Pair of Walnut Midcentury Benches
View Similar Items
Pair of Walnut Midcentury Benches
About the Item
- Creator:Lane Furniture (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 31 in (78.74 cm)Length: 18 in (45.72 cm)Seat Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1960s-1970s
- Condition:Reupholstered. Wear consistent with age and use. Good overall condition.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU813422324772
Lane Furniture
When the first iteration of the Lane Furniture company began to produce its now-famous Lane cedar chests in the early 20th century, the family behind the brand was unsure of how successful they’d be, so they initially didn’t bother adding their name to the offerings.
The manufacturer was off to a modest start but the family was industrious: The Lanes were made up of farmers and contractors who’d built more than 30 miles of the Virginian railroad. They owned a cotton mill and purchased thousands of acres of land in Campbell County, Virginia, where the Virginian railroad was intended to cross the main line of the Southern Railway. The Lanes intended to start a town in this region of the state, and by 1912, streets for the town of Altavista had been laid out and utility lines were installed. In the spring of that year, John Lane purchased a defunct box factory at a bankruptcy auction. His son, Edward Hudson Lane, was tasked with the manufacturing of the cedar “hope” chests for which the Lane family would become known, even though the company was initially incorporated as the Standard Red Cedar Chest Company.
The Standard Red Cedar Chest Company struggled in its early days but introduced an assembly system at its small factory after securing a contract with the federal government to produce ammunition boxes made of pine during World War I. The company prospered and applied mass-production methods to its cedar-chest manufacturing after the war, and, in 1922, rebranding as the Lane Company, it implemented a national advertising campaign to market its products. Ads tied the company’s strong cedar hope chests to romance. Anchored by copy that read “The gift that starts the home,” the campaign rendered a Lane cedar chest a necessary purchase for young women to store linens, clothing and keepsakes as they prepared to marry.
Wartime production during World War II had Lane producing aircraft parts. In the 1950s, the family-owned company began to branch out into manufacturing tables, bedroom pieces and other various furnishings for the entire home. The brand’s vintage mid-century furniture is highly sought after.
Lane’s Acclaim walnut furniture line, which, designed by Andre Bus, has been compared to Drexel’s Declaration series for its blend of modern furniture’s clean contours and traditional craftsmanship. Ads for the Lane series suggested that it included “probably the best-selling table in the world.” (There are end tables, cocktail tables and more in the Acclaim collection, sporting graceful tapered legs and dovetail inlays.) Later, during the 1960s, Lane offered handsome modular wall units designed by the likes of Paul McCobb. Today, the company is owned by United Furniture Industries and is particularly well-known for its upholstered furniture.
Vintage Lane furniture is generally characterized by relatively neutral styles, which are versatile in different kinds of interiors, as well as good quality woods and careful manufacturing. All of these attributes have made Lane one of the most recognizable names in American furniture.
Browse storage cabinets, tables and other vintage Lane Furniture on 1stDibs.
- Pair of Custom Midcentury Style Hairpin Leg BenchesBy Mid Century AntiquesLocated in New York, NYPair of custom hairpin leg benches, with satin black powder coated iron legs and four inch thick upholstered seats. To be done COM any size. Can be m...Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Mid-Century Modern Benches
MaterialsSteel
- Pair of Midcentury Style Hairpin Benches Quick ShipBy Mid Century AntiquesLocated in New York, NYCirca 21st century pair of Mid-Century Modern style newly made upholstered benches with satin black powder coated hairpin shaped legs and new upholstered seats with eight buttons each. Price is for the pair. Made in the United States. Good overall condition. Ready today, Quick ship...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
MaterialsIron
- Pair of Midcentury Style Hairpin Benches Quick ShipBy Mid Century AntiquesLocated in New York, NYCirca 21st century pair of Mid-Century Modern style newly made upholstered benches with satin black powder coated hairpin shaped legs and new upholstered seats with six buttons each,...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
MaterialsIron
- Pair of Custom Midcentury Style Hairpin Leg BenchesBy Mid Century AntiquesLocated in New York, NYPair of custom hairpin leg benches, with satin black powder coated iron legs and four inch thick upholstered seats. Shown with 24" x 16" upholstered ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
MaterialsSteel
- Pair of Custom Midcentury Style Hairpin Leg BenchesBy Mid Century AntiquesLocated in New York, NYPair of custom hairpin leg benches, with satin black powder coated iron legs and four inch thick upholstered seats. Shown with 24" x 16" upholstered ...Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
MaterialsSteel
- Pair of Midcentury Style Hairpin Benches Quick ShipBy Mid Century AntiquesLocated in New York, NYCirca 21st century pair of Mid-Century Modern style newly made upholstered benches with satin black hairpin shaped legs and new upholstered seats with buttons and welting. Price is for the pair. Made in the United States. Good overall condition. Ready today, Quick ship.Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches
MaterialsIron
- Pair of French Midcentury Walnut BenchesLocated in Long Island City, NYA pair of 1950s solid walnut benches. Dimensions of the table are H 29"3/8 x W 59" x D 30".Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Benches
MaterialsWalnut
$5,800 / set - Pair of Italian Midcentury BenchesLocated in New York, NYPair of Italian midcentury benches $3,500.00 Pair of Italian midcentury benches recovered in an off-white boucle fabric and with dark wood tapering legs...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Benches
MaterialsUpholstery, Wood
$3,500 / set - Pair of Vintage Walnut BenchesLocated in Dallas, TXPair of vintage Italian carved walnut benches. Perfect for today's transitional designs!Category
Vintage 1940s Benches
MaterialsWalnut
$2,850 / set - Pair of Modern Walnut Leather BenchesLocated in North York, ONPair of modern walnut leather benches. Simplistic modern styling in rich walnut woods and upholstered seat cushion. Contrasting center panel adds ...Category
2010s American Modern Benches
MaterialsLeather, Walnut
$5,450 / set - Pair of Billy Baldwin Style Midcentury X-Form BenchesLocated in Rio Vista, CAMid-century modern pair of upholstered benches or ottoman stools made in the manner and style of Billy Baldwin. Labeled and made by artisans in California. The benches feature a tuft...Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Benches
MaterialsFabric, Wood
- Pair of English Walnut Finished Leather BenchesLocated in Los Angeles, CAPair of English Chippendale style walnut benches with brown leather upholstery.Category
Vintage 1920s English Regency Benches
MaterialsLeather, Walnut
$2,880 Sale Price / set40% Off