the lattice work seat is in perfect original and functional condition
5” high x 12” wide x 3” deep
which makes it a rare and graceful survivor
Provenance: The WJ Shepherd Collection: The Tom Perkins Collection
the oval top fashioned from three thick single plank sections is raised on a delightful swelling baluster turned and rectangular moulded section leg base
Magnificent Early Swedish Vernacular Farmhouse Dining Table Garden the lattice work seat isThe Massive Twin Plank Top with Salt and Spice Grinding Cavity Solid Well Patinated Pine with Original Surface Sweden c. 1650 29 high x 80. 75 wide x 36. 75 deep Ref: 7780 Literature: Sigurd Erixon, Mobler Och Heminredning I Svenska Bygder, Del. 11; Pub. Nordiska Museets Forlag, Stockholm,1926. Plate Page 8, Fig. 451, illustrates a similar example from Varland, in the collection of the Nordiska Museet, (Nord. Mus. Coll. No. 88,413) and Plate Page 11,