Lovely Tall, Antique Arts and Crafts Tabletop Picture Easel vintage Japanese lacquer box peas and oats in various

peas and oats in various soils and combinations

Just shy of 20" long

and with its big knobs on either end

Each piece measures approx 1 15/16" x 15/16"

I believe the "antes" is branded/burned into the surface of the wood

Lovely Tall, Antique Arts and Crafts Tabletop Picture Easel vintage Japanese lacquer box peas and oats in variousBeautiful, and super useful, and mended at some point years ago, which tells me someone really cared about it, I'll bet because it got lots of use displaying favorite paintings. I believe it is likely Arts and Crafts period, and I believe made of oak. Really lovely. 15 5 8" t x 8 11 16" w x 8" deep standing. The ledge where a painting framed whatever would be placed measures 7 13 16" across, and it is 8 3 8" between that ledge and the bottom of the