Abstract Mid-Century Painting on Paper by Leon Hovsepian hand-carved wooden spoon in Japanese--dates from the Meiji

in Japanese--dates from the Meiji period

decorative stoneware plate

I offer you this amazing custom cross-stitch cocktail tray

9 1/2" long x 4 3/8" tall x 3/4" thick and in good vintage condition

the patterns reference the Shipibo belief that "in mythic times geometric designs covered everything—the sky

Abstract Mid-Century Painting on Paper by Leon Hovsepian hand-carved wooden spoon in Japanese--dates from the MeijiI think this is just a gem of a paintingquintessentially mid century and really an elegant little piece. Made with black ink, watercolor and pencil on paper, it is the work of Leon Hovsepian (1911 2019), whose estate (including huge, beautiful studio) in Worcester, MA I purchased it from. While the sale was loaded with other (mostly much larger) paintings and sculptures by him, this was my very favoriteperhaps including for the fact that his light