Syrian Bone Inlaid Shaped Bench

Gorgeous large scale vintage Syrian pearl inlaid console. Circa 1940. Sure to make a statement!

Italian modern steel and brass upholstered bench. circa 2000. Perfect for todays eclectic designs!

Italian modern cerused oak and brass bench after Gio Ponti. Circa 2000. Perfect for today's transitional designs!

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Vintage Italian iron and tiger velvet bench. Circa 1970. A favorite of top designers!

Great bone shaped bench,original upholstrey
and finish

Syrian mother of pearl inlaid wooden bench with elegantly winged curving arms. The intricately carved wood is inlaid with geometric stars...

An inlaid moorish seat. An exquisite & rare moorish seat / bench in the Hoshiarpur taste, in solid hardwood throughout with some outstanding detail to bot...

This vintage big round shaped bench is upholstered with blue velvet, on an steel base.

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 pair of antique Middle Eastern Moorish Egyptian settees inlaid with mosaic marquetry. Mosaic inlaid Levantine Moorish benches great to use at the end of the bed or in an entryway. Elegant and stylish settees for your Moroccan Moorish decor...