Early 19th Century Irish Mahogany Hall Bench

19th century Coalbrookdale ivy leaf motif cast iron garden bench, with slatted wood seat.

A 19th Century Swedish bench from the Empire period, the back panel decorated with a classical scene of a pair of griffon. New seat cushion in plain linen.

19th century English window seat constructed in oak with a plank top and deep scrolled ends. Standing on thick turned and tapering octagonal legs e...

An Exceptional Quality Early 19th Century French Mahogany Bookcase with the Finest Possible Veneers and Wonderful Carving Throughout. This superb bookcase features the best quality mahogany veneers laid on to an oak carcase with solid mahogany doors, all expensive features that were only employed by the best workshops when money was no object. The shaped cornice and the panelled lower doors suggest a gothic inspiration but this is handled with real delicacy which was often not the case with later 19th century gothic revivalism which could be overbearing and overpowering to the eye. Designed for the display of fine books, porcelain or objects, the top section of the bookcase is largely plain, allowing the fine veneers to shine in conjunction with small carvings on the pilasters and a number of finely executed mouldings. The lower section is where the decorative scheme becomes more pronounced, small acanthus carvings on the pilasters framing the spectacular panelled doors which are executed in particularly high relief. Even here where the decoration is more prominent, the grain of the mahogany catches the eye first as it is so beautifully figured and of excellent colour. The pilasters on this lower section are carved so as to simulate partially octagonal columns of obvious gothic inspiration and there are pull out reading and writing slides concealed in the frieze between the upper and lower sections. The doors in the base section open to reveal simple cupboards...

18th Century Spanish pine rustic bench with a high back topped with a moulded cornice. Five fielded panels are decorated with geometrical diamond shapes, the patterns continue to the...

Early 19th century French console table with brass mouldings throughout. The top has two drawers being supported by finely carved classical female monopodium legs that are ebonised ...

An Irish hall seat in finely carved and painted mahogany. Depicting mythological beasts, neoclassical elements and shamrock. Newly upholstered in raw linen.

A very rare 19th Century well figured, richly patinated mahogany hall bench of exceptional quality, finely hand carved with fabulous reeded detail thoughout. The decorative pierced back rail with an elegantly carved pierced panel with ring turned spindles is raised above moulded seat and shaped frieze with scroll motif detail, flanked with lovely downward swept outscrolling arms. Supported on gracefully, tapering outscrolling leg, conjoined with stretcher. Mahogany Type: ‘Santos Mahogany’

19th Century Italian hall bench was sculpted from fine walnut, and features an elaborately scrolled design including a boldly arched seatback embell...

Elegant Danish Empire bench made of mahogany with inlays of satin wood and ebony. Features a backrest with vertical spindles adorned with an ebony border and three demilunes with lig...

Late 19th Century (1880s) English mahogany hall bench or window seat. It has triangulated rolls on each end of the rectangular top, it is raised on four ring turned tapered legs.  

19th Century English Mahogany Hall / Window Bench with Handles