1900 and weighs in at just over 7 pounds
and a few are now held on with old pins rather than stitches
but sticks back in fine
and one thin split in the wood on on side of his hair and hat
This gorgeous three-drawer mahogany salesman's sample chest would have been used by a furniture maker as a visual aid to help make sales
Beautifully Crafted, Earthy Studio Pottery Stoneware Vase, or Decanter geometric 1900 and weighs in atA very satisfying vessel, which came with a cork stopper, implying use as a decanter, though I think I'd probably use it as a vase, at least most of the time. The yellow over glaze is sort of one part mustard, one part chartreuse, mostly showing around the lip and neck, but here and there as highlights on the textured body too. Very substantial feeling, with a nice weight, and signed (incised) on the underside, but I cannot make it out. Never used, it