Antique Graphite Drawing of Decorative Borders toy soldier mold pencil drawn on the other

pencil drawn on the other

it is pure joy to lose time arranging and rearranging these

Late 19th century or so I believe

which seems right to me as KC is home to what in my humble opinion is the best BBQ in the land

I have not touched the wood on this piece

Antique Graphite Drawing of Decorative Borders toy soldier mold pencil drawn on the otherI just thought this was lovely I assume just done as a practice exercise of sorts, though perhaps working out just the right border to draw, or paint or wallpaper or carve? around something special. Whatever the case, quite a lot of work went into this alone! 7 3 4 x 5 3 4. Graphite on paper. Fairly good condition, with general smudging soiling and unevenness to the top edge.