Old Nikolai School Chest Bench

A chest bench with storage room to spare divided in three compartments (Height 15.5 cm, width twice 34.5 cm and once 15 cm, depth 37.5 cm). Bench and seating frames made of stained und clear varnished solid beechwood. Floor and panels made of beechwood plywood. Upholstered with black cowhide padded with cotton and fastened with decorative nails.
Height 94 cm, width 96 cm, depth 49 cm. Seat height 48 cm. Weight 17 kg.

The many capabilities acquired by the chair makers from Rabenau over the centuries have survived 19th century industrialization, the 20th century socialist expropriation and the strict regulations of the federal German crafts code. The chair makers in Rabenauer are above all known for their reconstructions of historical furniture like this bench with integrated chest.