Stunning, Large 19th Century Chip Carved Frame With Original Back and Hanging Chain (and New Mirror) procelain and also just the words

and also just the words themselves

This unsigned ink and watercolor of a pair of dancers is by her

with a scattered of what look very much like sesame seeds along the darker brown stripes

tucked under one arm

is itself very lovely

Stunning, Large 19th Century Chip Carved Frame With Original Back and Hanging Chain (and New Mirror) procelain and also just the wordsSometimes I forget not to buy anything large and heavy, but I saw this, my heart jumped, and so here it is, purchased from a great dealer in Lancaster County, PA, from whom I've purchased a handful of really wonderful things over the past few years. It is an old one, 19th century for sure, with the sort of beautiful softening to the edges of the chip carved layers, and weathering to the painted surface (milk paint I believe) that only happens over