SOLD Beautiful 1866 Horsehair Brush with Cut Paper and Reverse Glass Painted Inlay tin caddy but no fuss and quite

but no fuss and quite elegant

) and doesn't always seem to be the case

On the reverse I believe is the title of the painting

sometimes strange or curious ones

purchased from a Pennsylvania based dealer

SOLD Beautiful 1866 Horsehair Brush with Cut Paper and Reverse Glass Painted Inlay tin caddy but no fuss and quiteI found a wonderful carved wooden spoon several years ago with the handwritten name of its maker (and year 1798) inlaid under glass in the handle; this brush immediately made me think of that. And also of cut and woven paper hearts the zigzag half circle above the year 1866 here is hand cut pink paper, under glass, is very much of the antique love token sort. The rest of glass reverse painted in a grain painted style, with the year, and monogram ICS,