Current Garden Antique Inventory | |
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 | PAIR WROUGHT IRON HANGING WALL PLANTERS, ANTIQUE Date: EARLY 20TH CENTURY Price: Please contact us for price Description: Pair of antique wrought iron hanging wall planters, curving form with decorative leaves. Early 20th century. 28"H. 14"W. Part of our collection of: Planters/Urns in Garden Antiques |
 | GRIFFIN URN, CAST ZINC, ANTIQUE Date: late 19th Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique cast zinc statue of seated griffin supporting lobed planting bowl above. Late 19th century. 36"H. 18"W. Griffins are mythological creatures with the head of an eagle and body of a lion said to be majestic and powerful, symbolizing wealth, courage and prestige. Part of our collection of: Planters/Urns in Garden Antiques |
 | TROUGH PLANTER, CAST STONE Date: early 20th century Price: $275 Description: Trough planter of cast stone with heavy aggregate, fluted sides and raised medallions on the two long sides. Has drainage holes. Early 20th century Philadelphia. 10 1/2 inches high, 24 inches wide and 13 inches deep. $275. Part of our collection of: Planters/Urns in Garden Antiques |
 | FOUNTAN, LEAD TURTLE Date: early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Charming and unusual lead fountain of a turtle, cast with fine detail and plumbed with copper piping. 9"H. 13"W. 19"L. Made by FLORENTINE CRAFTSMEN, a prestigious New York City company founded in 1915 that specialized in the finest hand-crafted garden ornament. Now closed. This turtle fountain was illustrated in their catalog under Pond Statuary. Found in Florida estate. Part of our collection of: Fountains in Garden Antiques |
 | FISH FOUNTAIN, CAST LEAD Date: vintage Price: Please contact us for price Description: Jumping fish fountain, cast lead, plumbed. Perfect vintage fountain for a small pond to add a focal point to your garden. 13 1/2 inches high, and 7 inches wide. Part of our collection of: Fountains in Garden Antiques |
 | PASSION FLOWER BENCH CAST IRON, Date: EARLY 20TH CENTURY Price: Please contact us for price Description: Beautiful antique cast iron garden bench in the rare Passion Flower pattern. This early botanical design originated in England and was registered in 1862 by the Coalbrookdale Company and was then copied by American foundries. This seat of scrolling curved form with an arched back pierced with passion flowers and vines has end supports with parrot head terminals over cabriole legs. Early 20th century. 32 inches high, 37 inches wide, and 22 1/2 inches deep. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | FERN BENCH AND TWO CHAIRS, CAST IRON Date: early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Fern pattern cast iron set of garden bench and two chairs. Early 20th century. This set has been professionally cleaned and painted gloss black. The Fern pattern was one of the earliest naturalistic designs from the mid 19th century English Coalbrookdale foundry designers, and which was then copied by American foundries. This is a bold pattern of large fern fronds, perfect for any garden setting. Bench 45"W. Chairs 24"W. The cast iron center table shown is listed under #16249. It measures 27"H. 23 1/2"W. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | WIRE BENCH, 19TH CENTURY, WITH CUSHION Date: CIRCA 1896 Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique heavy steel wire work settee or bench labeled on back "Scheeler & Sons, Buffalo, N.Y." Located at 316-32 Terrace St. Buffalo, N.Y. this company was formerly Buffalo Wire Works, and advertised 'wire goods, wirework and artistic metal work of all kinds.' Circa 1896. This elaborately designed settee or bench with the rolled crest rail, shaped seat and decorative scroll work has been professionally cleaned, primed and repainted and comes with a custom black chintz cushion. 38 inches high, 54 inches wide and 24 inches deep. Circa 1896. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | WIRE SETTEE OR BENCH, ANTIQUE Date: Circa 1900 Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique wire work garden settee or bench in heavy steel wire. This decorative and heavy settee has been professionally cleaned and repainted. Circa 1900. 38 inches high, 54 inches wide, and 21 inches deep. Fanciful wire work furniture became very popular in the second half of the 19th century when wire work companies sold many varieties of wire pieces such as plant stands, chairs and settees, bird cages, trellis and even cradles. These pieces could be easily moved to be placed outdoors, on porches or verandas or indoors. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | WIRE SETTEE OR GARDEN BENCH, ANTIQUE, RECTANGULAR Date: late 19th or early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique wire work rectangular form settee with wrought iron frame, of heavy crimped wire, with square back and sides decorated with scrolls and circles and sitting on square feet. Circa 1900. Heavy wire was extremely popular for many forms of garden furniture such as plant stands, tables and chairs, settees and arbors during the late 19th century into the early 20th century. This heavy garden settee has several layers of old paint. It is a good size to place in many areas to give a light airy garden look and a comfortable seat. 33 inches high, 44 inches wide and 20 inches deep. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | SET OF TWO SCHINKEL BENCHES and TWO CHAIRS Date: Late 19th century early 20th C. Price: Please contact us for price Description: Rare large set of two cast iron benches and two arm chairs after Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) the Prussian neo-classical architect who designed this pattern for the Roman Baths in Potsdam Park in 1835. He was the architect to the King of Prussia. The design was influenced by the early Roman furniture discovered in Pompeii and Herculaneum in the 18th century. The motif of the back panel is a scrolled lyre flanked by classical winged figures. Note the ram's head arm terminals and cloven hoofed feet. Late 19th or early 20th century. Benches: 31 1/2"H. 44"W. 19"D. Chairs: 31 1/2"H. 25 1/2"W. These pieces have been professionally cleaned and repainted. The late fashion designer Gianni Versace had furniture in this design in his showroom in Miami. A cast iron chair in this design by Schinkel is in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London and also illustrated and discussed in "Cast Iron From Central Europe" 1800-1850 from the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts and the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna. ' Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | PAIR RUSTIC PATTERN IRON BENCHES, ANTIQUE Date: late 19th or early 20th c. Price: Please contact us for price Description: Rare pair of antique cast iron benches in the Rustic or Twig pattern, one of the early 19th century cast iron botanical designs of oak branches and leaves and side stretchers of entwined snakes, the seat formed by long curved knotted branches. Professionally cleaned and repainted in a verdigris color. 31"H. 35'W. 24"D. A Rustic Twig bench is featured in the current Mint Museum Uptown exhibit in Norfolk, VA. "The Art of Seating", seeing chairs as works of art. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | WIRE BENCH WITH ROLLED CURVED BACK, ANTIQUE Date: circa 1900 Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique heavy steel wire garden bench painted white, with curved crest rail and design of scrolls and spirals resting on square feet designed for resting grass surface. Circa 1900. 36 inches high, 57 inches wide and 32 inches deep. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | GOTHIC BENCH WITH QUATREFOILS, CAST IRON Date: modern Price: Please contact us for price Description: Gothic design cast iron bench or settee, the back and arms pierced with quatrefoils and a hexagonal pierced seat. Modern copy. This stunning design is originally thought to be from the early 19th century Val d'Osne French Foundry and also a labeled settee in the same design dated 1842 has been located at the "Richmond Plantation" in Natchez, Mississippi labeled "I.P.Morris, Phila.1842." 33"H. 54 1/2"W. 20"D. SOLD Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | SWAN GARDEN BENCH, CAST IRON, EARLY 20TH C. Date: 20TH CENTURY Price: Please contact us for price Description: Swan garden bench with cast iron swan form ends and wood slatted seat, in old white paint. Unusual and graceful form in garden benches, perfect to add a special attraction in the garden. 33" H. 63"W. Early 20th century. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
