H.A. Brown c. 1940s Ink and Watercolor Study of Portico with Checkerboard Floor Lake Vanern I have a weakness for

I have a weakness for snuff boxes of all sorts--and boxes of all sorts really

And as the shape of the point pretty much exactly echoes the cutout of the tail

to its attached wooden snout detailed with red nose holes and mouth

and terrific object hood

everyone covets old primitive boards

H.A. Brown c. 1940s Ink and Watercolor Study of Portico with Checkerboard Floor Lake Vanern I have a weakness forI sold a portfolio of beautiful ink and watercolor drawings as well as a few charcoal renderings by this H. A. Brown a month or so ago; this ink and watercolor drawing is one of a few more I'm listing from the same stash. These I know were done for a course at MIT, and a little research leads me to the believe with quite a bit of confidence that the H. A Brown who did them is none other than Harold Brown, a "titan of real estate in Boston for six