A Scarce Set of Four c.1850 North American Pennsylvania Painted Chairs sub-Religion & Relics We can’t find a similar

We can’t find a similar example having been sold whereby the two tiers are of vastly differing sizes such as this one nor one with this kind of arrangement of swags and tassels

The Man in the Moon refers to any of several pareidolic images of a human face

The adjustment screw and nut is in tact and operational

The original corded rope and hardwood toggle remain for pole attachment

A Scarce Set of Four c.1850 North American Pennsylvania Painted Chairs sub-Religion & Relics We can’t find a similarOrigin: American Period: Early Mid Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1840 60 Width: 14. 75 inches Height: 32. 75 inches Depth: 14. 75 inches (all at maximum) The mid nineteenth century set of four matching spindle back black painted plank seated pine chairs of relatively small proportions with slatted knife backs each naively stencil decorated with bird and tulip flower motifs to the top crest rails and a wriggle motif with polka dots to