Very Lovely Early Tole Painted Box with Carrying Loop mixing bowl I purchased this gorgeous early

I purchased this gorgeous early 20th century Papago or Pima basket in an online auction

(While Gift 3 would have consisted of 8 solid cubes

" It's ubiquity does not make me love it any less

The ambiguity and multiple possible readings of this old punch paper embroidery makes it is one of my favorite finds ever

a pretty sweet little piggy I think

Very Lovely Early Tole Painted Box with Carrying Loop mixing bowl I purchased this gorgeous earlyIt's no great surprise that the more one looks at things and compares them, the more attuned one is to the differences among them and what makes one example feel more special than another. It's not until fairly recently that I really started appreciating antique toleware, and really paying attention to the decorative painting on pieces like this, which can be quite stunning in both bold and subtle ways. I find this a very beautiful example, New