French Provincial Primitive Walnut and Forged Iron Flax Hatchel chippendale furniture carved rocaille designs on the

carved rocaille designs on the crest rail

Width 7 Depth 5 Height 11 inches

It is painted with folk art decoration with a dark green background and traditional floral motifs

Found in Paris

French Provincial Primitive Walnut and Forged Iron Flax Hatchel chippendale furniture carved rocaille designs on theDETAILS An antique country wooden farm tool with three rows of iron combs or spikes. It is used to separate flax plant fibers to spin into linen thread. STYLE French Provincial Folk Art Primitive PLACE OF ORIGIN France Europe MARKS Marked: Lasserre Argelles. PERIOD Early 19th century DATE Circa 1820 DIMENSIONS Width 8 Depth 6 Height 23. 25 inches