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Ash Settle or Hall Bench C.1830
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Ash Settle or Hall Bench C.1830

19th century
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Elegant early 19th.c. settle or hall bench in ash c.1830. Straight top rail over seven attractively shaped and pierced splats. Curving arms with scrolling terminals on swept supports. Single piece seat with a straight apron below, on sabre legs. Lovely grain to the timber. Very good colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops.

Width: 60" (152.5 cm)

Height: 33.5" (85 cm)

Depth: 17.5" (44.5 cm)

Physical Dimensions
Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
125.5cm (49.41")
Depth
44.5cm (17.52")
Declaration

Collinge Antiques has dated this Antique Ash Hall Bench to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1240051
Dealers Internal Reference
38761
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Please contact us for more images, delivery and international shipping quotes. Alternatively you are welcome to view and collect at our large warehouse showroom in Llandudno Junction, North Wales (approximately 45mins from Chester). We have a large and ever changing selection of genuine good quality antique furniture of all types and have twice been shortlisted for the Home and Antiques Magazine Antique Shop of the Year Award. Open 7 days a week. 01492 580022.

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Elegant early 19th.c. settle or hall bench in ash c.1830. Straight top rail over seven attractively shaped and pierced splats. Curving arms with scrolling terminals on swept supports. Single piece seat with a straight apron below, on sabre legs. Lovely grain to the timber. Very good colour and condition, cleaned and waxed in our workshops.

Width: 60" (152.5 cm)

Height: 33.5" (85 cm)

Depth: 17.5" (44.5 cm)

Height
85cm (33.46")
Width
125.5cm (49.41")
Depth
44.5cm (17.52")
Date of Manufacture

Collinge Antiques has dated this Antique Ash Hall Bench to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1240051
Dealers Internal Ref
38761
Collinge Antiques
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A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat.

Ash Settle or Hall Bench C.1830

Archive II A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat. View V
Archive VI A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat. View VI
Archive VII A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat. View VII
Archive VIII A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat. View VIII
Archive IX A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat. View IX
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Collinge Antiques

Collinge Antiques
Telephone 01492 580022
Location
Conwy Road
Llandudno Junction
North Wales
LL31 9LU
United Kingdom
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A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat.
Ash Settle or Hall Bench c.1830
Ref: SA1240051
A nineteenth-century warm brown ash wooden hall bench featuring a backrest with seven pierced teardrop splats, scrolled armrests, and a solid plank seat.
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  • ObjectBenches
  • Period19th century
  • StyleGeorgian Vernacular
  • MaterialAsh, Wood
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsPierced teardrop splats, Scrolled armrests, Solid plank seat, Tapered legs
  • SizeH 85 cm (33 in) x W 125.5 cm (49 in) x D 44.5 cm (18 in)

This early 19th-century settle or hall bench belongs to the Georgian Vernacular style and is made from ash with a warm brown timber finish and a wax polish. The construction incorporates a straight top rail above seven pierced teardrop splats, curving armrests with scrolling terminals mounted on swept supports, a solid plank seat over a straight apron, and sabre legs at the front and rear. Visible details include a prominent wood grain across the entire surface and smooth curved joinery throughout. The piece measures 85 cm high, 125.5 cm wide, and 44.5 cm deep. In a contemporary home, this bench suits placement in a hallway, entryway, or along a living room wall to provide practical seating while maintaining an English Country House aesthetic. The narrow profile allows it to fit efficiently into passage areas without obstructing movement, and the solid wooden construction stands up to daily use in high-traffic zones.

FAQs

Originating in rural Great Britain during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, settles were functional wooden seating designed for domestic entryways, halls, and inns. Crafted from locally sourced hardwoods like ash, these pieces provided sturdy seating while reflecting regional vernacular woodworking traditions.

Benches from this period were predominantly constructed from solid native timbers such as ash, oak, or elm. Craftsmen used traditional joinery techniques, including pegged mortise and tenon joints, hand-sawn seat planks, and decorative hand-carved or pierced splats.

Authentic period pieces exhibit uneven hand-planing marks on non-visible surfaces, subtle shrinkage in wide plank timber, original wooden peg construction, and natural wear patterns along the footrest, arms, and seat edges. The patina should reflect decades of gradual oxidisation and polishing.

A timber settle serves as an architectural anchor in an entryway, boot room, or wide hallway. Designers frequently contrast the warm wood tones against modern lime-wash plaster walls, stone flagstones, or geometric floor tiles to balance traditional craft with contemporary aesthetics.

To preserve the original finish, dust regularly with a soft dry cloth and apply a high-quality beeswax polish once or twice a year. Keep the item away from direct heat sources and maintain stable humidity levels to prevent timber warping or cracking.
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