Miniature Painted Pine Bench in Original Red & Black Paint, 19th Century View Watchlist >
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Lot # G360
System ID # 30204140
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Miniature Painted Pine Bench in Original Red & Black Paint, 19th Century
A diminutive American country bench in original paint, built the way its full-size counterparts were: a single-board seat let into shaped plank ends, a canted back board, and boot-jack cutouts at the feet. The interior seat and back carry a warm oxblood-red finish worn to the pine in the high-traffic areas, while the exterior ends and back retain a contrasting black. The scale — just over two feet long and thirteen inches tall — places it as a child's bench, hearth bench, or a maker's smaller-format piece rather than a settle.
The paint surface is the draw here: two-color, dry, and untouched, with the kind of honest wear that only comes from generations of use. Nail-and-butt construction throughout, unmarked as to maker.
CONDITION
Good with age-appropriate wear throughout. Original two-color paint shows expected loss to bare wood along the seat front, foot edges, and back rail; scattered scuffs and dark handling marks across the surface. One foot has an old split with loss, documented in the supplemental reference photo.
DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS
- 13" H × 31" W × 8" D
- Construction: Painted pine, nailed
- Campbell's Tomato Soup Can (4" H) Shown for Scale — Not Included
