19th c. Wall Pocket
A late 19th or early 20th c. hanging wall pocket in original chocolate brown paint.
Constructed of scrollwork mahogany wood and joined with iron screws. Its back board is elaborately worked with a horse standing on a platform surmounted by cutouts forming ears and cyma recta curves. A heart shaped hanging hole is situated just below.
An attached pocket with arched shaped sides feature a holow cut robin retaining original black and red paint with mustard colored legs.
Remains in a superlative state of condition with ideal paint surface qualities reflecting graphic folk art appeal.
Northeast origin. Ca. 1890. 13 3/16"T.
