17th Century Spanish Carved Church Bench underplates the interiors of the smaller

the interiors of the smaller having cutler compartments

Height  36

Paris 1752

the oval jet locket with carved floral decoration to front

Rue Scribe Paris/Lille/149 New Bond St

17th Century Spanish Carved Church Bench underplates the interiors of the smallerExceptional 17th Century Spanish Carved church bench or pew, likely walnut. With a scrolling slightly curving carved back, having cutouts and, on the reverse, further deep carving, the arms scrolling down to arms enclosing a curved seat which has carving to the reverse, over a figured skirt support having trestle type feet. The back of the seat features deep foliate carving, similar to the carved floral design to the sides, over a figured stretcher.