Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's Ark Animals (Polar Bear and White Dog?) - A Pair antique lustreware Mid 19th century or so

Mid 19th century or so New England

A super fun set of vintage celluloid match book cases

This is one of a new batch of several antique math and geometry notebooks just in--from a bookseller in England whose late husband collected them

most apparent on his green gloves but happening all over

I just love this solid walnut top as an object

Marvelous Old Folk Art Noah's Ark Animals (Polar Bear and White Dog?) - A Pair antique lustreware Mid 19th century or soThese are from a group of wonderful old handmade animals I found this past weekend in New Hampshire (and splurged a bit on as I think they're pretty special) I believe from a Noah's Ark set, though I'm not entirely sure all from the same set. I've divided them into a few pairs, and thought these two a perfect match. The larger, I would guess a polar bear, has jointed front and back legs; the smaller, who also looks a bit like a polar bear, though