Beautiful 19th C. Folk Art Painted Miniature Dome Top Chest mid-century drawing Certainly once paddles extended from

Certainly once paddles extended from his arms

or just married

and creativity of its maker

It's also very nice  how much the "leve" looks like "love

A quick searched reveals that Yergason went on to fight in the  Civil War

Beautiful 19th C. Folk Art Painted Miniature Dome Top Chest mid-century drawing Certainly once paddles extended fromSo lovely and special feeling, I believe this miniature folk art painted dome top chest is Northern European, and I'd guess German, as to me the painted houses on it remind me very much of early German Erzgebirge ones. (A similar one, sold at Skinner for $300+, was attributed as Northern European.) Wonderfully painted on every side, with the topiary esque green trees against white with blue sky above and yellow ground below especially doing it for me.