Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" pportrait looking quintessentially Down East Maine

looking quintessentially Down East Maine to me

Bright and crisp with a coat of varnish over the paint which gives shine to the surface

with nice aging to the paint

red and green linen on cream

as two is even better than one

Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" pportrait looking quintessentially Down East MaineThe dealer in my neck of the woods that I purchased this root burl stool from believed it to be antique Chinese and looking at some images of Chinese root wood "scholar's stools," I believe he is correct. I found find it a completely gorgeous, strikingly sculptural and dramatically gestural thing, with super smooth surface and wonderfully rich color, ranging from near black to rust orange. And it is a shape shifter, revealing different aspects across