UNGRADED, Antique Brass Crate Stencil peruvian pottery with just the right amount

with just the right amount of dings and scratches

Plus this beautiful hand-tooled leather cover with wrap around strap

I'm always looking for old folk art oil and board landscapes in this manner--honest and completely unfussy--this one depicting a view of the Merimere Reservoir in Meriden Connectcut

really a special one

but most of all I love the play between the ruffle of her bonnet as it crosses her forehead and her hair peeking up underneath

UNGRADED, Antique Brass Crate Stencil peruvian pottery with just the right amountThere are Grade A apples (or pears or eggs, etc) and Grade B ones (cosmetically imperfect but perfectly usable) and then there are the UNGRADED ones laying in wait of judgement, I presume, but which I'd like to think exceed classification altogether! I love an old brass crate stencil, but especially an unusual one, and especially one bearing a word or phrase that transcends original context. This is the first I've seen of these. Let us all strive to