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Description
Pair of naturalistic curved cast stone faux bois benches 1, French circa 1900.
height: 17 in. (43 cm.), width: 60 in. (152 cm.), depth: 16 in. (41 cm.)
Sold as a pair.
Further readings and sources:
- Faux bois had its beginnings in 1849 with the invention of reinforced concrete by Joseph Monier (1823-1906), a French gardener. He created concrete plant containers reinforced with wire and the genre soon spread throughout Europe, the Middle East, Japan, and Central and South America ↩
