Wonderful Antique Folk Art Parquetry Stool with Delights Everywhere colorful wooden puzzle 13 15/16" x 8 7/8"

13 15/16" x 8 7/8"

No sign that he was ever a doorstop

This doll has clearly lived a life

especially with head cocked and one finger raised as if about to issue a command

With its big starry bright eye and perky tail feathers

Wonderful Antique Folk Art Parquetry Stool with Delights Everywhere colorful wooden puzzle 13 15/16" x 8 7/8"The latest favorite in my ongoing hunt for favorite stools, this one found in Lancaster County, earlyish 20th century I believe. I always admire folk art parquetry patterned inlay boxes and the like, but it is the total commitment its maker invested in this stool that makes it great decorating not just the top (and what a marvelous star that is!) but also sneaking more stars and diamonds onto the side edges below, and above the legs on the short sides