Little Painted Brick House! wooden stool with fabulous inset portrait of

with fabulous inset portrait of what appears to be an Egyptian woman set against a landscape complete with camel

I'd guess this piece is quite old

with a cigarette rest on either side--but now would also make a great little tray for business cards

7 3/4" tall

Very 1980s New York

Little Painted Brick House! wooden stool with fabulous inset portrait ofI walked in to a recent estate sale and this little house was the very first thing I saw, given pride of place on its own little shelf in the entry way! While the estate sale took place in a relatively new condo, it was filled with the lifetime accumulation of a 90+ year old couple, including loads of wonderful antique primitives. I wonder if it is not a painting of a house in which the couple previously lived. I think it is just a fantastic little