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Lyre Bench

Late 20th C. Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire Style Hairy Paw Feet Brass Lyre Bench
By Duncan Phyfe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Late 20th C. Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire Style Hairy Paw Feet Brass Lyre Bench. Item features brass
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Late 20th Century Unknown Other Benches

Materials

Brass

Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire Style Hairy Paw Feet Brass Lyre Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Late 20th century Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire style hairy paw feet brass lyre harp bench. Item
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Late 20th Century Benches

Materials

Mahogany

Dos Gallos Custom Lyre Leg Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Our custom lyre bench in walnut wood with walnut #2 finish and light distress. Can be made in any
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21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Benches

Materials

Walnut

Dos Gallos Custom Lyre Leg Bench
Dos Gallos Custom Lyre Leg Bench
H 18 in W 96 in D 18 in
Vintage Bench Iron Lyre Pineapples
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Fantabulous Vintage Kidney Shaped Bench with Wrought Iron Lyre
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Mid-20th Century French Provincial Benches

Materials

Iron

Vintage Bench Iron Lyre Pineapples
Vintage Bench Iron Lyre Pineapples
H 21 in W 46 in D 15 in
French Art Moderne Lyre Window Bench
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Moderne (1940s) gilt wrought iron window bench with scrolling legs and arms with lyre
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20th Century French Streamlined Moderne Benches

Materials

Wrought Iron

French Art Moderne Lyre Window Bench
French Art Moderne Lyre Window Bench
H 27.5 in W 42.5 in D 13 in
Gilt Spanish Iron Bench with Lyre-Shaped Base
Located in Buchanan, NY
A vintage 1950s Spanish iron bench, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship in its lyre-shaped base
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Vintage 1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Iron

French Cherry Lyre Back Window Bench. Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
French Cherry lyre back window bench with original rush seat, tufted cushion, and turned bulbous
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Neoclassical style bench carved lyres on the seat back - 20th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Neoclassical style bench carved lyres on the seat back - 20th Antique - Decoration - 20th Measures
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20th Century Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Cane, Wood

Elegant Vintage Neoclassical Style Carved Mahogany Bench with Lyre Motife
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant vintage mahogany and upholstered neoclassical style bench having a marvelous lyre motife
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Vintage 1940s American Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire Style Carved Mahogany Brass Lyre Window Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Late 20th C. Duncan Phyfe Regency Empire Style Carved Mahogany Brass Lyre Window Bench. Item
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Late 20th Century Unknown Regency Benches

Materials

Brass

Vintage Italian Neoclassical Regency Style Serpent Lyre Carved Rush Seat Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Neoclassical Regency Style Serpent Lyre Carved Rush Seat Bench. Item featured has a
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Late 20th Century Regency Benches

Materials

Rope, Walnut

French Beautifully-Carved Wood Lyre-Back Splat Bench w/Rush Seat , 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Neoclassic carved-wood sofa bench with rushed seat from the 19th century. This antique
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Wood

1820 French Fruit-wood Regency Style Bench
Located in Pomona, CA
An early 19th-century fruitwood French bench with Double-Lyre splats in the Regency style. The
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Antique Early 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Fruitwood

1820 French Fruit-wood Regency Style Bench
1820 French Fruit-wood Regency Style Bench
H 32.25 in W 70 in D 29.25 in
French Louis XIV Style Giltwood Carved Window Bench 19th Century.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French Louis XIV Style Giltwood carved window bench 19th Century Elegant French Baroque style
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Benches

Materials

Wood

Black Iron Lyre-Back Bench or Settee, Brass Swan Heads & Paw Feet
By Samuel Copelon
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rarely Seen vintage black wrought iron and brass lyre-back with swan heads and paw feet bench or
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Vintage 1950s American Neoclassical Revival Settees

Materials

Brass, Wrought Iron

Spanish Bench or Low Console Table with Drawers, Lyre Legs and Iron Stretcher
Located in Miami, FL
19th century Spanish bench or low console table with carved lye legs in two side of both legs
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Iron

Biedermeier Birch Daybed in Green Mohair
Located in Long Island City, NY
Ultra Soft Green Mohair Biedermeier Birch Daybed/Bench with Lyre ends and two matching bolsters
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20th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Daybeds

Materials

Mohair, Wood, Birch

Antique French White Marble Bronze Clock Set Candelabras, Pradier, circa 1870
By Susse Freres
Located in Austin, TX
on a low bench with her lyre resting against her back. The sculpture displays the work of a master
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Mantel Clocks

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Recent Sales

Painted Lyre-Back Bench
Located in New York, NY
Painted lyre-back bench with fluted apron. Storage space beneath seat.
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Benches

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Painted Lyre-Back Bench
Painted Lyre-Back Bench
H 29 in W 68 in D 23 in
Fine Carved Lyre Mahogany Window Seat, NY, Earnest Hagen, circa 1885
Located in Providence, RI
to his client. Phyfe window seats come on the market from time to time, but one with lyres is
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Antique 19th Century American Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Neoclassical Style Carved Paint & Giltwood Bench with Cushion
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charming circa 1870-1890 carved painted giltwood Italian neoclassical style bench with lyre shaped
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Benches

Materials

Giltwood, Paint, Upholstery

Hollywood Regency Wrought Iron and Crystal Fifteen-Arm Chandelier with Bench
Located in Newburgh, NY
. Included in purchase is gilt metal lyre form bench. Bench dimensions are 46.5" wide x 15.5 deep x 28.5
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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Gilt Metal, Wrought Iron

Vintage Louis XVI Style Upholstered Painted Lyre Bench
Located in Sheridan, CO
Louis XVI style music or end of bed bench, 20th c., painted in a cream color with two high lyre
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XVI Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Wrought Iron Painted Lyre Bench with Linen Box Cushion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wrought Iron "Lyre" motif bench with boxed linen cushion. The paint has washed away over the years
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Early 20th Century Italian Benches

Materials

Iron

Spanish Lyre Leg Bench
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20th c. lyre leg folding bench with iron stretchers. Beautiful iron hinges. Three mariposa
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Early 20th Century Spanish Benches

Materials

Iron

Spanish Lyre Leg Bench
Spanish Lyre Leg Bench
H 33 in W 49.5 in D 16 in
Italian Baroque Long Bench in Walnut with Lyre Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque-style long bench in Walnut, in part dating from the early 18th century. The top
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Antique 19th Century Italian Benches

19th Century Biedermeier Fruit-wood Bench with Lyre Back-Splat.
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermeier bench in fruit-wood with lyre back-splat, upholstered seat and tapered splayed legs
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Antique 19th Century German Benches

Materials

Fruitwood, Upholstery

English Regency Mahogany Carved Acanthus Stylized Lyre Hall Bench, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
stylized lyre backs, and terminating on the original turned bulbous fluted legs. Bench is upholstered in
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Antique 1810s English Regency Benches

Materials

Cotton, Muslin, Upholstery, Mahogany

Italian 1850s Baroque Style Walnut Bench with Iron Stretcher and Lyre Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut bench from the mid-19th century, with iron stretcher and lyre
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Baroque Benches

Materials

Wrought Iron

Baroque Style Italian Walnut Bench with Lyre Shaped Trestle Base, circa 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style walnut bench from the early 19th century with lyre shaped legs and cross
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Benches

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Early 19th Century Black Painted Bench with Lyre-Form Backs-Plats & Rush Seat
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 19th Century American black painted bench with lyre-form back-splats & rush seat.
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Antique Early 19th Century American Benches

Materials

Rush, Wood, Paint

Earthy 19th Century Spanish Bench with Hand Carved Lyre Leg and Iron Stretcher
Located in Hopewell, NJ
19th Century Spanish walnut bench with hand carved lyre legs and iron stretcher. #6082
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Baroque Benches

Materials

Iron

Lyre-Shaped Caned Sofa of Teak
Located in Austin, TX
A lyre-shaped sofa of teak with double-caned back and seat featuring carved arms and legs.
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20th Century Spanish Benches

Lyre-Shaped Caned Sofa of Teak
Lyre-Shaped Caned Sofa of Teak
H 39.75 in W 77 in D 23 in
Swedish 19th Century Painted Blue Trag-Sofa with Lyre Back
Located in Houston, TX
This is one of the sweetest sofa-benches ever. I hardly see the Lyre back in Swedish furniture. The
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Benches

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Pine

Spanish Baroque flip-top Bench
Located in Troy, NY
Spanish flip-bench, on lyre-form legs joined by wrought iron stretcher.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Benches

Materials

Wrought Iron

Spanish Baroque flip-top Bench
Spanish Baroque flip-top Bench
H 18 in W 58.5 in D 16 in
Pair of Charles X Window Benches
Located in Westwood, NJ
pair of Charles X birch wood lyre end window benches
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Pair of Charles X Window Benches
Pair of Charles X Window Benches
H 28.25 in W 24.5 in D 14 in
Pair of 19th Century Benched from Portugal
Located in Atlanta, GA
construction with lyre shaped legs adorned with lyre medallions. The benches may be sold as a pair or
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Antique 19th Century Portuguese Benches

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Benched from Portugal
Pair of 19th Century Benched from Portugal
H 17.25 in W 59.25 in D 16.13 in
Neoclassical Italian Walnut Hall Bench, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A neoclassical Italian walnut hall bench with lyre shaped back spat, slip seat and stretcher.
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Antique 19th Century Italian Benches

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassic Walnut Benches, Pair
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of late 18th century Italian Neoclassic walnut benches. Lyre backs. Rosettes inlaid on the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Neoclassical Benches

Materials

Walnut, Fabric

Pair of 18th Century Carved and Painted Baroque Tuscan Arm Benches
Located in Birmingham, AL
A fabulous pair of 18th century painted Baroque style Tuscan arm benches with carved lyre shaped
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Benches

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Romantic Lyre Motife Gilt Iron Loveseat Bench
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Ultra chic vintage lyre back gilt bench with Scalamandre silk cushion and bolsters in a red and
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Vintage 1960s American Loveseats

Biedermeier Walnut Bench with Lyre Style Side Arms
Located in Houston, TX
Biedermeier walnut bench on tapered legs with open lyre style side arms. Newly upholstered seat
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Settees

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

18th Century French Weathered Carved Stone Outdoor Garden Bench with Lyre Decor
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a garden or a patio with this elegant antique bench. Crafted in Normandy Franc, circa 1750
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Stone

Late 18th Century, Two Italian Directoire Cherrywood Armchairs
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful pair of solid cherry wood benches with lyre-shaped profiles and ends with gilded eagle
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Directoire Armchairs

Materials

Fabric, Fruitwood

FRENCH EMPIRE WALLPAPER PANEL
Located in Stamford, CT
with his arrow. The man seated on an exquisite Empire bench with a lyre swung over his shoulder.In
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Antique 19th Century Wallpaper

French Bronze Sculpture of Seated Poet Sappho after J. Pradier, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
seated on a low bench with a lyre resting against her back. The sculpture is extremely life-like and
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Antique 1850s French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Italian 19th Century Baroque Style Bleached Oak Lyre Bench with New Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian Baroque style bleached oak bench from the 19th century, with lyre-shaped legs and new
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Oak

Regency Style Lyre Back Steel Bench
By Maison Jansen
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Gun metal steel frame triple Lyre back bench with six swan heads and claw feet. Newly upholstered
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20th Century French Regency Benches

Regency Style Lyre Back Steel Bench
Regency Style Lyre Back Steel Bench
H 36.5 in W 50 in D 18 in
Danish Birch wood Empire Bench with Lyre Motif
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant early 19th century Danish Empire birch wood bench. The two arms are showcasing beautiful
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Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Benches

Materials

Fabric, Birch

Danish Birch wood Empire Bench with Lyre Motif
Danish Birch wood Empire Bench with Lyre Motif
H 31.5 in W 55.12 in D 14.18 in
French Provincial Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Upholstered Lyre Leg Bench
Located in Miami, FL
This charming French provincial carved walnut bench in the Louis XV style features a recently
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Benches

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

1900s Baroque Style French Walnut Upholstered Bench with Lyre Shaped Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Baroque style walnut bench from circa 1900 with carved lyre-shaped legs and new linen
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Early 20th Century French Baroque Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Baroque Revival Petite Spanish Carved Bench with Lyre-Shaped Legs, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish Baroque Revival carved wooden bench with lyre shaped legs and upholstered seat from the
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Benches

Materials

Linen, Wood

French Provincial Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Upholstered Lyre Leg Large Bench
Located in Miami, FL
This charming French provincial carved walnut bench in the Louis XV style features a recently
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Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Benches

Materials

Velvet, Walnut

Baroque Revival Spanish Wooden Bench with Lyre-Shaped Legs and Iron Stretchers
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a late 19th century long Spanish baroque revival dark wooden bench featuring a thick wooden
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Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Benches

Materials

Iron

Early 19th Century Biedermeier Settee with Lyre Back Splat
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Biedermeier settee with turned back railing with scroll above lyre back splat, upholstered
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Benches

Materials

Walnut

Long 18th Century Walnut Bench
Located in Atlanta, GA
A long walnut bench with lyre shaped legs.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Benches

Materials

Walnut

Long 18th Century Walnut Bench
Long 18th Century Walnut Bench
H 31 in W 79.5 in D 20 in
French Upholstered Long Bench with Curved Legs and Stretcher from the 1920s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This French upholstered long bench from the early 20th century features a smooth muslin covered
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20th Century French Benches

Materials

Muslin, Upholstery, Wood

Swedish Neoclassical Style Birchwood Sofa Bench with Lyre Carvings, Mid-19th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish neoclassical style carved Birchwood sofa bench from the mid-19th century. This antique
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Sofas

Materials

Linen, Birch

French Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Lyre Harp Back Gold and Cream Settee Bench
By Maison Jansen
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful vintage 1940s cream and gold gilt finish French neoclassical/Louis XVI style lyre back
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Vintage 1940s French Neoclassical Settees

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Paint

Antique Walnut Lyre Back Bench with Down and Feather Cushions
Located in Stamford, CT
This exquisite antique walnut lyre bench, comfortably cushioned with down and feather seating, adds
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20th Century American Benches

Materials

Down

Lyre form Lacquered Bench
Located in New York, NY
Lacquered bench in a streamlined lyre-form, reduced to a sinuous curve perched on an oblong plinth
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Vintage 1940s American Benches

Materials

Wood

Lyre form Lacquered Bench
Lyre form Lacquered Bench
H 24 in W 48 in D 19.5 in
Grosfeld House "Lyre" Lucite Bench
By Lorin Jackson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A great little Lorin Jackson for Grosfeld House bench. In bleached tussah silk.
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Grosfeld House "Lyre" Lucite Bench
Grosfeld House "Lyre" Lucite Bench
H 21 in W 27.5 in D 19 in
Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Lyre Back Bench
Located in Stamford, CT
Louis XVI Neoclassical style three seat bench with carved Lyres on the seat back and underneath the
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20th Century Louis XVI Benches

Materials

Wood

French Regency Lyre-back Three Seat Bench
Located in Port Chester, NY
pattern. Walnut with a lovely color and patina. Note the beautifully hand-carved lyres, with carved stars
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Walnut, Rush

A Very Rare, Oversized and Lyre-Shaped Biedermeier Bench
Located in Long Island City, NY
The rails of this very rare, oversized Biedermeier bench from South Germany or Austria turn-up into
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Benches

Materials

Upholstery

Samuel Copelon Lyre Back Regency Swan Head X-Form Wrought Iron Bench
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Rare wrought iron lyre harp bench features brass swan heads, brass claw feet, and upholstered seat
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Vintage 1960s Hollywood Regency Benches

18th. C. Spanish Walnut Bench
Located in Houston, TX
Long single board seat and back Spanish Walnut Bench. Lyre legs with wrought iron straps.Bronze
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Benches

Materials

Iron, Bronze

18th. C. Spanish Walnut Bench
18th. C. Spanish Walnut Bench
H 34.75 in W 77 in D 19 in
Spanish Gilt Iron Bench with Upholstered Seat
Located in New York, NY
Gilt iron bench with lyre form supports and newly upholstered Belgian linen seat, Spain, circa
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Vintage 1960s Spanish Greek Revival Benches

Materials

Iron

Wrought iron campaign bench with brass swan detailing
Located in New York, NY
Painted wrought iron folding bench with lyre back and brass swan detailing. Seat covered in taupe
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Vintage 1950s French Benches

Plank Bottom Settle
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pennsylvanian plank bottom bench with lyre back and scrolled arms, circa 1835. Original paint with
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Antique 19th Century American Benches

Materials

Wood

Plank Bottom Settle
Plank Bottom Settle
H 35 in W 76 in D 25 in
Spanish Lyre Legged Coffee Table Bench Walnut
Located in Montecito, CA
Single slab Spanish Walnut coffee table or bench. Wrought iron stretcher bar. Very old shipping
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Regency Iron Bench with Swan Heads
Located in High Point, NC
White painted Regency style three seater bench with lyre backs with Swan heads and Lion paw feet
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Early 20th Century French Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Iron

Regency Iron Bench with Swan Heads
Regency Iron Bench with Swan Heads
H 37 in W 52.5 in D 21 in
Hollywood Regency Lyre Back Carved Benches, a Pair
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Jacksonville, FL
Pair of 1950s chaise benches in the style of Dorothy Draper feature hand carved wood frames with a
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Vintage 1950s Hollywood Regency Benches

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

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21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants

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Brass

Corbu Ottoman in Grey Oak by DeMuro Das
By DeMuro Das
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Benches

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Oak, Walnut

Dos Gallos Custom Oakwood Bench with Scalloped Back and Apron
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom scalloped bench in oak. Hand planed, heavy distress oil rubbed finish. Can be made in any size,, oak or walnut and in a variety of finishes. Made by Dos Gallos Studio in Los A...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Rustic Benches

Materials

Wood, Oak, Walnut

Custom Scalloped Back Walnut Bench by Dos Gallos
By Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Benches

Materials

Walnut

Custom Painted Bench by Dos Gallos Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom handcrafted Colonial style bench in green painted finish. Can be made in custom sizes and finishes. Made by Dos Gallos Studio in Los Angeles. CUSTOM PRICES ARE SUBJECT TO CHAN...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Spanish Colonial Benches

Materials

Paint, Wood

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Lyre Bench For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the lyre bench you’re looking for. A lyre bench — often made from wood, fabric and walnut — can elevate any home. Find 28 options for an antique or vintage lyre bench now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the lyre bench you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each lyre bench bearing Baroque, Neoclassical or Regency hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Lyre Bench?

The average selling price for a lyre bench at 1stDibs is $4,350, while they’re typically $1,295 on the low end and $28,000 for the highest priced.

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