"Swedish Folding Pedestal Table With Painted Decor And Root Base, Late 19th Century"
Charming Swedish folding pedestal table from the late 19th century, with faux bois-style painted decoration and a top adorned with a bucolic scene featuring four hunters in traditional clothing. Their finely differentiated outfits poetically illustrate the social contrasts of the time. The center of the top, cross-shaped and in four distinct colors, suggests a possible function as a gaming table. Its unique base, fashioned from a natural root, adds an organic character to the whole. The pivot system has been carefully restored by a carpenter respecting the original mechanism. A unique piece, somewhere between folk art and charming furniture.