19TH CENTURY FOLK ART DISTAFF
Price
£250
| $314 USD | €284 EUR
Item Ref
WAVY TOP STAFF
Description
A BEAUTIFULLY CARVED EARLY 19TH CENTURY CARVED DISTAFF- ORIGINALLY USED FOR SPINNING WOOL, THEY BECAME A FORM OF FOLK ART HEIRLOOMS IN MANY EASTERN EUROPEAN AND RUSSIAN STEPPE CULTURES SIMILAR IN TRADITION TO THE CELTIC LOVE SPOON TRADITION.CHIP CARVED GEOMETRIC PATTERNS AND FLORAL MOTIF ADORN THE HARDWOOD STAFF, LOVELY NAIVE MEANDERING FOLIATE PATTERN TO TOP,SHAPED EDGING CREATING A DECORATIVE PIECE OF ART. GENERAL USAGE WEAR AND LOVELY GOLDEN PATINATION AS PER PHOTO, OLD TRACES OF WORM NOW STABLE AND TREATED.POINT OF INTEREST IS SIMILARLY TO THE MEDIEVAL TRADITION OF CARVING A GEOMETRIC STAR TO THE REAR OF EARLY FURNITURE TO WARD OFF EVIL SPIRITS, THIS HAS ONE CARVED TO THE REAR. FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
DIMENSIONS:
136CM LONG
7CM WIDE
1CM DEEP
Delivery arranged to all parts worldwide.
Clocks can be delivered including set up upon request.
Goods bought & sold, part exchange considered.
Internal Ref: WAVY TOP STAFF
Dimensions
Height = 136 cm (54")Width = 7 cm (3")
Depth = 1 cm (1")
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