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19th Century Scottish Vernacular Decorative Creepie or Boarded Stool
REF: 3080 - 240422 / LA398311
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Description
For sale is a Scottish vernacular creepie / stool in a particularly pleasing and decorative design from the mid-19th Century circa 1830-1870.
- The medium sized creepie, five boarded stool is in good antique condition with a lovely colour and thick boarded construction built in a robust manner of Elm and screwed neatly together
- It has a central ovoid finger cut hole to aid lifting / moving
- The creepie has a curved semi-circular / decorative arch in each of the two-leg panels, one characteristic of Scottish vernacular 'Creepie' stools
- Original dark stain then patina worn to the external surfaces
- Decorative reeded / plane cut lines to the seat surface along the long edge of the stool and decorative side panels with an ogee-profile / shaped decoration has been cut into their lower edges
- Age-related wear and marks but nothing to effect the solid honest utility of the creepie
These Scottish vernacular stools were of great utility in rural homes for seating by the fire, as a candle stand, small table or ad-hoc workbench. They are particularly practical and make a great chair-side companion.
Available for a new home for another 180+ years of decorative utility
* The last two images are for scale and context only and the items are not included in this listing. They show the creepie with a stoneware beer bottle and spongeware bowl for scale only. Please contact W&W Antiques for combined shipping on multiple items.
measurements
Height:
26.5 cm
Width:
24.5 cm
Length:
38.5 cm
measurements
declaration
W&W Antiques has clarified that the 19th Century Scottish Vernacular Decorative Creepie or Boarded Stool (LA398311) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1850
declaration
condition
condition
Please consider the photographs and description as a great record of the condition of this antique item.