ONLINE AUCTION OF FURNITURE COLLECTIBLES INCUDING MILITARIA AND STEIFF
Lot 3:
A Country Style Stained Hardwood Six Legged Bench with Woven Rush Seat
Description
A long rectangular bench of country style, constructed from dark-stained hardwood. The seat is hand-woven in a decorative basket-weave pattern using rush or twisted cord. The frame is supported by six legs featuring turned baluster and ring details, all joined by a low perimeter box stretcher and an additional central cross-stretcher for structural stability. The design is in the style of 17th-century vernacular furniture, likely dating to the late 19th or early 20th-century revival period. No maker marks are visible; a small, illegible white auction label is attached to the upper section of the central front leg.
Estimated Dimensions: 45cm height x 115cm width x 38cm depth.
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