Lovely Little Antique Stool with Scalloped Sides bookmark and while they feel quite

and while they feel quite delicate and precious

and stands up straight  and sturdy on his base

Much of what I personally love about these sorts of drawings is how vividly and viscerally one feels they lived in the present in the imagination of the maker

I am pretty certain this one was made by Stanley and

Lovely Little Antique Stool with Scalloped Sides bookmark and while they feel quiteSo hard to pass by a sweet old stool, and this one, found in Maine, feels extra special for its diminutive scale a perfect pedestal for carved whimsies or figures or other smallish things. It looks to me as though it was once painted as there is some creamy white paint on the heads of the old nails, but no other paint visible anywhere, just a great warm dry wood patina. 19th c. New England I believe. 10 1 4" x 4 1 2" x 5 t. Excellent antique