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18th Century Folk Art Canopied Spanish Settle
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18th Century Folk Art Canopied Spanish Settle

18th century
Description

This is a truly stunning piece of early Spanish country Furniture. Sourced in Northern Spain and beautiful for its primitive nature. The piece is made of chunky slabs of what I believe is chestnut. The front rail especially has a lovely tactile finish shown with the eye in the grain. The canopied top is a design element I have never seen before but I love it. The only issue with the bench is a replaced upright to the left hand side, a restoration that was undertaken in 1824 as per the date carved above the replacement piece. The settle itself is much earlier. Strong condition and perfectly useable and looks great when not in use.

Height 178cm Width 193cm Depth 61cm

Physical Dimensions
Height
178cm (70.08")
Width
193cm (75.98")
Depth
61cm (24.02")
Declaration

TallBoy Interiors has dated this Canopied Wooden Settle Bench to the 18th Century.

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SA1189565
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SKU00002419
Description
This is a truly stunning piece of early Spanish country Furniture. Sourced in Northern Spain and beautiful for its primitive nature. The piece is made of chunky slabs of what I believe is chestnut. The front rail especially has a lovely tactile finish shown with the eye in the grain. The canopied top is a design element I have never seen before but I love it.
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The only issue with the bench is a replaced upright to the left hand side, a restoration that was undertaken in 1824 as per the date carved above the replacement piece.
TallBoy Interiors

The settle itself is much earlier. Strong condition and perfectly useable and looks great when not in use.

Height 178cm Width 193cm Depth 61cm

Height
178cm (70.08")
Width
193cm (75.98")
Depth
61cm (24.02")
Date of Manufacture

TallBoy Interiors has dated this Canopied Wooden Settle Bench to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1189565
Dealers Internal Ref
SKU00002419
TallBoy Interiors
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A dark brown rustic wooden settle bench featuring a high back canopy, wide plank seat, and side panels with visible wood grain.
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Archive I A dark brown rustic wooden settle bench featuring a high back canopy, wide plank seat, and side panels with visible wood grain.

18th Century Folk Art Canopied Spanish Settle

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A dark brown rustic wooden settle bench featuring a high back canopy, wide plank seat, and side panels with visible wood grain.
18th Century Folk art canopied Spanish settle
Ref: SA1189565
A dark brown rustic wooden settle bench featuring a high back canopy, wide plank seat, and side panels with visible wood grain.
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A canopied settle is a wooden bench designed with an overhead hood or shelf and a tall, solid back, historically created to deflect cold draughts and retain heat from open fireplaces in early European dwellings.

Regional craftsmen typically utilised locally available timber such as chestnut, pine, walnut, or oak, joining solid planks together with hand-forged nails or pegged mortise and tenon joints.

Authentic period settles display hand-planed wood surfaces, uneven plank construction, historic wear along contact points like seat edges, and hand-forged hardware or wooden peg construction.

High-backed settles are often placed in large entrance halls, long corridors, or open-plan dining rooms to define architectural zones and add wood grain texture to modern schemes.

Timber surfaces should be dusted regularly with a dry cloth and nourished periodically with a high-grade beeswax polish, avoiding direct sunlight, radiators, and excess moisture.
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