Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass shading study pencil on lined paper

pencil on lined paper

At the center of each form is a subtle flesh color

And what a terrific bull it is

A super fun set of vintage celluloid match book cases

with hand-stitched velvet face

Striking Old Hand-painted Green on White Checkerboard Under Glass shading study pencil on lined paperPhotos really don't do justice to this one. The board itself is gorgeously painterly green gouache or watercolor on cream paper or board, with a pencil drawn outline around the perimeter, and thin black ink lines around each square. It was set in a heavy, solid wood frame (oak I think), with glass over top, and I believe used to play on this way quite a lot! The glass shows a (to my eye) wonderful pattern of surface scratching over the green (but not