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In certain parts of Russia they painted their pine and country furniture with folk art decoration of a symbolic and archaic character. This solid thickly timbered cupboard is really charming, it has "tree of life" symbols done in primitive style and in charcoal black on the panels of all 4 doors and also on the insides of the two top doors. The rest is painted in an earthy terracotta. Probably 19th century but from a remote village and speaks of ancient and mysterious peasant lore.
Northern Russia c.1850
H: 185cm (72.8in)
W: 88cm (34.6in)
D: 50cm (19.7in)
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