Tevye the Milkman Watercolor Drawing swedish lamp caskets etc

lamp caskets etc

In any event

this very fine Northwest Coast Salish tightly coiled lidded basket dates I believe from the late 19th or early 20th century

I think my favorite thing about this vintage Indian brass turtle box is its feet

Tevye the Milkman Watercolor Drawing swedish lamp caskets etcIf I had to collect only one thing, it would be drawings. Like nothing else, a drawing has the capacity to cut to the chase and nail a truth with alacrity, concision and charm. Like this one! (Technically a watercolor, yes, but I think constitutionally a drawing.) For one occasionally guilty of dramatizing the weight of one's own responsibilities, this tender portrayal of an almost comically burdened figure serves as a gentle reminder to laugh at