Wonderful Antique Folk Art Parquetry Stool with Delights Everywhere colorful wooden puzzle especially with head cocked and

especially with head cocked and one finger raised as if about to issue a command

6 1/2" t x 2 1/2" in diameter and in very good condition

who would have grown up making things

terrific color

but while I found many families with the name of Bliss in these parts

Wonderful Antique Folk Art Parquetry Stool with Delights Everywhere colorful wooden puzzle especially with head cocked andThe latest favorite in my ongoing hunt for favorite stools, this one found in Lancaster County, earlyish 20th century I believe. I always admire folk art parquetry patterned inlay boxes and the like, but it is the total commitment its maker invested in this stool that makes it great decorating not just the top (and what a marvelous star that is!) but also sneaking more stars and diamonds onto the side edges below, and above the legs on the short sides