Much Loved, Unusually Constructed Antique PA Cricket Stool in Original Green Paint M.E. Chevreul a pretty terrific chicken--rooster

a pretty terrific chicken--rooster

It is a first quarter 20th century needlepoint/tapestry on linen

short vertical tear--about parallel to the dog's eye

wonderfully aged paint and wood

A bit of a challenging to photograph this one due to the shine on the brass

Much Loved, Unusually Constructed Antique PA Cricket Stool in Original Green Paint M.E. Chevreul a pretty terrific chicken--roosterAnother week, another great old stool, because they're infinitely useful, and I can't pass a good one by. This one I purchased from a dealer couple from Bucks County, PA, where they found it. Just the sort I look for great lines, lots of nails, much loved, best green paint. And a bit of an unusual construction to this one, with the most subtle suggestion of feet cut into the bottom of the short sides, and a thin horizontal piece of wood running along