Lovely Old Pine Stool with History of Reinforcements decorative brush " and all the more

" and all the more so with these flaws

Some minor surface cracking to the leather (detail photos shot at 2-3x maginification) and two very small eye shaped holes in the outer layer of the leather (not going all the way through) near the heel which I believe likely once housed additional small bone inlays

The name of the game is trying to collect a complete outfit while also having a nudist in hand

concealed by the frame

but I sure like his name

Lovely Old Pine Stool with History of Reinforcements decorative brush " and all the moreAnother great old perfect pedestal sort of cricket stool, because they are such lovely and useful things. I really love how the history of this one 19th c. and made of pine I believe unfolds across its surface as a series of repairs and reinforcements, testifying to its having been a much used and valued possession. There are a range of different nails, some of them showing carved plugs; a mend to the front of one leg (quite an old repair), and two