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Similar to the settle bed, the settle table (or monk's bench) was a configuration of settle bed which allowed for a hinged back to be tipped 90 degrees for form a table. Settle tables were most common in Ireland in counties Wexford, Kilkenny and Waterford. Examples of settle tables can also be found in England and Wales. [2]
A monks bench or hutch table is a piece of furniture where a tabletop is set onto a chest in such a way that when the table was not in use, the top pivots to a vertical position and becomes the back of a Settle, and this configuration allows easy access to the chest lid which forms the seat of the piece. [1] [2] [3]
Wallace Nutting (November 17, 1861 – July 19, 1941) was an American minister, photographer, artist, and antiquarian, who is most famous for his landscape photos of New England. He also was an accomplished author, lecturer, furniture maker, antiques expert and collector.
The Engle Furniture Company became the Reaser Furniture Company of Clayton S. Reaser in May 1907, [6] producing more than forty styles in addition to hand-carved pieces. In May 1917, the joint venture Stouck-Reaser Company [ 7 ] filed documents for incorporation to buy, sell and deal in wholesale lumber products. [ 8 ]
The J.B. Van Sciver Co. building at 10th and Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania about 1940. J.B. Van Sciver Furniture Co. was a furniture company in Camden, New Jersey, founded in 1881 by Joseph Bishop Van Sciver and later run by his sons, Joseph Bishop Van Sciver Jr., Lloyd Van Sciver, and Russell Van Sciver.
The Valentine-Seaver Company was an American furniture company. It was founded by Louis Lincoln Valentine and Andrew E. Seaver. In 1927 it was acquired by the Kroehler Manufacturing Company. Designs by the company are held in the collection of the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. [1]
1stDibs was founded in 2000 by Michael Bruno as an online luxury marketplace for antiques after he visited the Marché aux Puces in Paris, France. [9] 1stDibs.com started as a listings site for art dealers to sell offline, but the site was redesigned in 2013 to give buyers the option to purchase items online. [2]
The original Knole Settee (also known as the Knole Sofa) is a couch chair made in the 17th century, probably around 1640. [1] It is housed at Knole in Kent , a house owned by the Sackville-West family since 1605 but now in the care of the National Trust .