Garden Seating

A courtyard stool of glazed ceramic, warm from the afternoon. Antique garden seating comes in stone, cast iron, teak and weathered wood: Chinese drum-shaped garden stools in carved stone and glazed ceramic, Indonesian teak benches, English and French cast-iron and wirework chairs, and old carved stone benches from India, built for courtyards, terraces and verandas. Silhouettes are simple, and surfaces show sun and rain: silvered teak, softened carving, iron rubbed down to its patina. A pair of ceramic drum stools beside a daybed on a covered porch, or a stone bench against a clipped hedge, gives an outdoor space the furnished feel of an interior. Sit down; it has been waiting.