country Furniture
Located in Elkton, MD
Solid wood construction with sculpted plank seats and turned spindle backs. Slightly flared backrests with hand-shaped profiles.
Maple
Unusual Window Seat or Hall Bench with Carved Elephants This is a lovely piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Unusual Window Seat or Hall Bench with Carved Elephants This is a lovely piece, the bench has a long plank seat with a carved edge set on the backs of 2 handsome elephants, the elep...
Teak
Early 20th Century French Solid Wood and Metal Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great long wood bench from France with long plank seat. Wood legs with arched cutout and metal supports on underside.
Metal
Welsh Vernacular Elm Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
A richly patinated and very sculptural Welsh elm armchair with three spats set within two rails, having slightly rolled arms over plank seat, standing on chamfered legs, the whole wi...
Elm
18th Century English Folk Art Chair
Located in Greenwich, CT
Custom crewelwork cushion over later plank seat, carved to simulate rest of chair.
Oak
Antique Painted & Stenciled Miniature Folk Art Child's or Doll's Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The plank seat has been reglued. The back (and splat presumably as well) have been re-glued in the seat as well.
Wood
French 18th Century Primitive Bench
Located in Round Top, TX
Soundly constructed from naturally washed oak and polar with a slat back and thick plank seat. Super patina. The seat height is 14 1/2".
Oak, Poplar
$3,218
Carved oak bench
Located in Cheshire, GB
Oak bench the headed finials above carved backrests with scrolling details, above a planked seat surrounded by outswept arms. All raised on shaped legs united by stretchers.
Oak
Set of Three Painted Pine Children's Chairs
Located in Baltimore, MD
These delightful plank seat children’s chairs are in a rustic Empire style, with a scroll at the top of the back rail and turned legs at the front.
Pine
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Original Paint Decorated Captains Chair with Eagle and Stars
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This chair has the original gilded surface and a red painted base. This plank seat chair is in great sturdy condition.
Pine
Slatted Garden Bench or Seat of Cherry Wood from France
Located in Austin, TX
The double plank seat rests on a trestle-style base with squared legs joined by stretchers for stability.
Wood, Cherry
$350Sale Price|30% Off
Distressed American firehouse armchair, 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
The crest rail has an applied scroll raised above the arms, and the entire yoke is supported by eight turned spindles morticed into the plank seat. The turned legs are doweled into t...
Maple, Pine, Paint
$2,600Sale Price / set|20% Off
Collection of 3 Birdcage Windsor Chairs-3
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand made construction original black painted plank seat Windsor chairs.All in fine & sturdy condition.Amazing accumulated group of birdcage Windsor chairs from Pennsylvania.Sold as ...
Wood
Antique French Industrial 94" Long White Distress Paint Wrought Iron Wood Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Item features long wood plank seat, wrought iron stretcher base with angled supports, white painted distressed finish, quality French craftsmanship.
Wrought Iron
$8,000 / set
Spanish Colonial Oak Armchairs with Lion Heads
Located in Asheville, NC
This pair of majestic armchairs features two carved lion head finials with ornately carved arms and foot-rails, plank seats and a tapestry upholstered back. These are two beautiful e...
Oak, Tapestry
Mid-19th Century American Hand Painted Settee, Poplar & Pine
Located in Southampton, NJ
Single board plank seat bench settee, Mid 19th c. enhanced with new custom cushion.
Pine, Poplar, Upholstery
$2,800 / set
A Pair of Oak Back Stools, 17th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of English oak back stools or side chairs, late 17th century, with scroll-carved crest rails above paneled backs and plank seats. Raised on turned front legs and stretcher sup...
Oak
$2,100Sale Price / set|30% Off
Set of Six Antique Pennsylvania Side Chairs, Floral Design, Circa 1825
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Set of six Pennsylvania plank seat side chairs painted gray with floral decorated back splat and crest rail.
Wood, Paint
Set of 4 Pennsylvania half spindle back side chairs, c. 1840
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Set of four half spindle back, plank seat side chairs in original oxide red finish.
Poplar, Paint
$8,500 / set
Set of 6 Dining Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This collection of six Swedish mid-century dining chairs, made from oak with slat plank seats, combines a Brutalist aesthetic with a warmth reminiscent of designs by Chapo or Perriand.
Oak
19th century Swedish painted pine bench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality piece of practical furniture ready for everyday use around the home. Single plank seat and ends, painted in a russet paint.
Pine, Paint
Regency Armorial Bench By George Oakley
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Regency period mahogany bench probably by George Oakley with a dished scrolled plank seat and a channeled frieze terminating in scrolls over a carved panel centered with the painte...
Mahogany
Mid 19th Century Boston Rocker - Rocking Chair Original Paint Stenciled
Located in Port Jervis, NY
A very slight twist to the frame, hardly noticeable. Plank seat is one piece, very solid. Totally hand crafted.
Hardwood, Paint
18th Century English George III Side Chair
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic 18th century English George III ladder-back oak side chair with beautiful details including curved backsplats, a solid plank seat, trumpet turned legs ending in out-turne...
Oak
Irish Rustic Stick Back Windsor
Located in Greenwich, CT
Early 19th century Irish rustic Windsor stick armchair, the primitive crest rail over spoke-shaved spindles, the plank seat supported by four splayed pole legs, the whole retaining o...
Ash, Sycamore
$1,575Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of 18th Century Antique Elm Side Chairs
Located in Martlesham, GB
A pair of mid 18th Century elm side chairs from the Georgian period, having a shaped rail above a decorative shaped splat with turned side supports, wonderfully figured plank seat wi...
Elm
Primitive Three-Legged Chair
Located in Harrodsburg, KY
A small chair (or stool or child's chair) of primitive form and construction. The elm plank seat is joined through with three stick legs.
Ash, Elm
High Back Oak Tavern Bench
Located in Greenwich, CT
An early 19th century tavern bench in oak with a high sloped back comprising five floating panels in a pegged frame, over a solid two plank seat of full width boards, with shaped arm...
Oak
Set of four rustic Pinewood Chairs Sweden, about 1900
Located in Berlin, DE
Set of four rustic chairs—three matching and one related with slightly different measurements. Pinewood, with plank seats and simple board backrests on turned uprights.
Pine
19th Century Gothic Pine Diminutive Church Pew
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Gothic church pew with paneled sides in a smaller size, about 4.5 feet so its very manageable. Plank seat & back keep that simplistic look with steeped sides.
Pine
Unavailable
H 38.5 in W 20 in D 18 in
Set of Four English Bench-Made Chippendale Plank Seat Elm Chairs
Located in Boston, MA
Set of four English bench-made Chippendale plank seat elm chairs, circa 1900.
Elm
Original Seat Bench
Located in Lábatlan, HU
Original seat bench. All original. Small, country plank seat bench, with terrific wear from use to the stretchers, and with original paint, again with much wear.
Pine
19th Century American Federal Three-Seat Windsor Settee
Located in Houston, TX
A good antique American three-seat Windsor settee, probably Pennsylvania; with Canted horizontal crest rail, above turned and tempered spindles and down swept scrolling arms, the pla...
Delightful Pair of Primitive Country Side Chairs
Located in London, GB
With splayed stick backs and plank seats pine with original painted surface.
SPANISH COLONIAL SETTEE
Located in San Francisco, CA
the back with vertical splats joining flat arms; the plank seat raised on square legs with stretchers.
Wood
English Maple Settle, 19th Century
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
Late 19th century maple settle. The four-plank back flanked by well-carved arms atop plank seat, England, circa 1880.
Maple
Quing Dynasty Root Chairs
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Quing Dynasty Root Chairs mid 19th century root wood, plank seat, lacquer Excellent condition 41 x 36 x 26 inches
Lacquer, Wood
Unavailable
H 32.5 in W 15.25 in D 14.75 in
Set of Six Salmon Painted and Decorated Chairs, Pennsylvania, circa 1840
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excellent set of six plank seat chairs in original salmon paint and decoration, circa 1840, Pennsylvania.
Wood
Early 19th Century Welsh Borders Oak Settle
Located in Newark, GB
The gently bowed high back mounted with a canopy board across the top, the two plank seat sweeping from arm to arm and enclosed end panels to the seat
Oak
Unavailable
H 33 in W 15 in D 15.5 in
Set of Six Yellow Paint Decorated Chairs, New England, circa 1840
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excellent set of six plank seat half-spindle chairs in original yellow paint and decoration, nice black line details throughout and bamboo turned legs, circa 1840, New England.
Carolean Bobbin Chair
Located in Warrington, GB
Rare surviving walnut turned joined bobbin backstool chair in original condition with fantastic wear. Plank seat dated verso 1684. Measurements: 95cm h x 46cm w x 40 cm d (37cm h s...
Walnut
A Charles II Oak Wainscot Armchair
Located in Long Island City, NY
The square wainscot paneled back with carved crest-rail and down-swept arms supported on lathe-turned supports, above a planked seat with pierced carved apron, on lathe-turned legs u...
Large 19th Century Teak 'Bombay' Bench
Located in London, GB
Of fabulously large-scale and attractive patina, the teak a wonderful shade of aged colours, with bold scrolling arms above a planked seat and wrought iron corner brackets, all in ex...
Teak
Early American Primitive Stool
Located in Woodstock, NY
A single American stool with generously proportioned plank seat, and oak tripod legs. Very solid splined and doweled construction, reminiscent of Windsor chairs.
Hungarian Water Bench with Worn Patina
Located in Lábatlan, HU
Hungarian water bench with worn patina. Original seat bench . All original. Small, country plank seat bench, with terrific wear from use to the stretchers, and with original paint,...
Pine
An Unusual Trestle Table with Lion Supports
Located in Pewsey, GB
The top comprises of three sealed and waxed planks . Seat 6/8 people.
Oak
Unavailable
H 35 in W 47 in D 16 in
Important Antique 18th Century American Bamboo Faux Bamboo Settee, circa 1780
Located in Houston, TX
Antique American {Pennsylvania-probably Pennsylvania} faux bamboo diminutive settee, having a double horizontal cresting, supported upon three canted styles, with muted spindle bambo...
Late 18th Century Primitive Ash Armchair
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th century ash armchair with the back composed of three long spindles in a joined frame leading down to a plank seat, mortised with four splayed legs joined by front and bac...
Ash
Park Bench by Folke Bensow, 1920s
By Nafveqvarns Bruk, Folke Bensow
Located in Paris, FR
Park bench, original cast-iron mounts decorated with palm leaves. New wood plank seat. “Nr 1” model shown in the garden of the Swedish Pavilion at the Paris World’s Fair in 1925.
Iron
Victorian Mahogany Office Chair / Desk Chair
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn5573 English Victorian mahogany desk chair / office chair, having shaped top rails on turned and carved supports, open arms and generous single plank seat, standing on turned and r...
Mahogany
Set of 8 French Oak Armchairs, 17th Century
Located in Sint-Kruis, BE
The chairs have rectangular backs covered in straw colored leather with rust color piping, same combination for the pads on the plank seats.
Oak
18th Century Continental Carved and Painted Sled
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Dutch sled, the scroll-shape super-structure with plank seat and front; the conforming solid panel sides painted with scroll-work, raised on shaped plinth with iron runners.
Iron
Primitive 18th Century Comb Backed Windsor Armchair
Located in London, GB
Many of the spindles which are made of ash and would have been turned and contorted slightly to create engaging lines. The large plank seat has a large shrinkage down the middle, alo...
Tall Painted Windsor Armchair
Located in Litchfield, CT
The rod-back is flanked by bamboo-turned arms above a shaped plank seat supported by tall bamboo-turned legs and stretchers.
Hardwood
Dutch Wedding Chair, circa 1826
Located in Knutsford, GB
This example has elaborately turned spindles and a plank seat set into the turned seat rails. Netherlands circa 1826
Oak
Modern Windsor chair by Erickson Woodworking in walnut
By Erickson Woodworking
Located in Nevada City, CA
The Reyes Chair draws from Windsor Chair design with a plank seat and hand-turned legs and backposts, but unlike most Windsor Chairs which are nice to look at but uncomfortable to si...
Wood, Walnut
Important Rhode Island Windsor Armchair
Located in Woodbury, CT
A very fine and rare 18th Century Rhode Island Comb-back Windsor Armchair with a graceful and shapely elongated comb-back extending over seven spindles, plank seat and finely tapered...
Ash, Poplar
Mel Smilow Daybed Sofa Frame in Walnut for Smilow-Thielle
By Mel Smilow, Smilow-Thielle
Located in Asheville, NC
The daybed or sofa originally had one plank seat cushion that wrapped around the edges of the back, and 3 box seatback cushions.
Metal
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