George III pair of mahogany hall benches
Sourced from a small church in the West Country but apparently once part of the furniture at William Beckford’s splendid Fonthill Abbey, this George III pair of mahogany hall benches (one shown) were the highlight of Duke’s sale in Dorchester on April 17.
Each measuring 4ft 6in wide by 21in deep by 2ft 81/2in high (1.37m x 53 x 82.5cm), the benches were …