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Bergere Walnut Framed Window Seat
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Bergere Walnut Framed Window Seat

1900 - 1920
Description

Unusual small walnut framed settee making an ideal window seat.

Having bergere covering in good condition. Walnut framed with rams head finial. Gilt highlights to frame.

In good sturdy condition. Circa 1900

Measurements

Height 33”

Width 36”

Depth 13”

Delivery: Free UK Mainland

Physical Dimensions
Height
84cm (33.07")
Width
91.5cm (36.02")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Declaration

Harrison Antique Furniture has dated this Giltwood Caned Window Seat to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1078495
Dealers Internal Reference
70B21/6/24
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Delivery when shown as Free UK Mainland excludes Scottish Highlands.

Description
Unusual small walnut framed settee making an ideal window seat.

Having bergere covering in good condition. Walnut framed with rams head finial. Gilt highlights to frame.

In good sturdy condition. Circa 1900

Measurements

Height 33”

Width 36”

Depth 13”

Delivery: Free UK Mainland

Height
84cm (33.07")
Width
91.5cm (36.02")
Depth
33cm (12.99")
Date of Manufacture

Harrison Antique Furniture has dated this Giltwood Caned Window Seat to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1078495
Dealers Internal Ref
70B21/6/24
Harrison Antique Furniture
Harrison Antique Furniture
Sellingantiques verified Since Sep 2010

At harrison antique furniture we sell online affordable antique & pre-1940's furniture for every room in the home.

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An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs.
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Archive I An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs.

Bergere Walnut Framed Window Seat

Archive II An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs. View II
Archive III An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs. View III
Archive IV An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs. View IV
Archive V An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs. View V
Archive VI An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs. View VI
Archive VII An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs. View VII
Archive VIII An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs. View VIII
Archive IX An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs. View IX
Archive X An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs. View X
Archive XI An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs. View XI
Archive XII An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs. View XII
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Harrison Antique Furniture

Harrison Antique Furniture
Telephone 07831 299 993
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Stratford upon Avon
Warwickshire
United Kingdom
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Verified Since Sep 2010
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An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs.
Bergere Walnut Framed Window Seat
Ref: SA1078495
An antique French style caned window seat with a gilded wooden frame featuring carved ram head armrest terminals and tapered fluted legs.
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  • ObjectWindow Seats
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleLouis XVI
  • MaterialWalnut, Cane, Giltwood
  • ColourAntique Gold
  • MotifsRam head carving, Caned panels, Fluted tapered legs
  • SizeH 84 cm (33 in) x W 91.5 cm (36 in) x D 33 cm (13 in)

This unusual window seat originates from around 1900 in the Louis XVI French style. The walnut framed construction displays an antique gold finish with gilt highlights, paired with natural cane panels across the seat, back and side. Elaborate decorative carvings include ram head terminals on the single armrest and detailed mouldings along the wooden edges. Supported on fluted tapered legs, the frame shows surface wear appropriate to its age, while the bergere woven caning remains in good, sturdy condition. Measuring 84 cm high, 91.5 cm wide and 33 cm deep, this compact settee fits neatly into a bay window or alongside a living room wall. It functions well as a decorative yet practical seating option in a hallway, bedroom or dressing room, providing a comfortable place to sit when placed against a window or perimeter wall in a traditional interior space.

FAQs

A French window seat is an occasional seating piece designed with low proportions to fit into window recesses, alcoves, or hallways. Often featuring woven cane panels, carved wooden frames, and low sides or single arms, these pieces originated in 18th-century French interiors as functional architectural furnishings.

Period window seats from the Neoclassical and Louis XVI eras typically feature solid hardwood frames, such as walnut or beech, decorated with water gilding or paint finishes. Seats and backs frequently incorporate hand-woven rattan cane work, combined with carved motifs like scrollwork and architectural fluting.

Authentic period caned furniture displays hand-drilled holes along the frame perimeter through which individual cane strands are hand-woven, visible on the reverse. Modern reproductions often feature machine-woven cane webbing glued into a pre-cut groove. Age-appropriate patination, original hand-carving irregularities, and historic gilding wear also indicate authenticity.

An antique window seat works well placed in a bay window, at the foot of a bed, or in a hallway entry. The open structure of cane work allows light to pass through, making it ideal for maintaining visual space in smaller areas while providing occasional seating.

Cane work should be kept free of excessive dry heat to prevent brittle splitting, while light humidity maintains flex. Clean the cane gently with a damp cloth and soft brush. Giltwood frames require dusting with a dry, soft feather duster, avoiding chemical cleaners or water that can dissolve water-gilded gesso layers.
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