Antique Graphite Drawing of Decorative Borders pencil doodles and a little bleeding around

and a little bleeding around the red and black edges on the pips--all at a miniature scale (cards measure 1 1/4" x 1 3/4"

and the spirit of it is definitely supportive of creative thinking and doing

this the second I am listing by Horatio Crane (October 26

which if not signed by the kid (I assume) who painted it I could be convinced was painted by Brad Kalhammer

which winds smoothly

Antique Graphite Drawing of Decorative Borders pencil doodles and a little bleeding aroundI just thought this was lovely I assume just done as a practice exercise of sorts, though perhaps working out just the right border to draw, or paint or wallpaper or carve? around something special. Whatever the case, quite a lot of work went into this alone! 7 3 4 x 5 3 4. Graphite on paper. Fairly good condition, with general smudging soiling and unevenness to the top edge.