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It originates from Central Europe, from the mid-nineteenth century, within the tradition of the painted marriage chest.<\/p>\n<p>The dowry chest kept the bride&#8217;s trousseau and presided over the bedroom as a piece of prestige in the rural home. Its painted decoration gave it a festive and symbolic value.<\/p>\n<p>The body is solid pine, with a flat lid, iron handles and turned bun feet. The structure keeps its original paint across the whole surface, with wear consistent with its age.<\/p>\n<p>The front and lid are painted with flower vases and floral borders on a coloured ground, in a folk polychromy of reds, greens and ochres. The vase of flowers symbolises the prosperity and fertility of the new home; inside the lid appears the IHS monogram, of devotional character.<\/p>\n<p>For its format and decoration, it serves as a chest at the foot of the bed, an entrance piece or a storage piece with decorative value. It fits rustic, country and eclectic interiors, where it brings colour and narrative.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dimensions:<\/strong> Length 161 cm &#8211; Width 73.5 cm &#8211; Height 67 cm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Style:<\/strong> Painted folk<\/li>\n<li><strong>Materials and techniques:<\/strong> Solid pine; iron handles; bun feet; polychrome painted decoration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Place of origin:<\/strong> Central Europe<\/li>\n<li><strong>Period:<\/strong> Mid-19th century<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date of manufacture:<\/strong> Circa 1850<\/li>\n<li><strong>Condition:<\/strong> Good. Retains original paint with wear and losses consistent with age. Wear consistent with age and use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This piece is part of the curated collection of <strong>Amaru Antiques, Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>ONE OF A KIND PIECE<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This antique painted dowry chest in pine is a polychrome folk trunk with a flat lid and a decorated front, on bun feet. It originates from Central Europe, from the mid-nineteenth century, within the tradition of the painted marriage chest. 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