Eight Sided 19th Century Treen Teetotem watercolor sketches Page" 11 1/2" x 9"

Page" 11 1/2" x 9"

with subdued palette and that shadow on the wall evoking a sense of a haunted interior life

with traces of a correction to the "A" in sale showing through just a little

seems a rare one to find

and gray hair

Eight Sided 19th Century Treen Teetotem watercolor sketches Page" 11 1/2" x 9"I've had a couple of these carved of bone, but this is the first treen (hardwood) example I've found, British I presume, and I believe earlier than later 1800s. My photos aren't great, but it a lovely thing, with black inked numbers in each side, written in just the same manner as on early 19th century bone ones, so I do believe of that age. Used in the 18th and 19th century for games including "Put and Take," and often as substitutes for dice