19TH CENTURY CARVED FOLK ART HARDWOOD DISTAFF
Price
£225
| $282 USD | €256 EUR
Item Ref
CURVED DISTAF J
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, INTRICATELY CARVED RECTANGULAR PATTERN,SHAPED EDGING CREATING A DECORATIVE PIECE OF ART. FLOWERS TO THE TOP, THE SHAFT CURVED WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME .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:
143CM LONG
5CM 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: CURVED DISTAF J
Dimensions
Height = 148 cm (58")Width = 5 cm (2")
Depth = 1 cm (1")
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