Jean Prouvé Lecture Hall Bench
Located in New York, NY
Created in the mid-20th century, the bench reflects Prouvé’s philosophy that furniture should be practical, durable, and efficient to produce.
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Vintage 1950s Benches
Materials
Metal
Prouve Bench
Jean Prouvé Red Marcoule Bench
Located in New York, NY
Jean Prouvé’s Red Marcoule Bench is a striking example of his innovative approach to industrial design and functionalist furniture.
Category
Vintage 1950s Benches
Materials
Steel
French Reconstruction Era Solid Oak Compact Bench, France, 1940s
By Jean Prouvé, Marcel Gascoin
Located in New York, NY
In the style of Prouvé and Gascoin. The surface has been refinished and a minor structural damage on the seat has been professionally restored.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Benches
Materials
Oak
French Modern Curved Bench After André Arbus
By Jean Prouvé, Dominique, André Arbus, Jules Leleu
Located in Houston, TX
French Modern curved bench After André Arbus. This shapely vintage French bench has ebonized legs terminating in brass sabots. Currently upholstered in animal print velvet but easy t...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
French Mid-Century Modern André Arbus Style Triangular Bench
By Jean Prouvé, Gio Ponti, Jules Leleu, André Arbus, Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Houston, TX
French Mid-Century Modern André Arbus style triangular bench. This unusual bench, ottoman or poof has graceful tapered legs with brass sabots and is newly upholstered in white boucle...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Jean Prouve, lecture hall bench 1953
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Paris, FR
Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) Lecture hall bench 1953 Lacquered steel, oack.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Daybeds
Materials
Steel
French Maison Jansen Style Ebonized Ottomans, Set of 3
By Jean Prouvé, Maison Jansen, (after) Jean Michel Frank, Dominique, Jules Leleu
Located in Houston, TX
French Maison Jansen style ebonized ottomans-set of 3. These stunning French ottomans, benches or stools have a matte ebonized finish, tapered legs with brass sabots. These French Mi...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pair of French Louis XVI Style Ottomans After Jansen
By (after) Jean Michel Frank, Dominique, Jules Leleu, Jean Prouvé, Maison Jansen
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French Louis XVI style ottomans after Jansen. These stunning French Maison Jansen style ottomans, benches or stools have a matte ebonized finish, tapered legs with brass sabo...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Louis XVI Benches
Materials
Velvet, Wood
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Bed / Bench Model "Scal" by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in lyon, FR
Bed / bench model "Scal" by Jean Prouvé. Good condition.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mauritanian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Daybed model "Scal" by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in lyon, FR
Bench model "Scal" by Jean Prouvé. Good condition.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mauritanian Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Bench "Scal" by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in lyon, FR
Bench "Scal" by Jean Prouvé. Mattress and bolster in beige fabric.
Category
Vintage 1940s Mauritanian Mid-Century Modern Canapes
Materials
Fabric
Jean Prouve Bench, circa 1957
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Jean Prouve bench from the back row of the University of Paris School of medicine lecture hall.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Jean Prouve Bench
By Jean Prouvé
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Stunning midcentury bench by Jean Prouve for the University of Paris Medical School Auditorium, 1957.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Bench by Jean Prouve, circa 1957
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Rare Jean Prouve bench from the back row of the University of Paris Medical School Auditorium, circa 1957, in completely original condition, original green paint, single plank seat w...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
A bench by Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
2 seats
Category
Vintage 1950s French Benches
Materials
Metal
Bench by Jean Prouve, France, 1950s
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
A bench model by Jean Prouvé, defined by its distinctive folded steel supports and solid wooden slats.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Benches
Materials
Metal
Jean Prouvé Style Concrete Bench, 1950s France
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning pair of Jean Prouvé style concrete benches from France, circa 1960.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Concrete, Steel
Benches by Guy Rey Millet for Jean Prouvé
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Paris, FR
Charlotte Perriand and Guy Rey Millet for the refuge of Jean Prouvé - Col de la Varoise Bench in solid pine, assembled from rectangular wooden ingots Provenance: Refuge Jean Prouvé d...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Benches
Materials
Pine
Jean Prouve Style Tubular and Pierced Metal Bench
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Bench in the style of Jean Prouve, French tubular and pierced metal three-seat bench, original red paint.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Jean Prouve Green Lacquered Steel and Oak Folding Bench, 1958
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Banc escamotable, large green lacquered steel and oak folding bench By Jean Prouvé, circa 1958. Edited by Steph Simon.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Jean Prouvé Banc Marcoule, 1955, G-Star Raw for Vitra Limited Edition Bench
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H 29.53 in W 55.91 in D 19.3 in
Jean Prouvé Banc Marcoule, 1955, G-Star Raw for Vitra Limited Edition Bench
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Dronten, NL
Limited edition bench, made for one year only in 2012 by Vitra. Marked with G-Star Raw label. We offer museum quality crating and affordable worldwide shipping. Feel free to inquire!
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Benches
Materials
Steel
Rare Bench by Jean Prouvé and Guy Rey-Millet
By Jean Prouvé, Guy Rey-Millet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare pine bench by Jean Prouvé and Guy Rey-Millet for Refuge du Col de la Vanoise, Savoie.
Category
Vintage 1970s French Benches
Materials
Pine
Jean Prouve Low Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
France: Jean Prouve Low Bench with Painted Legs
Category
Vintage 1950s French Benches
Materials
Metal
Jean Prouvé Fauteuil D'amphitheatre, circa 1950
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bench designed by Jean Prouve, circa 1950. Black lacquered steel sheet structure supports three standard seats with light grey faux leather upholstery.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Metal
Bench in the Spirit of Prouve and Perriand
Located in New York, NY
A Chic and Sober Modernist Bench with an Elegant Oak Plank Floating between a Pair of Metal Reversed U Support Frames.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Benches
Materials
Metal
French Reconstruction Era Solid Oak Compact Bench, France, 1940s
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H 18.12 in W 39.38 in D 15.36 in
French Reconstruction Era Solid Oak Compact Bench, France, 1940s
By Marcel Gascoin, Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
In the style of Prouvé and Gascoin.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Benches
Materials
Oak
Jean Prouvé Bench, 1957
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
Rare Jean Prouvé bench from the back row of the University of Paris Medical School Auditorium, circa 1957, in completely original condition, original green paint, single plank seat w...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Steel
Jean Prouve "Amphitheatre Banquette" Bench
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Long Island City, NY
French 1950s metal and wood amphitheater folding seat or bench by Jean Prouve. Provenance: ENSIC (école nationale supérieure des industries chimiques), Nancy, France.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Jean Prouvé with Guy Rey-Millet, Wooden Bench, France, circa 1967
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H 16.93 in W 48.43 in D 11.82 in
Jean Prouvé with Guy Rey-Millet, Wooden Bench, France, circa 1967
By Jean Prouvé, Guy Rey-Millet
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Prouvé with Guy Rey-Millet, Bench, Wood, Refuge de la Vanoise, CAF, Les Arcs, circa 1967, France.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Modernist Sauvetage Bench Coffee Table Industrial Prouve Perriand Assemblage
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H 17 in W 57 in D 16 in
Modernist Sauvetage Bench Coffee Table Industrial Prouve Perriand Assemblage
By Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Industrial/Rustic Baltic Birch plank assemblage. Strong and Level, Fully functional.
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Pine
Jean Prouvé with Guy Rey-Millet, Pair of Stools and One Bench, circa 1967
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H 16.93 in W 48.43 in D 11.82 in
Jean Prouvé with Guy Rey-Millet, Pair of Stools and One Bench, circa 1967
By Jean Prouvé, Guy Rey-Millet
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Prouvé with Guy Rey-Millet, Set of a pair of stools and one bench, Wood, Refuge de la Vanoise, CAF, Les Arcs, circa 1967, France.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
Jean Prouvé with Guy Rey-Millet, Set of One Bench and One Dining Room Table
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H 16.93 in W 48.43 in D 11.82 in
Jean Prouvé with Guy Rey-Millet, Set of One Bench and One Dining Room Table
By Jean Prouvé, Guy Rey-Millet
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Jean Prouvé with Guy Rey-Millet, Set of One Bench and One Dining Room Table, Wood, Refuge de la Vanoise, CAF, Les Arcs, circa 1967, France.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Wood
French 1950's Bench or Ottoman in the Style of Jeanneret, Perriand and Prouvé
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H 16.5 in W 20.25 in D 20.25 in
French 1950's Bench or Ottoman in the Style of Jeanneret, Perriand and Prouvé
By Charlotte Perriand, Jean Prouvé, Pierre Jeanneret
Located in Houston, TX
Handsome vintage French bench, ottoman or stool in the style of Pierre Jeanneret for Chandigarh India, Charlotte Perriand, and Jean Prouvé.
Category
Vintage 1950s European Hollywood Regency Benches
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Vintage Mid-Century 1950s Mahogany Low Slat Bench Platform Prouve Perriand Style
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H 7.75 in W 60 in D 18 in
Vintage Mid-Century 1950s Mahogany Low Slat Bench Platform Prouve Perriand Style
By Charlotte Perriand, George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Low slung dark hardwood slat platform on birch legs, very low at 7.75 inches high.
Category
Vintage 1950s American Benches
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Jean PROUVE - Unique lacquered metal bench 1950
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Encino, CA
Provenance: An Employee of Prouve at Jean Prouve Atelier (Nancy, France) in the 1950's got this bench when he left his job for retirement.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Benches
Materials
Leather
Bench by Jean Prouvé
Located in New York, NY
Bench by Jean Prouvé
Category
Vintage 1950s French Benches
Materials
Metal
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Prouve Bench For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic prouve bench available at 1stDibs. A prouve bench — often made from wood, metal and oak — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the prouve bench you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A prouve bench made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. Jean Prouvé and Guy Rey-Millet each produced at least one beautiful prouve bench that is worth considering.
How Much is a Prouve Bench?
The average selling price for a prouve bench at 1stDibs is $14,000, while they’re typically $1,500 on the low end and $67,553 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.
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