Antique American Windsor Maple Spindle Back Colonial Deacon's Bench / Loveseat, circa 1880 Paintings the sides having handles in

the sides having handles in an archaistic style

to the center is the carved date of 1851 above two carved wheatsheaves

Tom Fawkes taught at the University of Oregon and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in the 1960s

below are gilt bronze 'wave' pattern air holes to release fragrance from the interior

the baluster shaped body decorated with incised 'teardrop' motifs

Antique American Windsor Maple Spindle Back Colonial Deacon's Bench / Loveseat, circa 1880 Paintings the sides having handles inThis item has recently sold. Email us and we might have something similar in inventory. A very good antique American Colonial New England spindled & bentwood deacon's bench, circa 1880. The bench of unusual diminutive size (will comfortably seat at least two adults) and having a shaped crest back with turned spindles below, a pair of curved bentwood arms and a slatted seat, the bench is raised on turned legs and joined with turned stretchers. The