17th Century Spanish Carved Church Bench underplates the oval jet locket with

the oval jet locket with carved floral decoration to front

Paris 1752

Rue Scribe Paris/Lille/149 New Bond St

Height  39

Hand-knotted wool pile on wool foundation

17th Century Spanish Carved Church Bench underplates the oval jet locket withExceptional 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.