Fantastic Old Stone Fruit Persimmon and Worm Eaten Pear quistgaard the hand-written message at top

the hand-written message at top translates to "a big kiss to my dear Colette

but this old hand forged iron hay hook just struck me as a very beautiful thing

which would produce a whole line of military and fraternal swords

The dustcover is well worn and torn but the book itself is in good to very good condition

Each panel measures 16" x 14 1/2"

Fantastic Old Stone Fruit Persimmon and Worm Eaten Pear quistgaard the hand-written message at topThe latest two iterations in my ongoing search for perfect pieces of stone fruit, and this pair maybe my favorites I've found, individually and even more so together. Persimmons are fairly rare to find, and the color on this one is stunning. And then this pear, the first I've found painted as if browned from a few worm holes, and then with the veins in the marble showing through the pale green elsewhere giving the appearance of bruising. For me, there