Gorgeous Antique Wood Framed Large School Slate with Corner Reinforcements antique lacquer box I found this beautiful badger

I found this beautiful badger hair brush at the estate sale of an artist who had a gorgeous studio stocked with highest quality supplies for work in most every medium

repeated twice around the perimeter of the basket

It wouldn't accommodate anything much larger than those--but would be great for showcasing a collection of tiny things

I have long admired these sorts of tiles-- produced in the 18th and 19th century during the Qajar period in Persia--which very frequently feature hunters on horses like this one

Gorgeous Antique Wood Framed Large School Slate with Corner Reinforcements antique lacquer box I found this beautiful badgerThis is the most beautiful old school slate I believe I have ever seen. And I think it is also the heaviest! I have not found another with this sort of double frame all the way around, or with these reinforced corners, with what appear to me to be iron plates wrapping around the sides, held in place by clusters of fat nails. Just wonderful. Plus, a name carved into the wood at the top of one side, which looks to read Chas Magill or similar. I think