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Antique Pine Folk Painted Marriage Chest with Drawer
Ref: 6016
The colours on this marriage chest are lavish & exotic, like the plumage of an exotic bird or insect, flowers are freely painted in jewel-like blues alongside whites & yellows dotted with red, overlaying a swirling grain effect in chocolate brown & umber, the style of folk painting belongs to the Matyo tribe of Northern Hungary & imitated their richly decorated embroideries & folk costume. This one is dated '1893'. It is a mule chest being a box with drawer and has the original handles and lockplates. It would have come from a well-to-do country family.
Hungary c.1890
H: 68cm (26.8in)
W: 118cm (46.5in)
D: 68cm (26.8in)
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