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Every so often, a modest piece of furniture becomes interesting precisely because so little was done to disguise how it was made. This week's featured arrival is a 19th Century Vernacular Pine Stool with V-Cut Sides & Grab Handle.

What particularly appealed to me is the relationship between its simple construction and extraordinary surface. Broad splayed pine sides, flat apron boards and old slotted screws reveal an object made principally for use. Above them, the thick seat has been transformed by time, its grain deeply weathered and its central grab handle softened through repeated handling.

Furniture of this kind was never intended to be precious, which makes surviving examples with such an untouched sense of age increasingly rewarding to find.

View the ripples in the wood

A wonderfully honest 19th Century Vernacular Pine Stool with V-Cut Sides & Grab Handle, distinguished by its simple slab construction and an exceptionally weathered seat surface shaped by generations of use. The deeply textured pine, worn central grab handle and splayed V-cut sides give this small stool considerable character without relying on applied decoration.

From the Campbell Vintage Journal

When Use Becomes the Decoration

The history of vernacular furniture is often written into its surface. We take a closer look at how simple construction, weathered pine, softened edges and generations of handling can reveal more about an object than decoration ever could.

Explore The Grain →

Sometimes the simplest objects have the most to tell us — particularly when more than a century of use has been allowed to remain visible.

If you'd like to discuss any of the pieces, or need further details on dimensions, condition or delivery, simply reply to this email and I'll be happy to help.

Mark

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