A Romanian folk art small side table or stool with stick legs and with its original brick-red painted finish, along with a charming small sheet-metal repair to one corner of its top.

Provenance: The Tudor House, Old Town Hastings, UK

Country of origin: Eastern Europe, Romania

Date of manufacture: c.1950

Material: wood

Dimensions: Height 27cm / Width 31cm / Depth 21.5cm 

Condition: good, with slight wobble, as it doesn't quite stand flat (see images).

The Christmas House

The Tudor House, Hastings, also known as The Christmas House, when it opened to visitors each December, had a place in the hearts of the many that passed through its wee front door.  It was a magical experience, and was likened to stepping into a Brothers Grimm fairytale.  The house is now sold and has passed into memory, yet its magical contents are not quite gone, as Alastair has saved the best for last - for our extra-special Christmas House Contents Sale.

The eclectic mix of primitive Eastern European furniture, English country furniture, folk-art and Black Forest antiques chosen for the house were honest and humble, yet always remarkable, and put together with a sense of theatre - to achieve a more contemporary take on the past.  “It’s all about a careful mix, a telling of a story, and I hope others will find pleasure in the treasures I’ve collected and curated” says Alastair.  “Select pieces that create surprise, that transform your space beyond reality!” This charmingly naive folk art side table could be just the job - we're thinking bathroom or bedside table.