Much Used Old Pine Stool with Painterly Surface toby mug A striking mid-century piece

A striking mid-century piece

As good front the "front" as the "back" and also I think great shown partially folded

which opens just to reveal

I'm pretty certain this old spear-like carving had no other purpose that giving pleasure to its maker

Much Used Old Pine Stool with Painterly Surface toby mug A striking mid-century pieceI'm always looking for good old stools but am having a particular moment with them right now in addition to being the one type of furniture I can easily manage to ship (!), they're also useful things in an endless number of ways, including making great pedestals for other things, and they seem, as much as almost anything else, to wear their histories on their proverbial sleeves. This one has certainly had quite a life, which I might guess included