Painted pine clock shelf

Painted pine clock shelf. Height: 50 cm. Width: 31 cm. Depth: 20 cm.

Inspired by clock shelves made by early Polish settlers of the Wilno area of Renfrew County, Ontario, in the second half of the 19th century. “The Rococo profile [of a similar shelf] captures a clear impression from the past,” notes Howard Pain in “The Heritage of Upper Canadian Furniture“. Toronto: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1978, p. 487.

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