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19th Century Window Seat / Bedroom Stool
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19th Century Window Seat / Bedroom Stool

19th century
For Sale by A Brookes
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19th Century mahogany window seat / bedroom stool well upholstered in cream damask in excellent strong condition. C.1840

Date of Manufacture

A Brookes has dated this Victorian Upholstered Window Seat to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
64cm (25.20")
Width
105cm (41.34")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Reference Numbers
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SA1245470
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Description
19th Century mahogany window seat / bedroom stool well upholstered in cream damask in excellent strong condition. C.1840
Date of Manufacture

A Brookes has dated this Victorian Upholstered Window Seat to the 19th Century.

Height
64cm (25.20")
Width
105cm (41.34")
Depth
38cm (14.96")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1245470
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A 19th-century upholstered window seat featuring cream damask fabric, rolled arms, button tufting, and turned dark mahogany legs.
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Archive I A 19th-century upholstered window seat featuring cream damask fabric, rolled arms, button tufting, and turned dark mahogany legs.

19th Century Window Seat / Bedroom Stool

Archive II A 19th-century upholstered window seat featuring cream damask fabric, rolled arms, button tufting, and turned dark mahogany legs. View II
Archive III A 19th-century upholstered window seat featuring cream damask fabric, rolled arms, button tufting, and turned dark mahogany legs. View III
Archive IV A 19th-century upholstered window seat featuring cream damask fabric, rolled arms, button tufting, and turned dark mahogany legs. View IV
Archive V A 19th-century upholstered window seat featuring cream damask fabric, rolled arms, button tufting, and turned dark mahogany legs. View V
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A Brookes
Telephone 07787 568923
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Nr Ledbury
Herefordshire / Gloucestershire Border
HR8 2LL
United Kingdom

Portabello
Notting Hill
London
NW11
United Kingdom
Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/abrookes
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A 19th-century upholstered window seat featuring cream damask fabric, rolled arms, button tufting, and turned dark mahogany legs.
19th Century window seat / bedroom stool
Ref: SA1245470
A 19th-century upholstered window seat featuring cream damask fabric, rolled arms, button tufting, and turned dark mahogany legs.
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  • ObjectWindow Seat
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialMahogany, Damask, Fabric
  • ColourCream
  • MotifsRolled arms, Turned legs, Damask upholstery, Button tufting
  • SizeH 64 cm (25 in) x W 105 cm (41 in) x D 38 cm (15 in)

This nineteenth-century Victorian window seat and bedroom stool in the English Country House style functions as flexible seating in a home. The piece consists of a timber frame raised on four turned dark mahogany legs with ring details, supporting a long bench seat with high rolled scroll arms at each end. The entire seat and the inward-facing sides of the arms are upholstered in a cream damask fabric featuring an intricate woven scroll and floral pattern. Deep button tufting embellishes the inner face of each rolled arm, adding texture to the surface. The entire structure measures 64 cm high, 105 cm wide, and 38 cm deep. Suitable for placement at the foot of a bed in a master bedroom or beneath a large window in a sitting room, this stool provides functional seating and decorative appeal. The mahogany wood displays a warm reddish-brown polish and a smooth gloss finish on the turned supports, contrasting with the pale cream tone of the woven fabric. The generous padding on the seat and ends offers a supportive place to sit, while the classic silhouette integrates smoothly into traditional and transitional room schemes.

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Window seats gained prominence during the 18th and 19th centuries in European grand homes, designed specifically to fit within deep window recesses to take advantage of natural light for reading and embroidery.

Frame construction during this period typically utilised solid hardwoods such as mahogany, walnut, or rosewood, combined with webbed seats, horsehair padding, and woven wool or silk damask textiles.

Authentic period pieces feature hand-turned wooden legs with hand-cut joinery, authentic wood patination on the underframe, and hand-stitched horsehair or fibre upholstery foundations beneath updated top fabrics.

Place the bench at the foot of a bed, beneath a grand alcove window, or within a hallway to serve as an elegant perch that provides textured seating without visual bulk.

Vacuum woven fabric gently using a soft brush attachment to prevent dust accumulation, keep timber surfaces away from direct heat sources, and apply natural beeswax polish to the dark wooden legs periodically.
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