Charming 19th C. Turned Leg Cricket Stool with Surprise Bird Silhouette make do been box a few filled on both

a few filled on both sides but most on front side only (he numbered each page front and back for a total of 88 pp

There is a bit of paint loss--small spots on the back of the second deer

the book was first published in 1952

I just find these old glass watch crystals pretty things

but appear never to have been put to use

Charming 19th C. Turned Leg Cricket Stool with Surprise Bird Silhouette make do been box a few filled on bothThe form of this stool, combined with its red paint, drew me to it, but then I noticed the subtle outline of a bird on the top and was completely sold. I'm not quite sure if the bird was inlaid or just incised very finely and then painted stained a slightly stronger red but of it feels now like this happy surprise, as if placed there just for the delight of the user. And then around the perimeter top edge of the stool is a pattern painted in gold I