Amazing, Unusual Antique Miniature Leather Shoe with Bone Inlay chicago The old watercolor gives me

The old watercolor gives me a feeling of coziness and well-being--like taking a long walk in the country on gray

The bottom doors want to open but don't quite and I am reluctant to force them ( I think the wood has swollen a bit) but thew two drawer both pull out

I love the no fuss boldness and clarity of this old hand-painted sign

The corners have a tiny bit of rounding to the them but are pretty darn close to square

Amazing, Unusual Antique Miniature Leather Shoe with Bone Inlay chicago The old watercolor gives meI find this miniature shoe quite extraordinary, unusual for being crafted of leather rather than wood, with no sign that it ever had a lid to function as a snuff box, and with a level of detail that suggest it may have been made as a salesman sample, with a numbered label on that bottom that might reinforce that notion (?) If not, a very very finely crafted whimsy! The leather is very hard, feeling almost like wood, but is decorated with fantastic