A Pair of Late 19thC Irish Vernacular Painted Side Chairs; County Cork sub-Macabre- Medicine The figures we see here

The figures we see here probably represent one of the shepherds and one of the Kings

with some old worm to the root side which we have treated as a precaution

An attractive conversation starter

gilt and polychrome decorated pedestal occasional or wine table

From roots in seventeenth century Italy

A Pair of Late 19thC Irish Vernacular Painted Side Chairs; County Cork sub-Macabre- Medicine The figures we see hereOrigin: Irish Period: Late 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Width: 20. 75 Height: 34. 5 or 18 at seat Depth: 16. 5 (all at extremities) The delightful and increasingly scarce pair of Irish vernacular side chairs, retaining their original deep red painted finish with beautifully worn elm plank seats and charming hand painted white folk motifs to both the crest and seat rails, previously purchased in Cork, and almost certainly made for domestic