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Carved Wooden Reaper Coffin - Rural Folk Art
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Before the mechanization of the countryside, mowing was a matter of gestures, patience, and know-how. In the meadows, the mower advanced with his scythe and carried an indispensable companion on his belt. The "coffin," this narrow case designed to hold the sharpening stone, often kept wet so that the blade's edge could be regularly revived without long interruptions to the work. This one takes us back to the late 19th or early 20th century, to that rural France where tools were made to last a long time, and yet people took the time to embellish even the most ordinary objects. For this coffin is far from a simple utilitarian container. Its front has been carefully worked with a large, almost solar, sculpted rosette, accompanied by branches and foliage. The decoration also runs along the sides, while the wood retains the irregularities and patina acquired over time. At the back, its long tab allowed it to be slipped onto the mower's belt to keep the stone within easy reach. This is the whole appeal of rural Folk Art. A man could dedicate time to sculpting and personalizing an object that, at its core, was only intended to accompany him at work. The rosette, the foliage, the geometric patterns tell of this ancient desire to bring a little beauty even into the tools used for field work. With its approximately 24 cm in height, its slender silhouette, and its beautiful carved wood, it now has a completely different life. Hung against a stone wall or wood paneling, placed in a bookcase among ancient objects, in a country house kitchen, or in the middle of a cabinet of curiosities, it becomes a true piece of rural history. An object created for work, which more than a century later has become an object admired for the beauty of the gesture that shaped it. Height approximately 24 cm. France, late 19th – early 20th century.
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- Brand: 20eSiecle
- Style: Art populaire rural
- Period: fin XIXe – début XXe siècle
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CategoryDecorative ObjectsConditionVery goodColorsBrownMaterialWoodSeller locationSaint symphorien des bois, FranceDelivery optionsDelivery or pickup
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ProfessionalSaint symphorien des bois, FranceOn Whoppah since August 2026 • 2 sales