Antique Botanical Pressing 038 Hat Vintage bronze and stone paperweight

Vintage bronze and stone paperweight with bear motif

Crisp apples and warm holiday spices combine to make one heck of a hot toddy

Some areas of wear and discoloration from age and use (as shown in photos) - please note discoloration on tabletop

and the fireplace is roaring

Incredible circa 1870's wooden butter molds with fish and sun motif

Antique Botanical Pressing 038 Hat Vintage bronze and stone paperweightI came across this collection of antique botanical pressings at an estate sale in New Hampshire; the box they were stored in had not seen the light of day for over 100 years and I audibly gasped when I removed the lid. They are in incredible condition! Since these pressings were so wonderfully preserved some of the specimens still show color and texture unlike any I've come across before. These botanical pressings were collected by Eva Beede Odell in