Handsome Antique Cricket Stool in Black Paint painted whimsie which I spotted from across

which I spotted from across the room yesterday in New Hampshire at an antiques shop that every once in a while delivers a treasure and am quite tempted to keep for myself

and backed with fabric

and really love the situation of the train in this one

I might hang this one near a good reading chair

looking straight out of central casting

Handsome Antique Cricket Stool in Black Paint painted whimsie which I spotted from acrossTwo antique stools this week, which make it a good week in my book; good old primitive stools seem to have become more and more precious, and no great mystery why! Found in MA, 2nd half 19th c. I believe, nice clean lines, and old black painted surface that makes it feel as well suited to serve as a pedestal for contemporary things as for folky old ones. Infinitely useful. 11 1 8 x 7 3 4 x 7 1 8 tall and in good condition, solid and sturdy, and heavy