James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 equestrian watercolor It's a useful one

It's a useful one

or in a bathroom or on a vanity for holding rings

All carved from one piece of wood

Much more recently he gained a black painted wooden base into which the metal post at his bottom end will fit

The larger of the bowls measures 6 1/4" wide x 3 1/8" tall with an opening 4" in diameter

James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 equestrian watercolor It's a useful oneI love most anything trompe l'oeil but especially one achieved with such a small and simple gesture as this one, which gives the lovely little British seascape a clever twist. The seascape watercolor was actually cut out and mounted to the backing paper, with frame then painted around it, which adds another layer i. e., was the illusionistic turned corner at the top left corner and pin at lower left a later addition, or was the seascape always