19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails sculptural sign Chalk pieces 3 1/4" l

Chalk pieces 3 1/4" l

the patterns certainly feel Northern European

and wonderfully graphic

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

19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails sculptural sign Chalk pieces 3 1/4" lMy current obsession with old cricket stool continues, and I think this is a sweet one. The top was covered with fabric, or perhaps a needlepoint at some point, hence the profusion of nails and nail holes around the sides, the effect of which really like as it lends it some extra tooth! Old orange paint on the legs, and dark green on the sides (over orange I think), with a little of both still on the top, too, though mostly not. As always, I'm looking