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Terrific Rustic Carved Box Seat in Ash & Pine
Ref: 3001
A masterwork of folk art from the Carpathian mountains. A primitive rendering in ash and pine of the sofa type country box settle. The fielded panels to back and arm rests are all measured by eye & hand cut with old tools. This is a really heavy thickly timbered piece and the ashwood parts have achieved a pleasing patina and grain character..
The dog tooth decoration and motif on the front panel is typical of Romanian folk art. As here it is sometimes used as a framing device, normally on icons for example, and demarcates a magical or protected space. Later paint has been stripped back to reveal traces of a blue paint with signature and date that is old if not original.
Seat is 45.5
Carpathians 19th cent.
H: 82.5cm (32.5in)
W: 183.5cm (72.2in)
D: 47cm (18.5in)
SOLD
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