Fraternal Lodge Bench, circa 1930s

Simple primitive wood bench with wonderful patina and curved lines. Solid construction.

Fantastic railroad bench with 2 sided seat and curved back. Wonderful wood patina. France, circa 1940s.

Beautiful bench by Augusto Romano, Italy, 1940s Bent plywood with braided rope with wonderful patina and curved shape.

Solid oak French bench with T-shape and rich dark patina - France 1950s Thick wood with wonderful craftsmanship Priced individually - 2 available

Art Deco bench in oak with caned seat and back, France circa 1940's Great curved shaped arms Wonderful patina.

The perfect hallway bench - 1950's French bench with beautiful dark patina Pair available

This 1930s Italian bench is so over-scaled, and monumental in appearance, that it seems to have been made for the large room it was destined, rather than the comfort of a typical sitter. As such, it would function equally well as a low side table or a high cocktail table. We’ll allow the buyer to determine its use. The designer was Pierluigi Colli, and the fabricator Martinotti, the Turin furniture and interior decorating firm that was established in 1831, and exhibited at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition and the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair. Colli’s family owned a textile company that supplied Martinotti with upholstery fabrics, suggesting nepotism had something to do with his being hired as the firm's director in 1926. Nevertheless, he proved himself worthy as a designer and a businessman. Having studied in Paris at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, he befriended leading French designers, and arranged for Martinotti to retail Lalique glass and Jean Perzel lighting. In addition, the quality of their work, and Colli’s dedication to the modern design movement, prompted Carlo Mollino, Gio Ponti, and Gino Levi-Montalcini, among others, to have Martinotti fabricate some of their furniture. Colli’s claim to fame, however, is his own work as a designer, and his ability to master the vocabularies of every trend from Art Deco to midcentury modern. During the Great Depression, when nearly every nation floundered economically, fascist Italy...

- the wood has been treated by oil - wood with signs of age.

Bench from Bauhaus factory. Original condition with beautiful patina. Sturdy and stabile. Shipping to Continental US circa $1000.

Bench from Bauhaus factory. Original condition with beautiful patina. Sturdy and stabile. Shipping to Continental US circa $780.

Bench Oak Unusual shaped back Tapering legs France 1930s.

Bench from Bauhaus factory. Original condition with beautiful patina. Sturdy and stabile. Shipping to Continental US circa $680.