Woman in Blue Bonnet with Dog, 19th Century Folk Watercolor soapstone goose The objective is to remove

The objective is to remove all the pegs except one--which should be left in the center hole--by jumping any peg over its neighbor to eliminate it

but finally deciphered the signature on the bottom to realize it is by George Kills Pretty Enemy (Pte San Hoksila)

perhaps to keep company with some potted orchids and tropical plants

but there are no notable chips or cracks and it remains a sweet little thing

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Woman in Blue Bonnet with Dog, 19th Century Folk Watercolor soapstone goose The objective is to removeThe latest in the ongoing series of folk art depictions of women and their dogs that I've had in the shop, my very favorite subject. There is a seascape sketched out in pencil in this one (one can just make out a ship, more of a coast line, and a shining sun), but never finished, leaving the woman and her charming, eager dog a bit unsituated. I rather like how the blue green mass at left arches over them like a giant wave though, or a protective