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Village Ducking Stool
REF: B-506 / LA431870
£1,950
€2,263
$2,566
LoveAntiques Dealersince May 2015Approved item799 sales by dealer
LoveAntiques Dealersince May 2015Approved item799 sales by dealer
Description
This is a mid 19th Century copy of a medieval village pond ducking stool. It would be on similar lines as the village stocks, both used as a punishment in days long gone by. Made from oak we have had our restoration workshop double treat the long deceased woodworm as a precaution and re-dowel most of the worn joints. It now works as it should and would be a great talking point in the right setting. Hard to believe that to half drown someone was an Ok form of punishment only a few centuries ago, not something I can see making a revival anytime soon. At 17 foot / 5.2 meters this is at full scale.
It breaks into two parts for slightly easier transportation.
measurements
Height:
221 cm
Width:
520 cm
Depth:
107 cm
declaration
Witch Antiques has clarified that the Village Ducking Stool (LA431870) is genuinely of the period declared with the date/period of manufacture being c.1850
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Material:
Date of Manufacture:
c.1850
location
This Village Ducking Stool is located in Lancashire, United Kingdom
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