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Early 19th C Provincial Georgian Milking Stool England Circa 1820

Offered by: Clive Devenish Antiques

Description
Authentic and completely original early 19th century elm wood milking stool with ash wood legs; hand carved and maintaining the original surface with a lovely patina and finish; no restorations or repairs of any kind. Single elm plank top with straight front and curviinear back; suppoirted by three hand carved ash wood legs 1 3/8" diameter tapering to 1 1/8" diameter to wedge into hand carved holes on the top. The stool was used to sit on while milking cows; the three legs giving more stability than four legs on what was probably an uneven floor, most often found in a cowshed or in the field, where they were taken and utilized along with a milk bucket to perform the morning chore of milking a cow.
Decorators often use today to place by the hearth to support a potted plant or for a child to sit on, or, to liven up a dead corner as a stand alone Georgian antique.

Provenance:
I have owned this for nearly 50 years having purchased from a period estate in the North of England.

Dimensions:
12 3/4" height
14 1/2" wide
9 1/4" deep
1 3/8" to 1 1/8" legs diameter

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Elm,Hand-Crafted
Condition:	Good.
Styles / Movements:	Georgian, Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	733503

Dimensions

W.	14.5 in;	H.	12.75 in;	D.	9.25 in;
W.	36.83 cm;	H.	32.39 cm;	D.	23.5 cm;

Seat H.	12.75 in;
Seat H.	32.39 cm;

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