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Unusual Primitive Original Painted Bench
Ref: 1864
An unusual and yet typical bench from Romania, from the remote and mountainous regions in the north of Transylvania, the zig-zag toothed decoration is a feature of traditional Romanian folk art, so too the original green paint decoration which here is a vibrant mineral blue-green. It is hewn out of hardwood, quite heavy, probably beech. The proportion and leg are based on the neo-classical but the rest is pure primitive. Dry scraped and waxed.
Maramures 19th cent.
H: 90.5cm (35.6in)
W: 172.5cm (67.9in)
D: 39.5cm (15.6in)
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