ON HOLD Wonderful Late 19th C. Shenandoah Valley Folk Art Birdcage stony weed vase The hinge of the lid

The hinge of the lid is quite sturdy and it opens and closes with ease

” And while of course there is much more to the story than this

This hip flask is very old

with a matching pepper shaker

ON HOLD Wonderful Late 19th C. Shenandoah Valley Folk Art Birdcage stony weed vase The hinge of the lidThis birdcage is my favorite find of the week, to my eye really a wonderful thing, which I know from the seller came out of the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, c. 1880s 1900. The hand of the maker is viscerally palpable everywhere, and especially in the hand carved, purely decorative pieces around the top, four arches each, and four more arches over the front door, which slides smoothly up to let a bird in or out. The entire structure hooks to the base