Banc public historique davioud, paris, wood and cast iron, xixth century: 1869

"to sit on a bench for five minutes with you... ". The parisian public bench is a legacy of the second empire that has become one of the symbols of the city of paris. Beautiful piece of street furniture and cult objects at the same time, all the charm of paris is embodied through these public benches dear to our heritage and where "lovers are amazed" (g. Brassens). A cast iron structure, firmly implanted in the ground and a double seat made of thick wood. It is ideal for resting in a garden, courtyard or park, in the countryside or in an urban environment. We sanded both feet and treated in gray. Its former owners had probably had the seats repainted, the current painting shows traces of use. It's a beautiful piece. Dimensions: long 200 cm, seat height 43 cm total height 98 cm, total width 76.5 cm. For the record: in paris, in the nineteenth century, more precisely in 1869, during the architectural redesign of the capital, 8428 public benches, with the arms of the city, are installed under the impetus of baron haussmann, his architect gabriel davioud and engineer adolphe alphand. The green of these benches and furniture were chosen by napoleon iii, who wanted nature in the city. They are provided for 6 seats (3 on each side) and poetize with parisian walkers, on sidewalks, squares, public gardens. In ubaine history, parisian benches remain emblematic of the right of the city dweller to circulate in the city. These benches are the memory of our beautiful capital, its inhabitants and visitors. While today the city hall of paris plays the card of urban transformation, some benches are put up for auction. While one of them was proposed in drouot this year on the theme "paris mon amour", a collective of parisians set up a fundraiser and was able to recover one of these precious heritages for the sum of 1200 euros.