Lovely Little Antique Stool with Scalloped Sides unique whimsy and the stuff of nightmares

and the stuff of nightmares especially for girls with very long hair (and their mothers who have to comb them out

with a repaired foot that makes one leg a bit longer than the other so that he stands a bit lopsided—all the more lovable for it I think

He'll stand sturdy with his feet positioned in the recesses

he just breaks my heart

and a marvelous interplay of dark silk and handmade black lace for her dress

Lovely Little Antique Stool with Scalloped Sides unique whimsy and the stuff of nightmaresSo hard to pass by a sweet old stool, and this one, found in Maine, feels extra special for its diminutive scale a perfect pedestal for carved whimsies or figures or other smallish things. It looks to me as though it was once painted as there is some creamy white paint on the heads of the old nails, but no other paint visible anywhere, just a great warm dry wood patina. 19th c. New England I believe. 10 1 4" x 4 1 2" x 5 t. Excellent antique