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Superb Folk Painted Marriage Bench
Ref: 4651
An antique pine and hardwood box settle, from the celebrated Kaloteszeg region famous for it’s colourful folk costume and painted furniture, this one exceptional condition, a good size (much one finds are 250-300cm long). Would have been made and painted especially for a particular marriage, the bench would have been carried on a cart through the village on the day of marriage with the bride and groom and then placed in the ‘clean room’ of their new home.
Kaloteszeg early to mid-20th cent
H: 90cm (35.4in)
W: 202cm (79.5in)
D: 45cm (17.7in)
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