SOLD Charming and Unusual Earlier 19th Century Watercolor and Cut Paper Pineapple in Presumed Original Frame hopi One more this week by

One more this week by a young William Donaldson

This card is from an ultra rare Type II Union Playing Card deck

which I chose to list side by side as they complement each other wonderfully--this one American

and also for the efficiency and efficacy of strategy  it represents

This antique tintype amazes me for how completely contemporary these four look

SOLD Charming and Unusual Earlier 19th Century Watercolor and Cut Paper Pineapple in Presumed Original Frame hopi One more this week byOne of my favorite Brimfield finds, this really delights me, including for being quite unusual as far as I've ever seen, part watercolor and part paper cut. And what better way to represent the lattice like skin of a pineapple than this??! In this country the pineapple, accessible only via import from the Caribbean, became a symbol of wealth and hospitality during colonial times apparently, wealthy colonists and plantation owners would rent pineapples