Fluffy White Cats with Portrait Miniature, Charming Old Graphite and Charcoal Drawing decorative pillow One often sees piqué work

One often sees piqué work on pieces like this --decorative work made by inlaying tiny points or pins of silver

A great old carpenter's square

wrapped in iron wire

but the thread is easily removed to break them up

not including strap

Fluffy White Cats with Portrait Miniature, Charming Old Graphite and Charcoal Drawing decorative pillow One often sees piqué workIt was a week for cats (which, being a childless cat lady, seems only fitting) and this is the drawing that kicked it off. About as good an embodiment of a snuggle as can be I'd say, and with the implied presence of a third party, too, represented in the portrait miniature of a woman tucked under the paw of front facing cat. (I would guess a portrait of the woman drawing the picture, who wanted to nestle herself into it and there's a nice loop formed