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 | 9 PIECE SET OF WROUGHT STEEL GARDEN BENCHES AND CHAIRS, 19TH C. Date: 1880-1900 Price: Please contact us for price Description: Exceptional and rare large set of nine antique wrought steel garden benches and matching arm chairs with scrolled arms, backs and seats, circa 1880-1900. American. These pieces are very heavy weight with riveted construction. The design blends the precise edges of the rectangular outer form with soft,flowing inner contours providing very comfortable seating. The arm chairs are a very ample size. Can be custom painted any color to give various looks-- antique to mod to add to any setting. The set consists of three benches and six matching large arm chairs, nine pieces. A smaller set of one bench and two chairs can also be purchased. This large grouping of nine pieces is a very unusual find and would provide seating for a large area. Set of 9 pieces, 3 benches and 6 chairs $4900. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | ALMODINGTON BENCH Date: document reproduction Price: Please contact us for price Description: This Almodington bench is a document or exact copy of the earliest known wooden garden bench in America, made for Almodington Plantation house in Somerset County, Maryland, circa 1750. The design with a diagonally slatted four panel back was taken from an 18th century English design book and the bench was originally of local yellow pine. Benches of this type were called "garden seats" in the 18th century. This document copy is of yellow pine and is painted white, as was the original. Almodington probably had a pair of these benches facing each other at the porch entrance to the historic house facing the Manokin River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The original Almodington bench is now in the collection of MESDA, Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston Salem, N.C. Ref: Almodington/ MESDA. 45 inches high, 96 inches wide and 29 inches deep. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | BENCH AFTER KARL FRIEDRICH SCHINKEL C. 1860-80 Date: 1860-1880 Price: Please contact us for price Description: Rare cast iron bench associated with Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) the Prussian neo-classical architect who designed this pattern for the Roman Baths in Potsdam Park in 1835. The design was influenced by the early Roman furniture discovered in Pompeii and Herculaneum in the 18th century. The back rest and arms are curved for the comfort of the person seated in the bench. The motif of the back panels is a scrolled lyre flanked by classical winged figures. Note the ram's head arm terminals and cloven hoofed feet. Circa 1860-1880 cast possibly by a German foundry. 31 1/2 inches high, 44 inches wide and 20 1/2 inches deep. This bench has been professionally cleaned, primed and repainted white. A cast iron arm chair in this design by Schinkel is in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | FERN SET, THREE PIECE CAST IRON, ANTIQUE Date: late 19th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Three piece cast iron set in the fern pattern, wide 55 inch bench and two ample arm chairs, curved shaped seats, with indecipherable foundry name on rear of each piece. Early 20th century. American. Found in southern estate. The fern pattern was one of the earliest naturalistic designs originating in England with the Coalbrookdale Company in the mid 19th century and immediately copied by American foundries. Bench 33 inches high and 55 inches wide. Each chair 33 inches high and 24 inches wide. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | GOTHIC CAST IRON BENCH OR SETTEE, 46 in wide Date: late 19th or early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: This "Gothic" pattern cast iron bench or settee design was patented in 1846 by the Carron Foundry of Scotland and was copied by many American foundries and patented in the U.S. in 1848. The Gothic name comes from the arch design of the back. It is often called the "Rose Garden" pattern since it has been used in the White House Rose Garden and on the White House grounds since the 1850's. This bench had multiple layers of old weathered paint and now has been professionally cleaned and repainted. It dates late 19th century or very early 20th century. It measures 36 inches high, 46 inches wide and 20 inches deep. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | GOTHIC PATTERN CAST IRON BENCH Date: early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Gothic pattern bench or settee in the "Gothic" pattern patented in 1846 by the Carron Foundry in Scotland and which was quickly copied by American iron foundries by 1848. The Gothic name comes from the arched design of the back. Gothic pattern benches have been listed in inventories of the White House grounds since the 1850's and are in use there today. Because of this, this design is often referred to as the White House "Rose Garden" pattern. Early 20th century. 35"H. 44"W. 21"D. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | PAIR OF BENCHES IN RUSTIC PATTERN, ANTIQUE CAST IRON Date: late 19th or early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Pair of 19th century antique cast iron benches in the Rustic Pattern of entwined oak branches and leaves and with entwined snakes on the end supports. These benches have been professionally cleaned of old layers of paint, then primed and repainted white. A charming and rare pair. Very heavy weight. 32 1/2 inches high, 39 inches wide and 25 inches deep. SOLD Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | RUSTIC PATTERN CAST IRON BENCH, ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY Date: Mid to late 19th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique "Rustic" pattern cast iron garden bench or settee in design of oak branches, leaves and acorns with the end supports of entwined snakes. 19th century American. This is a beautiful example of one of the earliest botanical patterns cast in iron, originally in England, as early as 1840, and then immediately copied by American foundries. This pattern is often mistakenly called "Twig". In old white paint this naturalistic designed seat would be a beautiful focal point in any style garden. 31 inches high, 35 inches wide and 21 inches deep. Price $1950. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | TREE BENCH, ANTIQUE WROUGHT IRON, TREE SURROUND, 19TH C. Date: Late 19th or early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique wrought iron tree surround or circular bench, two part construction bolted together to allow placement around a tree. Professionally cleaned and repainted dark green. Late 19th or early 20th century, English. 19 inches high, 45 inches wide. Opening is 12 inches wide. Ready to place. $650. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | WIRE SETTEE OR BENCH, 19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN Date: 19th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Exceptionally large American 19th century wire work and wrought iron garden bench decorated with a roll on top of back and arms, scrolled back, and fanned scrolls on legs, painted black. Heavy weight and a graphic design for the garden, garden room or porch. 37 inches high, 72 inches wide and 29 inches deep. Mid 19th century the iron foundries invented machines to extrude heavy wire to make fencing and then garden furniture such as settees, chairs, plant stands, trellis and even bird cages, which became extremely popular for use indoors and out. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
 | WIRE BENCH WITH SQUARE FEET, 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. $700. 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. $450. 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 |
 | WIRE SETTEE OR GARDEN BENCH, ANTIQUE Date: late 19th or early 20th century Price: Please contact us for price Description: Antique wire and wrought iron heavy garden bench with arched back, scroll work decoration and curled feet, and with remains of old flaking and crusty white paint. Most of original zinc coating or galvanizing remains on bench to prevent rusting. This bench could easily be wire brushed of old paint and repainted any color to make a decorative addition to any garden setting. 39 inches high, 46 1/4 inches wide and 19 inches deep. Late 19th or very early 20th century. Part of our collection of: Benches in Garden Antiques |
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