Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut & Leather Hall Window Bench Italy 1880 Redo the hinged cover with a

the hinged cover with a sculpted bird finial and there is a corresponding finial to the loop handle

Eugène Galien-Laloue (1854–1941) was a prolific French artist best known for his evocative street scenes of Paris during the Belle Époque period

The screen is raised on three pairs of carved and scrolled feet

Below inlaid engravings of exotic animals

Antique Renaissance Revival Carved Walnut & Leather Hall Window Bench Italy 1880 Redo the hinged cover with aAntique Italian carved Renaissance Revival walnut hall or window bench, Italy, circa 1880. The bench of Savonarola form: the back with twin finials and an inset leather panel with brass studwork, below is an arched arcade with eight turned 'acorn' shaped finials. The seat is also leather with brass studwork, the arms with carved lionhead hand rests. The bench is raised upon a curved base with legs terminating to lion's paw feet, the legs joined by