A Unique Irish Carved Fruitwood & Burl Root Folk Art Figure of a Lady Playing a Harp c.1860 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the whole terminating with a

the whole terminating with a an acorn type finial and surviving from the first quarter of the nineteenth century and Townley Hall

There is a very similar designed chair in ‘Regency Furniture’ by Frances Collard

but his story gives hope that tragic accidents can be survived

with some gilding remaining

A Unique Irish Carved Fruitwood & Burl Root Folk Art Figure of a Lady Playing a Harp c.1860 sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles the whole terminating with aOrigin: IrishPeriod: Mid VictorianProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1860Height: 15Width: 6. 5Depth: 4The extraordinary and unique primitive folk art figure of a lady playing a harp, her face wonderfully expressive, being hand carved from fruitwood and using the burls of the wood to form parts of the figure naturally, flowing to an integral circular base, the whole surviving from nineteenth century Ireland. The condition of the figure is good considering the