bench seats
Bench Seats. A long, narrow wooden form, used for sitting at table or as a verandah seat.
Until the late 17th century, most people sat on benches, chairs being the preserve of the rich or the elderly, and they continued to be used in farmhouses and schoolrooms until comparatively recent times.
Benches may be either simple timber slabs through which holes have been bored for the stick legs or take increasingly elaborate and professionally constructed shapes. The church pew, in fact, is only a highly developed type of bench with the addition of a back.
Until the late 17th century, most people sat on benches, chairs being the preserve of the rich or the elderly, and they continued to be used in farmhouses and schoolrooms until comparatively recent times.
Benches may be either simple timber slabs through which holes have been bored for the stick legs or take increasingly elaborate and professionally constructed shapes. The church pew, in fact, is only a highly developed type of bench with the addition of a back.
11 item(s) found:
An Edwardian oak monks bench with panelled back and front, 80 cm high,155 cm wide 60 deep.
Mackenzie childs, 'Ridiculous bench', poplar and birch woods with varnish and lacquer finish over painted enamel and oil decoration of faux marbling, check, dot and tartan patterns with gold leafing, glass bead fringe and reversible cushion,…
Antique French Gothic carved oak hall bench, 183 cm H x 63 cm W
A 19th century French walnut monk's bench, with carved mask cabochon above a back carved with putti flanked by dog of Fo carved arms, above the front carved with frolicking cherubs. Height 145 cm. Depth 128 cm. Depth 59 cm.
A cedar bench Australian circa 1880 92 x 153 x 45 cm
Australian school a carved oak hall seat, the rectangular back with a central gum nut and leaf carved panel, flanked by scroll arms, above a lift top seat and a further three finely carved panels, bun feet, 106 x 99 x 36 cm.
A magnificent French oak canopy seat, late 18th century, the solid low bench seat framed by four carved and gilded squared columns backed with a carved panel depicting three archways supporting a carved and gilded canopy with moulded edge,…
Silky oak Tudor style hall seat with a lift up seat and a panelled back
Silky oak bench seat with a pierced back and a stretcher base
Long mahogany bench with shaped legs, pink suede upholstery and brass castors
Arts & Crafts three seater settee, attributed to Ford Madox Brown (1821-1893), Morris & Co., with a turned square back, curved arms, a woven rush seat and turned legs