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19th Century French Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak window seat from France with an exquisitely hand carved back, depicting a central
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Benches
Materials
Oak
19th Century French Oak Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak window seat from France with a carved and beveled edge around the seat and half
Category
Antique 19th Century French Benches
Materials
Oak
Original Painted French Louis Philippe Boudoir Window Seat
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Original painted French Louis Philippe Boudoir window seat
This is a delightful Piece of Louis
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Louis Philippe Stools
Materials
Paint
George III Mahogany Window Seat
Located in Essex, MA
In the French taste. With bowed seat upholstered in verdure upholstery with tacks and scrolled ends
Category
Antique 1770s English George III Benches
Materials
Mahogany
French Louis Philippe Dusky Pink and Gilt Boudoir Window Seat
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Louis Philippe Dusky Pink and Gilt Boudoir Window Seat
This is a delightful Piece of
Category
Antique Early 1900s Louis Philippe Stools
Materials
Pine
Antique French Shabby Chic Bergere Window Seat Bench Original Paint Finish
Located in GB
bergère window seat bench with original shabby chic paint
This is a truly stunning piece, very
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XVI Benches
Materials
Oak
H 24.61 in W 40.36 in D 21.07 in
Early 20th Century Carved Mahogany Window Seat
Located in Miami, FL
An unusual early 20th century Adam style carved mahogany window seat, having serpentine back and
Category
Early 20th Century French Adam Style Settees
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique 18th Century French Bedroom Bench or Window Seat by George Jacob
By Georges Jacob
Located in London, GB
A fine French late 18th century bench / window seat or banquette, of great colour and desirable
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Directoire Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 35.44 in W 63 in D 23.63 in
French Window Bench
Located in Annville, PA
the seat is held in place by four screws that are easy to remove. Place our versatile French Window
Category
2010s Renaissance Benches
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Painted Window Seat Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Window seat bench, in Louis XV taste, having a painted finish showing natural wear; its padded, out
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Antique French Coffee Table Paw Feet Renaissance Revival Bench Window Seat Oak
Located in Tyler, TX
window seat in any room of your home or office
22.75" tall x 43" wide x 21" deep
Solid and sturdy
Category
Vintage 1910s French Renaissance Revival Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
H 22.75 in W 43 in D 21 in
French Gilt Wood Window Seat With Gilt Carved Floral Motifs, With Damask Silk
Located in High Wycombe, GB
French Gilt Wood Bench Window Seat With Gilt Carved Floral Motifs, Befitted With Damask Floral Gold
Category
Antique 19th Century French Rococo Benches
Materials
Brass
H 26.78 in W 36.62 in D 19.69 in
Painted French Window Bench
Located in Wilson, NC
Painted French window bench, with floral and leaf painted decoration on both sides, the S shaped
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
French 19th Century Carved Louis XV Bench or Window Seat with Original Paint
Located in Hopewell, NJ
patinated pale white paint with a grayish patina. This elegant French Louis XV style carved bench or window
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
H 18.5 in W 39 in D 19 in
Antique French Carved Walnut & Cane Window Seat Bench with Cushion, Circa 1880's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French carved walnut & cane window seat bench with cushion, Circa 1880's.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Benches
Materials
Cane, Walnut
H 32 in W 29.5 in D 18 in
Bronze of an Edwardian Lady on a Window Seat
By Noel Ruffier
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
on a window seat.
Category
Antique 1890s French Edwardian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Giltwood Bench or Window Seat in Louis XV Style
Located in Nashville, TN
Large Louis Xv style carved giltwood bench or window seat ( tabouret ). Finished in the surround
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Stools
Materials
Giltwood
Late 18th Century Country House Giltwood Bench/Window Seat
Located in London, GB
A substantial late 18th century gilt wood window seat/bench from an Irish country house. Inspired
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Northern Irish Rococo Benches
Materials
Giltwood
French Cherry Lyre Back Window Bench. Circa 1830
Located in Hollywood, SC
French Cherry lyre back window bench with original rush seat, tufted cushion, and turned bulbous
Category
Antique 19th Century French Benches
French Louis XV Antique Carved Giltwood Window Bench
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FRENCH LOUIS XV STYLE CARVED GILTWOOD WINDOW BENCH
France, circa late 19th to early 20th century
Category
Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Benches
Materials
Giltwood
Daybed Settee Window-Seat Single-Bed Sofa-Bed Reclining Linen Green Gold Recline
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
and gold linen faced with custom made braid
- Re-upholstered in traditional manner by French master
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Deco Daybeds
Materials
Linen
H 26.78 in W 58.27 in D 29.14 in
A Rare Regency Walnut X Frame Window Seat Early 19th Century, Possibly Russ
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Rare Regency Walnut X Frame Window Seat
Possibly Russian
Early 19th Century
With carved eagle
Category
Antique 19th Century English Regency Benches
Superb Yellow Upholstered White Painted French Louis XVI Style Window Bench
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic, super clean bright yellow and bright white French louis XVI style window bench
Category
Vintage 1950s French Louis XVI Benches
Materials
Walnut
H 28.75 in W 64.5 in D 26.5 in
Oversized Window Bench
Located in Annville, PA
Oversized Window Bench will lend elegance to any setting you select in your home.
Approximate seat height
Category
2010s Benches
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
French Louis XVI Style Carved Walnut Petite Window Bench with Silk
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
era and is French. Measures 15 inches deep x 28 inches tall x 29 wide x 18 inches seat height.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Louis XVI Footstools
Materials
Silk, Cane, Walnut
Antique White Painted Gilded French Louis XV Window Bench Stool, Circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a beautiful window bench perfect to place at the foot of teh bed. The bench features a fine
Category
Vintage 1940s French Louis XVI Benches
Materials
Walnut
Long French Pine Seat or Coffer with Lift Lid
Located in Port Chester, NY
An antique coffer from France with unusaual length. The pine is a deep, rich color with vivid
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
Regency Style Cane Window Bench
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
deep olive with an array of complimenting salmon, French blue & yellows. Seat: 17.5" H.
Category
20th Century American Directoire Benches
Materials
Velvet, Cane, Walnut
French 1890s Fruitwood Ladder Back Chairs with Straw Seats and Turned Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French fruitwood ladder back chairs from circa 1890 with woven straw seats, turned legs
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Straw, Fruitwood
H 46.9 in W 23.6 in D 23.6 in
Charles Levier (French, 1920 - 2003) Oil On Canvas Portrailt Of A Seated Acrobat
By Charles Levier
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Charles Levier born of a French Father and American mother. He was was active/lived in New York
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
H 47.5 in W 37 in D 3 in
19th Century Signed Maison Jansen Louis XV White Washed Carved Window Bench
By Maison Jansen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a superb carved and signed Maison Jansen window bench of incredible quality. The carving is
Category
Antique 1880s French Louis XV Benches
Materials
Walnut
H 33.25 in W 44.5 in D 21 in
Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen "Model 125" Lounge Chair for France & Son
By Tove & Edvard Kindt-Larsen, France & Søn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A low, Danish lounge chair by husband-and-wife design team Tove and Edvard Kindt-Larsen for France
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Teak, Upholstery
Original Vintage Art Exhibition Poster Seated Nude Musee Dessin Et De l'Estampe
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in London, GB
Seated Nude / Nu Assis by the French artist showing a lady sitting with her legs crossed, looking at the
Category
Vintage 1980s French Posters
Materials
Paper
H 28.35 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Charles Levier Oil Painting Woman Seated by the Corsican Sea
By Charles Levier
Located in Miami, FL
Charles Levier Woman Seated by the Corsican Sea, A Masterful Oil Painting
This large oil on canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
French Upholstered Duet Stool
Located in Seaford, GB
An elegant French long bedroom stool, would also make a lovely window seat. Having original finish
Category
Early 20th Century French Stools
Materials
Upholstery
French Directoire Style Painted Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely painted Directoire style French window bench. Nicely carved and painted bench with light
Category
20th Century French Directoire Benches
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Petite Friture Grid 2 Seater Sofa with Armrest in Grey-Black by Studio Pool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Grid 2 Seater Sofa with Armrest in Grey-black by Studio Pool, 2015
Pool designed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
H 36.2 in W 57.5 in D 28 in
Petite Friture Grid 2 Seater Sofa with Armrest in Grey-Blue by Studio Pool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Grid 2 Seater Sofa with Armrest in Grey-blue by Studio Pool, 2015
Pool designed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
H 36.2 in W 57.5 in D 28 in
Petite Friture Grid 2 Seater Sofa with Armrest in Grey-Beige by Studio Pool
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite Friture Grid 2 Seater Sofa with Armrest in Grey-beige by Studio Pool, 2015
Pool designed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Sofas
Materials
Upholstery
H 36.2 in W 57.5 in D 28 in
Antique French Directoire Style Settee ~ Canape
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Directoire style Settee ~ Canape is ideal for a light and airy look, with a minimal
Category
Mid-20th Century French Directoire Settees
Materials
Fabric, Sycamore
French pair romantic couple painting 19th-Century
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
seated, adorned in a charming white dress with blue stripes, a lace bonnet, and a sheer shawl draped over
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19C French Gothic Revival Bench or Stool
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C French Gothic Revival Bench/Stool or Organ Stool/Bench seat.
Made in rural
Category
Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Benches
Materials
Chestnut
French Louis XVI Style Lacquered Oval Cane Bench
Located in Rio Vista, CA
in the French Louis XVI taste with a honeycomb caned seat. The seat has a reeded apron and decorative
Category
20th Century French Louis XVI Benches
Materials
Fabric, Cane, Wood
French 19th C. Bench w/New Linen Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
century French upholstered bench, in Louis XVI style, would be quite lovely as a window seat or perhaps
Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
French Model Propeller Airplane Wood Metal Art Deco
Located in Oakland, CA
, propeller, tail, and windows. Fashioned after The Dewoitine which was an Art Deco 1930s French eight
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Bobyrug’s Wonderful palace size antique French Aubusson tapestry
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Exquisite Early 20th Century French Tapestry Fit for Royalty!
Discover a remarkable and
Category
Early 20th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique 19th Century Ivory Ornate Floral French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
garlands and an oval window looking onto a scene with a woman presenting a dove to a seated boy. It
Category
Antique 19th Century French Aubusson Tapestries
Materials
Wool, Tapestry
Antique French Table Clock in Bronze from the Carlo X Era
Located in Milano, IT
An antique table clock in gilded and bronzed bronze, made in France during the Carlo X era
Category
Antique 1820s French French Provincial Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Materials
Bronze
Rare Louis XVI Style French Gilt Wood Salon Suite, 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
, fire screen, window seat and six arm chairs.
The show wood having wonderful scrolling, fluted and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Living Room Sets
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Armbench with Cane & Mohair
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Louis XVI Painted Armbench with Cane & Mohair makes a perfect choice in front
Category
Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Benches
Materials
Mohair, Cane, Hardwood, Paint
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt And Painted Bench
Located in Montreal, QC
This elegant bench would be ideal as a window seat, at the foot of a bed or at a dressing table or
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Benches
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XV Style Coffee Table Bench Honey Oak Highly Carved
Located in Tyler, TX
coffee table or could be used as an entry or hall bench, under a stairwell, or window seat in any room of
Category
Vintage 1910s French Louis XV Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
H 21.5 in W 39.25 in D 23.5 in
19Th Century, Pair of French Paintings with Still Lifes in Landscape
By Jules Alexandre Gamba De Preydour
Located in IT
lifes set in a garden were made in oil on canvas by the French painter Jules Alexandre Gamba De Preydour
Category
Antique 1890s French Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas
French Mid-Century Giltwood Bench with Saber Legs and New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
upholstery. Created in France during the mid-century period, this window bench features two out-scrolling
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Benches
Materials
Upholstery, Giltwood
French Château de Chasse, Sedan Chair, Original Unrestored, circa 1740
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
seat and the door window frame raises and lowers, the chair has some of a calico lining still visible
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Provincial Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Paint
French Art Deco 1930s Bleached Walnut Bench with Brass Feet and Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Art Deco bleached walnut bench from circa 1930 with brass feet and new custom linen
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Benches
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Large Walnut Stool or Bedroom Bench
Located in Berlin, DE
An elegant late 19th/early 20th century Louis XV banquette or window seat carved in solid walnut
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Stools
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Sublime French Empire Walnut Curvy Sofa with Gilded Swans and Velvet Upholstery
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A super elegant romantic French Empire walnut sofa having sexy curves, ebonized base and details
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Sofas
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood
H 30.5 in W 84.5 in D 26 in
French Wrought Iron and Leather Upholstered Sofa
Located in Stamford, CT
beautifully stitched.
Use as a small sofa, settee, or window bench. Makers mark JTS. French circa 1970
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sofas
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Art Deco Emile Galle Cameo Glass Sailing ship Vase, circa 1920
By Emile Gallé
Located in Worcester Park, GB
little people can be seen seated - Galle sailing ship vases are very rare as Madame Galle disapproved of
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Glass
Materials
Art Glass
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French Window Seats For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of French window seats available for sale. The range of distinct French window seats — often made from wood, fabric and upholstery — can elevate any home. French window seats have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. French window seats made by Louis XVI designers — as well as those associated with Louis XV — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many French window seats are appealing in their simplicity, but Maison Jansen, Noel Ruffier and Versace Home Collection produced popular French window seats that are worth a look.
How Much are French Window Seats?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,675, while they’re typically $400 on the low end and $18,000 highest priced.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
Questions About French Window Seats
- What is a window seat called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021A window seat is called a window bench, window nook or alcove. It is a mini sofa without a backrest for filling the gap of a window. Window benches are a great way to utilize extra or unused space for seating.
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