Folk Art Hand-Painted Bench — Floral Vine Apron, Mortise & Tenon View Watchlist >
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Lot # D124
System ID # 27440200
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Folk Art Hand-Painted Bench — Floral Vine Apron, Mortise & Tenon
A hand-built solid wood bench finished in robin's egg blue with a continuous hand-painted floral vine running the full length of the apron. The decoration — rendered in red, cobalt blue, and multiple greens — features stylized tulip-form blooms, broad leaves, and fluid vine work consistent with European folk painting traditions. Construction is mortise-and-tenon throughout, with a thick plank top, chamfered corners, and through-notched trestle legs. The grain reads through the paint surface, giving the piece an authentically aged, dry character that belongs to a working rural craft tradition rather than decorative reproduction.
CONDITION
Good. Sturdy with no joint movement; rustic by design with surface texture and finish wear consistent with age and use. Chipped paint and bare wood exposure at the feet.
DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS
- Height: 12"
- Width: 36"
- Depth: 18"
- Leg Thickness: 1.5"
- Construction: Solid wood, mortise-and-tenon joinery
- Finish: Hand-applied paint, robin's egg blue ground
- Decoration: Hand-painted polychrome floral vine, apron
- Maker: Unmarked
Campbell's Soup Can (4" H) Shown for Scale
