SOLD 1895 Gold Painted Carved Whimsy with Letters, Numbers and More, On Stilts! antique tonics I think these are pretty

I think these are pretty old and they've got a few layers of paint on them -- the back of the chair shows an old faded dark red

a very dedicated Virginia "Summit" cigarette smoker I'd guess

The notebook in which I found this and a number of other drawings by Elmer S

I believe this is Chinese and dates from the 1950s or so

SOLD 1895 Gold Painted Carved Whimsy with Letters, Numbers and More, On Stilts! antique tonics I think these are prettyEvery inch of this carved whimsy is covered with letters, stars, the year 1895, and more. I believe they all together likely tell a story about the person who carved it, the letters not just being monograms but also speaking to where they were born or lived or were educated, etc. The number 60 appears, too, perhaps indicating the age of the carver or, it is possible that whole thing commemorates the life of someone who has passed, as I believe was