SOLD Spiderweb-like Old Hand Crocheted Doily in Excellent Palette folk art ladder and made even better by

and made even better by the fabric framing her face

so shows some looseness

I couldn't resist this vintage nutcracker

a band teacher in Oklahoma

There is a black ink spot/spatter on the knee of the figure and few other small stains / minor foxing

SOLD Spiderweb-like Old Hand Crocheted Doily in Excellent Palette folk art ladder and made even better byI just love this and find it quite transcendent of its doily hood; I'd be inclined to frame it or pin it directly to a white wall to looks at it that way. To my eye evocative (especially this time of year) of a spiderweb, and capturing all of a spiderweb's delicacy and fineness. And with the precise feeling use of color making it seem almost as if depicting some sort of cellular structure or energy field. 9 3 4" d. Very good condition. C. 1920s 40s I