Early Carved Doll Crib with Original Yellow Paint three minute painting The small water stain running

The small water stain running from his eye to the edge of the painting also makes it feel as if he might be having a premonition

complete deck of 32  Piatnik & Söhne “Sehr Feine Aufschlagkarten” fortune telling cards

shields on short sides

and how ever to argue with a big crescent moon and star--or snow

including wonderfully detailed teeth and long eye lashes

Early Carved Doll Crib with Original Yellow Paint three minute painting The small water stain runningI found this doll's cradle right beside the miniature ladder back chair I just listed in Maine this past week, and have to guess they both came from the estate of someone with a really terrific early doll furniture collection. While they may not be as hot a ticket as miniature chairs, I find the form of a cradle a super beautiful thing, with its curved rockers underneath and arched end s on top. This one, more early than late 19th c. I would guess and