SOLD Wonderful 19th C. Folk Art Carved Frame with Hearts, Presumed Pennsylvania model railroad and paper is fairly brittle

and paper is fairly brittle

I just love the rendering of all of these very particular surgical tools together

may be the most refined of the bunch

but I think photos make it look dirtier than it is

SOLD Wonderful 19th C. Folk Art Carved Frame with Hearts, Presumed Pennsylvania model railroad and paper is fairly brittleCertainly this was made to function as a frame, but I'd be just as inclined to leave it empty and hang it just as it is, so lovely. All carved from one piece of wood, with a wonderful play of curves, angles, and straight lines, and clad in black and red paint, time softened but still strong, with the monogram E. M. F painted in cursive along the bottom edge of the frame. Clearly made with lots of love for a very loved one, with hearts everywhere.