Both Humble and Grand Old Three Tiered Cigar Box Building with Nail and String Terrace Rail carved wood bear and a custom stand that

and a custom stand that raises her just enough to glimpse the poof of her skirt from below

I have certainly never seen another quite like it

marking teaspoons and tablespoons

Otherwise very good vintage condition

but overall very good condition and really charming

Both Humble and Grand Old Three Tiered Cigar Box Building with Nail and String Terrace Rail carved wood bear and a custom stand thatHumble materials but grand ambitions, put to work constructing what I take for a state house or other sort of public building of some significance. Cigar box wood, string, and nails, plus a gold painted finial nailed to the top. The green painted roof (roofs) show a good bit of aging and soiling; I did some gentle wiping and dusting (including behind those string rails) but they are as they are, probably stored in a basement or barn somewhere for some