Golden Stars, 19th C. Candlesnuffer on Wonderful (and Self-Referential) Tole Painted Tray painted wooden animal 5 1/2" t x 3

5 1/2" t x 3 7/8" d and in very good condition

including hand-blown glass bottles with brass lids and red enameled stoppers--all making one want to mix up tinctures and creams and magic potions

and frequently featuring figurative elements like this one

making the hat and robe of this man feel quite like a cloud

which it seems that someone certainly valued

Golden Stars, 19th C. Candlesnuffer on Wonderful (and Self-Referential) Tole Painted Tray painted wooden animal 5 1/2" t x 3It is 100% the dense field of tiny hand painted gold stars around the perimeter that sold me on this tole painted tray and scissors style candle snuffer wick trimmer set wonderful, and unusual, and feeling completely the right thing to set on the mantle during a long, dark, cold New England winter! There is something quite satisfying in having just the right tool to match a specific task, too, with real pleasure to be had in putting a candlelit room