Schoenut "Humpty Dumpty Circus" Wooden Ladder, Stool and Pedestals platypus with the basket woven of

with the basket woven of sweet grass on a naturally green dyed splint ash structure and the pin cushion a rosy pink velvet

these sorts of baskets were only produced when plants were at  the right stage of maturation

though I'd keep it there year round

I assume this lacquered papier mache box is early 20th century Japanese

visible at the center and edge of the lid

Schoenut "Humpty Dumpty Circus" Wooden Ladder, Stool and Pedestals platypus with the basket woven ofThese sweet old little wooden stands and ladder were once part of a Schoenut "Humpty Dumpty Circus" set which is worth looking up as the clowns and articulated animals in the old sets are AMAZING! (I'm now firmly on the hunt!) I love these props just on their own though (especially that great yellow stool!), and as perfect little pedestals for displaying other little things. I believe these pieces date to sometime between the 20s and 40s. They're well