Unusual Folk Art (Real) Star Fish Basket! plymouth england weighing nearly half a pound

weighing nearly half a pound each

The surfaces on these three old carnival knockdowns--which I guess I'd put in the category of bottle knockdowns--are totally amazing

So many boxes out there of tintype portraits to rummage through

With painted arms and legs and paper lithograph for the very colorful (one might think a bit demonic looking

Unusual Folk Art (Real) Star Fish Basket! plymouth england weighing nearly half a poundA curious one, which I purchased from a dealer in Nashville named Kitty Saylor, my favorite name ever and just right I think for someone offering up a starfish basket! It is a real and large starfish that forms the basket here, its underbelly (basket interior) painted a now mellow gold, and its exterior coated in a dark brown stain varnish. The handle is wood, with what appears to be a vine wrapping it tightly, all stained and varnished too, and with