Much Handled Earlier 19th Century Chip Carved Flat Back Oval Butter/Cookie Stamp with Rich Patina and Monogram on Reverse marble lemon and to one edge of

and to one edge of the awning over the rear exit on that same side--all fairly minor and cosmetic

There is a terrific directness but also specificity of the print

I'm honestly not certain how the wrinkled surface on these was achieved

almost--I think she seems a bit like the female incarnation of St

Much Handled Earlier 19th Century Chip Carved Flat Back Oval Butter/Cookie Stamp with Rich Patina and Monogram on Reverse marble lemon and to one edge of(First photo is a composite, showing front and back.) Like game boards (mostly) and painted signs (mostly), I mostly leave old carved butter and cookie presses to dealers committed to them, but occasionally I come across one I can't let go as was the case here, this found at an antique shop in Lancaster County where I tend to turn up an unexpected treasure or two. Beautiful surface to the wood, wonderful carved design, rich patina, and though it took