19th Century Original Surface Painted Folk Art Folding Game Board, Checks/Chess and Backgammon Inside vintage cast lead figure terminating in fabulous tall black

terminating in fabulous tall black boots

Clearly he loved his birds

I deeply feel

in wait of some theatre

This charming little silhouette carving of a Victorian-style ladies' boot stands up proudly on its own

19th Century Original Surface Painted Folk Art Folding Game Board, Checks/Chess and Backgammon Inside vintage cast lead figure terminating in fabulous tall blackA treat to find this one in southern Maine last week. I don't buy many game boards like signs, I mostly leave them to dealers deeply vested in them but this one was for me, between the terrific white against green paint on the exterior (a board for a Celtics fan!), and the very beautiful long green and blue purple points of the backgammon board inside. (Plus I like a board that is also a box, and the rounded sides of this one look like two long book