Large 19th Century Louis XV Style Painted Banquette de Fenêtre Window Bench

More information coming soon… Known as a gig seat, this rare and fascinating bench would have been mounted to the frame of an English curricle (carriage) in the 1700s. The seat, wh...

A hallmark of Louis XVI-style chairs, such as this pair of giltwood médaillon armchairs, is the straight and tapered legs, in this case, adorned with fluting. Designed for elegance a...

A popular seating option in grand Italian homes during the late Middle Ages, the cassapanca is a unique blend of a chest (cassa) and a bench (panca). This particular cassapanca dates...

Originally an overdoor from a boiserie room at a French chateau, this large architectural was hand-carved during the Louis XVI period, circa 1790. The overdoor is roughly rectangular, with the exception of the stepped bottom molding, which would have been necessary to fit over the door frame. In the center of the overdoor is a classical urn adorned with imbricated disks and gadrooning and topped with a pinecone finial. The vessel is surrounded by an ovate border embellished with bead and reel, an oval floret, scrolls, and foliage. Two bundled leaf swags emanate from the top of the medallion, flowing in opposite directions, with crinkled ribbon loosely twirled around the greenery. An additional crinkled ribbon is wrapped around the garland just before the swag feeds through a hoop and turns downwards. Prominent molding with several thick layers surrounds the low-relief carvings, providing a nice border to the architectural panel. The wood has been painted a grayish-green color, sometimes referred to as “French gray”, which is a very neutral color that can be paired with many interior color palettes. Our Louis XVI painted overdoor...

Window seat bench, in Louis XV taste, having a painted finish showing natural wear; its padded, out-scrolled arms carved with acanthus, the stuff-over seat on an apron decorated by s...

Window seat, upholstered in coral twill fabric with nailheads, having exaggerated scrolling arms, its painted frame inset into the front-facing arms, bowed front crown seat set upon ...

A very attractive, exquisitely carved and incredibly useful "window bench" in the Louis XV taste, this form is often found at the foot of the bed, as a seating piece in the entryway ...

An elegant Italian Rococo French Louis XVI style settee attributed to Maison Jansen, this refined piece captures the romantic sophistication and decorative excellence associated with...