Bright Eyed, Blushing, Very Full of Spirit Child in Ruffled Collar, Small 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait in Lemon Gold Frame blue and purple a split in the lid

a split in the lid of the box

mugs (I believe this was likely a child's cup) and think they'd be a great thing to build a collection of

There seems to be a fairly long tradition of carved and cast monkeys reading books

this vase feels rather like a second generation AbEx painting

and holding it in one's hands is to feel rather as if at sea oneself

Bright Eyed, Blushing, Very Full of Spirit Child in Ruffled Collar, Small 18th/Early 19th Century Portrait in Lemon Gold Frame blue and purple a split in the lidTotal love for this portrait. I paid near what I'm asking for it, but for me the face of this child (a boy I believe) holds pretty much the whole world in it curiosity, and perceptiveness, and eagerness, and perhaps a bit of mischief too completely alive with spirit. The subject also seems much less like a "child" than a complex, full fledged person! And radiant, those pink cheeks feeling as if truly blushing from within. Maybe this won't strike