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Blue and Ochre Painted Dowry Coffer
Ref: 1734
An attractive antique painted pine dowry chest with panels and flowers and predominantly blue mineral colouring. The painting on the lid is well preserved mainly because the whole piece had been over-painted later which has recently been removed. It was common for marriage furniture like this to be re-painted and passed on to the next generation. The date on the lid of “1929” may indicate a re-decoration or it may be the date of manufacture as even up until the outbreak of World War II the peasants in some parts of Romania had a very isolated and traditional existence.
Eastern Europe c.1880
H: 63cm (24.8in)
W: 109cm (42.9in)
D: 51cm (20.1in)
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