Lot 168

A Rare Early 19th Century Dug Out ‘Capstan’ Chair painted with original folk art decoration. The piece composed from a hollowed section of tree trunk with a shaped back, inset seat above a waisted base encircled by raised bands of carved rope-wist, painted with scrollwork on a dark ground and measuring 33 in (84 cm) in height and 14 in (36 cm) in diameter.

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Description

A Rare Early 19th Century Dug Out ‘Capstan’ Chair painted with original folk art decoration. The piece composed from a hollowed section of tree trunk with a shaped back, inset seat above a waisted base encircled by raised bands of carved rope-wist, painted with scrollwork on a dark ground and measuring 33 in (84 cm) in height and 14 in (36 cm) in diameter.