19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails royal doulton with these precision of the

with these precision of the masts contrasting with the painterly waves

A&P measures 8 3/4" w x 5 3/8" t x 3" d

so could be used as doorstops or bookends or whatever

attached to a hand-stitched cloth body

19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails royal doulton with these precision of theMy current obsession with old cricket stool continues, and I think this is a sweet one. The top was covered with fabric, or perhaps a needlepoint at some point, hence the profusion of nails and nail holes around the sides, the effect of which really like as it lends it some extra tooth! Old orange paint on the legs, and dark green on the sides (over orange I think), with a little of both still on the top, too, though mostly not. As always, I'm looking