Antique English Carved Oak Arts & Crafts Hall Bench Seat 'Birds in a Tree' 1900 Mid-Century Modern The vases of square bulbous

The vases of square bulbous baluster form with long flared necks and raised upon flared bases

and along with Emile Galle in 1901 co-founded the Nancy-School of Art Nouveau design

the highboy has been historically refinished in the late 19th century and has just lovingly  received a coat of wax polish in Bloomsbury's professional workshops

visiting Taos in 1899 and Santa Fe in 1900

with James Fenton's mark and the letter "X" for 1872 and the anchor for Birmingham

Antique English Carved Oak Arts & Crafts Hall Bench Seat 'Birds in a Tree' 1900 Mid-Century Modern The vases of square bulbousAn unusual and attractive antique carved oak Arts and Crafts bench, circa 1900. This very handsome antique bench has a hand carved top and is made of planked and pegged construction, the seat is carved with birds sitting is a fruiting tree. The flared base with block carved legs and stretchers, the bench is raised on arched pad feet. The bench is made from solid quarter sawn oak with very attractive 'Tiger' stripping and is of very stout construction,