Petite Chinese Elm Bench

Skinny vintage Chinese rustic elm wood bench. Seat measures 7 inches deep, but footprint is 13 inches deep. Weathered patina.

Very old bench with weathered wood and nice patina. Narrow seat of 6.5 inches. Low profile. Sturdy. Fits almost anywhere! We have four other similar benches.

Old Chinese long elm bench with geometric multiple stretchers. Seat is framed. Some old green paint and faded barely visible red flowers on one long sid...

Old wide Elm bench with framed seat. Pretty detailed carved apron. Rustic and elegant. Sturdy and functional.

Old large wooden bed carved out of one piece of wood. Conical legs, headrest and carved detail on top. Beautiful, worn wood, smooth lovely patina. Mali. Legs and top all carved out o...

Custom walnut scalloped back bench. Can be made in a variety of woods and finishes. Classic colonial design. Made in LA by Dos Gallos Studio. Can be cust...

The elegantly simple 19th century elmwood bench has the clean restraint of Classic Chinese Minimalist forms, Elegantly simple in design from China's Zhejiang province celebrates the...

During the Qing dynasty, long benches such as this were used as shared seating and were often found in public spaces like temples, theaters, or courtyards. Crafted in China's Shanxi province over 150 years ago, this low bench has a timeless form that highlights the organic beauty of northern elmwood (yumu). We love this traditional bench...

Solid Elm bench or large coffee table in the style of Pierre Chapo, France 1960s. Made of solid warm colored Elmwood with a beautiful exposed grain, giving the bench a rich, warm and...

A truly Classic antique Chinese two person bench with great patina and simple design. Highlighted by two simple expertly carved decorations, this entirely handmade elm bench exhibits its 150 years of use during the Qing Dynasty, the Republic Period and after. Exemplifying it's 19th Century craftsmanship, no nails...

From the Shanxi province in China, an exceptionally beautiful and long bench in elm wood with paneled concave back and pierced carvings between rails and ...

This 1930s Italian bench is so over-scaled, and monumental in appearance, that it seems to have been made for the large room it was destined, rather than the comfort of a typical sitter. As such, it would function equally well as a low side table or a high cocktail table. We’ll allow the buyer to determine its use. The designer was Pierluigi Colli, and the fabricator Martinotti, the Turin furniture and interior decorating firm that was established in 1831, and exhibited at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition and the 1904 St Louis World’s Fair. Colli’s family owned a textile company that supplied Martinotti with upholstery fabrics, suggesting nepotism had something to do with his being hired as the firm's director in 1926. Nevertheless, he proved himself worthy as a designer and a businessman. Having studied in Paris at the Ecole des Arts Decoratifs, he befriended leading French designers, and arranged for Martinotti to retail Lalique glass and Jean Perzel lighting. In addition, the quality of their work, and Colli’s dedication to the modern design movement, prompted Carlo Mollino, Gio Ponti, and Gino Levi-Montalcini, among others, to have Martinotti fabricate some of their furniture. Colli’s claim to fame, however, is his own work as a designer, and his ability to master the vocabularies of every trend from Art Deco to midcentury modern. During the Great Depression, when nearly every nation floundered economically, fascist Italy...