MEN: Large Antique Hand-carved Letters with Traces of Gold Paint signed KM 12" x 9" x 7/8"

12" x 9" x 7/8"

which if not signed by the kid (I assume) who painted it I could be convinced was painted by Brad Kalhammer

but really pretty great anywhere

but I might give her pride of place on a mantle or shelf--really great

The smaller on sits nicely inside the larger

MEN: Large Antique Hand-carved Letters with Traces of Gold Paint signed KM 12" x 9" x 7/8"Perhaps these antique carved letters once served as signage in a clothing or general store; I am not certain, but certainly lots of contexts in which they would be good now, and in my experience its pretty rare to find an original set of these together actually spelling a word! Over the years I'd guess they date to the late 19th early 20th c they've lost much of their original gilding, but some is hanging on lending a little glimmer when hung. Plenty