A RARE AND UNUSUAL 19TH CENTURY IRISH BENTWOOD BOAT BUILDERS CHAIR.
MIRRORING THE STRUCTURE OF THE IRISH CURRACH - THE TRADITIONAL SKIN COVERED ROWING BOAT - THE FRAME USES STEAM BENT WOODEN RIBS, ECHOING THE SKELETAL FRAMING OF A SHIP'S HULL. PLACED ON TWO HAND TURNED FRONT LEGS, UNITED BY A STRETCHER AND SINGLE BACK SUPPORT, A DISTINCTIVE AND UNUSUALLY SCULPTURAL EXAMPLE OF THIS 19TH CENTURY VERNACULAR DESIGN.
H 95CM, 37 1/2" X W 49.5CM, 19 1/2" X D 50CM, 19 3/4"
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A RARE AND UNUSUAL 19TH CENTURY IRISH BENTWOOD BOAT BUILDERS CHAIR.
MIRRORING THE STRUCTURE OF THE IRISH CURRACH - THE TRADITIONAL SKIN COVERED ROWING BOAT - THE FRAME USES STEAM BENT WOODEN RIBS, ECHOING THE SKELETAL FRAMING OF A SHIP'S HULL. PLACED ON TWO HAND TURNED FRONT LEGS, UNITED BY A STRETCHER AND SINGLE BACK SUPPORT, A DISTINCTIVE AND UNUSUALLY SCULPTURAL EXAMPLE OF THIS 19TH CENTURY VERNACULAR DESIGN.
H 95CM, 37 1/2" X W 49.5CM, 19 1/2" X D 50CM, 19 3/4"
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