Fabulous Old Folk Art Rooster antique croquet posts ” This renowned Burmese lacquer-ware

” This renowned Burmese lacquer-ware is made from a mixture of the juice of the Thitsi tree and ash

with these great lightening bolt-like gills) and the target to which it is glued

the three interlocking rings don't have a lot of give

in 1907 specifically

with a honey-mustardy-brown glaze

Fabulous Old Folk Art Rooster antique croquet posts ” This renowned Burmese lacquer-wareI really love the handling of the wattle on this guy, with just a thin painted black line distinguishing it from the red of his face, itself painted like a mask with cutout for his eye and brow! Great red comb and yellow beak and polka dotted legs too, with an old repaired split to one foot and a bit of loss to the other, but who cares? To me he seems a bit cranky and a bit awkward and possessive of a bit of an attitude but with a very kind and