Honest, Sturdy, Very Useful Old Stool with Warm Dry Patina fine drawing Price is for the lot

Price is for the lot

Late 19th/very early 20th century I believe

I found these at an estate sale loaded to the gills with a lifetime's accumulation of all manner of things

Nicely carved head with open mouth and white teeth inside

but a bit of an unusual one with those large flat floppy ears) is Asian

Honest, Sturdy, Very Useful Old Stool with Warm Dry Patina fine drawing Price is for the lotAnother week, another stool; there are some things I buy that make me wonder 'what is someone going to do with this???' but I never second guess a good old infinitely useful stool. This one I grabbed at a shop in upstate NY just as it was coming in the door great lines, great patina, well constructed, very sturdy, and perfect as a pedestal for all sorts of things. (Or using as a stool!) 13 l x 7 d x 7 1 2 t and in very good antique condition, nicely