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Small Primitive French Elm Workbench
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for sale €1,229     $1,334
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Small Primitive French Elm Workbench

19th century
Description

A 19th century small workbench from France, made of Elm.

Interesting stamps/graffiti to the side. A characterful piece.

Width 124cm / 48.75"

Depth 39cm / 15.25"

Height 69cm / 27.25"

*Price includes VAT.

If you have any questions about this item or would like us to provide you with a delivery quote please to send us an email or call Byron any time on 07834728628. If you wish to arrange your own courier, or collect in person, that’s fine.

You can contact us for an invoice to make payment by bank transfer.

We keep a large stock of antique furniture and decorative items at all times. If you are looking for something specific we have lots of stock not listed online so it is always worth asking.

We have a large warehouse and showrooms open to the trade by appointment. Please get in touch if you would like to come and visit us.

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Graham Price Antiques Ltd. has dated this Primitive French Elm Workbench to the 19th Century.

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SA1218351
Description
A 19th century small workbench from France, made of Elm.

Interesting stamps/graffiti to the side. A characterful piece.

Width 124cm / 48.75"

Depth 39cm / 15.25"

Height 69cm / 27.25"

Price includes VAT.

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If you have any questions about this item or would like us to provide you with a delivery quote please to send us an email or call Byron any time on 07834728628.
Graham Price Antiques Ltd.

If you wish to arrange your own courier, or collect in person, that’s fine.

fig 1. A small primitive French elm workbench featuring a thick distressed wood top, heavy trestle legs, and a lower storage shelf.
fig 1. Small Primitive French Elm Workbench

You can contact us for an invoice to make payment by bank transfer.

We keep a large stock of antique furniture and decorative items at all times. If you are looking for something specific we have lots of stock not listed online so it is always worth asking.

We have a large warehouse and showrooms open to the trade by appointment. Please get in touch if you would like to come and visit us.

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Graham Price Antiques Ltd. has dated this Primitive French Elm Workbench to the 19th Century.

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Graham Price Antiques Ltd.
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2024
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Archive I A small primitive French elm workbench featuring a thick distressed wood top, heavy trestle legs, and a lower storage shelf.

Small Primitive French Elm Workbench

Archive II A small primitive French elm workbench featuring a thick distressed wood top, heavy trestle legs, and a lower storage shelf. View II
Archive III A small primitive French elm workbench featuring a thick distressed wood top, heavy trestle legs, and a lower storage shelf. View III
Archive IV A small primitive French elm workbench featuring a thick distressed wood top, heavy trestle legs, and a lower storage shelf. View IV
Archive V A small primitive French elm workbench featuring a thick distressed wood top, heavy trestle legs, and a lower storage shelf. View V
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Graham Price Antiques Ltd.
Telephone 07834 728628
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Near Heathfield
East Sussex
United Kingdom

By appointment only.
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A small primitive French elm workbench featuring a thick distressed wood top, heavy trestle legs, and a lower storage shelf.
Small Primitive French Elm Workbench
Ref: SA1218351
A small primitive French elm workbench featuring a thick distressed wood top, heavy trestle legs, and a lower storage shelf.
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  • ObjectWorkbenches
  • Period19th century
  • StyleFrench Primitive
  • MaterialElm, Timber
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsThick plank top, Trestle legs, Lower shelf, Mortise and tenon joints

This small nineteenth-century French primitive workbench comes from France and is constructed from elm with a dark brown finish. The piece displays a rustic farmhouse style with a thick plank top, heavy trestle legs, a lower storage shelf, and visible mortise and tenon joints, along with characterful stamps and graffiti to the side. The timber shows a distressed surface texture with numerous knots, natural grain variations, and heavy wear marks accumulated over time. Measuring 124 cm wide, 39 cm deep, and 69 cm high, the workbench serves as a functional console table or accent display surface in a hallway, living room, or study. It brings historical texture and rustic utility to contemporary interiors as a practical display stand for decorative items or as a character piece against an interior wall.

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Primitive French workbenches were constructed for rural workshops and farms during the nineteenth century, prioritizing durability, thick timber sections, and simple joinery over ornate decorative elements.

These pieces were built using dense hardwoods like elm and oak, assembled with pegged mortise and tenon joints, heavy trestle legs, and solid timber stretchers to support heavy manual labor.

Authentic workbenches display authentic wear patterns, including saw marks, gouges, chiseled tool recesses, deep wood grain oxidation, and uneven shrinkage around wood peg joints.

Workbenches are frequently repurposed as entryway console tables, kitchen islands, or behind-sofa display surfaces, adding grounded architectural texture to modern, minimal interiors.

Dust regularly with a dry cloth and apply a natural clear beeswax polish annually to protect the grain, avoiding harsh chemical cleaners or direct proximity to central heating sources.
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