Miniature slate model of a chest Sold
with carved inscription “Slate Stone Festiniog”
North Wales c1890
4¼” wide x 9″ high x 1¼” deep / 10.8cm wide x 22.9cm high x 3.1cm deep
Sold
(some losses)
Miniature chests, bureaus and similar pieces of folk art were carved by quarrymen of North Wales and most date from the late 19th century. It is rare to find pieces with carved inscriptions.
Comparative literature: “Peoples Art by Emmanuel Cooper, Mainstream publishing 1994”