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19th Century Oriental Carved Hall Bench
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for sale €5,265     $5,715
£4,500
Patrick Moorhead Antiques

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19th Century Oriental Carved Hall Bench

19th century
Description

This spectacular 19th Century hand carved oriental hall bench, with wonderful classical chrysanthemums, scrolling foliage, and mythical dragons.

Batch 75 62029.

Physical Dimensions
Height
150cm (59.06")
Width
164cm (64.57")
Depth
63cm (24.80")
Declaration

Patrick Moorhead Antiques has dated this Carved Oriental Hall Bench to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1039330
Dealers Internal Reference
SKU00002041
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Description
This spectacular 19th Century hand carved oriental hall bench, with wonderful classical chrysanthemums, scrolling foliage, and mythical dragons.

Batch 75 62029.

Height
150cm (59.06")
Width
164cm (64.57")
Depth
63cm (24.80")
Date of Manufacture

Patrick Moorhead Antiques has dated this Carved Oriental Hall Bench to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1039330
Dealers Internal Ref
SKU00002041
Patrick Moorhead Antiques
Patrick Moorhead Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2018

Patrick moorhead has been one of the uk's finest trade-only antique furniture and art dealers for over 30 years.

Dealer Profile

You can view the stock and full dealer information on the Patrick Moorhead Antiques Profile Page

Trade Associations

Patrick Moorhead Antiques is a registered member of LAPADA 

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A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests.
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Archive I A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests.

19th Century Oriental Carved Hall Bench

Archive II A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests. View II
Archive III A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests. View III
Archive IV A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests. View IV
Archive V A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests. View V
Archive VI A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests. View VI
Archive VII A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests. View VII
Archive VIII A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests. View VIII
Archive IX A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests. View IX
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Patrick Moorhead Antiques

Patrick Moorhead Antiques
Telephone 077 1010 7505
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Spring Gardens
76 Church Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1RL
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/patrickmoorheadcouk
Verified Since Feb 2018
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Patrick Moorhead Antiques
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A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests.
19th Century Oriental carved hall bench
Ref: SA1039330
A dark-stained, relief-carved 19th-century Oriental hall bench featuring dragon motifs, panel backrest, and dragon-head armrests.
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A 19th-century Oriental carved hall bench is a decorative wooden seating structure created during the late Qing era or Victorian export period. Characterised by elaborate relief carving featuring traditional iconography such as dragons and foliage, these pieces were designed both as functional hallway seating and decorative statements.

These benches are typically crafted from dense East Asian hardwoods such as rosewood, camphor, or ebonised timbers. Construction relies on traditional joinery techniques, featuring deep hand-carved relief panels, openwork crests, and often a lift-up seat frame revealing a hollow storage box underneath.

Authentic pieces exhibit signs of hand-carving rather than machine precision, showing subtle asymmetry and tool marks in deep recesses. Original patina, natural timber shrinkage along joinery seams, and proper oxidation on unpainted interior or underside surfaces also indicate genuine period construction.

Place the bench as a singular focal point in a neutral foyer or wide hallway to allow the dark timber and complex carving to contrast against plain walls. Pair with contemporary lighting or understated modern artwork to balance the heavy visual weight of the ornamentation.

Dust regularly using a soft brush or microfibre cloth to clean deeply carved recesses without catching the timber. Apply high-quality beeswax paste sparingly once or twice a year to nourish the wood and maintain the luster, keeping the item away from direct heat sources to prevent cracking.
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