Antique Folk Art Ladies Legs Tiny Tweezers oil on panel still life 14" tall x 13

14" tall x 13

the patient work of the oxen

(They are identifiable by both their coloring and the little “eyes” that they have

and if it was ever sent it must have been enclosed in an envelope

and as much like a sculpture as a functional object

Antique Folk Art Ladies Legs Tiny Tweezers oil on panel still life 14" tall x 13I've bought and sold a handful of machinists' folk art ladies legs calipers, but this is the first set of tweezers I've come across, perhaps made by by one of those machinist's as a gift, or perhaps to deal with splinters incurred on the job! These I think are cute as can be, all of 1 9 16" inches long, with the silhouette of booted feet and a big brass pin. It takes a little pressure to push those toes together but they definitely could be put to use