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American Unique Hand Decorated Adirondack "Sail Boats" Desk, 1900
About the Item
From an important thirty year old New England collection of hand decorated pyrography Arts & Crafts furnishings.
Unique work of art with a southern Vermont origin.
A large scale hand crafted and hand incised and painted one-of-a-kind fall font desk in an Adirondack manner. It is hand painted and pyrography on wood, 1900.
This is a beautiful desk all hand incised and hand painted and dating to the turn of the last century. Each panel section is masterfully hand incised and hand painted with appealing flora and blue lake sailing boats motifs.
Handmade, hand carved, stained and hand painting techniques.
Dimensions: 69 inches high and 38 inches wide and 12 inches deep
Formerly exhibited at Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont
Provenance: Thirty year old New England collection.
History of the Pyrography:
py·rog·ra·phy, a noun, is the art or technique of decorating wood or leather by burning a design on the surface with a heated metallic point. Pyrography was particular popular in America and Europe during the last quarter of the 19th century and first quarter of the 20th century.
We will be offering more important high quality Folk Art and pyrography works of art in the near future.
We have been collecting and dealing in authentic American folkart and pyrography works of art for more than thirty years.
Our president has authored informative articles on collecting pyrography and has amassed what is believed to be internationally the largest and finest collection of pyrographic Folk Art which is now being de-accesssioned.
All works of art are guaranteed authentic and as described.
- Dimensions:Height: 69 in (175.26 cm)Width: 38 in (96.52 cm)Depth: 12 in (30.48 cm)
- Style:Arts and Crafts (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:Early 20th Century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:South Burlington, VT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1289218699242
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