Wonderful Old Scratch Made Elaborately Painted Tin House Still Bank with Wild Chimneys spinning but much amplified I think

but much amplified I think as photographed against a flat black ground

He is missing the toes on one foot and most of the other foot entirely

and on reverse simply Sir R

Better and much more atmospheric in person

which reads more as dark brown now

Wonderful Old Scratch Made Elaborately Painted Tin House Still Bank with Wild Chimneys spinning but much amplified I thinkCollector dealer Pat Hatch, well known for her extraordinary black doll collection, has been selling some small things at an antiques shop I heavily frequent in Maine; I scooped up several pieces from her this week, including this scratch made, hand painted tin house (and bank with a coin slot at the top of one chimney and underside that slides open) along with a carved wooden cottage also listed today. You know I love a piece of folk art