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Gatekeeper Stool

Gatekeeper Stool

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I’d never looked up why furniture has 'claw and ball' feet until I bought this stool. It turns out that English furniture-makers took the idea from the Chinese motif of the protective dragon, (the emperor), holding the crystal of wisdom. (I also read that it could be a mythical heron tending her young: she holds a stone so that if she falls asleep, the stone drops into the water and wakes her).

I’ve gone with the dragon tale here. I can just see this stool sitting in a hall, and through the power of appliqué alone, it would protect everyone within and frighten off all without.

This item will be posted to you by SaRah SkinneR ARt ChaiRs within 7 days of receiving payment.

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United Kingdom £60.00

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Designed by Sarah Skinner in Banks Mill Studios, Derby, UK

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