Boy on Donkey, Antique Naive Colored Ink / Gouache Drawing painted wooden chest of drawers And then also just the

And then also just the evocativeness of the word "gilt

I believe they are made of cast brass

Yours truly

--and all the better a little silver one

To me they seem like perfect birthday gifts--though sadly only for people much younger than me

Boy on Donkey, Antique Naive Colored Ink / Gouache Drawing painted wooden chest of drawers And then also just theA couple of more wonderfully colorful naive antique drawings today, including this one, that I know were salvaged from a scrapbook sketchbook that lived from many years in the possession of a collector (of the hoarder disposition), whose huge, amazing collection was badly damaged in a flood. Such a heartbreaking thing, as the few drawings salvaged from the notebook indicate that it was quite a masterpiece! Happily we have a few, and they fill me at