Little Gem of an Antique Oil Painting: Pipe with Matches and Ashtray handmade broom ) The underside of the

) The underside of the lid on this one is stamped "Lincoln Institute for Psychology

" On reverse just the address of the recipient

with hinges well attached

Or made as part of a maquette for an opera set design

You can tell its flea market season when I start acquiring things like this

Little Gem of an Antique Oil Painting: Pipe with Matches and Ashtray handmade broom ) The underside of theA total gem of a small painting I think, which if I weren't so much in the habit of listing things quickly, I'd take the time to find a nice fat black frame for, which would really make it sing. Beautifully done, oil on board, with wonderful attention given to every detail, right down to each carefully arranged match in that lovely red and white striped vessel. Renderings of pipes always make me think of Magritte, and I think Magritte would have