A great piece of Spanish folk art ; a richly patinated Basque sailors trunk with a painted interior of a central compass rose flanked by two roundel motifs. The outside of the trunk has a further whorl motif below an iron diamond escutcheon.
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This stunning sailor's trunk is made from stained pine with painted decoration and originates from the Basque region of Spain. The Basques are a European ethnic group, characterised by their Basque language, a common culture and shared genetic ancestry to the ancient Vascones and Aquitanians. Basques primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France
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