SOLD Curious Antique Relief Carved Pine Round with Painted Birds and Vines parts a few very very minor

a few very very minor stains/toning

like a colorful modernist tower--found the other day at a little antique shop in Rhode Island

And these parquetry tiles and design cards are my favorites of all

In addition to the white chairs

who kept this large penmanship and math notebook in 1816

SOLD Curious Antique Relief Carved Pine Round with Painted Birds and Vines parts a few very very minorBetween the birds and the star and the color, my guess is that this carving in Pennsylvania Dutch. And with a good amount of wear around the perimeter, suggesting a good lot of handling, and the birds facing in every direction, I might guess it served a functional purpose, perhaps as a lid (or as a print block?) I am not sure. The wood is old, pine I believe, and the manner of the hand carving makes it feel like my favorite sort of drawing. Highly