Scallop Shell in Polychrome, Excellent Antique Pin Cushion with Red Velvet Interior Teran Cards measure just a hair

Cards measure just a hair larger than 4 1/4" x 2 1/4" each

with wooden pole a perfect vertical in the foreground echoed by the pipe rising tall from the shed and trail of smoke rising from behind it

no matter where they settle

from the Pas-de-Calais region

I just love the immediacy of this carved wooden plaque

Scallop Shell in Polychrome, Excellent Antique Pin Cushion with Red Velvet Interior Teran Cards measure just a hairI come across an antique seashell pin cushions now and then, but I don't believe I've ever see one (to my eye) more satisfying than this, largely due to the shell having been painted in these best close to nature but also really popping colors, and for the way the surface of the shells has aged. Plus, bright red velvet inside, making it somehow feel a bit like a Venus Flytrap! Love. 2 3 4" w x 2 5 8" t x 1 1 2" d. Very good condition, perfectly aged,