Lovely Small Antique Oil on Board Seascape with Sailboat pewter box crib with baby 2 3/8" tall

2 3/8" tall

with a loop at one end of the case

with no visible flaws whatsoever

It's stuffed with batting or similar rather than beads or something heavy

I purchased this from a wonderful dealer in New Hampshire whose cabinet of curiosities includes objects decommissioned from museums and science departments as well as gathered from estate collections all over

Lovely Small Antique Oil on Board Seascape with Sailboat pewter box crib with baby 2 3/8" tallReally a sweet and lovely small seascape, found in Maine and I'd be willing to bet painted there, late 19th very early 20th c. Soft blues and quite serene, but I love how the little boater with his paddles extended looks a bit as if spreading his arms to the sky either calling for help or in wonder at the beauty all around him! 6 7 8" x 4 7 8". Oil on hand cut academy board. Very good condition, uncleaned, just a little minor paint loss around the