Thomas W. Morgan Benches

This elegant upholstered bench reflects Louis XVI–inspired design through its balanced proportions, tailored form, and refined use of textile. The French toile fabric features pastor...

Louis XVI style bench with gesso and wood gilt construction, carved egg and dart trim, carved foliate fluted legs. The bench upholstered in silk fabric. Dimensions: 34 1/2" W, 15 1/...

This French Louis XVI style petite window bench, crafted in carved walnut, exudes elegance and refinement, making it a charming addition to any room. The bench is designed with grace...

Rectangular with bowed front. Circular tapered fluted legs. Used purple velvet upholstery.

Vintage hand oiled leather roll arm bench with gorgeous solid oak frame boasting Mission, Arts & Crafts as well as New Western design influences. Solid, comfortable & generous size ...

Lovely French Louis XVI style carved mahogany upholstered bench, circa 1920. Gently scrolled arms feature floral carving on the top with carved detail flowing down to the all-around...

This elegant early 20th-century French storage bench reflects the refined symmetry and restraint of the Louis XVI style. Crafted in solid wood with a warm, time-softened patina, the ...

Rectangular bowed front newly upholstered in muslin. Circular tapered fluted legs.

Rectangular with rounded ends and flat back. Will carved with creme color paint over a very sturdy frame. Upholstery in very good condition. Frame carved with fluting and paterae. Ra...

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Interesting and graceful oak bench; the legs, conical and elegantly fluted, are joined at the base by a well-designed and harmonious X-shaped element; the well-solid frame is carved with simple, linear, and refined motifs; the upper oval part serves as the seat is enriched with fine "Vienna straw" work. The bench was made between 1880 and 1885 in an artisan workshop near Paris certainly by a very skilled master cabinetmaker because this kind of workmanship requires a lot of experience and skill. The process of seat construction using equidistant holes and a woven plant material (drawn guinea cane) was known since Egyptian times (a stool was found in the tomb of the architect Kha dating from 1600° B.C.), but it was from the mid-19th century that it became popular worldwide. It was the Austro-Hungarian cabinetmaker Michael Thonet (father of bentwood) who in 1842 created chair No. 4 with this technique for the Daum café on Vienna's Kohlmarkt, but success came in 1859 when the Gebruder Thonet company of Michael's sons presented chair No. 14 made of curved solid wood with a straw seat...

Rectangular seat with fabric printed with famous historic news stories. Recommend replacing the fabric. Conforming guilloche carved frame raised on tapered fluted legs.

Window seat bench, in Louis XV taste, having a painted finish showing natural wear; its padded, out-scrolled arms carved with acanthus, the stuff-over seat on an apron decorated by s...