Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend with a little wear to

with a little wear to the paint and a few small stains

The beads are tiny and the beadwork very skillfully done

and then two crosses on either side drawn over top

This is another I dug from the same box as the Carver's Chair bookmark I just listed

This may be my very favorite sort of find: a resourceful solution to a very specific problem

Gorgeous Old Burl Root Stool, Presumed Chinese "Scholar's Stool" Herend with a little wear toThe dealer in my neck of the woods that I purchased this root burl stool from believed it to be antique Chinese and looking at some images of Chinese root wood "scholar's stools," I believe he is correct. I found find it a completely gorgeous, strikingly sculptural and dramatically gestural thing, with super smooth surface and wonderfully rich color, ranging from near black to rust orange. And it is a shape shifter, revealing different aspects across