Antique Lion Graphite Drawing by W. Johnston Age 15 in Lemon Gold Frame antique wooden kitchen paddle 5 3/4" t x 5"

5 3/4" t x 5" w x 1 3/8" d and in very good condition with a brass hanger on the back of the case

He came from a family of notable Inuit carvers

but which is so stiff with age it remains tightly held in place

and I can't look at this terrific Fire Exit sign now without wanting to write about it in conceptual terms

watching things as they are going going gone

Antique Lion Graphite Drawing by W. Johnston Age 15 in Lemon Gold Frame antique wooden kitchen paddle 5 3/4" t x 5"This old graphite drawing of fierce looking lion shows some staining along the right edge, but I think the drawing is so great, especially the handling and of the face and that fantastic mane, it doesn't much bother me, and the drawing shows very well. And I love the combination of proud lion and proud note, stating that its maker, a W. Johnston, drew it when he was 15 years old. Late 19th c. or so, I believe, in a nice lemon gold painted frame with