19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails teepees still bright and clear

still bright and clear

I could not resist them

framed by lemons on one side and grapes on the other

I think likely the top and right edges were trimmed at some point

This tall (or long) whimsy I believe is pretty old

19th c. Primitive Cricket Stool with Old Paint and Lots of Nails teepees still bright and clearMy current obsession with old cricket stool continues, and I think this is a sweet one. The top was covered with fabric, or perhaps a needlepoint at some point, hence the profusion of nails and nail holes around the sides, the effect of which really like as it lends it some extra tooth! Old orange paint on the legs, and dark green on the sides (over orange I think), with a little of both still on the top, too, though mostly not. As always, I'm looking