| Garden benches that are very old and have been | | | | for many years. These antique garden benches |
| able to withstand climatic changes can be classified as | | | | usually have supplements like similar designed |
| antique garden benches. Such benches are usually | | | | fountains, statues and other garden furniture around |
| very ornate and have lots of carvings in them. They | | | | them. All of these antique pieces along with the |
| can be made out of any material, but the most | | | | garden benches constitute antique furniture for |
| commonly used materials are stone, iron and | | | | gardens. |
| terracotta among other things. Usually wooden | | | | Such ornate antique garden benches are found easily |
| garden benches are not found as antique garden | | | | in exclusive furniture shops that deal in antique |
| benches, as they are perishable and disintegrate over | | | | furniture. These garden benches can also be found at |
| time. | | | | auction houses, wherein only the unique and |
| Antique garden benches are usually unique pieces | | | | extraordinary pieces are available. Antique garden |
| which display fine craftsmanship and are very | | | | benches are also available through online catalogues |
| intricately and exquisitely designed. These benches | | | | that have a large number on antique goods on sale. |
| usually belong to the period of medieval Europe and | | | | Prices for such antique garden benches depend on |
| from the period of the renaissance. They serve | | | | their shape, size and age. In case the garden benches |
| mostly as ornamental pieces, which are used not just | | | | are extremely old with unique designs and carvings, |
| for seating purposes but also as decorative items. | | | | they can be extremely expensive. The prices of such |
| Their main feature in fact is to add beauty to the | | | | antique benches may well run into thousands of |
| gardens by making the latter more ornate. | | | | dollars. However, one must authenticate the value of |
| These antique garden benches are usually | | | | such expensive benches before paying for them. |
| representative of some region or art school. Many of | | | | There are many antique appraisers who would be |
| them are stone garden benches that have survived | | | | happy to provide that service. |