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Antique R. J. Horner & Co Monumental Carved Oak Figural Griffins Hall Bench 1890

$6,995
£5,329.12
€6,144.69
CA$9,789.36
A$10,937.98
CHF 5,721.78
MX$134,134.69
NOK 73,113.44
SEK 69,330.91
DKK 45,861.12
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A spectacular & monumental antique carved oak hall bench/seat, by R. J. Horner & Co, New York, circa 1890. The hall seat is very finely carved from quarter-sawn oak and having a tall arched top mirror back. The top of hall seat having an elaborately carved top with a central substantial finial carved as a rose bowl with flowers & leaves and flanked by a pair of carved griffins connected with a floral frieze and garlands and foliate. The mirror is bordered with egg & dart carving and the outside edge of the hall bench with a border of lapped chevron carving. Below the mirror is carved with scrolling foliate and a pair of carved acanthus leaf armrests raised on turned balusters carved with whimsical faces, the bench having a seat that would accommodate two people and the seat has a hinged lid with brass strap hinges & encloses a storage reservoir. The base having a fabulous carved frieze with two winged angels armed with spears and subduing a dragon, the frieze is flanked with a pair of bracket supports carved as bats and the hall bench is raised on compressed bun feet carved with acanthus leaves. Condition is excellent, the hall seat has at some stage been sympathetically & professionally refinished and is in showroom condition and is ready to grace your space.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 110 in (279.4 cm)Width: 50.25 in (127.64 cm)Depth: 18 in (45.72 cm)
  • Style:
    Renaissance Revival (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    Circa 1890
  • Condition:
    Replacements made: Historic refinish, in excellent showroom condition. Refinished. Repaired. Wear consistent with age and use. Very good condition.
  • Seller Location:
    Portland, OR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: BB-105811stDibs: LU4876142331142

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