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EARLY-MID 20TH C INDIAN VINTAGE HAND CARVED & HAND PAINTED LOW WOODEN FOOTSTOOL

$ 88.44

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Pre-independence period piece: Indian hand painted decorative wood furniture
  • Primary Material: Wood
  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Condition: Good-Very Good overall vint cond: Offered is this very nice & completely intact (w/no fractures or loss) early-mid 20th c Anglo-Indian hand carved & hand painted, highly dec sq format, stout wooden foot stool or ottoman. It has its orig painted surfaces which are dry & matte finished. There's some surface wear from previous use but by & lg, the footstool has survived its 80-100 yr lifespan in fairly well-preserved overall antique cond. The hand painting is quite exuberant & extraordinary, w/gestural, kinetic mark-making, using a central floral medallion painted on the int basin & a meandering vine & repeating blooming flower motif along the outside perimeter of the footstool on its narrow sidewalls. The surface of the table, since it's slightly recessed & surrounded by a raised, elevated edge, could accommodate a panel of sq cut glass to protect the painted surfaces below. This is what makes early 20th c vint Indian hand painted wood furniture so alluring. Absolutely gorgeous.
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • India: Anglo-Indian colonial period
  • Region of Origin: India
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Age: 1900-1940
  • Maker: Unknown Indian maker
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Elevated, raised wood edging: Chip carved, stout legs
  • Early to mid 20th century: Circa 1920-1940
  • Square format: Milky, matte-finished dry paint
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All wood construction: Recessed interior basin
  • Hand carved: Hand painted & hand decorated
  • Foot stool: Wood ottoman
  • Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
  • Type: Carving

    Description

    EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURY
    IN
    D
    I
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    N
    VINTAGE
    HAND
    CARVED
    &
    HAND
    PAINTED
    LOW
    WOOD
    SQUARE FOOTSTOOL
    with
    RECESSED
    INTERIOR
    BASIN,
    FEATURING
    CHIP-CARVED
    STOUT
    LEGS,
    RAISED
    EDGE,
    CENTER
    FLORAL
    MEDALLION
    &
    MEANDERING
    SIDE
    PANEL
    BLOOMING
    VINE,
    in DRY,
    MILKY
    PAINTED
    MATTE
    FINISH
    [From the
    pre-independence
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    n
    g
    l
    o
    -
    In
    d
    i
    a
    n
    period]
    (Circa 1920-1940)
    Antique
    In
    d
    i
    a
    n
    hand painted, decorated hand carved wooden furniture & accessories
    DIMENSIONS:
    11" x 11" Square x 5 ½" Height
    Weight:
    Approximately 2 lbs.
    DESCRIPTION:
    Offered for your review and consideration is this very nice and completely intact (with no fractures or loss)
    early to mid 20th century
    A
    n
    g
    l
    o
    -
    In
    d
    i
    a
    n
    hand carved and hand painted, highly decorative square format, stout wooden foot stool or ottoman. It has its original painted surfaces which are dry and matte finished. There's some surface wear from previous use but by and large, the footstool has survived its
    80 to 100 year
    lifespan in fairly well-preserved overall antique condition. The hand painting is quite exuberant and extraordinary, with gestural, kinetic mark-making, using a central floral medallion painted on the interior basin and a meandering vine and repeating blooming flower motif along the outside perimeter of the footstool on its narrow sidewalls. The surface of the table, since it's slightly recessed and surrounded by a raised, elevated edge, could accommodate a panel of square cut glass to protect the painted surfaces below.
    This is what makes
    early 20th century
    vintage
    In
    d
    i
    a
    n
    hand painted wood furniture so alluring. Absolutely gorgeous.
    CONDITION:
    Good to Very Good overall vintage condition.