A collection of slate folk art
- Carved inkwell 5 1/2” wide x 2 1/2” high x 2 3/4” deep / 14cm wide x 6.4cm high x 7cm deep £265
- Pair of boots 4 1/4” wide x 3” high 1” deep / 10.8cm wide x 7.6cm high x 2.5cm deep £250 SOLD
- Rolling pin with faint engraving “Grandmother” 13 3/4” long / 35cm long £150 SOLD
- Carved slate book or bible 4 1/4” wide x 3 1/4” high x 1” deep / 10.8cm wide x 8.3cm high x 2.5cm deep £150 SOLD
- Carved bureau 6 1/4” wide x 4 3/4” high x 2 1/2” deep / 16cm wide x 12cm high x 6.4cm deep £225
Miniature model chests, bureaus and similar pieces of folk art were carved by quarrymen of North Wales and most date from the late 19th century. Many were probably made to decorate their own homes and were given as gifts or entered into competition at local eisteddfodau.
North Wales late 19th century
Comparative literature: “Peoples Art by Emmanuel Cooper, Mainstream publishing 1994”
