James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 hand-woven rug 8" tall x 4 1/2"

8" tall x 4 1/2" as folded

with the lids adding another 1

The details on this charming old painted wooden doorstop are just wonderful--from the hundreds of tiny black dots that detail lace patterns on her bonnet

There would once have been a panel that slid down in a groove in front of the drawers to "close" them in

Sold as a set of 8

James F. Sowter, Sunset Over Choppy Sea, Trompe L'Oeil Watercolor, 1907 hand-woven rug 8" tall x 4 1/2"I love most anything trompe l'oeil but especially one achieved with such a small and simple gesture as this one, which gives the lovely little British seascape a clever twist. The seascape watercolor was actually cut out and mounted to the backing paper, with frame then painted around it, which adds another layer i. e., was the illusionistic turned corner at the top left corner and pin at lower left a later addition, or was the seascape always