Hi

Did a little searching for gilt rout chairs and found the following:


Corridor Stool:
A long stool or bench with raised ends, made in mahogany from circa 1800, always without upholstery. Also known as a Rout Stool.

http://www.designfusion-intl.com/DesignDirectory/antiquestyleglossary.htm


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From Victorian London - Publications - Social Investigation/Journalism - Life in the London Streets, by Richard Rowe, 1881 - Chapter 14 - Plebeian Flower Shows
[-200-]
XIV.

“Meanwhile, strolling or reclining on the [-205-] grass, and seated on very dusky rout-seats and rush-bottomed chairs beneath the welcome shadow of the trees…”

http://www.victorianlondon.org/publications/lifein-14.htm

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In a book entitled, "One Doubtful Hour" written in 1904, there are several references to “rout-seats”:

examples:

"Effie stood upright by a rout-seat--not daring to sit down, lest she should be passed over by the young men in scarlet mess-jackets who were eagerly booking partners."

"...standing up by the rout-seats which lined the room..."

http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/dixon/onedoubt.html

Hope that helps a little.