Very Sweet Old Handmade Wooden Model Dinghy double frame Cabrio who signed it was

Cabrio who signed it was a professional illustrator

since it was made with a loop at top for hanging

Some aging/rusting to the surface of the tin

and its treatment looks to me to include freehand painting

as an object

Very Sweet Old Handmade Wooden Model Dinghy double frame Cabrio who signed it wasOne definitely needs a life boat these days, and here one is. I found it at an antique shop in Upstate NY, heading up toward Lake George and a few feet away a miniature pack basket, also listed today, which felt quite sympatico with it. Looks scratch made to me, with plenty of imperfection to the cutting of the thwarts, which overlay that beautifully slatted floor of the boat. Maybe there was once a carved wooden rudder attached to the back, I'm not