19th Century Original Surface Painted Folk Art Folding Game Board, Checks/Chess and Backgammon Inside vintage cast lead figure This charming little silhouette carving

This charming little silhouette carving of a Victorian-style ladies' boot stands up proudly on its own

Clearly he loved his birds

This notebook was found inside a c

because I just can't resist the look of all those gracefully tapered bright white sticks standing on end in the box

terminating in fabulous tall black boots

19th Century Original Surface Painted Folk Art Folding Game Board, Checks/Chess and Backgammon Inside vintage cast lead figure This charming little silhouette carvingA treat to find this one in southern Maine last week. I don't buy many game boards like signs, I mostly leave them to dealers deeply vested in them but this one was for me, between the terrific white against green paint on the exterior (a board for a Celtics fan!), and the very beautiful long green and blue purple points of the backgammon board inside. (Plus I like a board that is also a box, and the rounded sides of this one look like two long book