Description
A Rare Friesland Painted Folk-Art Sledge gouge carved ANO 1715. The sides decorated with scrolling flowers and foliage below a carved border of voluted foliate scrolls, raised on iron runners attached by iron strap brackets. The end rail carved in relief with a revolutionary female figure holding a hat on a spike and cornucopia of fruit in her arm, stood between Dutch flags above arms of war. The underside dotted with gold painted stars, 39½” (100 cm) in length, 10½” (27 cm) wide, 15½” (39 cm) high.