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What is a window seat called?
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A 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.
1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
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Robert Adam Window Seat
By Robert Adam, Jonathan Sainsbury
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine carved giltwood window seat after a design by
Robert Adam. Upholstered in client’s own
Category
Antique 18th Century British Regency Settees
Materials
Giltwood
$9,432 / item
Painted oval window seat
Located in Cheshire, GB
French oval window seat, having shaped cane work seat, within a channelled frame. Above a rope
Category
Early 20th Century French Stools
Materials
Wood
$2,520
19th Century leather window seat
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th Century window seat, having a rectangular deep buttoned leather seat to the moulded freeze
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Stools
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Long Window Seat
Located in High Point, NC
19th century oak long window seat from France. The seat is made from a single board. The apron is
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Benches
Materials
Oak
18th Century Mahogany Window Seat
Located in London, GB
An unusual late 18th century Adam period carved mahogany window seat, having serpentine back and
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Adam Style Benches
Materials
Mahogany
The Etruscan Window Seat-Ebonized Oak and Patinated Bronze Mounted Window Seat
By B.B. for Reschio, Benedikt Bolza Design
Located in Lisciano Niccone, Perugia
An ebonized oak and patinated bronze mounted window seat of neoclassical form, the cushion and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Benches
Materials
Bronze
