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Provencal Bench

Antique French Provençal Louis XV Style Painted Settee or Radassier W/ Rush Seat
Located in Birmingham, AL
classic French Country ladder back design, this Provençal bench is painted a beautiful bluish green color
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Vintage 1920s French Louis XV Benches

Materials

Rush, Wood

Large C19th Provencal Cherry Wood Rush Seat Bench
Located in London, GB
Large C19th Provencal cherry wood rush seat bench. Beautiful French settle in a deep, warm finish
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Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Benches

Materials

Rush, Cherry

French 19th Century Provençal Hand Painted Bench with New Rush Seating
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This is a fine example of a typical 3 seat rush bench from the 19th Century from the Provençe area
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Rush, Pine

French country wicker rush and ladderback painted oak wood bench, 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A wicker rush and oak wood ladder back Provençal painted bench, 20th century. Probably circa early
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20th Century French French Provincial Benches

Materials

Wicker, Oak, Paint

Rustic Hand Carved Stone Garden Coffee Farm Patio Table Outdoor Indoor Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
. It can work in a Mid-Century Modern or an old charm rustic Provençal design or a Farmhouse. For an
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Antique Late 18th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Louis XVI Stool by Claude Sené
By Claude I Sené
Located in New York, NY
learn from his stepdaughter that it graced the powder room of the last of them, at 160 Provencal Road
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Antique 1770s French Louis XVI Benches

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Stool by Claude Sené
Louis XVI Stool by Claude Sené
H 19 in W 15 in D 15 in

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Set of Six 19th Century French Provincial Dining Chairs
Located in Nashville, TN
Featuring a handsome set of six French Provincial chairs. The set includes two armchairs measuring 38" in Height and 23" wide by 20.5 " deep. The seat height is 18" The four side cha...
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Antique 1880s French French Provincial Dining Room Chairs

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Walnut

Charles Dudouyt Light Oak & Rush Seat Ladder-Back Chairs, France 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in PEGO, ES
SET of 6, Vintage French Dining Ladder Back chairs in the Style of Charles Dudouyt, circa 1940s Natural and original heavy and sturdy light oak frames with NEW hand-woven 3.5-4mm na...
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Mid-20th Century French Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Oak

American Farmhouse Windsor Style Maple Spindle Back Bench
Located in Southampton, NJ
Solid maple American classic farmhouse style bench or settee with spindle back, turned legs & stretcher in beautifully maintained vintage condition. We have enhanced this 1950s beaut...
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Benches

Materials

Textile, Cotton, Maple

Monumental Antique Pennsylvania Farmhouse Painted Wood Bench
Located in Forney, TX
A monumental 12' Long Pennsylvania farmhouse painted wood bench. Born in the 19th Century, early American country style with Dutch / Scandinavian influence, simple primitive hand...
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Antique 19th Century American Country Benches

Materials

Wood, Paint

Quaker Style Ladder Back Dining Chairs with Rush Seats and Bible Shelf
By Charlotte Perriand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Quaker Style Ladder Back Dining Chairs with Rush Seats and Bible Shelf. In original condition, with visible patina and heavy wear, including some breakage and loss to rush seats. Wea...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

Set of 4 French Painted Iron & Wood Garden Armchairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A set of 4 large French painted iron and wood folding garden armchairs. These antique wide armchairs were crafted in Normandy, France, circa 1920. Each chair has a three-ladder back ...
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Early 20th Century French Armchairs

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Iron

Antique Spanish Rustic Folk Art Chestnut Wooden "Siesta" Bench, 19th Century.
Located in Eindhoven, Noord Brabant
This Spanish "Siesta" settle bench was handcrafted in the early-19th century in Spain, Handmade of solid chestnut wood, having two sculptural posts that rise up from the legs behind...
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Antique Early 19th Century Spanish Rustic Benches

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Fruitwood

Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Located in New York, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Stairs

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Walnut

Antique Rustic Scalloped Wood Settee Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique rustic wood settee bench Darling woven rush two-seater settee bench Wonderful attention to details throughout Solid wood frame has carved wood detailing and is finished wit...
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Mid-20th Century Benches

Materials

Wood

Antique Rustic Scalloped Wood Settee Bench
Antique Rustic Scalloped Wood Settee Bench
H 34.25 in W 38.25 in D 20 in
Ladder Back Dining Chairs Harvest Stenciled Rush Seat by L Hitchcock
By Hitchcock
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Set of 4 Vintage L Hit...
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Vintage 1960s French Provincial Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rush, Wood

French Provincial Style Oak Dining Chairs, Set of 10
Located in New York, NY
French provincial style dining chairs, an assembled set of ten (10), and comprising eight side chairs and two arm chairs, each with floral-craved ladder backs above a rush-woven seat...
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Cane, Wood

Vintage Oak Pig Bench Butcher's Block Table
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is an extremely heavy Pig Bench Table. The top is a single slab of oak nearly six feet long and over three inches thick. To resist splitting, both ends have heavy duty iron st...
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Mid-20th Century Hungarian Country Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Oak

18th century country settle with fold down table
Located in Malton, GB
This is a very unusual and rare late 18th early 19th century pine settle with fold down table. Great patina and wear all over. Full of character and originality. Makes the ideal talk...
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Antique 18th Century Benches

Materials

Pine

18th century country settle with fold down table
18th century country settle with fold down table
H 66.93 in W 83.86 in D 22.84 in
1930's Rustic Red High Ladder Back Wood & Rush Chair set
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Rustic High Ladder Back Red Lacquered Wood & Rush Chair set. Made in France, 1930's period. Classic design high ladder back chairs with Moustache shaped spindles on the high ...
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Vintage 1930s French Rustic Chairs

Materials

Rush

20th century French Louis XV Walnut and Caned Bench, 1900s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice Louis XV style walnut caned bench dating from 1900. Very good condition. Canework in very good condition. Ideal at the end of a bed or in an entryway.
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Antique Early 1900s French Louis XV Benches

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Pair Charles Dudouyt "Ladder Back" Armchairs in Oak and Rush Seat, France, 1940s
By Charles Dudouyt
Located in Almelo, NL
Charles Dudouyt "Ladder Back" armchairs In oak and rush seat, France 1940s This very comfortable ladder back chairs with armrests were crafted in Normandy, France circa 1940. Buil...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Rush, Beech, Oak

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French Folding Garden Bench
Located in Pasadena, CA
This very attractive early 20th Century slated bench has the original Provencal yellow and blue
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Vintage 1920s Country Benches

French Folding Garden Bench
French Folding Garden Bench
H 36 in W 62 in D 22 in
Rare French Limestone Shelter Fountain, 19th Century
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, FR
authentic reclaimed architectural elements. It also has accosted on both side a small stone bench. The roof
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Antique 19th Century French Fountains

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Limestone

Large, Provencal Bench
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand-painted and carved, French Provencal bench.
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Early 20th Century French Benches

Materials

Walnut

Large, Provencal Bench
Large, Provencal Bench
H 33.5 in W 78 in D 19.5 in
Provencal Bench with Woven Seat
Located in New York, NY
A large Provencal bench made in maple with a woven seat, circa 1840. The maple has developed a
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Antique 1840s French Benches

Materials

Maple

Provencal Bench with Woven Seat
Provencal Bench with Woven Seat
H 36.75 in W 72 in L 36.75 in
Early 19th Century French Provencal Bench
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century French Provencal bench made of oak and cherry woods with beautiful hand
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Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Benches

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century French Provencal Bench
Early 19th Century French Provencal Bench
H 33.5 in W 57.25 in D 17.75 in
PROVENCAL BENCH
Located in New York, NY
French cherry bench with straight back and one side drawer
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

PROVENCAL BENCH
PROVENCAL BENCH
H 32 in W 52.5 in D 14 in
Mid-19th Century French Radassier or Ladder Back Rush Seat Bench
Located in Birmingham, AL
Provence, near Avignon, circa 1850s. This double arm Provençal bench seats three and features a ladder-back
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Antique 1850s French Benches

Materials

Rush, Walnut

French Provençal Directoire Style 1810s Wooden Bench with Stylized Palmettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Provençal Directoire style wooden bench from the early 19th century, with rush seat and
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Antique Early 19th Century French Directoire Benches

Materials

Wood

French Provencal Settee
Located in Houston, TX
This three-seat ladder back settee with handwoven rush seating, and a ladder-back, hand carved floral details, and sweeping arms. Scalloped double apron with hand carved floral detai...
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20th Century French French Provincial Benches

Materials

Rush, Wood

French Provencal Settee
French Provencal Settee
H 38 in W 75.5 in L 38 in
Charming French Provencal Lit De Repos
Located in Atlanta, GA
A delightful mid-19th century Lit De Repos - Banquette from the Provence region of France. Sturdily constructed from walnut with wonderful rush seating. A wonderful accent piece for ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Benches

Charming French Provencal Lit De Repos
Charming French Provencal Lit De Repos
H 35.5 in W 84 in D 23.75 in
French Provencal Foot Stool in Beechwood
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Provencal Louis XV style stool in beechwood. Keywords: bench, ottoman, seat
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Vintage 1930s French Aesthetic Movement Footstools

Materials

Beech

Provençal "Radassier" Settee, France, 19th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
French wood and rush bench or settee (aka radassier) from Provence. Stripped, light-colored wood
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Antique Late 19th Century French Country Settees

Rustic Carved Stone Garden Farm Side Table Seat Outdoor Indoor Antique Bench LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rustic carved stone Garden Farm side table seat outdoor indoor Antique bench LA. 18th 19th century
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Antique Late 18th Century French Side Tables

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Rustic Carved Stone Garden Farm Side Table Seat Outdoor Indoor Antique Bench LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Rustic Carved Stone Garden Farm side table seat outdoor indoor Antique bench LA. Hand carved stone
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20th Century French Side Tables

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Stone, Limestone

Hand Carved Stone Antique Garden Outdoor Indoor Side Center Coffee Table Base LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
fireplace, these elements have a lot of charm and character. In an old charm rustic Provençal design or a
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Antique 18th Century French Pedestals

Materials

Stone

19th Century French Country Walnut Ladder Back Radassier or Settee Rush Seat
Located in Birmingham, AL
. This double arm Provençal bench seats three and features a handwoven rush seat and ladder-back. Raised
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Antique Late 19th Century French Country Benches

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Rush, Walnut

18th Century French/Provencal Louis XV Giltwood Bench or Daybed
Located in Berlin, DE
18th Century French/Provencal Louis XV Giltwood Bench or Daybed Large Louis XV bench or day bed
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Daybeds

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

French 19th Century Provencal Banquette
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming 19th century Primitive Provençal banquette - or bench from the South of France
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Chestnut

French 19th Century Provencal Banquette
French 19th Century Provencal Banquette
H 37.25 in W 67.38 in D 23.5 in
French Louis XV Style Bench or Footstool, Fawn, Caramel-Coloured Velvet
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French Louis XV style bench or footstool, fawn, caramel-coloured velvet. Beautifully carved in a
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20th Century French Louis XV Footstools

Materials

Wood, Velvet

Hand Carved Stone Antiques Garden Coffee Farm Outdoor Indoor Table Bench LA CA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
bases pedestals. Or it could be used as a deep wide bench It will be the perfect touch by an outdoor
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Antique 18th Century French Farm Tables

Materials

Stone

Rustic Hand Carved Stone Garden Coffee Farm Patio Table Outdoor Indoor Antique
Located in West Hollywood, CA
character. It can work in a Mid-Century Modern or an old charm rustic Provençal design or a Farmhouse. For
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Antique Late 18th Century French Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Swedish Provencal Bench
Located in Houston, TX
Late 18th c Swedish Provencal Gustavian bench scraped to the original paint.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Benches

Swedish Provencal Bench
Swedish Provencal Bench
H 30 in W 68 in D 26 in
French Provencal Bench
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Provencal rush seat bench with cushion. To see more items from Foxglove
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Fruitwood

French Provencal Bench
French Provencal Bench
H 41 in W 66.5 in D 27 in
Vintage French Provencal Bench
Located in Atlanta, GA
A love seat size that can accommodate two people easily, this charming bench can go any number of
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Early 20th Century French Benches

Materials

Cherry, Rush

Vintage French Provencal Bench
Vintage French Provencal Bench
H 33 in W 43 in D 19 in
Provencal Bench with Custom Cushion
Located in Wainscott, NY
Provencal Steel Bench with Decorative Lion Heads on base and Custom Cushion in Gold Tones.
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20th Century Benches

Materials

Steel

Provencal Bench with Custom Cushion
Provencal Bench with Custom Cushion
H 20.5 in W 61 in D 14 in
Directoire period Provencal Bench/Settee
Located in Charleston, SC
In Provence this piece is called a "Radassier".This one was build in the "Directoire "Period i.e. just before Empire. In walnut it is designed to seat 3 people.Has 4 feet with the ...
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Antique 19th Century French Directoire Benches

Materials

Walnut, Rush

Directoire period Provencal Bench/Settee
Directoire period Provencal Bench/Settee
H 39 in W 62.5 in D 22.5 in
French Provençal Radassie Bench, Late 1800s
Located in Austin, TX
The "Radassie" is the traditional Provençal bench. The Radassie is a long bench, seating at least
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Antique 19th Century French Settees

Materials

Wood, Rush

French Provencal fruitwood bench
Located in Atlanta, GA
Provençal fruitwood bench with scalloped apron and spindle back. To see more items
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20th Century French Benches

French Provencal fruitwood bench
French Provencal fruitwood bench
H 30.5 in W 78 in D 13 in
Painted Provencal Radassie Bench
Located in Austin, TX
A three rush seat bench typical from the Provence Region called "Radassie". The Bench is beech
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Early 20th Century French Benches

Materials

Wood, Rush

Painted Provencal Radassie Bench
Painted Provencal Radassie Bench
H 43.5 in W 60.5 in D 18.5 in
Painted Provencal "Radassie" Bench, 1940s
Located in Austin, TX
A typical three-seat bench from Provence called "Radassie," painted black on beechwood with
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Vintage 1940s French Country Benches

Materials

Rush, Wood

Painted Provencal "Radassie" Bench, 1940s
Painted Provencal "Radassie" Bench, 1940s
H 43.5 in W 60.5 in D 18.5 in
French Antique Provencal Painted Bench
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Four-seat painted bench, also known as a "radassier," features straight back with turned arms and
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20th Century French Benches

French Antique Provencal Painted Bench
French Antique Provencal Painted Bench
H 33.5 in W 62.5 in D 21 in
Painted Rush Seat Provencal "Radassier" Bench, France, 1940s
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive 3-seat bench with backs from Provence called "Radassier", circa 1940. The form is
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Mid-20th Century French Country Benches

Materials

Rush, Wood

Robsjohn Gibbings Bench with Provencal Legs and Grey Silk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Provencal Ottomans
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Large Rushed Ottomans with Blue and White Checked Homespun Cushions. French, Late 19th Century
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Beech

Provencal Ottomans
Provencal Ottomans
H 16.5 in W 32.5 in D 27.5 in
Large Louis XI Provencal Painted Banquet
Located in Houston, TX
Huge rush seat late 18th.C. Louis XVI painted banquet. 18 turned legs, front legs and stretchers with simple fluting. Pale olive remnants of paint. Back and side legs without carving.
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French Benches

Materials

Pine, Rush

End of 18th Century Provencal Settee in Walnut
Located in Charleston, SC
In Provence this piece is called "Radassie".This one is Directoire Period i.e. just before Empire .In solid walnut it is straw bottomed and designed to seat three people.The rush is ...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Country Benches

Materials

Walnut, Rush

19th Century, French Fruitwood Bench
Located in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire
19th century Provençal fruitwood bench with rush seat. Seat height: 53 cm.
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century, French Fruitwood Bench
19th Century, French Fruitwood Bench
H 32.68 in W 75.2 in D 20.87 in
French Walnut Bench from Provence
Located in Pasadena, CA
A simple and pretty example of a Provencal Canape with a rush woven seat in excellent condition.
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Antique 19th Century Benches

Materials

Walnut

French Walnut Bench from Provence
French Walnut Bench from Provence
H 38.5 in W 67 in D 22 in
Late 19th c. Faux Bois Bench
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th c. Faux Bois Bench from a Jardin Provençal. Sold stone seat. Faux bois detail on back
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Stone

Late 19th c. Faux Bois Bench
Late 19th c. Faux Bois Bench
H 32 in W 54 in D 20 in
Pair of 18th c. Stone Benches from Pezenas, France
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 18th c. Stone Benches from the Garden of a Provencal Bastide near Pezenas, France
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Benches

Materials

Stone

French Directoire Cherry wood Rush Seat Bench (ref# PV216)
Located in San Francisco, CA
). This piece is featured in Country French Provencal book(contact us). Very special bench typical of the
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Cherry, Rush

French Canape from Provence
Located in Pasadena, CA
A classic Provencal canape with a very nice original worn green finish with gold highlights.
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

French Canape from Provence
French Canape from Provence
H 39 in W 62 in D 24 in
French Radissier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Classic French Provencal Radissier with rush seat. To see more items from Foxglove
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

French Radissier
French Radissier
H 38.5 in W 66.5 in D 23.5 in
19th Century French Radissiere
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming example of a French Provencal radissier finished in a soft grey green. I love this
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

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Wood, Paint, Rush

19th Century French  Radissiere
19th Century French  Radissiere
H 38 in W 65 in D 22 in
Weathered Provencal Pot
Located in Woodbury, CT
This gorgeous Provencal pot dates to the late 19th C and features a pale yellow interior glaze and
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Planters and Jardinieres

Weathered Provencal Pot
Weathered Provencal Pot
H 24 in Dm 21 in
Radassie (3-seat Bench) (ref# PV227)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare chestnut rush seat provencial bench. A textbook example of a traditional radassie from Arles
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Antique 19th Century French Sofas

Materials

Chestnut

French 18th Century Long Rustic Baux Stone Bench
Located in Woodbury, CT
This rustic beauty is a rare piece indeed. Made of a local stone quarried near the Provencal town
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Antique 18th Century French Patio and Garden Furniture

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Limestone

Jean Bouchet Painting From 1949
By Jean Bouchet
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Provence
of Séguret. He(It) meets on the benches of Vaison Jean Marcellin's primary school, with whom he(it
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Vintage 1940s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

 Jean Bouchet Painting From 1949
 Jean Bouchet Painting From 1949
H 45.28 in W 77.17 in D 1.97 in
French 18th Century Provencal Bench
Located in Culver City, CA
Large scale 18th century chestnut carved wood bench newly upholstered in Belgian linen and burlap
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French Benches

Materials

Wood, Linen, Burlap

French 18th Century Provencal Bench
French 18th Century Provencal Bench
H 39 in W 91.5 in D 28 in
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Provencal Bench For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the provencal bench you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, natural fiber and rush, every provencal bench was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a provencal bench — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right provencal bench, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Provencal Bench?

Prices for a provencal bench can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,365 and can go as high as $7,200, while the average can fetch as much as $4,500.

Finding the Right Seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.