There are a few old chips to the paint along the left edge as documented
with a bit of brown stain on the interior bottom and a bit of minor scratching on one side of the exterior
I don't know who made these architectural building blocks or precisely when
and in any event are pretty minor
I will never tire of antique folk art watercolors of flowers--largely painted by women and a lot about close looking
Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics wax resist There are a few oldSmall but powerful, this woman reminds me a bit of a figurehead on a ship, facing fiercely (and fearlessly) into the wind, shoulders squared, with wonderful long braids trailing down her back. Beautiful all the way around, carved of dark green stone, signed in syllabics accompanied by a disc number on the underside. With a calming presence that outweighs her size. I want to channel her. 3" t x 2 1 2" w x 2 3 4". (My novice translation of the syllabics