Antique Folk Art Poker Work Arts & Crafts Monks Bench Table Chair New York 1900 Sculpture the rear is painted with

the rear is painted with gilt birds & floral decoration

Smith was a self taught painter who spent his early career in Chicago

condition is rather remarkable & original

Longinus (the soldier who pierced Jesus' side) and Stephaton (the soldier who offered Jesus a sponge soaked in vinegar) are depicted in smaller scale

Antique Folk Art Poker Work Arts & Crafts Monks Bench Table Chair New York 1900 Sculpture the rear is painted withAntique American Folk Art pyrogrpahy poker work metamorphic Monk's bench table chair, by The Flemish Art Company of New York, Circa 1900. The round table lifts and converts to a chair, both the top and base and sides are finely decorated with floral poker work, which is known as the art of pyrogrpahy. This table was made by the Flemish Art Company of New York, who specialized in these types of designs during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The