SOLD Nice Old Chip Carved Stars on Wooden Plaque (or Very Large Trivet) rafts with the manner of carving

with the manner of carving and wonderfully painted details merging perfectly to make a most animated and endearing creature

a fantastic pop of color

and I find these little glass vials of china paint pigments about the most beautiful of all

with some toning to the linen

including the scale of the birds

SOLD Nice Old Chip Carved Stars on Wooden Plaque (or Very Large Trivet) rafts with the manner of carvingWith a super warm patina to pine and carefully hand carved stars highlighted with red paint, I just thought this was a pretty and satisfying old thing, which one could hang on the wall or set at the center of the table. On the back is the beginning of a sketch which clearly was discarded in favor of what was to be, as well as a hook for hanging, though I'd be more inclined to hang it on the square. 12 x 11 7 8 x 7 8 and in very good condition, early