19th C Cricket Stool in Original Paint Joined by Wooden Nails antique quilt square then unhooks to allow the

then unhooks to allow the whole thing to fold up flat

making it appear as if he's not very glad to be trapped in his shell

it looks decidedly French to me

lifts to reveal a patterned fabric lining

19th C Cricket Stool in Original Paint Joined by Wooden Nails antique quilt square then unhooks to allow theI always have an eye out for great stools that would make great pedestals to arrange other things atop, and I think this is quite a special one, 19th c, in its original decorative paint, with wooden pegs joining legs to wide and top, holding completely tight and sturdy as can be. Im not sure whether the paint would technically be referred to as faux grain painting but it is of that ilk, a wonderful mix of red and black and brown and gray. To my eye