Beautifully Crafted Antique Carved Wood and Woven Ash Splint Chair carved saint 11 5/8" w x 9

11 5/8" w x 9 11/16" t x 11/16" thick

looking intrepid--her in a long skirt

Edward Higgins

Signed lower right

Beautifully Crafted Antique Carved Wood and Woven Ash Splint Chair carved saint 11 5/8" w x 9One sees doll chairs and benches in this manner around these parts from time to time usually referred to as Adirondack but I don't think I've ever seen one as lovely as perfectly aged as this one, which feels like pure sculpture to me. Late ish 19th century I believe, the frame of the chair was carved in pieces with tiny nails used to secure them where the pieces meet, with bent twigs for the sides and woven ash splint I believe for the back and seat.