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Superb French Gilt Two Seater Window Sofa
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Superb French Gilt Two Seater Window Sofa

1900 - 1920
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Super French gilt two seater bergere couch, double caned back, in wonderful condition.

29" high

47" length

21" overall depth

16" seat height

FREE DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND, NOT INCLUDNG SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting. Please contact us for more images, alternatively you are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this French Giltwood Window Seat to the 1900s.

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Description
Super French gilt two seater bergere couch, double caned back, in wonderful condition.

29" high

47" length

21" overall depth

16" seat height

FREE DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND, NOT INCLUDNG SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS

You are welcome to view this item at our showroom, please phone ahead of visiting.

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Please contact us for more images, alternatively you are welcome to collect at our large warehouse and showrooms in Derbyshire (20 minutes north of Birmingham).
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture and accessories of all types.

Date of Manufacture

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd has dated this French Giltwood Window Seat to the 1900s.

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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
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Seven showrooms of excellent quality antiques and decorative items.

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A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels.
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Archive I A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels.

Superb French Gilt Two Seater Window Sofa

Archive II A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels. View II
Archive III A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels.
Archive V A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels. View V
Archive VI A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels. View VI
Archive VII A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels. View VII
Archive VIII A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels. View VIII
Archive IX A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels. View IX
Archive X A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels. View X
Archive XI A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels. View XI
Archive XII A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels. View XII
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Fernyhough Antiques Ltd

Fernyhough Antiques Ltd
Telephone 07968 45 00 46
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The Elms Business Park
Appleby Magna
Derbyshire
DE12 7AP
United Kingdom
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A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels.
Superb French Gilt Two Seater Window Sofa
Ref: SA1059224
A Louis XV style French giltwood two-seater window bench featuring carved Rococo cartouches, cabriole legs, and natural woven cane panels.
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  • ObjectSettees & Window Seats
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleLouis XV
  • MaterialGiltwood, Cane
  • ColourGold
  • MotifsCabriole legs, Woven cane panels, Carved central cartouche, Rococo floral scrolls

This French Louis XV style window sofa is a two-seater settee dating from 1900. The piece is formed from giltwood with a bright gold finish and features natural woven cane panels across the double caned backrest and seat. Elaborate Rococo floral scrolls and carving adorn the frame, including a prominent carved central cartouche on the undulating top rail. The frame stands on four curved cabriole legs with carved detailing at the knees, supporting high outward-curving arms and a rounded back. Measuring 74 cm high, 119 cm in length, 53 cm in overall depth, with a 41 cm seat height, this compact seat functions well beneath a tall window, at the foot of a bed, or as a decorative accent piece in a drawing room or hallway.

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Originating in 18th-century France during the Rococo and Louis XV periods, window seats were low-profile benches designed to fit into architectural recesses, featuring ornate hand-carved frames finished in gold leaf alongside woven cane or fabric upholstery.

These pieces feature carved timber frames, typically beech or walnut, layered with gesso and water-gilded with genuine gold leaf, complemented by natural woven rattan cane or hand-loomed textiles.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-carved construction details, subtle wear to the gold leaf that exposes the underlying reddish bole or white gesso, and hand-woven cane panels showing natural variation.

Position the piece at the foot of a bed, within an entry hallway, or beneath a window sill to create a structural focal point that bridges historical period detail with contemporary architecture.

Dust giltwood surfaces lightly with a dry, soft brush to avoid disturbing the gold leaf, keep liquid cleaners away from water gilding, and maintain steady humidity levels to prevent the cane work from becoming brittle.
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