Lovely Antique Carved Miniature Boot with Brass Nail Inlay collectible paintbrush with these beautifully bold hand-painted

with these beautifully bold hand-painted black capital letters against white painted ground

Made of steel I believe

This is a beautiful--and heavy

I found this great old chip carved tramp art frame with a drawing dated 1840s inside of it (which I'm listing separately)

but I am not an expert in dating samplers

Lovely Antique Carved Miniature Boot with Brass Nail Inlay collectible paintbrush with these beautifully bold hand-paintedJust a delightful carved whimsy of sorts, which I love in the same way I love an antique boot shaped snuff box, especially for those tiny brass tacks nailed in one by one, running around the toe and then up the front as eyelets with hand drawn laces in between. Charming. 3" l x 2 1 2" t x 3 4" d and in very good condition, with a little dryness to the wood, which I have not touched.