SOLD Charming and Unusual Earlier 19th Century Watercolor and Cut Paper Pineapple in Presumed Original Frame hopi Chips and losses as documented

Chips and losses as documented

I also really love the way the handle of the piece housing two balls reads as yet another ball in cage as it locks into the other piece

This antique tintype amazes me for how completely contemporary these four look

and also for the efficiency and efficacy of strategy  it represents

SOLD Charming and Unusual Earlier 19th Century Watercolor and Cut Paper Pineapple in Presumed Original Frame hopi Chips and losses as documentedOne of my favorite Brimfield finds, this really delights me, including for being quite unusual as far as I've ever seen, part watercolor and part paper cut. And what better way to represent the lattice like skin of a pineapple than this??! In this country the pineapple, accessible only via import from the Caribbean, became a symbol of wealth and hospitality during colonial times apparently, wealthy colonists and plantation owners would rent pineapples