A Lovely Pair of c.1900 French Chestnut Farmhouse Harvest Benches sub-Curios They represent the best of

They represent the best of both folk and maritime art

There is some later over painting and some blemishing as per the photographs

One of the side adjustment arms is a later replacement

the carving could well be a finial or figurehead type ornament from a ship

The plate does have some minor areas of wear

A Lovely Pair of c.1900 French Chestnut Farmhouse Harvest Benches sub-Curios They represent the best ofOrigin: French Period: Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 1900 Each: Length: 78. 5 inches Width: 8. 25 inches (seat) Height: 19. 75 inches The matched pair of chestnut farmhouse benches of pegged construction having plank tops with oval shaped ends and trestle supports under survive from the zeniths of nineteenth century France. The condition is relatively good on both benches, and they are stable, the wholes