Folk Art Milkmaid Bottle Carrier with Six Bottles carved mother of pearl with a bit of darkening/staining

with a bit of darkening/staining around the lip and on the rim of the underside

There is a repaired (glued) split near the center of one of the thin bars of the "cage" as detailed in last several photos

from farmhouse to mid-century to minimalist

These wooden clapsticks

Rhodes himself fulfills a lesson in perspective by filling the open pages of the pre-printed book with a summation of his life:

Folk Art Milkmaid Bottle Carrier with Six Bottles carved mother of pearl with a bit of darkening/stainingI was thinking this would make a great way to serve up small batches of various cocktails for a party on the patio, or a variety of juices for breakfast. (Really the perfect thing if one ran a b&b!) One could also fill the bottles with flowers from the garden to turn this milkmaid into an earth goddess! I really love her in her white dress and hat, and with the weight balanced squarely on her on her shoulders she serves as quite a sturdy handle for