Handpainted Dressage Letters - Set of 6 Total ducks this is a perfect piece

this is a perfect piece to add to the everyday mix

The box and plates are in near perfect condition

and a split in the wood down the front of the pants of the largest male figure

I think these earrings (while difficult to photograph) are fantastic

exceptionally  crafted examples of American Machine Age design

Handpainted Dressage Letters - Set of 6 Total ducks this is a perfect pieceI found these wonderful old hand painted letters in the stables of a huge old horse farm in Marlborough MA, where I believe they would have been used for dressage, marking where specific movements would be performed. In this case the horses may have only been trained to do three movements, as all I found were As, Bs and Cs! Thickly painted on board in lush red, black, yellow, green and white, with one hole at the top center of each for hanging, I