1820s Benches

Josef Frank & SCANDINAVIAN MODERN A beautiful bench by Josef Frank, for Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1960s. The frame is made of mahogany, upholstered seat with brass nails. The feet are elegantly sculpted and the bench can also be used as a table, end of bed stool...

Large Tournus benches in enameled cast aluminum and bronze with newly upholstered tops. Price is for one.

Solid beechwood, finely carved and set. Armrests ending in scrolled volutes. Semicircular frame on four scissor-shaped legs. Below connected by appropriately curly, strongly profiled...

Magnificent and ultra rare Gothic Revival high back hall bench. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak frame with original hand-carved elements in the back and the sides! Un...

English Regency Style mahogany caned window bench / hall bench ca. 1900 Elegant Regency style mahogany caned window bench in neoclassical taste. ...

Antique 18th century George III Oak Settle Hall Bench. Beautiful Primitive form with original patina. Additional information: Materials: Oak Color: Brown Period: 18th century ...

Pair of Mid-Century Modern Billy Baldwin X Base Upholstery Benches.

Windsor bench with carved mahogany arms and mixed woods. The bench has a birch crest rail supported by turned spindles on a single pine board shaped seat supported by bamboo turned l...

Antique English Chinoiserie window seat in the Chippendale style circa 1910 with black lacquer work and gilt decoration, cane seat is in excellent condition with minor losses to the ...

English Regency Egyptian revival style mahogany, brass inlay, & gilt Recamier is finely carved with an Egyptian hawk head and finished on both...

This elegant painted wood bench was crafted in northern France, circa 1890. The antique seat stands on carved spiral etched legs decorated with brass flor...

"A rare and impressive Regency period Récamier sofa or fainting couch, circa 1820s. Exquisite and vibrant Satinwood sleigh form featuring a scroll crest rail, rolled and flared arms. Upholstered in an elegant blue French brocade. Supported by curvilinear scrolled legs with block feet. Acquired from a 1980s auction after a heated bidding exchange with Ralph Lauren. The modern chaise longue was first popularised during the 16th century in France. They were created by French furniture craftsmen for the rich to rest without the need to retire to the bedroom. It was during the Rococo period that the chaise longue became the symbol of social status and only the rarest and most expensive materials were used in their construction. Today, the chaise longue is seen as a luxury item for the modern home. They are often used to complement a home's décor such as living or reading rooms, or as a stylish boudoir chair for bedroom seating. Duchesse brisée (Broken duchess in French): this word is used when the chaise longue is divided in two parts: the chair and a long footstool, or two chairs with a stool in between them. The origin of the name is unknown. Récamier: a récamier has two raised ends, and nothing on the long sides. It is sometimes associated with French Empire (neo-classical) style. It is named after French society hostess Madame Récamier (1777–1849), who posed elegantly on a couch of this kind for a portrait, painted in 1800 by Jacques-Louis David. The shape of the récamier is similar to a traditional lit bateau...