Early 19th Century Benches

Early 19th century Russian Biedermeier sofa in birchwood.

American carved wood and painted bench with grape vine motif, one board seat, scrolled arms, spindle carvings, and ending on turned painted legs. Fancy Furniture...

A three-seat settee, painted in delicate leaf and vine decoration. The back and arms with formed C-scrolls centered with oval painted plaques. The plaques depict cherubs playing musi...

A large Boston Classical or Empire mahogany ottoman from the 19th century. Freshly appointed with silk upholstery. Mahogany veneers with "s" scrolled ...

A set of three neoclassical gilded wood upholstered banquettes. Individually priced.

The rectangular padded seat covered in brown leather, opening to reveal a set of library steps, over a solid inlaid seat-rail and ring-turned tapering legs ending in castors. 18in. high, 34 1/2in. wide and 16 1/2in. deep. Opened, 36in. high and 49in. wide. Rooms organized during the Regency period as libraries often had floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. The upper shelves were difficult to reach, so movable library stairs were invaluable. Further, libraries were one of the most important rooms in a stately house, symbol of its owner's wealth, culture and status. As a consequence, designers, architects and cabinet or chair makers devoted much attention to its architecture and decoration. Hence, the emrgence of innovative ideas such as our bench. Enter the Regency era metamorphic library chair/bench (chairs are more common than benches)! The tables, chairs and stools containing library steps were patented in Great Britain by Robert Campbell in 1774 but this innovative chair-based design did not become immediately popular. Once the Regency was established, a neo-classical interpretation of Campbell’s Metamorphic Library Chair concept started to become popular in London. Any early attributions rely heavily on two contemporary sketches...

A long Italian wooden bench with stretcher and sides from the 19th century. This narrow wooden Tuscan bench from the early 19th century features a stretch...

Pair of American flame mahogany floral needlepoint brass tacked hall benches resting on the original turned bulbous decorative carved feet with...

A slim and elegant fruitwood sofa in wonderful a condition for its age. Classic Scandanavian carved accents on the arms and legs. We love that the piece is upholstered front and back!

A very early Gustavian Bench, scraped to its original color, with beautiful carved decoration all around. The bench lift up to underneath storage: 20 ...

The pair having square tops covered in antique oilcloth upholstery with nailhead trim, raised on square tapering legs

This early 19th-century bench would have originally resided in the courtyard of a Qing-dynasty home to provide much-needed outdoor seating on hot summer days. The bench is designed i...

Early 19th Century Swedish long stool /bench in original smoky blue paint with hand carved detail to front and both ends - traditional Swedish upholstery...

A large scaled yet understated typical of the Restauration Period Tuscan Hall bench or day bed with rush seats.

Elegant Neoclassical Italian bench, circa 1815, with a curulean frame and coral suede upholstery was made in the early 19th Century. A rel...

Of neat Regency design, sharply cared at modest, useful proportions.