Fantastic Old Stone Fruit Persimmon and Worm Eaten Pear marketing My guess is that this

My guess is that this little vessel is Italian and dates to the late 19th century

At first the style of the horse made me think It might be Italian

This gorgeous three-drawer mahogany salesman's sample chest would have been used by a furniture maker as a visual aid to help make sales

the basket measures 6 1/2" tall

Fantastic Old Stone Fruit Persimmon and Worm Eaten Pear marketing My guess is that thisThe latest two iterations in my ongoing search for perfect pieces of stone fruit, and this pair maybe my favorites I've found, individually and even more so together. Persimmons are fairly rare to find, and the color on this one is stunning. And then this pear, the first I've found painted as if browned from a few worm holes, and then with the veins in the marble showing through the pale green elsewhere giving the appearance of bruising. For me, there