A George III Provincial Painted Oak Farmhouse Spoon Rack c.1780

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Object Description

The painted oak carcass showing the wonderful original textured surface of Georgian period pistachio green paint, worn thoroughly and consistently with age, having an attractively shaped back to a candle box and knife drawer below with original knob handle, surviving from the last quarter of eighteenth century England.

Object History

Unknown.

Object Literature

Traditionally, a bride received a spoon rack from her new husband, and it remained her personal possession. Scandinavian examples have chip carving, and the racks were usually painted; this exam¬ple showing the original paintwork and Georgian simplicity of design.

Texture and colour to die for; beautifully untouched and hard to find so unspoiled.

Object Condition

The provincially made carcass has a wonderfully textured patina, with a host of character commensurate with its age and use and it complete and undamaged. The knob handle is original as are the hinges.

Object Details

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The Onion Barn
Shoe Cottage
15 High Street
Blunham
Bedfordshire
MK44 3NL

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