The latest favorite in my ongoing hunt for favorite stools, this one found in Lancaster County, earlyish 20th century I believe. I always admire folk art parquetry/patterned inlay boxes and the like, but it is the total commitment its maker invested in this stool that makes it great--decorating not just the top (and what a marvelous star that is!) but also sneaking more stars and diamonds onto the side edges below, and above the legs on the short sides too. And then the cutting of those legs with a stair step edge--very Art Deco feeling, almost as if silhouetting the top of a skyscraper!
13 1/4" x 6 1/8" x 5 1/2" t. Better in hand, terrific surface, rich color, sound and sturdy, no issues. Rich sense of tactility and presence of the maker's hand.
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