I never paid much attention to stone (marble) fruit until seeing an incredibly fine (and very expensive) antique sliced pear with seeds not long ago
as well as very painterly installations of barrels in alleys
and perfectly set off by the dark background
and the gold leaf of the "pages" are just gorgeous
I've found an exact match of this piece online priced pretty dearly (date also unknown) but am pricing this one low as I'm just not certain of its origins and really just want it to be loved and worn
Very Young Chair Makers, 1907 RPPC with Note to Grandma, Kutztown, PA pocket watch I never paid much attentionA very tender real photo postcard, postmarked 1907 which for me is all about the interplay of the photo and the handwritten text. "Hello Grandma, I thought I would sent [sic] you a postal to let you know I am still alive. This is my parner [sic] and my picture's were [sic] I work. Good bye. J. L. O. Answer." And so young these two boys look, working at making chairs it appears, each one with a hand on the the back of his particular chair with what