Much Used Old Pine Stool with Painterly Surface toby mug which opens just to reveal

which opens just to reveal

hand-painted in white against the red

I'm pretty certain this old spear-like carving had no other purpose that giving pleasure to its maker

A striking mid-century piece

As good front the "front" as the "back" and also I think great shown partially folded

Much Used Old Pine Stool with Painterly Surface toby mug which opens just to revealI'm always looking for good old stools but am having a particular moment with them right now in addition to being the one type of furniture I can easily manage to ship (!), they're also useful things in an endless number of ways, including making great pedestals for other things, and they seem, as much as almost anything else, to wear their histories on their proverbial sleeves. This one has certainly had quite a life, which I might guess included