Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village with Church vintage whist marker All of these signs of

All of these signs of age in this case I think only contribute to the wonderful aura of this lovely little painting

There is a bit of a tendency of round boxes like this to warp as the wood expands and contracts

10" tall x 7 1/2" across at arms 2 1/2" deep

stamped on the back as having been made by Ebenezer Averill Boxworks

while creating a simply stunning

Sweet Naive 1880s Graphite Drawing of Hillside Village with Church vintage whist marker All of these signs ofI'm really smitten with this sweet little "naive" pencil drawing of a hillside village, one of two in the shop that came from a larger collection of drawings executed by the unknown artist on a Grand Tour encompassing Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Norway. I love everything about it, perhaps the way the row of trees march neatly up the hill behind the village most of all, punctuated by a cross at the very top, but also those tiny benches, all those