Acorns and Oak Leaves: Scarce and Stunning Large 19th Century American Architectural Terra Cotta Brick handmade pillow and also a mesmerizing one

and also a mesmerizing one

with the center hexagon of each featuring a tiny ink/watercolor drawing

with a signature at bottom left

Paper: 8 9/16” x 6 1/2”

a type of traditional Japanese marquetry which originated during the Edo period in Hakone

Acorns and Oak Leaves: Scarce and Stunning Large 19th Century American Architectural Terra Cotta Brick handmade pillow and also a mesmerizing oneThrilled to find this beauty in my neck of the woods this week, just stunning. I found one very very similar brick of just slightly smaller scale out there, sold by a dealer more knowledgeable about architectural brick than I am, who had salvaged three of them, sold out at $400 each. Beautiful condition, beautifully aged surface, 2nd half 19th century American, with acorns and oak leaves and an oak blossom at center. 8 1 8" x 8 1 8" x 2 1 4".