Benedict, Basil, Gabriel and Evangline, Fabulous 1897 Folk Art Graphite Drawing antique tin bank All set against the perfect

All set against the perfect mustard ground

A nice one for the ruler collection

Very beautifully carved

just an honest and handsome little piece

He won't stand on his own

Benedict, Basil, Gabriel and Evangline, Fabulous 1897 Folk Art Graphite Drawing antique tin bank All set against the perfectTOTAL delight finding this one near Albany this week so good! An F. W. Terry rendered this scene on what one imagines was a chilly January evening in 1897 portraying, I have to guess, Benedict and Gabriel deep in a chess match in front the fire, while Basil and Evangline gazed into each other's eye sharing confidences and holding hands in the window seat nearby. Feels a bit 1970s as well as 1890s! Brilliantly executed down to ever detail, the