Charming Old Folk Art Oil on Board Painting of Hunting Spaniels (with Best Faces Ever) in Landscape vintage animal perfectly complemented by the abundance

perfectly complemented by the abundance of deep plum fruits surrounding them--small plums I think (the right sort of greens) looking as  they've just been plucked

I love that that the leaves on the flowers at the corners of the front make them look like very healthy dandelions

Essex crystals are also known as 'reverse intaglios

Box—into which they fit quite snugly

The stoneware/earthenware plate is not large--but just right for adding a little color to the table or serving oneself a happy treat

Charming Old Folk Art Oil on Board Painting of Hunting Spaniels (with Best Faces Ever) in Landscape vintage animal perfectly complemented by the abundanceA nicely painterly view of meandering stream and tall trees and distant hills here, but really it is all about these dogs! I could look at those soulful faces all day, and then again tomorrow; what a marvelously expressive pair, super folky but quite regal at once. I purchased this one from a dealer in Tennessee, and it looks like it is signed at lower right, but the ground is so dark it is difficult to make out. Earlyish 20th century I would guess,