UNGRADED, Antique Brass Crate Stencil peruvian pottery and on reverse a bunch

and on reverse a bunch of birds on branches with flowers springing up everywhere

Plus this beautiful hand-tooled leather cover with wrap around strap

even better for the bleeding of the iron nails against the green

with just the right amount of dings and scratches

UNGRADED, Antique Brass Crate Stencil peruvian pottery and on reverse a bunchThere are Grade A apples (or pears or eggs, etc) and Grade B ones (cosmetically imperfect but perfectly usable) and then there are the UNGRADED ones laying in wait of judgement, I presume, but which I'd like to think exceed classification altogether! I love an old brass crate stencil, but especially an unusual one, and especially one bearing a word or phrase that transcends original context. This is the first I've seen of these. Let us all strive to