Vintage Hand-Painted Floral European Storage Bench

This vintage bench is visually striking and totally one-of-a-kind. The hand painted floral scenes are still in tact and make this a really fun and cheery ...

These industrial styled theater seats are made out of bent plywood and the arm rests are solid wood. The structure and seat mechanism is made out of stee...

Antique Tibetan Daybed - a beautiful, historical piece of primitive design. Wooden frame with Bamboo caned seat. Dimensions: 69.5"W x 33"D x 14"H

Super unique vintage European work table. Solid wood top sits upon metal base. Truly a one-of-a-kind piece!

The Lola Settee Sofa is a Maximalist style Settee made in a vintage 1 of a kind velvet patterned fabric, with a bench seat cushion and tapered wood legs. ...

This black hand painted vintage European hallway rack includes 6 brass hooks under a ladder shelf along the top. There is additional multipurpose brass ha...

The rails and stiles of the back of this handsome storage bench create three frames, each with a trefoil (three leaf) stylized plant carving in the center. Similarly, one such carvin...

This lovely storage bench has a long flat back rail scalloped at the corners where it meets the scrolled top of the high arm each end. Two bold stiles divide the back into three comp...

This massive pine double storage bench has a long straight back rail with an applied crest about five inches high. The back rails and stiles frame two short flat panels, a pattern re...

Original hand painted folk art pine bench displays traditional brown faux wood background and colorful floral motif along back. Hinged bench seat opens to reveal interior divided sto...

Original hand painted folk art pine bench displays traditional brown faux wood background and colorful floral displays within painted panels in back and front. Hinged bench seat open...

What an amazing bench! In line and form it is very much like other Central European storage benches we offer, albeit a very fine example. It has straight back rails enclosing three flat panels. The legs are straight and the integral arms are only slightly scrolled and enclose another flat panel. The seat lifts to reveal a deep storage well, divided into two compartments. But the original finish is outstanding. The background is a deep oxblood on which black stripes are applied in such a pattern as to present as a stylized grain paint. Vertical here and horizontal there, laid straight or diagonally, or in arches. The five rectangular panels have the tromp l’oeil effect of being raised panels. These and the diamonds and “arrow heads” appear to be faux grain painted as a maple or some similar species. The overall effect is stunning and rare. This dealer purchased a Hungarian chest...