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Huse, Untitled (166)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGraphite and crayon on ledger paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13 x 8” in (33.02 x 20.32 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eca. 1898-1900\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor more information, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/riccomaresca.viewingrooms.com\/viewing-room\/64\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eclick here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42383958409470,"sku":"","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/products\/165-166-onesided.jpg?v=1643221312"},{"product_id":"carlotta-m-huse-double-sided-drawing-page-177-178","title":"Carlotta M. 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I found it in Vermont this week and fell in love with it immediately; something about old nails hammered into wood in purposeful patterns really does it for me, and I really love the slightly off center arch of the tombstone top, too. The whole thing is wonderfully primitive, but invested with a lot of love and labor, and was clearly made to be played, as it clearly was. Point values for hitting various marks were written in graphite, and a metal strip encircles the whole thing, attached via fat iron nails. There was never a spring action trigger; rather, one would simply place a ball (a marble it seems most likely) in the alley at far right and I believe simply set a ball rolling, perhaps using a stitch (like a cue) to hit it. The most beautiful detail to me is the elegant tapering of the wooden strip that delineates the alley from the board of play, and then the carved out and well-worn groove where the ball\/s would be lined up before setting them in motion. A beautiful thing for hanging on the wall now, though most certainly it can still be played. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e30 3\/8\" x 16\" x 3\". Good condition, sturdy and sound, and much better in person, well worn and wonderfully primitive. Wired on the back for hanging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*no international shipping\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44373690384638,"sku":"","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_9188.png?v=1699136060"},{"product_id":"critical-eye-finds-gift-cards","title":"critical eye finds GIFT CERTIFICATES","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinally, gift certificates! A nice gift for those who like to choose their own finds, or for shop regulars, or for anyone you think might enjoy the kinds of things I hunt for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust enter the name and email address of the recipient in the notes field at check out and I'll email the gift certificate directly to them for whatever amount you specify.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI'll also be glad to customize however you might wish --- including putting a physical gift certificate in the mail to the recipient along with a personal note using your words, and\/or using a redemption code of your choice. (i.e. HappyBirthday). And of course I'm happy to issue a card in any amount. Just let me know your wishes in the \"notes\" field at checkout, or shoot me an email or message. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"$10.00","offer_id":45475550232830,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$25.00","offer_id":45475550265598,"sku":"","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$50.00","offer_id":45475550298366,"sku":"","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$100.00","offer_id":45475550331134,"sku":"","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$200.00","offer_id":45475550363902,"sku":"","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_4737.jpg?v=1718492817"},{"product_id":"wonderful-antique-jig-doll-on-platform-with-hand-crank","title":"Primitive Antique Jig Doll on Platform with Hand Crank","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNice to find one of these old articulated figures still on its armature, and here with a hand crank that can be turned to suspend him forever mid air, or lower him to do a lurching sort of jig. With a very crudely carved face, great old blue paint on his pine body, and the beam that holds him punched right through his belly. Early 20th century American, all original, with just a small loss to one toe and a great immediacy and potent presence to it all. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17\" l x 3 3\/14\" d x 7 3\/4\" (with figure lowered.) Good condition, great patina, hand crank turns smoothly, works as it was made to--not a smooth dancer, but with some trial and error one can get him awkwardly moving!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789851844862,"sku":"","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_4519.png?v=1726155420"},{"product_id":"j-b-justa-joyfully-painted-19th-century-wall-box","title":"J.P Justa, Joyfully Painted 19th Century Folk Art Wall Box","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis wonderful antique two pocket hanging wall box shows plenty of wear, but for me that just adds to its very joyful, celebratory feeling--and of course I really love the name \"Justa\" front and center--Latin in origin and meaning \"fair and upright.\"  I would guess Pennsylvania Scandinavian or German, based on both the name and the manner of decoration, 3rd quarter 19th century I would guess. Wonderful old paint, hand-forged iron nails, perfectly wonky carved form to the back, and sturdy enough still to hang from the wall, though I might not put a ton of weight inside the pockets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(I had this one in my hands for a few minutes several years ago before selling it; happily the buyer, who has changed his collecting focus since, offered it back to me...and I must say when I unpacked it I fell in love with it again and found it even better than I remembered! And much better in person!)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e 12 3\/4\" t x 9 3\/8\" w x 3 5\/8\" d. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOverall wear, a few cracks and surface wear as evident, but overall sound and stable condition, teeming with warmth and charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45901780254974,"sku":"","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_8237_ac551e07-1862-42ce-b6db-4e0995dbc61f.jpg?v=1729122481"},{"product_id":"beautiful-pair-of-19th-century-inuit-caribou-bone-and-hand-forged-iron-knives-1","title":"Beautiful Pair of 19th Century Inuit Caribou Bone and Iron Knives","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese two I purchased from a favorite family run shop in New Hampshire, a great cabinet of curiosities always filled with interesting things, ancient to modern. They came from a much larger collection of antique Inuit objects that I believe were formerly held in the collection of an academic institution in New England--many many beautiful tools and fragments of tools, most all of which I took the time to pick up and hold, one by one, to  to my great pleasure. (And these two I felt like I could not then put down again.) The larger knife here is a \"crooked knife,\" or mocotaugan, an essential tool with hooked end to the blade, used as a draw knife (pulled toward the user) with one hand, for \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehollowing, carving, and shaping wood (f\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eor canoes, sleds, tools, etc) among other things. The function of the smaller one I am uncertain of, but certainly for more precision work, with short blade with hooked tip and one end, and squared tip at the other. The handles are caribou bone, perfectly shaped for the grip of a hand, and the blades hand-forged iron--\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e as I understand it, these were often \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003erepurposed from trade goods like files and saws, brought to North America from Europe by the Hudson’s Bay Company. And indeed, the blade on the small one here bears a partial maker's mark on one side: looks like E\u0026amp;C. A great deal of knowledge and history and life held in these tools, which you can very much feel, very beautiful things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCrooked knife: 7 1\/4\" l measured on the square, 15\/16\" w end of handle, visible blade 3 9\/16\" l . Smaller knife: 4 3\/4\" l, 7\/8\" w handle, blade 1\". Both in very good antique condition with obvious long histories of use which is much of what makes them so beautiful. 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Sewer tile creations of this sort, easy to recognize my the character of the clay (and in this case the clay is especially, wonderfully craggy and the dark brown glaze richly applied), were made by factory workers, especially in and around Ohio, using leftover (hence, \"end of day\") clay from industrial sewer pipe production. Like the macrame baskets of sailors, and the spruce gum boxes of loggers, often these were sweetheart gifts, as I would think was likely the case here--and of course I am always delighted by the image of a factory worker sculpting something quite delicate. I don't always jump on sewer tile pieces but this one sold me immediately--excellent form (especially the shape of that heel!), surface, color, scale (I've seen a few tiny examples but this is not; perhaps it was made to hold matches), and detailing of seams, lace holes, etc. Terrific presence, too, feels singular and substantial. And a perfect fit in a lineage of folk art shoe shaped creations, from carved snuff boxes to pin cushions. (And then there are the salesman samples!) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 7\/8\" x 2\" t x 1 5\/16\" w. 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This is not one of those, but I have to imagine the former informed the construction of later \"crown of thorn\" type frames and whimsies or garlands like this one, which I might guess was fraternal (Masonic or Odd Fellows?) in origin, earlier 20th century. Definitely it was once all one piece, running 53 inches long, and perhaps even longer to make a complete loop, but I am not certain of that. As found it is in two parts, with one loose (half-broken) piece, the cause of the rupture I presume. (Someone smarter than I am might manage to rejoin the two parts--that's beyond my skill set!) As is, the smaller one is itself of a nice (manageable!) scale at a little over a foot, and the larger could probably run the whole length of a mantle (evoking flames in the fireplace as it does!) at about 40 inches. They are quite fun to arrange and to twist and curl, revealing different colors and facets as one does. 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The lower half reads \"In Ober [Upper] Bern Township, Berks County, 1850.\" The upper portion is the name of its owner--I read it as Eleisa Mager, but I think I may have a letter or two wrong as I've not found a match; perhaps Mayer? (Surely someone better at reading fraktur lettering than I am can figure it out!) Best of all that green pointing hand at upper right, known as a \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003emanicule (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003efrom Latin \u003cem data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003emanicula\u003c\/em\u003e, \"little hand\"), typically used to highlight important information, but here pointing toward the blank page opposite (to my mind the void!--but I presume as intended toward the contents of the hymnal.) 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A few years ago I purchased a marvelous silk embroidery of a very folky bird on brown paper just like this, in original frame under very thin blown glass--one of my favorite things ever, and which immediately came to mind when I saw this. This is very early 19th century or perhaps even late 18th, American I believe, and the dealer speculated that the finely dressed woman portrayed here is black, based on her features and face appearing a slightly darker shade than the paper. I'm not certain, but sure love that graphite-drawn face whatever the case, and her very wonderful hat, which looks rather like a picket fence in front of a bank of trees! Every inch terrific, deftly communicating structure, texture and material as well as form \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ethrough the way the stitches were pulled (see the folds of her golden skirt, for example) --about as pure an example of drawing with thread as it gets. 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It is a large antique bait bucket\/minnow pail in original green (beautifully worn and aged) paint,  French I believe, early 1900s. With a very lyrical, perfectly working wire clasp mechanism locking the lid, as detailed--that loop of wire raises as a handle for locking\/unlocking it, then lies flat once closed.  Great form, nice bail handle, perfect patina, just lovely. Makes me want to be a kid heading to the creek to catch ever evasive tadpoles--or frogs!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBucket itself (vessel;) 11\" w x 7 1\/8\" t. With handle 12\" w x 12\" t. Very good antique condition, just right patina.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48167249346814,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_2959_c831f924-75ca-43a5-af4e-46ab9ad4942d.jpg?v=1778075474"},{"product_id":"his-sign-is-the-lion-pennsylvania-german-1803-fraktur-watercolor-birth-announcement-in-brilliant-color","title":"His Sign is the Lion, Pennsylvania German 1803 Fraktur Watercolor Birth Announcement in Brilliant Color","description":"\u003cp\u003eI just cannot walk away from color like this. And I find it a very wonderful thing that the birth of a child should be recorded and celebrated in such a glorious way.  Here: Johannes Esjchleman \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eborn on March 31, 1803. (I believe I've got it right--often names were spelled phonetically; I've found a record for a \"John\" \u003cspan itemprop=\"familyName\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/familyName\"\u003eEshleman born on the same day in \u003c\/span\u003eLancaster, PA to father Johannes, certainly this is he.) Best here is the following inclusion: \"und sein zeigen ist der lowe,\" translating to \"and his sign is the lion.\"  Born on March 31, it seems his sign was not really that of the lion (Leo), but from what I understand, the sign of lion was often invoked on fraktur birth and baptismal certificates, carrying associations of\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e strength, courage, and the \"Lion of Judah,\" intending to place the child under spiritual protection. It appears our Johannes lived to the age of 72 and had five children, all his life in Lancaster County, PA. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-complete=\"true\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e8 1\/2\" x 6\" framed, original frame and glass I believe. Fraktur and frame both in good condition, ink and watercolor strong and bright. Some general toning\/soiling to the paper, all of a piece. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48244909900030,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_3786_a10bf635-6666-499f-ac4b-b315ebffd988.png?v=1779231870"},{"product_id":"gifted-to-celia-woods-vermont-1862-beautiful-perfect-condition-carved-out-chip-carved-blonde-wood-slide-lid-box-with-heart","title":"To Celia Woods from Aunt Rena, 1862, Vermont: Perfect Condition Carved Out, Chip Carved Blonde Wood Slide Lid Box with Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eI purchased this box from the same PA dealer as the spruce gum box listed today, and while this is not one of those, I do have the strong feeling it was carved by a logger--I could swear I've seen a gum box carved by the same hand as this one, with just the same character and quality of chip carved decoration (and even the rectangular format of the decoration feels as if harkening to the gum book form.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn any case, here we have, happily, a date and provenance on reverse: the box gifted to a Celia E. Woods of Vermont from her Aunt Rena. The specific location in Vermont is also noted--looks like Papuinpac to me, or \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePapinupac; after some searching I finally found our Celia, \u003cspan\u003e1842 - 1897, married to \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFrancis Goss (1837 - 1883), parents to eight children, and buried in \u003cem\u003ePassumpsic\u003c\/em\u003e Cemetery, Waterford, VT.  So this box would have been gifted to Celia at the ripe age of 20. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6 9\/16\" x 5\" x 1 3\/4\". Gorgeous antique condition, no repairs or issues at all, with the slide lid fitted to perfection and still opening easily and closing tight. Warm dry patina on the unstained short sides and underside. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48531714801918,"sku":null,"price":215.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_8365.png?v=1782998360"},{"product_id":"unusual-antique-hand-carved-fragment-mirror-vesta-with-slide-openings-at-both-ends-presumed-earlier-19th-century-copy","title":"Unusual Antique Hand-carved Fragment Mirror Vesta with Slide Openings at Both Ends, Presumed Earlier 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn unusual little box, found in Lancaster County, the scale and shape of a vesta, which I think it was carved to be, but unusual for having slide openings on both ends. I presume it was the fragment of mirror that gave cause to the carving the box--a precious thing, not to go to waste--and were the box empty of matches, I presume the mirror could be used to spark a fire. I also presume the twice recessed long side of the box was meant for striking said matches--which, as I understand it, before the advent of safety matches (requiring friction to ignite) could be struck straight across wood. Quite a special feeling thing, my guess is 2nd quarter 19th century, though I do not claim to know for certain. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2 3\/4\" x 1 5\/16\" x 11\/16\". Good condition, with native imperfections and a little de-silvering to the mirror as evident. There is one small hairline crack in the wood on the face of it, top right corner, stable and I don't think at all detracting. The top slide is carved more finely than the lower one and fits very very snugly; the other a bit looser but still holding tight and closing square and flush. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48531734659326,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_8501_1b25b458-9b1b-4786-b75a-003d22d73d70.jpg?v=1783085382"},{"product_id":"wonderful-19th-century-presumed-sailor-made-cased-mirror","title":"Wonderful Small 19th Century Treen Cased Mirror, Presumed Sailor Made","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe PA dealer I purchased this hand held mirror from described it as sailor made; I would trust that, and learned from the shop keeper that the dealer spent a lot of time in Maine--and the construction of this feels akin to that of an antique cased compass. I just fell in love with it as a special feeling and aura-full object, heavy in the hand and with a sense of magic to the mirror itself, held inside the case with some distance between it and a layer of glass above it. It definitely feels as if it had a specific purpose, one might guess a nautical one, but I have not managed to determine it! 19th century for sure, and I would guess more early-mid than late. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 1\/8\" x 2 7\/16\" x 3\/4\". One hairline crack as evident, with corresonding small loss and roughness to the edge there, which I have thoroughly documented. Otherwise just one tiny imperfection\/nick along the bottom perimeter edge which appears likely original to it. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48561784291582,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_9421_59daaf0f-8c74-402c-ba86-bb68aaffe50d.jpg?v=1783642387"},{"product_id":"grandma-rubys-rattling-yarn-ball-made-from-pebble-filled-goose-gullet","title":"Grandma Ruby's Rattling Yarn Ball Made From Pebble-Filled Goose Gullet","description":"\u003cp\u003eI purchased this one from a wonderful dealer in my neck of the woods who shares my love for humble and tender old things, and from whom i've purchased many favorites. And really, in what world could I resist an old yarn ball made by \"Grandma Ruby\" with a pebble filled goose gullet rattle inside?!! (The gullet, or esophogus, of a goose features an area that can stretch to hold some food before it moves into their stomach and gizzard; I presume that's what's inside here, unless the writer, understandably, conflated gullet and gizzard.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne sees (especially in Pennsylvania) antique sewing \"pin balls\" made in this manner, but this one, as noted by the writer of the note, to whom it was gifted \"when I was perhaps 3 or 4  yrs old, no older,\" was used for playing \"catch ball\" at school. And the writer of the note took the extra step of running an (almost) matching red thread through the netting on the ball itself so that the note would stay with it. In a world where everyone seems to be a dealer these days, I've been thinking about the kinds of things I am forever searching for, and they are objects, like this, for which there are no \"comps\" out there to be found (and so which are, to me anyway, priceless!) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBall approx 2 1\/8\" d. Note 5\" x 3\". Good condition, with a few losses to the exterior orange and red \"netting\" on the yarn ball, but it is very sound and stable and not at all fragile. Great rattle too. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48643511189758,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_1237copy.jpg?v=1784563720"},{"product_id":"especially-intricate-early-20th-century-three-tone-folk-art-whimsy-rattle-with-heart-finial","title":"Especially Intricate Earlier 20th Century Three Tone Folk Art Whimsy Rattle with Heart Finial","description":"\u003cp\u003eI've become quite a fan of old whimsy rattles made of interlocking bits, and this is as about as elaborately carved and constructed one as I've seen, and also one that feels especially \"tramp-y.\" I love the combination of the intricateness of the rattle itself and the very folky, not quite heart shaped heart at the top, too. Strongly graphic, with three different tones of stain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 7 3\/4\" l x 3 3\/8\" x 3 3\/8\". Great condition, no losses, sturdy and sound and fun to shake around. C. 1920s-40s or so I believe. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48728175870206,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_3250_b08fd0d4-965c-4c56-9ac7-cb7955cf8331.jpg?v=1786641535"},{"product_id":"intricately-laboriously-carved-folk-prison-art-chess-set-with-many-stars-c-1940s-one-pawn-missing","title":"Intricately (Laboriously!) Carved Folk (Prison?) Art Chess Set with Many Stars, c. 1940s (One Pawn Missing)","description":"\u003cp\u003eYears ago I had a deck of Russian prisoner-made playing cards, and this hand-carved wooden chess set keeps reminding me of those. I don't know if these were made in prison, but someone certainly had some time on their hands, and some carving skills too. (And patience!)  Intricately carved on all sides, including the tops, with terrific definition and distinction among the various pieces and terrific red stars everywhere (which does add to their Soviet feeling.). The more one looks, the better these get--like a terrific collection of carved whimsies, whether one ever plays chess with them or not! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKings measure 2 3\/4\" t x 3\/4\" wide and deep. Pawns 1 1\/4\" t x 5\/8\" x 5\/8\". \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThere is one missing black pawn, and one black pawn with a chip on one side, as shown. Otherwise excellent condition, 31 pieces total. C. mid 20th century I would guess.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48728176328958,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_3365_50d7efec-a018-4d55-ac00-11fd9c28bbbe.jpg?v=1786716514"},{"product_id":"19th-century-maine-loggers-lumber-tally-board-with-hand-carved-numbers-1","title":"19th Century Maine Logger's Lumber Tally Board with Hand-carved Numbers","description":"\u003cp\u003eFound in, and very much of, Maine--from what I understand this is a 19th century handmade logger's tally board (also known as a \"bucking\" board), used for tracking timber output. It is a bit subtle, but hand-carved above the top horizontal row of holes are numbers in intervals of 50 (50-300), and then vertically down the right edge of the board more numbers in intervals of 5 (5-50) which I believe would be used to track volume and scale of logs harvested at a logging camp. I am not an expert in logging, but love this as an object born of place and of necessity, and for its primitiveness, with a real sweetness to the naive manner of those scratched in numbers. With a rich patina to the dry wood and a special feeling about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 9 1\/2\" x 6 1\/16\". Good antique condition, rich patina, original carved out hole at top for hanging.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48728176689406,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_1943.png?v=1785685567"},{"product_id":"subtle-beauty-intensively-hand-quilted-antique-doll-quilt-with-eight-point-stars-1","title":"Subtle Beauty, Intensively Hand-Quilted Antique Doll Quilt with Eight Point Stars","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo lovely. I love the piecework eight point stars here, but for me this one is very much about the delicacy and quiet intensity of the hand-stitched quilting, which detail photos best convey. 19th century American, cotton fabric, hand-pieced and hand-sewn.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16 1\/2\" x 13 1\/2\". General wear and age, a few areas showing old, light stains that just feel all of a piece with it, sound and not at all fragile, clean and odor-free, all the better and more special feeling in hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48728177115390,"sku":null,"price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_2338_ec55e51e-dade-400e-b8cc-6442bffee803.png?v=1786636644"},{"product_id":"still-life-of-fruits-in-soft-blues-and-yellows-mid-19th-century-theorem-watercolor-in-period-lemon-gold-frame","title":"SOLD Still Life of Fruits in Soft Blues and Yellows, Mid 19th Century Theorem Watercolor in Period Lemon Gold Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eA very lovely c. mid 19th century watercolor theorem on paper in terrific period lemon gold frame that is all about  soft yellows and blues. (I forgot my good manners when I spotted this one during NH antiques week and went ahead and grabbed it off the wall before anyone else could.) With wonderful variety to the application of the color on the fruits--striation on the apples, sponging on the pears (or are they giant blue strawberries?!), and that excellent shading on the grapes, plus terrific diamond patterned detailing around the rim of the beautiful blue bowl. Softly lush and serene feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 12 1\/2\" x 10 1\/2\". Both watercolor and frame in good antique antique. Surely general light toning to the paper, with what appears to be some light staining or somewhat more visible toning along the top edge of the paper , I don't think at all detracting. Wood back to the frame that was at some point covered with vinyl, which I think would easily peel off. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48728177311998,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_2199.png?v=1786657098"},{"product_id":"black-hearts-wonderful-unusual-set-of-six-mid-19th-century-stick-spatter-spongeware-plates","title":"SOLD Black Hearts: Wonderful, Unusual Set of Six Mid 19th Century Stick Spatter\/Spongeware Plates","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere was no part of me that could resist the hand-stenciled black heart borders on these mid 19th century stick\/spongeware plates--I want to bake a blackout cake to serve on them, though a big scoop of caviar inside the orange ringed centers would be great too!  I've never seen any incorporating hearts before, let alone black ones, and can't find any other examples of them out there. (They make me think of a marvelous small quilt of probably about the same age I had a few years ago with a pieced cornflower blue heart border--one of my favorite things ever; I've included a photo just for fun.) Anyway, the fact that these six survived together in excellent condition makes it feels right to try to keep them together, and there is then the pleasure of seeing the variations from one to the next, as these were painted (using hand-cut stencils\/sponges) by hand. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach plate 6 1\/8\" d. Set of six. Mid 19th century. Excellent antique condition, no evident chips cracks or other issues at all, and they read bright and crisp. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48728178032894,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_3590copy.png?v=1786658377"},{"product_id":"st-bees-school-cumberland-england-ultra-atmospheric-and-evocatively-aged-1845-oil-on-wood-painting","title":"St. Bees School, Cumberland, England, Ultra Atmospheric and Evocatively Aged 1845 Oil on Wood Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eI was really excited to find this one at the Madison Bouckville show--pretty much never do I find such an evocatively aged oil painting as this, oil on wood, of just my scale and dated on the back with subject identified to boot: Archbishop Grindall's School, St. Bees, Cumberland, 1845. If there were ever an architectural subject to loom large in the psyche, I'd say a castle-like British grammar school might be it, such that the losses to the surface of the painting feel exactly right--moody, aura-full, all about history and memory and mystery too..feels a bit ominous!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSt. Bees was founded by Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury, in \u003cspan\u003e1583 as a free grammar school for boys. It remained small, fewer than 40 pupils until expansions in the Victorian era, around when this was painted--I believe this painting probably marked the completion of construction on the school's open quadrangle, which included the original schoolhouse, in the early 1840s. (In 1978 the school became co-education, then finally closed in 2015.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11 3\/8 x 8 1\/2. Oil on wood panel. Paint loss as evident, all the good in my opinion, and all the better in hand, with a sort of inner glow to it. Sound and stable now, no flaking, etc. A couple of small holes to the wood along top edge for old hanging hooks. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48728179376382,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_3165_fa42a011-08ab-438d-bf3e-3204ea054b88.png?v=1786817785"},{"product_id":"wonderful-woven-scrap-tin-folk-art-basket-in-red-and-green-paint-c-2nd-quarter-20th-century","title":"Wonderful Woven Scrap Tin Folk Art Basket in Red and Green Paint. c. 2nd Quarter 20th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of my very favorite folk art finds of late--functional basket, painting, and sculpture (and maybe 10 year anniversary gift!) all at once. Woven of hand-cut scrap tin strips that look to have been salvaged from tin containers--see details, there are glimpses of words here and there--that were then given the Pollock-esque spatter paint treatment in red and green and white before being woven into the basket. Terrific form, fabulous folded construction to the tall, arching handle, great patina, really a wonderful thing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 1\/2\" x 7\" x 9 3\/4\" t (handle). 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With beaded name along the top on one side, which looks like Marietta (with backward \"e\") Carl to me (but there may be a bit of loss on at the end), and dated 1834 at the bottom on the opposite side. Clearly beaded first in thin thin strips with this marvelous sampler-like sequence of designs (heart, diamonds, stars, crosses, arrows, key, etc.) then sewn onto the silk lined pouch. I purchased it from a dealer in upstate New York who had several Iroquois beaded pin cushions alongside it, but I have not been able to find another similar example for reference. I did find aq \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarietta Carl born 1821 in Chester County, PA, but I am not at all sureof the connection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 3\/4\" t x 3 3\/16\" w. Good coverall condition, stable and generally sound, though one wants to be gentle handling it. One small gap between beaded strips on the dated side as shown, and wear\/some loss to the interior lining, also as shown. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48728181735678,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_3456_d01f932f-dc14-4e9f-b4b2-0d4292aca567.jpg?v=1786658903"},{"product_id":"one-armed-but-very-beautiful-19th-century-wood-and-tin-articulated-figure-1","title":"One Armed But Very Beautiful 19th Century Wood and Tin Articulated Figure","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is a delicacy and certain sort of refinement about this one that doesn't really come across in photos--he's primitive, but he's also elegant (even while missing an arm) and really feels almost dainty. Made as a jig figure, with a small hole in his back for inserting a thin dowel, c. 1870s or so I believe, and with some lithographed paper still on one arm that looks as if carved from an early box of children's blocks or toys. His head was carved from a separate piece of wood (perhaps a bedpost?) and again, his features feel more fine in hand. And I find his construction especially beautiful, with cut pieces of tin used for carefully joining his legs to his torso, and at his knees. All feels very tender, and a wonderful rich dry patina to the pine to boot. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 1\/2\" t x 1 3\/4\" w. Missing one arm but otherwise in good condition, all joints moving as they should, not fragile, very rich and beautiful patina to the dry wood. He does not sit op on his own, so needs to lean against something, or also could be hung with the hole in his back resting on a nail. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48764433563902,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_2375_c1f76ed9-c291-44d2-9994-648a768c1e16.jpg?v=1787236033"},{"product_id":"anna-erb-was-born-may-6-1848-very-gentle-pa-watercolor-bird-in-period-frame-with-original-glass-as-found","title":"Anna Erb Was Born May 6, 1848, Very Gentle PA Watercolor Bird in Period Frame with Original Glass, As Found","description":"\u003cp\u003eI purchased this one from a favorite dealer in Pennsylvania this summer, with the very soft, watery watercolor on this rose colored body and pale blue wings of this bird completely doing it for me. I did find one record for an Anna L. Erb \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(Mother of Esther Erb Wenger) born in May, 1848 in Lancaster County, and there are lots of records for Erbs around those parts, including a few other Annas born in and around 1848.\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 10 15\/16\" x 8 13\/16\" framed. Very good condition, period frame, original glass, original wood back, wired for hanging. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48764458729726,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_3090.png?v=1787155436"},{"product_id":"complete-c-1870s-set-of-hills-spelling-blocks-in-lower-half-wood-frame-box-1","title":"Complete C. 1870s Set of Hill's Spelling Blocks In Lower Half Wood Frame Box","description":"\u003cp\u003eA complete set of twenty Hill's Spelling Blocks, c. 1870s I believe--as found in wood framed box bottom, which fits them just right. Two sides of each block feature black letters against red with words below; two sides with red letters against white; one side with images (black on white litho); and one side red numbers on white, running 0-9 then 1-10 in roman numerals. Pretty hard to find complete sets of these and they tend to be fairly preciously priced when one does. I find them really beautiful, and also love the challenge of searching all the sides for the letters one wants to use--as designed, there are multiples of some letters and just one of others, forcing one to be resourceful! As with color cubes, I believe everyone, young and old, needs at least one set of these. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 3\/8\" x 11 1\/2\" box. Each block 2 1\/8\" square. Good antique condition with general wear consistent with age and handling--just as there should be. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866843197694,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_5067_86f33a92-e69f-4ebb-a913-0357d4248f9f.png?v=1788473034"},{"product_id":"with-infinite-thanks-from-the-whole-family-1950s-mexican-folk-art-ex-voto-retablo-on-tin-1","title":"With Infinite Thanks From the Whole Family, 1950s Mexican Folk Art Ex Voto Retablo on Tin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotos don't quite capture the beauty of the creamy white ground here, and how fresh and satisfying the matte painted colors of the shirts and paints of the kneeling figures feel against it, but at least they give some sense. While I tend to favor earlier ex voto retablo, this one really does it for me, feeling minimalist and lush at the same time, and both charmingly naive and crisply modern. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe text explains, best I can read and translate, that Roman Rodriguez and J. Natividad Galvan found themselves in a tribulation because of a crime for which they were taken to jail and held prisoners for a month, with the whole family prosecuted. A Mrs. Ricarda Ramirez enlisted \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"Señor de la Piedad de la Palma\"\u003c\/span\u003e (the Lord of Mercy) on their behalf, to whom they give infinite thanks for the miracle [of their release, I presume]. 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The subject of this 19th century, Spanish Colonial example is \"La Santisima Trinidad\" or The Holy Trinity, with \"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eGod the Father\" in white at center,\u003c\/span\u003e two fingers raised and holding a scepter in the other hand, with an emblem of the sun on his chest; \"God the Son\" at left showing his stigmata (and with a bit of white in his hands likely meant to represent a lamb); and \"\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eGod the Holy Spirit\" at right, holding a dove.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eThe three together, portrayed as \u003c\/span\u003ethree nearly identical young men, are meant to represent the one single divine essence--with the \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003etriangles above the heads,\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e known as \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003etrinitarian halos\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e or \u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003etriangular nimbuses, the ultimate symbol of that inseparable, co-equal triune. Quite richly and soulfully portrayed here I think, with color very strong and the painting feels quite lush. And of course I love some sacred geometry! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 1\/8\" x 5 1\/16\". Good antique condition, color strong and bold, with some surface wear and rust mostly around the perimeter, all to the good I think--pretty much a perfect patina I'd say.   \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867367977214,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_4549.png?v=1787944842"},{"product_id":"pair-of-bright-and-bright-eyed-birds-ink-and-colored-pencil-folk-art-drawing-in-early-19th-century-frame-with-very-thin-blown-glass","title":"Pair of Bright (and Bright Eyed!) 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You know I love language, and names of people that evoke strong associations, and also labor-full objects that evince a sense of their maker's hard-trying effort and pride (and no small feat to carve one's name in backward letters!)...so how could I not feel responsible for looking after Mr. Sniveley Jr??? Plus I really love the use of colons here, and the way the JR was sort of crunched in at the end. And the old red paint on it, which is better in hand than photos convey. (I've shot in a couple of different lighting situations, and standing up as well as laid down flat to try to give a decent sense of this.) 19th century, and I believe earlier than later, probably used for stamping grain sacks\/seed bags or similar. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 9 1\/4\" x 2 3\/4\" x 7\/8\". Very good condition, terrific patina and old red painted surface, wonderfully irregular in form, terrific objecthood and presence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49010806784254,"sku":null,"price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_6737.png?v=1789667092"},{"product_id":"lovers-under-starry-sky-and-royal-antique-mughal-manuscript-painting-in-double-paned-frame","title":"Lovers Under Starry Sky and Royal, Antique Mughal Manuscript Painting in Double-Paned Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003eI've developed a great love for Indo-Persian manuscript paintings, delivering such glorious color and pattern and fine detail, stunning costumes and quite often canoodling of various sorts as well! Here a pair of lovers under a starry deep blue sky, in front of a pond filled with floating lotuses, palatial structure in the distance. The elegant figure in the margin, rendered in the manner of Mughal courtly painting against gilded decoration, I believe represents a royal prince or perhaps the emperor.  Nicely framed as found in a double paned, gilded frame, such that the reverse side of the manuscript page is also visible. 19th century I believe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 1\/8\" x 6 5\/16\" framed. Overall both frame and painting in very good condition, with some scattered small holes in the paper that read just as more stars in the sky! Heavy for its size due to the double glass and frame is quite sturdy. Nails at top corners protruding just a hair, hook on reverse for hanging. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49010810159358,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_5508_a2f59e1b-d3aa-4af8-83ba-80b67eacba18.jpg?v=1789564006"},{"product_id":"amish-artist-barbara-ebersole-1846-1922-lancaster-pa-1879-ink-and-watercolor-fraktur-bookplate-1","title":"Amish Artist Barbara Ebersole (1846-1922) Lancaster, PA 1879 Ink and Watercolor Fraktur Bookplate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSome months ago I found my first bookplate by Amish artist Barbara Ebersole \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e(Lancaster County, PA, 1846-1922) and then this week, from the same dealer, purchased another. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e Ebersole produced watercolor paintings, needleworks, and birth, marriage and death certificates (significant now also in tracing the development of the Lancaster County Amish community), but she is especially known for her fraktur watercolor bookplates, of which this is a quintessential example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plate, and the book to which it was once attached, belonged to \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eChristian Speicher,\u003c\/span\u003e the brother of the \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLea Speicher who was the original owner of the other I found, so clearly they came from the same estate. The full translation here, from the German: \"\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eThis book belongs to me, Christian Speicher, received from my grandfather Jacob Speicher. Written the 25th of September in the year 1879.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExamples of Ebersole's bookplates are quite coveted, with plenty of auction records out there. (A 1916 example, quite similar to this one, though still attached to its book, recently sold at Horst for \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$2,350.) This one shows a bit of rippling to the paper toward the bottom, and some light toning, as shown, but remains a very lovely and special thing, with ink and color strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7\" x 4 1\/4\" \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67658876059902,"sku":null,"price":195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_7366nexf.png?v=1790797940"},{"product_id":"papas-darling-c-1850-james-fisher-boston-hand-colored-wood-engraving-in-antique-walnut-frame","title":"Papa's Darling, c. 1850 James Fisher, Boston Hand-colored Wood Engraving in Antique Walnut Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJames Fisher was an early American children's publisher who operated out of 71 Court Street in Boston between 1838 and 1860; this hand-colored wood engraving is described on the reverse side of the frame as c. 1850, though I think it might be just a bit earlier. Fairly close kin to the prints of B. Brammel of Philadelphia, which I'm always on the hunt for, and I thought, especially as we edge toward holiday season, surely some father with a darling daughter might want to gift this to her--or she to him! I like to read it not as him holding those grapes out of reach, but rather as if just getting ready to zoom them toward her like an airplane! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8 3\/4\" x 6 7\/8\" framed. Lovely 19th century walnut frame with original glass, with brass hanging loop. Good antique condition, with a few light scattered toning spots as one would expect and what looks likely to be a clean tear to the paper along left edge (even under magnification it lis a bit hard to distinguish from a pencil mark but I think a tear, perhaps mended from the back.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67658885169406,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_7159_c297e0bd-2000-4eac-acc1-09c21ff2927f.png?v=1790778762"},{"product_id":"more-gorgeous-old-japanese-brushes-set-of-three-green-orange-pink-1","title":"More Gorgeous Old Japanese Deer Hair Brushes: Set of Three, Green, Orange, Pink","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI purchased and quickly sold a group of four of these Japanese brushes in the spring, finding them just the most beautiful things, and last week went back to me source to scoop up a handful more, three here and two larger ones listed separately. These are traditional handmade Japanese deer hair printing brushes, sometimes referred to as \"peony\" brushes from what I understand, after the shape of the flower in bloom. These from what I understand came from a longtime woodblock printing studio in Japan that was closing--and clearly they were well used, with the colored wraps around the lower halves of the brushes distinguishing one from another and designating  the color of ink they were used to apply. So very Japanese in the clarity and elegance of their construction, wood, wire, paper, hair. Nothing more than needed, form born of function, gorgeous and special feeling things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreen 4 1\/8\" t x 1 3\/4\" d. Orange 4 1\/4\" t x 1 11\/16\" d. Pink 4 5\/16\" t x 1 3\/4\" d. 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These are traditional handmade Japanese deer hair printing brushes, sometimes referred to as \"peony\" brushes from what I understand, after the shape of the flower in bloom. These from what I understand came from a longtime woodblock printing studio in Japan that was closing--and clearly they were well used, with the colored wraps around the lower halves of the brushes distinguishing one from another and designating  the color of ink they were used to apply. So very Japanese in the clarity and elegance of their construction, wood, wire, paper, hair. Nothing more than needed, form born of function, gorgeous and special feeling things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYellow 5\" t x 2 7\/8\" d. Orange\/red: 5\" t x 2 3\/8\" d.  Both in good used condition. 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I love the combination of strong, square face and muscular chest together with those tiny hands and feet and very daintily carved belt and cross; he feels like quite a force, but a gentle one and I think very beautiful, with a terrific presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 3\/4\" t x 4 7\/16\" w x 1 9\/16\" d. Stained wood on the cloak (showing here a bit redder than in hand) with dry surface (and nice warm patina) to face, hands, feet, belt and cross. Stands on his own. Small loss to toe of one foot and to one hand as shown.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"critical EYE Finds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67659014177022,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/5022\/1382\/files\/IMG_7013_ee9dd7d4-4c89-4daf-8853-05a4ceac723f.jpg?v=1790773790"},{"product_id":"siblings-frances-jane-and-luther-dwight-woodbury-sutton-ma-1840s-folk-art-watercolor-portraits-in-period-frames","title":"Siblings Frances Jane and Luther Dwight Woodbury, Sutton, MA, 1840s Folk Art Watercolor Portraits in Period Frames","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI immediately fell in love with these watercolor portraits--and all the white space around them, amidst which they float in quite a wonderful way. So honest and earnest and she's got quite the excellent puffy sleeves, too. Happily their names were recorded on the papered backs of the frames: Frances Jane and Luther D. Woodbury, who I've found. They were brother and sister, and two of ten children, so perhaps there are eight others floating around like them! \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir father was Captain Luther Woodbury, born December 1, 1789, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, the son of Lot Woodbury, who fought in the Revolutionary War.  Our Luther D. was Luther Dwight Woodbury, the seventh of the 10 children, born in 1825 and died in 1848 in Essex, MA, unmarried with no children. Frances Jane was the 9th of the 10,  born in 1828 and married one year before her death, in 1859. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShe married Foster Freeland in New York County, NY, and had one daughter. 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