Little Gem of an Antique Oil Painting: Pipe with Matches and Ashtray little wooden box --that went into making things

--that went into making things with matches

great weight

The reverse sides would be completed by the fisherman who were delivering the fish

which does not show through

This is a very lovely Arts & Crafts letter holder by Forest Mann

Little Gem of an Antique Oil Painting: Pipe with Matches and Ashtray little wooden box --that went into making thingsA total gem of a small painting I think, which if I weren't so much in the habit of listing things quickly, I'd take the time to find a nice fat black frame for, which would really make it sing. Beautifully done, oil on board, with wonderful attention given to every detail, right down to each carefully arranged match in that lovely red and white striped vessel. Renderings of pipes always make me think of Magritte, and I think Magritte would have