Little Painted Brick House! wooden stool with a cigarette rest on

with a cigarette rest on either side--but now would also make a great little tray for business cards

which is just right

it is just no longer attached to something that would hold it tightly clamped

with fabulous inset portrait of what appears to be an Egyptian woman set against a landscape complete with camel

It measures 5 1/2" across and 3 5/8" tall

Little Painted Brick House! wooden stool with a cigarette rest onI walked in to a recent estate sale and this little house was the very first thing I saw, given pride of place on its own little shelf in the entry way! While the estate sale took place in a relatively new condo, it was filled with the lifetime accumulation of a 90+ year old couple, including loads of wonderful antique primitives. I wonder if it is not a painting of a house in which the couple previously lived. I think it is just a fantastic little