Rare long Pair 2 Benches Louis XVI Caned Pink Silk French 72" Ca 1900 we deliver
$ 2750.00
Up for consideration is a pair of French Louis XVI caned long benches with down
filled silk cushions in original pink striped upholstery and beige colored paint. The benches are slender but very long with "X Stretcher bases". They measures 72 inches in length which is exactly 6 feet in lenght with a width of 14 inches and a height of 19 inches...including the cushions. They were made somewhere around the turn of the century on into the 1920's or so. They are sturdy well built and overall in great condition considering their age and function. They come from B.Seigel (Benjamin not Bugsy) estate which is located in the Boston Edison District of Detroit. The home has been restored and still stands today.. a 13,000 sq ft Mansion with separate carriage house which was designed by Albert Kahn for Benjamin Siegel and built between 1913-1914. The benches along with many things we purchased came from the previous owner who passed on.The Boston Edison district is wealthy Historically protected area where the Who's Who of Detroit built Mansions during the hustle and bustle of earlier times and once again now when the remaining residences are being restored by the those who have the means. Benjamin Siegel was a local hard working individual who worked at a department store in Detroit rose up the management ladder and bought the store in the 1880's then turned it into "B. Siegel" which carried Women's and Child's clothing... below is some info gleaned from the internet. If you have any questions or something to share...please message me. Buyer pays shipping. Free local delivery ,,,free short distance delivery any greater distances may include a delivery fee or we may contract it out to trusted companies we work with. Buyer will pay shipping. We also can warehouse for you until you decide to pick it up or work with your shipper.For more than 100 years, B.Siegel was one of Detroit’s finest women’s apparel stores out of this building on the southwest corner of Woodward Avenue and State Street named the Parker Block. Opening on Feb. 21, 1884, it initially housed M.S. Smith & Co., a jeweler and import shop.Meanwhile, Benjamin Siegel had opened his clothing business in March 1881, and would relocate to this store in the fall of 1904.The retailer eventually grew to eight locations, and the one at Livernois and Seven Mile helped give that stretch the nickname “the Avenue of Fashion.” The retailer had several bouts with bankruptcy throughout the early 1980s, and then closed this downtown location in January 1985 after water pipes burst.An attempt to revive the brand and the downtown store failed. On Feb. 22, 1990, the building was destroyed by fire and demolished a few days later. The Gordon W. Lloyd-designed gem was one of the last cast-iron-fronted structures in the city. Today, as far as we are aware, only the Detroit Cornice & Slate Building remains of their kind.Best Regards,JohnJohnnyCrystal Est. 1987
filled silk cushions in original pink striped upholstery and beige colored paint. The benches are slender but very long with "X Stretcher bases". They measures 72 inches in length which is exactly 6 feet in lenght with a width of 14 inches and a height of 19 inches...including the cushions. They were made somewhere around the turn of the century on into the 1920's or so. They are sturdy well built and overall in great condition considering their age and function. They come from B.Seigel (Benjamin not Bugsy) estate which is located in the Boston Edison District of Detroit. The home has been restored and still stands today.. a 13,000 sq ft Mansion with separate carriage house which was designed by Albert Kahn for Benjamin Siegel and built between 1913-1914. The benches along with many things we purchased came from the previous owner who passed on.The Boston Edison district is wealthy Historically protected area where the Who's Who of Detroit built Mansions during the hustle and bustle of earlier times and once again now when the remaining residences are being restored by the those who have the means. Benjamin Siegel was a local hard working individual who worked at a department store in Detroit rose up the management ladder and bought the store in the 1880's then turned it into "B. Siegel" which carried Women's and Child's clothing... below is some info gleaned from the internet. If you have any questions or something to share...please message me. Buyer pays shipping. Free local delivery ,,,free short distance delivery any greater distances may include a delivery fee or we may contract it out to trusted companies we work with. Buyer will pay shipping. We also can warehouse for you until you decide to pick it up or work with your shipper.For more than 100 years, B.Siegel was one of Detroit’s finest women’s apparel stores out of this building on the southwest corner of Woodward Avenue and State Street named the Parker Block. Opening on Feb. 21, 1884, it initially housed M.S. Smith & Co., a jeweler and import shop.Meanwhile, Benjamin Siegel had opened his clothing business in March 1881, and would relocate to this store in the fall of 1904.The retailer eventually grew to eight locations, and the one at Livernois and Seven Mile helped give that stretch the nickname “the Avenue of Fashion.” The retailer had several bouts with bankruptcy throughout the early 1980s, and then closed this downtown location in January 1985 after water pipes burst.An attempt to revive the brand and the downtown store failed. On Feb. 22, 1990, the building was destroyed by fire and demolished a few days later. The Gordon W. Lloyd-designed gem was one of the last cast-iron-fronted structures in the city. Today, as far as we are aware, only the Detroit Cornice & Slate Building remains of their kind.Best Regards,JohnJohnnyCrystal Est. 1987
