19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails teepees I could not resist them

I could not resist them

I think likely the top and right edges were trimmed at some point

framed by lemons on one side and grapes on the other

Aged as obvious but indestructible and not actively shedding rust or paint

and could be put to all sorts of creative and pragmatic uses

19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails teepees I could not resist themMy current obsession with old cricket stool continues, and I think this is a sweet one. The top was covered with fabric, or perhaps a needlepoint at some point, hence the profusion of nails and nail holes around the sides, the effect of which really like as it lends it some extra tooth! Old orange paint on the legs, and dark green on the sides (over orange I think), with a little of both still on the top, too, though mostly not. As always, I'm looking