Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
A massive, 8ft long, pair of stylish, classic, English country house, parkland, garden, patio or conservatory benches. Made from the highest quality teak, probably Burmese, with a slat back and seat, the rail and slatted back above a concave seat with two square armrests. Left side seat rails bearing round labels for Lister teak. These elegant benches are weathered to a beautiful silver grey and durable as the natural oil in teak ensures they can sit for decades in the landscape. Bearing makers round label Green Brothers, Lister Teak, Hailsham, East Sussex
Provenance : Private Collection, English parkland, East Sussex
Related : A smaller bench in National Trust Collection by Green Brothers, NT 813930.1
Length 244cm., 96"; back height 97cm., 38" ; seat height 40cm 16" ; depth 64cm., 25"
Lister is a worldwide market leader producing high quality, luxury teak garden and outdoor leisure furniture. In 1883. Robert Ashton Lister began his lifelong interest in wood, particularly teak, with the production of superb quality garden furniture products bearing his name. Much of the company’s early design, the foundation for its traditional range, is based on the early collaborations between eminent British architect Sir Edward Landseer...
Category
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Joinery Furniture